Background:
A physical security professional with domestic and international experience in
· Design/Build Projects
· Fast-track Projects
· IDIQ Contracts
· Security Assessments and Security Evaluation Reports
· Negotiation/Contracting with US and International Governments
Project Role:
I am responsible for directing the project team as the Project Executive/Manager. Provide direction and evaluation to project staffing, subcontractor negotiation, procurement, design assessment, budgeting and scheduling.
History:
I have both worked for and owned companies that have been contracted by the United States Department of State (DoS) to provide security engineering, design and construction consulting services. In the last ten years of travel I have visited 30 countries and have inspected 37 United States government facility sites. During these visits I met with representatives of the Department of State (DoS), Department of Defense (DoD), and US Agency representatives for the specific country or region to discuss protection against current or anticipated terrorist threats. The teams that I have led were tasked to assess, design and implement security improvements to these high profile overseas facilities. My duties as Project Executive/Manager also included conveying to US government agency representatives the intent of the United States Government to improve the physical and technical security conditions at the site.
I have also worked overseas as Project Manager at three US Embassies. As Project Manager I started and brought these Perimeter Security Upgrade (PSU)/Force Entry, Ballistic Resistant (FEBR)/Technical Security Systems (TSS) security projects to completion. My efforts received high praise from the US Ambassadors at these sites, the DoS, DoD, DHS and attending agencies.
Currently, I am performing the responsibilities of the Security Manager for an international organization that will construct new nuclear power plants in the continental United States in the next ten years. I am responsible for authoring and submitting the physical security plans for the new plants to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), oversee the handling of Safeguard Information (SGI) for those plants and coordinate the requirements to meet regulation while the plants are under construction. I am an active member of the Nuclear Sector Coordinating Council/ Government Coordinating Council (NSCC), part of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) to address critical infrastructure identification, prioritization, and protection for all 18 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources CIKR sectors.
Under a separate organization, I am responsible for coordinating security management issues for an international nuclear licensing organization. In 2008, I worked on security issues in South Africa on the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) through this organization.
Education:
Maine Maritime Academy, Bachelor of Science Engineering
US Navy Officer Advanced Educational Programs
USCG Licensed Propulsion Engineer Unlimited Horsepower
Relevant Experience:
Author Physical Security Plans, Security Assessments and Mitigating Strategies for new nuclear builds
Oversee the Safeguards Information (SGI) program for a multination organization
Represent industrial concerns in governmental coordinating meetings
Security Assessment/Generate and Issue Security Evaluation Reports
Bid Processing/Negotiation and Contact
Develop Comprehensive Project Execution Plans
Develop Fast-Track, Design/Build Projects
Manage Site Security Improvements/Manage Multiple International Subcontractors
Oversee construction site close-out and physical plant commissioning
Clearance Status
Available upon request
Organizational Membership
Member of Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Member of American Society of Internal Security
Industrial Member of New Plant Security Task Force (NPSTF)
Industrial Member of Enhanced Weapons Task Force (EWTF)
Industrial Member of Nuclear Security Coordinating Committee NSCC/GCC