William j sorukas, jr.
Associate
William J. Sorukas, Jr., served as a Chief within the Investigative Operations Division from 2003 to
January 2014. Throughout a distinguished career in law enforcement, he worked on numerous high-
profile assignments, earning a notable catalogue of awards and top honors. He was presented the Top
Cop Award by the National Association of Police Organizations for his investigative effort in the
Washington D.C. “Beltway Sniper” case and the arrests of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd
Malvo. Read more...
LORI L. FERNANDES
Associate
Lori Fernandes is a results driven intelligence expert with a current U.S. Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) clearance and extensive leadership experience as a U.S. government senior executive service (SES) level intelligence collection manager and law enforcement/investigative specialist. She is adept in identifying, collecting, accessing, evaluating and analyzing multi-source information for implementation of government tactical and strategic plans. Lori is experienced in leading diverse subject matter expert teams to reach established goals and achieve required results. She has held several positions with a TS/SCI clearance to include sensitive foreign assignments. Lor is a proactive problem solver who applies sound judgment and decision-making abilities to resolve issues in a safe, expedient, and satisfactory manner. She is skilled at fostering productive work environments and cohesive partnerships. Her background includes having served as a government, diplomatic, and community liaison. Lori interacts easily with people of diverse ethnic, religious, educational, political, economic, and cultural backgrounds. Read more...
Karen Ferguson
Associate
Accomplished law enforcement and intelligence community professional with over 26 years of progressively responsible experience in investigative and intelligence operations management, strategic planning/coordination of investigative programs, oversight of personnel resources and budget allocation. Combines strong leadership, administration, resource management, emergency/crisis management, and budgeting skills with extensive experience in violent crime, public corruption, cyber crime, health care fraud, white collar crime, intellectual property rights investigations and data analysis. Extensive management skills in quality assurance, internal compliance, internal security, risk management, threat based planning, domestic/international liaison, internal and White House level policy development. Read more...
John C. Murphy
Associate
In 2008, Mr. Murphy joined Alutiiq International and was detailed to the US Department of State, Office of Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) where he presently serves as a Training Delivery Officer. He oversees all ATA training involving Protection of National Leadership (PNL). This includes basic/standard PNL training as well as advanced PNL training including PNL Tactical Support Teams, PNL Designated Defensive Marksman, and PNL Site Advances. Read more...Marcus Thomas
Associate
As the FBI Assistant Director, Operational Technologies Division (OTD), Mr. Thomas served as lead executive to advise, govern, oversee policy, direction, and operations and provide the leadership and general promotion of all FBI operational technologies so as to support the FBI’s mission and needs and to support the Intelligence and Law Enforcement communities. Read more...
Dennis M. Lormel
Associate
Dennis M. Lormel is a recognized subject matter expert in the anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud communities. Mr. Lormel is an accomplished speaker and is routinely engaged to provide training at industry conferences. In addition, he frequently participates in media interviews that reach both the U.S. and international markets. This exposure and his vast experience in the law enforcement and consulting fields have afforded him the opportunity to develop a unique and diverse network of colleagues and clients. Read more...Mark Tanner
Associate
Mr. Mark Tanner is a senior executive with a wide range of experience in law enforcement, intelligence, and business. Following a 23 year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), he has held director and executive level positions in small, medium, and large companies. His abilities to consistently apply initiative and innovation in multiple environments, build consensus on common goals and objectives, and execute plans to establish and grow new business areas, allow him to provide unparalleled expertise to all of his clients. Read more...Thomas E. Bush III
Associate
Thomas E. Bush III puts his knowledge of and vast experience at the Federal Bureau of Investigation to work for clients. Mr. Bush served as the Assistant Director of the CJIS Division, the largest division of the FBI that serves as the focal point and central repository for criminal justice services and information in the FBI. His 33 years of stellar service enable him to assist our clients with their projects involving the FBI. Read more...
Peter J. Ahearn
President & Founder
Mr. Peter Ahearn’s 31 year career as a leader in investigative and intelligence operations management allows him to bring unparalleled value to his clients. He is an accomplished law enforcement and intelligence professional who has served in several senior executive positions within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).Read more...
Robert Rutt
Associate
Highly accomplished leader with over 28 years of investigative and senior managerial experience developing and executing investigations and operations attacking transnational crime. Proven track record of building collaborative teams and coordinating with governmental and private sector partners to achieve positive results. Recognized for superior performance as a change agent addressing the merger of the investigative programs of two federal law enforcement agencies. Experienced leader in managing and coordinating large scale responses to manage critical incidents. Read more...
Gregory C. Nevano
Associate
Gregory C. Nevano is a former Senior Executive Service member with nearly three decades of federal law enforcement experience. His experience implementing and executing critical missions within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), provides a valuable service to clients worldwide. Prior to his retirement from HSI in December 2019, Mr. Nevano served as the Assistant Director with responsibility for customs and immigration investigative programs, training academies, and fusion centers. He provided expert witness testimony before Congress on four (4) occasions and is therefore considered a subject matter expert in several investigative disciplines to include document and benefit fraud, worksite enforcement, criminal gang exploitation, financial crimes, asset forfeiture, undercover operations, narcotics smuggling, human smuggling, and human trafficking. Read more...
Gerald Garren
Associate
During his 32 year federal law enforcement career, Gerald “Jerry” Garren served in influential and executive leadership positions at large and small federal law enforcement agencies. His career investigating and directing international money laundering, government contract and procurement fraud, false claims and other complex white collar and financial crimes can be invaluable to his clients.
