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Washington D.C. Metro Area

Demonstrated a clear progression of promotions and advancement throughout tenure for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), a U.S. government-sponsored entity established to serve the U.S. housing market.Promoted to manage the daily security of more than 5,500 employees and contractors in the Northern VA and MD areas, with oversight of approximately 55 contract staff. Selected as security lead during the consolidation of 4 Northern Virginia locations into one newly constructed facility, and maximized strategic partnerships by conducting benchmarking and strategy meetings with security groups at other Fortune 500 companies.Utilized technology to reduce costs by 10% and established a visible management presence at the Virginia and Maryland locations, with accountability for the daily safety and security of company personnel.Introduced a new incident tracking process, reducing access violations by 75%, and introducing and delivering a new employee orientation program, ensuring 100% of new hires receive appropriate safety and security training.Developed a technology plan for building re-entry during the pandemic and worked with the technology group to ensure the user experience (UX) was intuitive and simple, announcing company-wide rollout plans and launching about a week after development.Designed and implemented 5 company-wide threat training programs and significantly increased awareness and emergency preparedness by developing strong relationships with first responders, local government, and community businesses.

United States

Promoted to oversee the establishment of a 24/7/365 Incident Management Center as the hub for enterprise-wide incident response and intelligence gathering.Designed and launched an Executive Protection Program, focusing on risk-based solutions, including travel advisories, briefings and logistics, and law enforcement liaison duties for C-Suite personnel.Created and executed security plans for approximately 20 board meetings, events, and travel engagements annually, significantly reducing the threat profile for senior leadership and board members.Managed a multimillion-dollar budget between 3% and 10% below annual projections for 5 years, and implemented improvements resulting in savings of $4M over the following 5 years.Oversaw security operations for more than 250 annual company events, delivered a security plan to consolidate 6 D.C. area buildings into one new facility, and designed security infrastructure for Mortgage Help Centers in 12 cities.Increased the team's visibility and influence as lead on all audits, garnering 5 consecutive "green light" ratings: conducted vulnerability assessments in D.C., MD, and V.A. facilities, as well as 5 regional offices, reducing company risk.Directed security plans for all large-scale staffing reductions, serving as security liaison to the HR division.

United States

Promoted to create and manage a plan in support of a move to the nation's first LEED Certified data center, utilizing technology to reduce security footprint and saving 10% annually.Customized incident escalation procedures for 5 regional offices and 60 national Community Business Centers, and reduced spending on a 6,200 hours per week contract by renegotiating rates and eliminating 100% of overtime charged by service provider.In partnership with Finance and Procurement teams, streamlined invoice payment methods and enforcement of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), resulting in quarterly rebates of more than $25K.

United States

Expanded the investigative program, upgraded security technology systems, and reallocated existing resources, decreasing laptop theft by 75%.Oversaw facility security design for three new D.C. and V.A. offices.Automated a background vetting program, reducing background completion times by 50%.Introduced a new access control system and streamlined badge processes, reducing equipment budget by 25%.