John Machin

Provide expertise and leadership and manage a broad-spectrum of security systems, operations, and potential threats globally to assure the security/safety of employees, vendors, visitors, facilities, and assets. Complete oversight within the physical security programs and standards to further support the goals and mission of the organization. Oversee travel security risk management processes to identify high-risk areas and regions. Responsible for developing physical security systems, enhancements, and processes that met compliance and regulatory security requirements.

• Manage a team of CS professionals, including multiple contract resources including security guards.
• Manage and lead investigations pertaining to information or corporate security issues on behalf of the ACI.
• Oversee and manage global badging and access control systems including video surveillance at ACI global offices.
• Utilize internal/external sources to generate global threat-assessment for personnel traveling.
• Develop physical security systems, enhancements, and support processes that meet external and internal customer requirements and security policy as well as PCI and regulatory security requirements
• Participate in physical security audits to proactively minimize and eliminate physical security vulnerabilities and risks.
• Demonstrate knowledge of AMAG Symmetry, ISO/27002, PCI, GBLA, and SOX security standards and framework
• Provide advice and guidance to external teams the own data facilities management and employee safety
• Provided Corporate/Physical Security Presence at corporate events, including Board of Director’s meetings
• Proficient PC skill with mastery knowledge of word-processing, presentation, email, spreadsheet and other business software applications.

Provided leadership in the areas of law enforcement assistance, security threats, and technology risk for money movement systems. Planned, coordinated and executed a broad-range of investigations, Intel, and programs with stakeholders including foreign law enforcement (LE) entities. Established and maintained relationships with LE agencies to help effectively mitigate money laundering schemes, terrorist financing and other risks present through money transfer and financial services activities provided by, or conducted through WU platforms. Oversaw all investigative typologies with international/domestic partners targeting transnational criminal organizations or individuals involved in illicit activity. Collaborated with internal departments including Fraud/Risk, WU Digital, Legal, Audit, Compliance and Operations. Conducted RSC duties and responsibilities with Crisis Management, Executive Protection, Internal Investigations, Physical Security programs, and participated in maintaining safe and secure workplaces in the region.

• ¡Established security policies and guidelines for personnel within Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Developed outreach programs and initiatives to establish critical partners in the Western Hemisphere.
• Leveraged risk-management assets and investigative/Intel capabilities to identify organizations or individuals utilizing financial institutions to facilitate criminal activity.
• Communicated evolving risks based on emerging criminal typologies to stakeholders in the region.
• Coordinated compliance controls to mitigate risk and prevent internal systems from the exploitation of high-risk customers and/or agents.
• Established investigative strategies to support multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional investigative efforts including money laundering, terrorist financing, narcotics smuggling, fraud, and human trafficking/human smuggling.
• Provided comprehensive travel risk-assessments/risk-level for personnel.
• Implemented and maintained anti-money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism and anti-fraud programs across the region.
• Collaborated regularly with the Investigative Analysis Unit and Strategic Intelligence Unit to create actionable Intel to mitigate risk, identify suspicious activity, recognize programs gaps and monitor for reputational risk.
• Conducted outreach initiatives and projects with high-level stakeholders to expand the network, mitigate risks, identify threats, and protect the brand.
• Worked with C-CURE 9000/FLIR Enterprise Systems, CCTV, SOX, SOC, and PCI security standards/frameworks.

Delivered maximum impact against criminal networks and national security threats operating across regional, national, and international boundaries by developing and implementing investigative and operational plans. Managed and lead division of 25 Special Agents and Intel Research Specialist. Cultivated and sustained relationships with foreign government officials, interagency partners, and law enforcement community to achieve results in national and international environments. Partnered with internal and external stakeholders to share best practices, reviewed procedures, oversaw investigations, and understood strategic drivers to develop solutions for mission success. Hired, trained, coached, and motivated team.

• Identified and evaluated security threats and risks that had potential to affect operations nationally and internationally; designed operational plans and lead complex, sensitive investigations from concept-to-execution.
• Oversaw and managed numerous high-level investigations targeting transnational criminal organizations operating in Latin America and the Caribbean involved in terrorism, narcotics trafficking, weapons trafficking, money laundering, and violent crimes.
• Coordinated and deconflicted with US government agencies operational/intelligence overlaps with foreign government officials in throughout the Western Hemisphere.
• Bi-annually reviewed/updated physical security protocols.
• Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI

Planned, coordinated, and executed full spectrum of HSI investigative activities and programs, as second highest-ranking attaché for HSI. Oversaw HSI programs throughout United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Gibraltar, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and Iceland. Managed all human resource issues within office, including performance evaluations, staff selections, personnel grievances, disciplinary actions, training, and salary decisions for local staff. Established and fostered productive relationships with host government officials and US representatives assigned to London mission.

• Served as Acting HSI Attaché for a period of 6 months; planned/administered $2.5M+ budget/implemented operational improvements and made critical personnel decisions while remaining in budget.
• Coordinated with UK/US partners security operations for DHS leadership while conducting business in the UK.
• Supervised 150+ multilateral and multinational investigations into allegations of counter-proliferation, money laundering, terrorism, cyber-crimes, child pornography, and narcotics smuggling.
• Created and executed intelligence exchange program with City of London Police, Economics Crime Division to share information regarding 450 international banks and potential money laundering and e-commerce violations.
• Guided senior officials in execution of bilateral and multilateral agreements with countries within area of responsibility (AOR); participated in numerous bi-national and multinational conferences furthering critical mission and objectives.
• Represented HSI and spoke before large international audiences and presented to working groups; coordinated numerous meetings for high-level US and UK government officials.
• Security Clearances: Top Secret/SCI