Security Director

Samuel J. Hernandez

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Seasoned professional with eight years of corporate experience with an in-depth

understanding and working knowledge of government armed and unarmed security contracts

which included: the Federal Protective Services (FPS), The Federal Law Enforcement Training

Center (FLETC), Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy guard contracts.

• Retired Colonel with command and staff experience as the Deputy Director for the Joint

Security Directorate, CENTCOM, Commander of the 16th Military Police Brigade (ABN), Fort

Bragg, Commander of the 11th Military Police Battalion (CID), Fort Hood and Division Chief

(Director of Military Support – DOMS), Pentagon.

EDUCATION/SCHOOLING AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Science, National Defense University, Washington D.C.

• Master of Science, Central Michigan University, Aberdeen, MD

• Bachelor of Arts, Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX

• Air Command and Staff College

• Combined Arms Service School

• Current security clearance (Top Secret)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Business Development. Led an internal team in capturing, developing, and producing

several proposals. Skilled in talking with new clients in order for them to get a better

understanding of the company capabilities.

• Working with Unions. Experienced in working with unions and meeting collective

bargaining requirements.

• Negotiating collective bargaining agreements. Skilled in negotiating agreements and

coordinating union elections on behalf of the company.

• Mediations with the State Equal Employment Commission. Represented the company in

mediations with State Equal Employment Commission and the employee making the claim.

Successfully mediated on the company’s behalf and resolved all issues in a fair and equitable

manner.

• Leadership and management. Proven leadership experience through years of corporate

and military experience. Skilled in managing diverse federal programs nationwide.

• Personnel administration. Assisted the Human Resource Department in facilitating the

personnel actions at nineteen different sites nationwide. Worked with the Human Resource

Department to ensure that all allegations made by or against an employee were thoroughly

investigated and appropriate corrective action taken.

PROFESSIONAL COPORATE AND MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Vice President, Business Development, Lanmark Technology Inc., Vienna, VA

Responsible for providing leadership and direction to the business development staff in order to

grow the company’s core lines of business (Asymmetric Warfare, Electronic Warfare, Intelligence

Support, and Program Management).

• Directly responsible for working with senior management to develop and implement strategies

to achieve annual revenue goals.

• Provide focused business development efforts on identified strategic accounts.

• Responsible for approving the Step Review Process presented by the business development

director, and helping Capture Managers prepare and present Step Reviews.

• Responsible for ensuring that quality proposals are developed and delivered using a

disciplined process (Pink, Red, and Gold Teams reviews).

• Directly responsible for monitoring and reporting on the business development pipeline, to

ensure the company’s ability to achieve revenue targets.

Director of Security Services, Chenega Aerospace, Alexandria, VA

• Directly responsible for the new security guard services contracts which the company recently

acquired at military installations and government facilities, which include U.S Army (Fort

Meade, Asymmetric Warfare Group), U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard Academy), and Federal

Protective Services facilities (throughout the State of West Virginia and parts of Virginia).

• Directly responsible for the company’s day to day operations of a 204-person armed and

unarmed guard security force with a contract value of $24M.

Director of Security Services, Chenega Integrated Systems, Alexandria, VA

Responsible for all security guard services providing comprehensive access control to nineteen

military installations and government facilities including U.S. Army installations, U.S. Air Force

Bases, and the Federal Protective Service facilities.

• Provided oversight for a 930-person armed and unarmed guard security force, with a contract

value $43.5 Million.

• Provided management and leadership for three Regional Managers and security personnel

assigned to the contracts.

Director of Operations, Chenega Security & Protection Services, Ashburn, VA

Responsible for all guard services provided to fourteen U.S. Army military installations nationwide.

• Provided oversight for a 500-person armed and unarmed guard security force, with a

contract value of $27.4 Million

• Planned, coordinated and executed the successful transition of eleven Army sites and the

four Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC). Responsibilities included hiring,

training, equipping and certifying all personnel. Met all contract deliverables and timelines for

Full Performance.

Alpha Protective Services, Thomasville, Georgia,

Responsible for the planning and execution of armed guard security operations throughout the

state of Georgia and multiple sites in the state of Florida in support of the Federal Protective

Services (FPS). Directly responsible for the security guard services provided to the Federal Law

Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia.

