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