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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

The Senior Director of Operations & Executive Security Programs manages the global security assets of the Cox Family office and Cox Enterprises' senior management. This responsibility ranges from physical security, executive protection, threat mitigation and investigations for these entities. Additionally, security operations with enterprise implications are present for physical security assets and programs. Business continuity and disaster recovery are also implemented across the enterprise for training, tabletops, certifications and employee accountability to include natural events as well as duty of care scenarios. o Physical Security consistency and continuity for alarm/response protocols.o Business Intelligence and Threat Assessment of family members and executiveso Investigationso Crisis Management, Travel Preparation Briefings and Table Top Scenarioo Executive Protection• Creation of information network within industry and government for areas of concern.• Development of annual budget for Executive Security Program needs.• Global guarding contract responsibilities and implementation.• Enterprise driven programs for physical security and BCP/DR.

Greater Atlanta Area

The Director of Executive Security Programs manages the global security assets of the Cox Family office and Cox Enterprises' senior management. This responsibility ranges from physical security, executive protection, threat mitigation and investigations for these entities.Identification and evaluation of the core security needs for Executive Security Program.• Creation of the corporate security infrastructure foro Physical Security consistency and continuity for alarm/response protocols.o Business Intelligence and Threat Assessment of family members and executiveso Investigationso Crisis Management, Travel Preparation Briefings and Table Top Scenarioo Executive Protection• Creation of information network within industry and government for areas of concern.• Development of annual budget for Executive Security Program needs.

Instructor for Graduate and Undergraduate programs for Security Management.Instructor for Graduate level classes for Masters of Public Administration.

The Director of Global Security manages the global security team of the company from physical security, executive protection, brand integrity, brand reputational issues, internal audit assistance, supply chain security and business intelligence and threat analysis.

In this role I am the conduit for Western Union and Government Law Enforcement agencies globally. I manage internal and external fraud investigations, executive protection, pre-acquisition due diligence, and special projects.

Responsible for managerial oversight and implementation of security program for $10 billion dollar financial services company with over 32,000 employees.Designed and implemented physical security systems for credit card processing facilities and data centers for the nation’s largest third party processor of credit card and merchant transactions. Prepared and presented employee programs relating to security, workplace violence and crisis management to business units with First Data Corporation.Established program for monitoring security events throughout the world that may have an impact on First Data or Western Union and tracking of international travelers for contingency planning purposes.Created a response program for receiving and responding to judicial process served upon the corporation by the entire federal law enforcement system.Provided Executive Protection for CEO and other members of the Executive Committee during large scale events and/or international travel.

Supervise and managing 10 hybrid criminal research specialists. Assist in assignments domestically and abroad in relation to the benefit of financial analysis. Provide support for fraud mitigation to the financial industry relating to issuers, merchant acquirers, eft/ebt networks, and third party processors. Special Agent (1996-2003) Chicago Field office Participate in planning, coordinating/conducting complex and sensitive investigations. Group leader in the Counterfeit Squad, Organized Crimes Task Force, PIO, and Protective Intelligence/Operations Squad supervising and mentoring junior special agents with case work and protective duties. Assigned to the FBI JTTF; FBI Undercover and Sensitive Operation Unit-Undercover Certification School; conducted major terrorism investigations in a case agent role and undercover role. Assisted with the identification of terrorist financing schems. Acted as liaison with intelligence agencies to facilitate agency needs in a 9/11 environment.

Phd, Business Administration - Concentration In Homeland Security Issues

3 years in program; comps and dissertation outstanding.

Ma, Futures Analysis

Ba, Business