The Risk Watch Technical Advisory Board is composed of world class security experts whose visionary perspective helps guide the strategic direction of the Risk Watch product strategy and architecture.  We believe that our technical advisory board provides us a distinct competitive advantage, due to the board members' unique insight into the needs of  the information security and corporate security communities.

Risk Watch is pleased to announce the promotion of Derrick Wright to the newly created position of Director-DEA Compliance, EHS & Security. Derrick will join the Site Management Staff at Risk Watch. In addition to the Security Group, the EHS and DEA Teams will now report to Derrick. Derrick will work with these teams to achieve standards of world class performance.

Derrick has a BS Degree from West Chester University. He is an active member of ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security) and is Board Certified by ASIS in Security Management as a Certified Protection Professional. Derrick is also a member of the Security Executive Council, a member organization for Security Industry Professionals that facilitates the exchange of best practices and benchmarking activities. Derrick’s business approach to managing security has resulted in many benefits to Cherry Hill and his work in the application of lean principles to security has been nationally published. Derrick has been employed at Wyeth or Baxter facilities in areas of increasing responsibility since 1989. I [Caroline Hamilton, President of RiskWatch] am confident that Derrick will be successful in this new position based on his displayed performance and the technical and team expertise that the EHS, Security and DEA Groups provide.
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RAY BERNARD, Principal Consultant, Ray Bernard Consulting Services
Mr. Bernard, designated Physical Security Professional and member of ASIS is a leading voice in the security and automation industries. He currently writes for security, system integration and product development trade journals including: Access Control & Systems Integration, Airport Business, Buildings, Corporate Security News, Engineered Systems, Graduating Engineer, Mass Transportation, Security Dealer, Security Management Practices and Security Technology & Design. Mr. Bernard is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the IEEE Computer Society and the Information Systems Security Association. He also sits on the educational committees for both the Physical Security Council and the IT Security Council.

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JIM BORN, IT Security Architect, CISCO Global Government Solution Group (GGSG)

Mr. Born supports global governments in the areas of Defense, Space and Homeland Security. The GGSG team works across the Cisco organization, and collaborates with key Systems Integrators to ensure successful adoption of emerging technologies and services for global governments. He has also served as an IT security consultant with the State of North Carolina’s DHHS HIPAA program, where he participated in the development of enterprise security policies, risk management, as well as business continuity planning based on industry accepted frameworks. He has served as a Local Mentor to SANS GSEC and has been a member or participant of Infragard, ISSA, ASIS, & ISACA. Mr. Born currently represents Cisco in the International Committee for Information Technology Standards’ Cyber Security Working Group, which serves as the US TAG for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 and all SC 27 Working Groups. He has a Masters of Science degree in Network Security from Capitol College.

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MATT BRANIGAN, President, Watermark Security International

Mr. Branigan is a recognized national expert in antiterrorism operations to include threat assessment, deterrent strategies, policy development, preparedness, personal security operations, antiterrorism training and consequence management, with over 28 years experience. He has detailed knowledge of physical protection systems and the requirements and standards for protection of facilities, materials and other high value/high consequence assets. Previously, Mr. Branigan was the Vice President and Chief Security Officer of Brinks Incorporated, one of the world’s leading security/risk management companies. While at Brink’s, he was responsible for security strategy, policy and operational support for more than 40,000 employees working in over 100 countries around the world. Mr. Branigan has an M. S. in National Security Strategy from The National War College, an M. S. in Administration of Justice from Southern Illinois University, an M. A. in Management from Webster University, and a B. A. in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has also attended an Executive Education Seminar at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He maintains a DoD Top Secret clearance.

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LT. COL. BILL COWAN, WVC3, Inc.

Bill Cowan is an internationally acknowledged expert in the areas of terrorism, intelligence and military special operations. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a retired Marine Corps officer, he spent three and a half years on combat assignments in Vietnam, the majority in small unit operations. In the 1980's he was specially selected to serve as one of the first members and as the only Marine at the time in the Pentagon’s most classified counter terrorist unit, the Intelligence Support Activity (ISA). Following retirement from the Marine Corps in 1985, he served on the staff of U.S. Senator Warren B. Rudman as a legislative assistant and as the Senator’s primary staff assistant during the Iran/Contra hearings. In addition to currently being a Fox News Channel contributor, Bill is CEO of wvc3, inc. (www.wvc3.com) a company providing homeland security services, support, and technologies to government and commercial clients.

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JERRY GARLAND, Chief Security Officer, Magellan Health Services

Mr. Garland, member of the American Society for Industrial Security and a former Counterintelligence Special Agent for the U.S. Army, has over 38 years experience in diversified government and corporate intelligence and security programs. He is currently the Chief Security Officer for Magellan Health Services and is responsible for all elements of Magellan's security program including physical security, information security and investigations. Prior to joining Magellan, Mr. Garland was the Deputy Director of Security for the U.S. Senate. He has also served as the Chief of Technical Security for the Secretary of Defense and as the Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Program Manager for both NASA and the Department of Energy.

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DAVID LAFALCE, Vice President - Facilities & Security, The Clearinghouse, New York City

David LaFalce is Vice President of Facilities and Security and acting manager of the Business Continuity Planning department at The Clearing House, which processes more than $2.6 trillion in payments each day for financial institutions in the U.S. and around the world.  As part of the nation’s critical infrastructure, The Clearing House must meet the highest standards for safety, soundness and security. To that end, Mr. LaFalce is responsible for developing and implementing business continuity plans, facility, physical security, and information security policies, as well as for managing the day-to-day operations of these functions.