Joachim "Joe" Fiebich

● Lead and mentor a 25-person NYSIC-CTC team, create individual development plans, and provide individual coaching to sustain mission readiness.

● Lead staff training initiatives focused on security protocols and best practices, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks within the security administration department.

● Demonstrated ability to manage a team by fostering a collaborative environment focused on proactive threat detection and mitigation

● Oversee analytic tradecraft and investigative methodologies for long-term national-security investigations, integrating specialized tools and resources to support intelligence collection and analysis.

● Provide operational support to FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force units in Albany, Buffalo, and New York City; supervised NYSP support to 50+ federal investigations and coordinated multi-agency operations.

● Manage dignitary vetting and executive protective screening for NYS executive visits, enforcing access control protocols and coordinating interagency security for high-profile visitors.

● Manage security protocols in accordance with regulatory requirements, safeguarding sensitive data and systems, protecting organizational assets

● Lead threat assessment and mitigation activities targeting domestic, international, and homegrown violent extremist threats in NYS and nationally.

● Manage deployment of preventive measures to enhance overall security posture and reduce vulnerabilities

● Conduct routine federal and state audits; ensure timely and effective corrective actions to maintain compliance with security policies internally and with stakeholder agencies

● Manage forecasting techniques to predict security threats and proactively implement mitigation strategies

● Maintain physical security systems, including SCIF security coordination with the FBI, to ensure regulatory compliance with access control and surveillance technologies supporting counter-intelligence operations and secure-facility hardening

● Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations in all security administration operations, maintaining a safe work environment

● Coordinate with DHS, CISA, EI-ISAC, DoD, mass-gathering venue operators, and private-sector critical infrastructure partners to share intelligence and align protective measures

● Collaborate with NYSIC cyber/IT units to identify and counter cyber-enabled fraud schemes (e.g., overlay skimmer, tap-to-pay), supporting joint investigations and mitigation efforts

● Maintain a foundational knowledge of security systems and cybersecurity practices and operations within the NYSP enterprise and partner with cyber/IT personnel to assess vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies

● Plan and execute special-event security: conduct security risk assessments, coordinate with law enforcement and private stakeholders, and supervise mobile intelligence teams to ensure public-safety outcomes

● Investigate threats against NYS executive staff and officials responsible for critical infrastructure, maintaining chain-of-evidence and coordinating prosecutorial referrals

● Mitigate terrorist threats to critical infrastructure sectors (energy, healthcare, defense) by implementing risk reduction measures and sector-specific protective actions

● Manage the full intelligence cycle from collection and analysis through dissemination, producing actionable intelligence products for policymakers and operational partners

● Deliver intelligence and operational briefings to senior state leaders and federal executives, translating intelligence into actionable recommendations for decision-makers

● Draft and document security standards and operating procedures for NYSP and partner agencies, formalizing protocols and protocol development for mission systems

● Lead procurement and vendor evaluation for specialty mission software—manage vendor demonstrations, pilot testing, cross-functional acceptance testing, and platform rollout; procured four products that enhanced operational readiness

● Investigated domestic, international, and homegrown violent extremist threats within the FBI Albany Field Office area of responsibility, conducting vulnerability and threat assessments to inform operations

● Investigated cases involving Title III and FISA materials, ensuring evidentiary integrity and adherence to legal and regulatory protocols

● Conducted long-term national-security investigations, applying investigative tradecraft to develop prosecutable cases

● Provided on-site security presence at special events, performing security assessments and investigating suspicious activity to protect attendees and infrastructure

● Represented NYSP in counterterrorism coordination meetings and consulted with partner agencies, including DHS, to align threat mitigation strategies

● Investigated felony and misdemeanor crimes, homicides, and complex fraud cases including politically sensitive matters, managing casework from initial report through prosecution referral

● Solved a 16-year-old cold case involving an unidentified drowning victim through investigative analysis and multi-agency coordination

● Coordinated investigations with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to support evidence development and operational planning