Thomas Buda Email & Phone Number

Tom Buda recently retired after serving twelve years with the U.S. Dept. of State as the Law Enforcement Liaison and Senior Adviser on security matters relating to the UN community. In 2006, while on active duty with the Navy, he managed the DOD distinguished visitors program at the U.S. Mission to the UN then returned to the Navy Reserves as a Chief Petty Officer specializing in Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection assigned to Submarine Group 10 providing security for ballistic missile submarines. Tom deployed once again in 2009 and was assigned to JTF Guantanamo with the Joint Intelligence Group supervising Intelligence Analysts and was assigned as Chief of Security for Military Commissions. Previously, Tom served with the NYPD as a Detective for 20 years. His assignments included serving on the FBI/ NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the FBI NY Office Hazardous Material Response team. Tom also acted as a lead investigator on the attacks on September 11th, the anthrax attacks, responded to Yemen immediately following the attack of the USS Cole, and was designated as the FBI New York Office Special Events Coordinator responsible to assist in the security coordination for the UN General Assembly, the Republican National Convention, Special Session of Congress in NYC, and the World Economic Forum among other events. In addition, Thomas investigated domestic and International terrorist groups, the FBI/ NYPD Joint Bank Robbery Task Force, the 75th Precinct Detective Squad, Midtown North Detective Squad and the Organized Crime Control Bureau’s Narcotics division. He investigated such crimes as terrorism, homicide, armed bank robberies, kidnappings, gang violence, assaults, armored car robberies, bank burglaries, extortion and organized crime. Tom also provided training in Interview and Interrogation and crime scene investigations. Tom is a licensed Private Investigator and security consultant specializing in armed and unarmed security and executive protection.

Listed skills include Command, Homeland Security, Counterterrorism, Force Protection, and 46 others.