Management
WILLIAM J. SMITH
President & Licensee
Mr. Smith has a renowned and distinguished career as an investigator and security consultant to government, industry and educational sectors for the past thirty years. He has conducted and supervised major investigations for Fortune 500 companies both nationally and internationally. His private sector experience includes executive level investigative and security functions with a particular emphasis in developing programs for several Fortune 500 companies to nullify threats against senior management and/or facilities. He has been selected as the on call Security Consultant to the State of Connecticut DPW as well as several school districts nationwide. He is the Principal Instructor of the AmericanSchoolSafety.com training programs and co-authored the “Security Evaluation & Planning Guide” which has been requested and distributed to over 5,000 school districts in the United States and Canada. He is a member of the Board of Directors of CALPI. Continued.
RALPH A. DIFONZO, Jr.
Director, Special Investigation Services
A nationally known expert in criminal investigation, retired Special Agent of the FBI, Ralph DiFonzo, has been featured on numerous television and radio programs for his extensive knowledge of profiling fugitives and criminal investigations. He has served as a commentator and consultant to a number of major media outlets regarding ongoing high-profile criminal cases to include NBC’s The John Walsh Show; America's Most Wanted; Fox News Channel; Court TV; ABC's 20-20; and NBC's Hidden Treasures. Relying upon 30 years’ experience investigating violent crime cases throughout the United States and internationally, Ralph initiated and supervised the Connecticut Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force. Previous assignments included Los Angeles, California and Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to his investigative skills, Ralph was and remains involved in police training where he instructs varied and specialized courses including Major Case Investigation, Instructor Development, Crime Scene Investigation, Fingerprint Classification and Identification, Crisis Management and Negotiation and Interview and Interrogation. Ralph is also a consultant to businesses, schools and corporations regarding Crisis Management, Hostage Survival and School/Workplace Violence. Continued.
JOHN R. GRIFFIN
Special Consultant
A former U.S. Army Colonel assigned to the Special Forces, John has a distinguished career as consultant in counter-terrorism, security and investigations, worldwide. He has an experienced practitioner's knowledge of the customs and protocols of international business, police, and military entities. Operational experience includes assignments with the Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Secret Service, State Department, FBI, and state and local police agencies. He has numerous commendations from the FBI Director, and the governments of Canada, Israel, the People's Republic of China, the State of Kuwait, and the United Nations. Recently he served as a special consultant to the United Nations while providing security for the U.N. Inspection Team operating in Iraq and Kuwait. John overviews international investigations and special situation cases for the company.
CHARLES J. WALSH
Special Consultant
Mr. Walsh has a wealth of experience and knowledge in all aspects of investigations, forensic evidence collection, preservation and analysis. He has utilized his knowledge to train over 20,000 law enforcement officers on the federal, state and local levels in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. A nationally recognized expert in fingerprint identification, his instruction has enabled law enforcement officers to be qualified as fingerprint technicians and court qualified experts. As a Special Agent with the FBI, he supervised numerous investigations, including, organized crime, extortionate credit transactions, kidnapping, bank robberies, theft from interstate shipment, interstate transportation of stolen property and motor vehicles, and crimes on government reservations. While serving with the FBI, Mr Walsh established an Evidence Response Team (ERT) in the Boston Division to conduct high-profile crime scene investigations. As a result of this initiative, the Director of the FBI ordered all 56 FBI Field Divisions to organize an ERT. Under Mr. Walsh's leadership, the Boston ERT investigated the World Trade Center bombing, the bombing of two American military complexes in Saudi Arabia, the Atlanta Olympic Games bombing, and the explosion aboard TWA Flight 800.
ED KARDAUSKAS
Director, Security Risk Management Services
Ed Kardauskas is a former Captain with the City of White Plains, NY, Police Department where he served as the commanding officer of the Uniformed Operations Division, the Burglary Squad, the Crime Prevention Unit, and the Training and Special Projects Division. During his career he served as the senior incident commander at thousands of crime scenes and major incidents. He is a graduate of both Manhattan College and the FBI National Academy, and the fifth person worldwide to earn all 3 American Society for Industrial Security board certifications--Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP) and Professional Certified Investigator (PCI). He is also a certified locksmith and has served as an expert witness on lock penetration evidence and techniques in major criminal trials.
He has written core security policies and procedures for major companies, managed the national security communications center and contract and proprietary security forces for a national corporation, and designed and managed the installation of the physical, electronic, radio communications, fencing, gates, and medical rescue systems for over $40 million in new corporate construction in recent years. He has designed risk assessments, security audits, key performance indicators, reporting tools, and metrics used to gauge and report the status, performance and effectiveness of security personnel and programs throughout the country and to present those results to executives. He also headed multiple software selection and implementation projects and served as co leader of a major business continuity planning project.
Contact us by telephone at 866-629-3757 or via e-mail with questions or specific service requests.
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