Our Consultants & Trainers
Richard C.
Richard has 35 years of experience in specialized government and private sector security matters related to national and international port operations, counter-criminal and anti-smuggling actions, corporate supply chain security, crisis management, business continuity, and other interrelated specialties. Because of his early involvement with newly developed government projects, it became a natural extension for him to later progress into being considered a subject matter expert consultant and trainer. He also later gathered management and leadership experience that provided him with a natural pathway to integrate related material into his consultant and training assignments.
Because of Richard’s passion to volunteer and undertake numerous tasks during his 25 year career,
- Military, Police Officer, Border Patrol Agent, Customs Officer, and Federal Air Marshal
he was able to gather advanced knowledge in subjects related to security, investigations, intelligence crisis management, counter-terrorism, airport security, international training projects, global supply chain security, and international government and private sector partnership projects.
After leaving his agency in 2012 to retire, he naturally transitioned into private sector contractor positions and assignments as an investigator, consultant, and trainer:
- SIMS World-Wide: Strategic Project Manager for supply chain security projects
- Pinkerton Investigations: supply chain breach and penetration investigations
- Abu Dhabi and Dubai Trainer: Police, Customs, CID, various Ministries, and K-9 departments
- Sub-contracted US State Department EXBS Border Security International Trainer: WMD interdiction, border operations (rail, land, airline), and non-intrusive technology.
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Saudi Management Consultant & Trainer: Project Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Business Continuity, Change Management, Coaching, Cultural Diversity, etc.
As of 2020, he was hired as a non-intrusive muon inspection senior consultant and trainer at a global port of entry to perform duties related to consulting and training.
Academically, Richard originally focused his studies within the field of Engineering, but soon discovered that his true passion was within the fields of public safety and security, where his accomplishments include the academic achievement of One (1) state Police Academy, three (3) federal law enforcement academies, numerous advanced training sessions, and the recipient of over 70 high profile letters of recognition.
Throughout his career, Richard has factually instructed many several hundreds of courses that are inclusive of numerous assignments in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and South America. Richard has also provided services for high-profile international oil and pipeline corporations, mining companies, hospitals, power plant providers, transportation firms, manufacturing companies, airports, security companies, pharmaceutical plants, ports of entry, maritime vessel operations, and foreign federal, civil, military, and police entities. Richard speaks both native level English and Spanish, and writes functional educated level Spanish.
Dan G.
Dan has 31 years of experience in supply chain analysis and security management and is an expert in AEO from a commercial trade and Customs perspective. He has an extensive background in Security Process Design and Administration. He has also collaborated with high access control organizations, such as the US Government, many global Customs Agencies, and various multinational companies across various vertical industries. He has played an active role in the development of Supply Chain Network and Procedural Security principles.
His career in international supply chain began at Lufthansa Cargo. Dan held positions in operations, finance and marketing as well as supply chain security. His area of expertise is working closely with commercial accounts to develop supply chain optimization initiatives that bridge the gap between upper management's financial goals in terms of asset efficiency & profitability, and operation's role in the effective execution of procedures that bring about sustained performance.
In October of 2001, Dan was selected to develop the Supply Chain Security Specialists (SCSS) curriculum for the US Customs Office of Field Operations. He helped develop and author the first AEO program in 2001 with US Customs and trained 100% of the SCSS officers, and later trained over 800 US CBP agents at the Office of Strategic Trade, Reg. Audit Division. He received a letter of commendation from US Customs for his efforts. Since 2001, has trained customs agents from many countries in Supply Chain Security methodologies, and has also conducted training at the Federal Air Marshal Center in Ft. Mitchell KY.
Dan is currently involved in numerous container security initiatives that improve anomalies by targeting and utilizing physical security protocols and internal controls that are coupled with vetted and reconciled digital data elements (distributed ledger technology) to verify supply chain integrity, make the border scalable, and increase supply chain productivity. Dan is also involved in the development of viable circular economy pilot programs to incrementally integrate sustainable concepts into the supply chain.
In addition to a traditional supply chain focus, Dan is also involved in integrating e-commerce supply chains into established AEO models to ensure borders remain scalable, secure and efficient. In addition to being fluent in four foreign languages, Italian, German, French and Spanish, Dan enjoys international travel, viticulture, photography and motorcycle riding.
Educational Experience: University of California Los Angeles - International business, Lufthansa Schulungs Zentrum Seeheim - International Air Cargo Michigan State Broad College of Business - Executive Masters in Logistics WCO - Knowledge Academy. Dan has also collaborated with the University of Tennessee on supply chain metrics, and participated in the Georgia Tech Logistic Institute curriculum.
William H.
William is a retired Federal Air Marshal with over 26 years of Law Enforcement Security, and Counter Terrorism experience. He started his career in law enforcement as a Police Officer in after his military tenure ended. He then transitioned his career to the Border Patrol, where he was a team member of the Special Operations Group (SOG) with the Special Response Team (SRT). As an SRT member, his priority missions were related to high-risk drug trafficking interdiction, Warrant service, Hostage Rescue, and Dignitary protection.
While serving as a US Federal Air Marshal, William was instrumental in helping to stand his field office after the 9/11 tragedy. He is a plank owner for the National Air Marshal Academy Train the Trainer program curriculum as the developer for Response Tactics and Firearms & Close Quarter Counter-measure methodologies. William is a federally certified instructor in all of the previously mentioned areas as well as in Active Shooter Tactics, Firearms instruction, Use of force, and behavioral recognition. As a Team Leader on hundreds of foreign global missions, he also regularly coordinating with local law enforcement and high ranking foreign government entities.
