JEANIE WATERS • PRESIDENT

Jeanie Waters is the president of 3rd Degree Screening, Inc., a woman-owned small business. As a subject matter expert, Jeanie has 20 years of experience conducting background investigations with local, state, and federal agencies for national security and/or pre-employment purposes. Jeanie originally started this background check industry experience in the federal and state court systems. Through Jeanie’s investigative work on government contracts, Jeanie holds an active Top Secret security clearance. As her professional investigation expertise and judicial knowledge increased, she started 3rd Degree Screening, Inc. Jeanie is extremely results-driven, with a passion for providing excellence and accuracy within the background investigation industry. She excels with excellence in detail and is dedicated to obtaining solid facts with thoroughly researched and accurate documentation. Additionally, Jeanie has accelerated her expertise with national, global, and prime and subcontract business opportunities both small and large. Jeanie has a stellar reputation for business management, leadership, integrity, honesty, and achieving quality results with challenging organizational goals and objectives. Jeanie even built a grassroots process to help individuals with criminal histories obtain employment with a step-by-step process of self-disclosure and a job readiness template.


JIMMY WATERS • CEO

Jimmy Waters, Director of Operations for 3rd Degree Screening, Inc., excels at maximizing his strong depth of professional experience and key leadership competencies. Jimmy is responsible for the day-to-day operations of 3rd Degree Screening, Inc., including marketing, business expansion opportunities, building business partnerships, background check processes and procedures, sales, and client customer service, and identifying new prospective clients and markets, as well as establishing goals to achieve operational excellence and a significant productive impact. With more than seven and a half years of management experience with 3rd Degree Screening, Jimmy recently developed a “Facts on Me” program that will assist job applicants to identify what employers may find during an employment background check. Jimmy received a Bachelor of Education Degree at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, with a major in sports management and a minor in business. Additional achievements include the NAPBS FCRA Advanced Certification and the NAPBS Research Provider and the National Association of Professional Background Screeners Certification. As a highly dedicated professional, Jimmy Waters is also committed to volunteering his time and sports talents, as an assistant wrestling coach with high school students.