Ulster County Jail Superintendent James R. Hanstein, left, is sworn in by Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum on Aug. 10, 2009. Current Sheriff Juan Figueroa is seeking a successor to Hanstein, who has retired after nearly 10 years in the post.
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa is seeking a top administrator to succeed James R. Hanstein, who has retired as corrections superintendent at the Ulster County Jail.
Figueroa said he hopes to appoint Hanstein's successor in March. The job pays $90,744 per year.
Figueroa said he plans to post the position on the Ulster County Sheriff's Office webpage.
Hanstein was appointed to the position in August 2009. He succeeded Bradford J. Ebel, who retired on April 29, 2009.
Hanstein had 11 years of experience in the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, working in every capacity within the department and reaching the rank of detective lieutenant prior to his appointment as corrections superintendent.
Hanstein had a total of 40 years of law-enforcement experience, with 20 years in a supervisory capacity. While employed as an Ulster County detective sergeant and detective lieutenant, he supervised and handled all internal investigations in the corrections division.
Hanstein had previously spent 20 years working for the FBI, with his last assignment at the federal agency as a supervisor of the Undercover Sensitive Operations Unit, which is responsible for support logistics for all undercover operations in the Northeast.
He also served as surveillance coordinator during the 2002 Beltway sniper case in the Washington, D.C., area.
He was a member of the FBI's Employee Assistance Program at the agency's New York office, and a certified critical incident manager for the FBI, along with extensive experience in internal affairs investigations.