Jerry began his federal career as a Special Agent for the (former) U.S. Customs Service where he built expertise investigating transnational organizations involved in money laundering organizations and customs fraud. His understanding of financial crimes ultimately led to his successes while serving in critical roles such as advisor to the Customs Commissioner and the Enforcement Under Secretary at the Department of the Treasury. Read more...
Jonathan Trimble
Associate
Jonathan recently retired from the FBI as the Chief of Technology Innovation within the Information Management Division (IMD). He served within the FBI for more than 24 years where he managed large-scale technical projects, identified best practices, and developed organizational initiatives for “leap ahead” gains for the agency. While at IMD, some of his project successes include developing an analytical platform to accelerate investigations and increase understanding of disparate intelligence sources, as well as the on-time and on-budget completion of the FBI’s $220 million Central Records Complex, which integrated robotics and artificial intelligence to increase agency’s ability to manage its vast information holdings. He led the integration effort for a case management system to bring FOIPA document retrieval and dissemination into the next generation. Read more...
John C. Esquivel
Associate
Mr. John C. Esquivel is a former Chief Executive of the U.S. Border Patrol Sector in Laredo, Texas, with 25+ years of progressive leadership in the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Border Patrol. He was one of only twenty Chiefs in CBP responsible for preventing the illegal entry of persons and contraband between official U.S. ports of entry. Read more...Doug W. Poole
Associate
Doug W. Poole retired from DEA in October 2018. He was appointed Chief of Intelligence for DEA in September 2015, the latest position in a distinguished career at DEA that spanned more than 25 years. As Chief of Intelligence he was in charge of DEA’s Intelligence Division, with an annual budget of more than $100 million and approximately 1,300 employees, including more than 800 Intelligence Analysts, assigned to locations across the United States and around the world. He also oversaw the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), and was the senior DEA representative to the United States Intelligence Community. As the Chief of Intelligence he represented DEA on numerous State/Local law enforcement committees and served as DEA’s Senior Point of Contact for the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group. Read more...
scott olson
Associate
Scott Olson is founder of GlenHaven International, LLC, a professional consultancy focused on identifying high-potential contributors and preparing them for growth transition. GHI specializes in business processes for hiring, recruiting, leadership development, and development of high-potential business partnerships. Prior to establishing GHI, Mr. Olson created and implemented the annual
performance review process currently used by the FBI to evaluate the leadership performance of the executives in charge of the Bureau’s 56 field offices. He also developed and piloted the process used by the FBI to identify and prepare individual contributors for promotion to front-line supervisor.
Teresa Smetzer
Associate
Teresa Smetzer is currently CEO of Smetzer Associates LLC where she is responsible for leading digital innovation and change management initiatives in the national security community. She recently retired as CIA's Director of Digital Futures in the Directorate of Digital Innovation. She returned to CIA after spending 14 years in the private sector as a CEO, business strategist, and investor. In this capacity, she leveraged her expertise from both the public and private sectors to accelerate the identification and adoption of industry leading digital technologies with the goal of modernizing, advancing, and transforming mission. Read more...
Ladislao "Ladi" Carballosa, MS, CAM
Associate
Mr. Carballosa retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in August 2012, following over 25 years of federal government service. His FBI career focused on complex criminal, financial fraud and money laundering investigative matters. Mr. Carballosa served as a captain in the 24th Infantry Division 1983-87. Prior to entering the FBI in 1991, he was a financial planner and commodities broker with Shearson Lehman Brothers. Read more...Joseph A. DiZinno, DDS
Associate
Joseph A. DiZinno, DDS received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree from Ohio State University. After practicing dentistry for approximately six years, Dr. DiZinno entered onto duty with the FBI in 1986. After being trained as an FBI Special Agent, Dr. DiZinno was assigned to the FBI Washington Field Office where he investigated cases mainly dealing with bank robberies, kidnappings and extortions. In 1989, Dr. DiZinno was assigned to the FBI Laboratory where he was qualified as a Forensic Examiner. Read more...
Bill Chase
Associate
Experienced and results-driven Executive with over thirty years of federal law enforcement, sales and consulting experience. Extensive experience in operations/risk management, training, human resources, budgets/financial responsibility, program management and organizational restructuring. Executive management successes include leading strategic change at the FBI after the attacks of September 11, 2001, directing high profile operational matters and liaison with senior government and private sector officials. Read more...Mark Pilat
Associate
Mark Pilat recently retired as the Deputy Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations in Detroit, Michigan the position he held since November 22, 2009. Mr. Pilat began his career in federal law enforcement in October of 1987 as a Special Agent with legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). From September 1990 to May 1993, he served as a Special Agent and a Federal Air Marshal with the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Pilat returned to INS as a Special Agent in May of 1993 where he served as a Task
Force Officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).Read more...
GREGORY CARL
Associate
Federal Bureau of Investigation Senior Executive with background in high-risk, complex operations, global government intelligence environments. Proven ability to work with law enforcement, the intelligence community, military and private sector global businesses to identify security risks and implement strategic solutions. Experience leading teams to successful outcomes with expertise in intelligence operations, and domestic and international investigations. Exceptional leadership ability, interpersonal and media skills, sound judgment, strong oral and written communication skills. Read more...