Ashton L. Hayes

CPP, CFE, CISSP, PSP, PCI, CBCP

Colonel, United States Army

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SUMMARY

Senior Management Executive who has provided program management and

operations leadership to teams and organizations for over 20 years.

Develops security, law enforcement, safety, crisis management, emergency

response, investigation management and business continuity operations and

compliance programs that expertly integrate technologies, procedures, and

personnel to save lives, mitigate risk, protect assets, and contain costs.

In leading organizations of 9 to 900, provides a clear vision, defined

strategy, and supportive work environment in order to facilitate the rapid

creation of innovative solutions to complex problems in domestic and

international locations. Has expertise in managing resources in excess of

$50 million for organizations with significant public exposure. Maintains a

Department of Defense Top Secret Clearance and has earned multiple

professional security certifications.

SIGNATURE STRENGTHS

Security Management Program Management Policy Development

Physical Security

Crisis Management Budget Management Business

Continuity Asset Protection

Travel Security Investigation Management Risk Management

Vulnerability Assessments Workplace Violence Prevention Executive

Protection Threat Intelligence Antiterrorism

Critical Infrastructure Safety Management Contract

Management Strategic Planning

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

. Created plan and obtained management funding approval for $14 million

executive protection and security program to ensure presidential

candidate safety during Afghanistan election campaign.

. Decreased annual tax revenue fraud over $500,000 through the development

of an analytic data-mining black-market investigation, identification,

and reduction program.

. Generated $2 million annual savings through introduction of comprehensive

Defense Department executive protection and safety policy program.

. Designed access point physical security layout and control system for

largest military base in Afghanistan that was instrumental in preventing

suicide bomber assassin from accessing base during Vice-Presidential

visit.

. Increased scope over 15% of physical security, critical infrastructure,

vulnerability identification, and risk reduction assessment and

compliance program supporting over 40 sites and 10,000 personnel in a 15

country region.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Protection and Security, Army Central, Shaw Air Force Base,

South Carolina 2014 - Present

OVERVIEW: Leads 40 person team with full responsibility for assessing and

developing security/risk mitigation options in support of 10,000+ person

organization functioning in 15 high risk countries.

. Reenergized organizational security and crisis/emergency management

standard compliance program, increasing scope over 20% and improving

efficiency through the consolidation of redundant and repeating

assessments.

. Provided program management leadership in successfully implementing

forward postured organizational biometric enrollment and forensic

exploitative analysis programs, supporting a 15 country area.

. Developed strategic physical security risk mitigation and asset

protection program, including management of over $50 million of

equipment, successfully protecting over 3000 personnel on 5 different

bases in Iraq with 0 casualties.

. Created multi-country threat fusion identification, analysis, and

notification system, ensuring prompt and consistent communication to 10,

000+ assigned and traveling personnel throughout a 15 country geographic

area.

. Obtained resources and funding to implement assessment personnel contract

program improving reach of program capabilities over 25%.

Senior Advisor to Minister of Interior/Provost Marshal, III Corps, Fort

Hood, Texas 2012 - 2014

OVERVIEW: Senior international advisor to Afghanistan Minister of Interior,

supporting the development of strategic security polices for 157,000 person

Ministry.

. Successfully mentored Afghanistan Minister of Interior in national

election security and safety plan development resulting in legitimate and

low violence presidential election.

. Coordinated and facilitated over 50 international key leader engagements

with the Afghanistan Minister of Interior ensuring successful critical

strategic security dialogue.

Provost Marshal, United States Forces, Korea

2009

- 2012

OVERVIEW: Led 50 person team with full responsibility for integrated and

synchronized security and emergency management policy, planning, and

resourcing supporting a 50,000 person military organization.

. Designed United States Forces Korea executive protection support program

in support of the United States Secret Service, ensuring flawless

execution for 3 Presidential trips to Korea.

. Implemented criminal investigation review program significantly advancing

investigation quality control.

. Created business continuity and disaster response program plan for all

installation access control systems in Korea, resulting in no service

degradation during 3 significant power loss events.

. Built and maintained enduring partnership relationships with 3 Korean

security agencies dramatically improving support to Department of Defense

personnel.

. Introduced criminal threat analysis and projection program enabling

senior leaders and management the ability to implement effective safety

and crime prevention reduction programs.

Security Policy Developer, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington,

D.C. 2006 - 2008

OVERVIEW: Responsible for development of Department of Defense security

policy publications.

. Facilitated the disruption of criminal and terrorist threats to US

interests as antiterrorism and security representative to Secretary of

Defense daily interagency classified threat assessment fusion conference.

. Coordinated the comprehensive revision of the 3 primary Secretary of

Defense security policy instructions which required building consensus

with senior staff from 15 service components and defense agencies.

Battalion Commander and Executive Manager, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

2003 - 2006

OVERVIEW: Full responsibility for security, training, operations, budget

maintenance, and logistics for 900 person organization serving in multiple

global locations to include Iraq and Afghanistan.

. Decreased attacks on largest base in Afghanistan to 0 through development

of layered and synchronized security program through the integration of

processes, personnel, and technologies.

. Developed law enforcement training and certification program resulting in

100% certified installation police personnel.

. Improved reliability and durability of $40 million of security equipment

and technologies through implementation of business continuity plan

resulting in no compromise of protection capabilities.

. Initiated and resourced the first ever Afghanistan Highway Patrol police

capacity and infrastructure development program, significantly improving

capabilities in two key provinces.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Master of Science, Strategic Studies, ARMY WAR COLLEGE, Carlisle, PA

Master of Science, Administration, CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,

Leavenworth, KS

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta,

GA

CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional

CFE - Certified Fraud Examiner

CBCP - Certified Business Continuity Professional

PCI - Professional Certified Investigator

PSP - Physical Security Professional

CPP - Certified Protection Professional

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