MATT CLOKEY, CPP
Canton,USA
Summary
An experienced, board-certified security management professional and proven global security leader, with over 15 years of combined public and private sector experience
Extensive international travel experience
Active U.S. government security clearance
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Regional Security Manager, Americas
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
03.2015 - Current
- Oversee security and investigation functions throughout the Americas manufacturing footprint, to include operational oversight of 27 facilities across 8 different countries, including the US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. Provide tactical support to EMEA and APAC regions, as required
- Leverage a global network of subject matter experts, security consultants, and third-party intelligence tools for purposes of risk mitigation
- Directly manage a team of professional security practitioners at the local and country level
- Identify and remediate security gaps and vulnerabilities through the use of comprehensive risk assessments
- Primary duties and responsibilities include crisis management, threat management, business continuity planning, international travel security, supply chain (cargo) security, executive protection, vendor account management, physical security project management, consulting and investigative services
- Scope of global investigations includes theft, fraud, workplace violence/threats, sabotage, insider threat, extortion, kidnapping, drug use & distribution, harassment, employee relations and compliance and ethics violations
- Serve as liaison with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, to include active role as DHS Intelligence Liaison Officer
- Develop, foster, and maintain strategic partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders
Investigative Agent
State of Ohio (DODD)
03.2014 - 03.2015
- Conducted sensitive internal investigations into allegations of patient abuse, neglect, and/or misappropriation of government funds
Protection Officer, Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State
08.2011 - 12.2013
- Provided dignitary protection, special event security, and specialized security support for VIP visits to DoS headquarters
- Selected for Special Operations Unit
- Selected for Secretary of State's security protective detail at 2013 UN General Assembly
- Top Secret (TS) government security clearance
- Deputy U.S Marshal
Student Intern
U.S. Marshals Service (Fugitive Task Force)
06.2007 - 08.2007
Student Intern
U.S. Secret Service
09.2006 - 12.2006
Education
Master of Arts - Justice Studies
Kent State University
Kent, OH05-2010
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice; Psychology
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea, OH05-2008
Skills
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Adaptability
- Communication
Career Highlights
- Helped coordinate multiple high-risk emergency evacuations of critical personnel out of Venezuela, Mexico, and South Africa during times of severe economic and civil unrest
- Worked extortion and kidnapping cases in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil
- Supervised undercover drug operations inside U.S. manufacturing facilities
- Brokered discussions through the FBI Legal Attache Office with the Carabineros (national police) and U.S. Embassy staff in Santiago de Chile, which led to a private meeting with the U.S. Ambassador
- Partnered with TACTICA Global Ministries to collaborate and benchmark with authorities in Costa Rica
- Trained a group of over 100 HR professionals across the globe on basic tactics and techniques of investigative interviewing for conducting workplace investigations
- Partnered with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to support a highly publicized visit from the Prime Minister
- Led a large-scale and complex insider threat investigation in Luxembourg
- Co-led initiatives to develop a newly structured security program in Faridabad, India
Certification
ASIS Board-Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Regional Security Manager, Americas
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
03.2015 - Current
Investigative Agent
State of Ohio (DODD)
03.2014 - 03.2015
Protection Officer, Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State
08.2011 - 12.2013
Student Intern
U.S. Marshals Service (Fugitive Task Force)
06.2007 - 08.2007
Student Intern
U.S. Secret Service
09.2006 - 12.2006
Master of Arts - Justice Studies
Kent State University
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice; Psychology
Baldwin-Wallace College
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