Managing Director And Author
Current** Managing Director of Phoenix Group family of companies in the United States, Panama, and Costa Rica. ** 14 years of distinguished and progressive law enforcement, military, and intelligence experience and, most recently, 20+ years as founder/cofounder of several successful professional security corporations in Latin America and the United States. ** Former noncommissioned and commissioned officer (presidential direct appointment) in the U.S. Army and sworn Police Officer** Formerly held a Top Secret SCI security clearance in the Central Intelligence Agency, where he specialized in counter-narcotics trafficking and international terrorism and served on the Vice President’s Narcotics Interdiction Task Force and as the CIA Liaison to U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence. ** Designed, implemented, and directed the internationally-acclaimed seaport security program at Manzanillo International Terminal – Panama, the largest container port in Latin America, and currently deploys a 200+ man force at the seaport. ** Led efforts to have Phoenix Group designated as the first “Recognized Security Organization” (United Nations IMO classification) by the Republic of Panama Registry and the Dominican Republic. ** Phoenix Group deploys security personnel onboard over 500 ships per month in Latin America and have captured 600+ stowaways and drug couriers, seized over 10,000 kilos of cocaine & heroin, repelled armed pirates in combat on two occasions, and mitigated two terrorist operations. ** Formerly, served as a Special Advisor to the Congress of the Republic of Panama for Counter-Narcotics, Terrorism, and Intelligence issues.** Selected by the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense (OSD) as a Maritime Security SME for multiple maritime security-related projects. ** Speaker/Lecturer at JFK School of Government at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins, NATO, UK Border Force, DIA, Pentagon, DHS, DNI, and conferences worldwide.
