Doug Giacobbe is a retired law enforcement officer, having served twenty four years working the mean streets of South Florida. He retired at the rank of Major and commander of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Miramar Police Department in 2001. During his service with the department, he was assigned as a narcotics investigator, detective, and internal affairs investigator.

Giacobbe is currently an Associate Professor of History at Daytona State College, in Florida, teaching courses in American, American Maritime, and American Military History. He earned two Bachelors Degrees, and a Masters Degree from Florida Atlantic University.