He also coordinated with foreign guard forces when working abroad in a high threat war zone country while protecting members of the intelligence community. Other international assignments are inclusive of traveling around the world for over 8 years training members of the US intelligence community for overseas high threat environment operations. As a certified licensed executive protection officer, he has also held numerous high profile executive protection assignments. William has also conducted numerous international intermittent trainer assignments for the State Department and Intelligence community.
William has been training in the martial arts for over 46 years, holds several high ranking black belts in various martial arts systems, fought as a professional international rules Kick-Boxer (ranked as high as #3 in the world), and fought for a world title. For over 25 years, William has shared his defensive tactics expertise by using his martial arts skills to train law enforcement, intelligence officers and counter terrorism operators.
Educational Experience: Master of Science - Homeland Security Management, Salva Regina University, and a Bachelor of Science - Excelsior College.
William speaks Native English, Functional Fluency Spanish, and Basic Russian Basic Norwegian.
Douglas A.
Douglas A. Law Group, PLLC.
Present I am a successful attorney and litigator managing three offices, who engages in federal, white collar and state criminal defense, visa and immigration benefits, immigration removal defense, administrative and customs import and export regulatory law, and a wide variety of complex civil litigation. I am Of Counsel to the Law Office of Mervyn M. Mosbaker, Jr. Houston, Texas with a focus on international transactional work, international litigation, extradition, and other multi- national issues including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance and parallel laws in country.
Investigator 2007 - 2012
I gained Level I-IV Texas security certifications and worked in numerous investigative and high risk protective actions while finalizing my education.
Director, National Trend Analysis -Washington D.C. 2005-2007 Depart. of Homeland Security CBP
I served in a senior leadership position with an agency specializing in special operations, intelligence, legislative and policy development. My accomplishments included being the primary agency representative to Congressional, executive department, foreign government and diplomatic entities. Through testimony and appearances, I established myself as an expert with practical and applied knowledge of strategic analysis, international trade, international travel, immigration, agriculture, and world economic issues related to trade.
I particularly excelled in transition management, executive communication, process improvement, data analysis and implementing of risk management principles. In my last position, I drafted the strategic directive to bring change and innovation into the targeting of high-risk persons, conveyances and commodities through advance information and intelligence. I have overseen the development of advanced algorithmic data filters that interface with existing targeting systems. These efforts were undertaken while merging some of the largest databases in the world, belonging to three agencies of the federal government.
Border Security Coordinator - Laredo, Texas 2006 Department of Homeland Security, CBP
I served as the acting Border Security Coordinator in the Laredo, Texas Field Office comprised of 2,000 agents at 10 locations holding 27 facilities. I coordinated all border enforcement and intelligence activities and special projects. I drafted policy and procedures and served as a field trainer for all second line managers. I held direct supervisory responsibilities over Targeting and Analysis, Trade Compliance and Facilitation, Immigration, Agriculture, Cargo Entry and Release, Summary Operations, Trade Risk Management, Enforcement, and Seizures and Penalties and Canine Enforcement. My primary effort included the creation of data driven predictive analytic targeting units to improve measured results. This highly successful model was adopted nationally.
Assistant Port Director - McAllen, Texas & Brownsville, Texas 1999-2006 US Customs Service/Department of Homeland Security, CBP
I served as the Assistant Port Director at the Hidalgo-Pharr and Brownsville Ports of Entry. I had primary oversight of approximately 235-350 employees conducting customs, immigration, agricultural and canine related anti-terrorism or enforcement functions. Externally, I was a key, regional representative for the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and routinely interacted with legislators, international dignitaries, national and local officials. I oversaw the Passenger Interview and Vehicle Inspection Training, Land Border Interdiction Training. In addition, I oversaw the International Border Inspection Training program which focused on counter proliferation training efforts, focused on training the border forces of former Soviet Union republics.
Chief Officer, Supervisory Inspector, Senior Inspector and Inspector US Customs Service in McAllen, Texas and Nogales, Arizona 1991-1999 I served for 8 years as a federal law enforcement officer at four levels of operations and supervisory capacities. I effected multiple major arrests, interdictions, and supervised nationally recognized units. Emphasis on Export Enforcement.
Education
• PhD in Forensic Psychology Doctoral Program Candidate – Walden University Dissertation in process
• Juris Doctorate Degree (J.D.) - South Texas College of Law, Dean’s List Emphasis Criminal Law, Immigration, International Trade - May 2011
• Masters in Philosophy (MPhil) – Forensic Psychology – Walden University Aug 2020
• Master of Laws ( L.L.M.) – University of Houston Law Center International Law – Emphasis Intellectual Property Rights – May 2015
• Master of Laws ( L.L.M.) – University of Houston Law Center International Law – Emphasis Criminal, Immigration, Transactional – May 2013
• Masters Security Studies (M.S.S.) – Angelo State University Emphasis African, Middle Eastern, Asian National and Commercial Trade Security – May 2017
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.), University of Houston–Downtown Magna Cum Laude Major: Criminal Justice Minor: Communications Dec 2008
Professional I have successfully completed over 50 professional training and development courses, of which many of these courses were trainer certifications. I have taught over 300 classes.
Military United States Navy Operations Specialist 1986-1989, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Skills – Bilingual (Spanish), Windows NT systems Administrator certification, LAN administrator RAIC McAllen, Texas ADNET certification, National Security Secret Clearance, State of Texas licensed Personal Protection Officer, State of Texas licensed Private Investigator, State of Texas licensed Commissioned Security Officer.