• Responsible for directing, coordinating, and overseeing the day-to-day operations of a 400

person armed guard security force, with a contract value of $19 Million.

• Direct liaison with the Government Contracting Officer’s Technical Representatives

(COTRs) to ensure services were provided in accordance with contract performance

requirements.

RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE (US ARMY):

Deputy Director, Joint Security Directorate and Chief of Law Enforcement/Security, United

States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL.

• Responsible for a 129-person force protection force with an operating budget of $2.1M.

• Responsible for the planning and execution of force protection, security, antiterrorism and

law enforcement for Department of Defense installations, assets and personnel in the most

volatile region of the world, to include the Middle East, Southwest and Central Asia and the

Horn of Africa.

Commander, 16th Military Police Brigade/Chief of Law Enforcement and Security, Fort

Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

• Responsible for leading, training and equipping one the largest Military Police Brigades in the

Army, consisting of 1,200 US Army soldiers.

• Directly responsible for a 2.5M operating budget.

Simultaneously served as the Director of a 218-person Public Safety Business Center.

• Directed the development and implementation of the Installation Force

Protection/Antiterrorism program.

• After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, developed and integrated a robust installation access control

operation with 14 access control points.

Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Criminal Investigation

Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

• Responsible for developing a vision statement and concept plan that will transform the Army

Criminal Investigation Command into a more strategically responsive organization that will

support the full spectrum of military operations for the year 2030. Developed the initial

concept for how the future Criminal Investigation Command should be organized, manned,

equipped and automated.

Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington D. C.

• Attended postgraduate executive-level courses of study and research dedicated to the

resources component of National Security with special emphasis on materiel acquisition and

joint logistics and their integration into National Security Strategy. This program is designed to

produce military and civilian decision makers for positions of high trust and responsibility in the

Federal Government.

• Strong emphasis is placed on analytical thought and communication skills.

Division Chief for the Director of Military Support, Pentagon, Washington D. C.

• Responsible for directing the current operations branch (COB), which plans, coordinates, and

executes the Department of Defense response to domestic contingencies in support of the

Director of Military Support (DOMS), and Secretary of the Army in his role as the Department

of Defense Executive Agent.

• The Current Operation Branch is the focal point for provision of all the Department of Defense

support to Federal, State, and Local Authorities (including FBI and U.S. Secret Service) during

natural disasters (Hurricanes, Floods, and Forrest Fires), civil-disturbance and other

emergencies.

Battalion Commander, United States Army Criminal Investigation Command, Fort Hood,

Texas.

• Commander of a Battalion comprised of military and civilians. Primarily responsible for

ensuring the units were prepared for war and contingency operations in support of 1st Cavalry

Division, 4th Infantry Division, and III Corps.

• Provided investigative services to 19 General Officers at Fort Hood, and Fort Sam Houston,

TX and Fort Polk, LA.

Secretary of the General Staff, and Division Provost Marshal, 1st Armored Division, Bad

Kreuznach, Germany.

• Served as the Secretary of the General Staff, responsible for the administrative support and

executive planning for the Command Group of a forward deployed armored division. Served

as the executive officer for the division Chief of Staff.

• Division Provost Marshal for a forward deployed armored division. Served as the principal

advisor to the Commanding General on all tactical military police support to the division. As

the Division Provost Marshal, deployed with the lead Division element to Bosnia.

Assistant Brigade S-3, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

• Assistant Brigade S-3 (Operations) for a Military Police Brigade comprised of 3,000 soldiers

deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Assisted in

coordinating battlefield circulation control, convoy escorts, and rear area security operations

with four separate Military Police Battalions consisting of 18 Military Police Companies

dispersed throughout the Saudi Arabian Theater of Operations.

• Simultaneously led the planning teams, which coordinated the military police security mission

for the liberation of Kuwait City and the contingency planning for the evacuation of Americans

in Ethiopia.

• At the end of Combat Operations, initiated Military Customs Inspections operations in Northern

Saudi Arabia.

• Coordinated the qualification of over 500 soldiers in military customs procedures to support

the redeployment of VII and XVIII Corps and simultaneously established a fully accredited

customs operations.

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