1. JAMES RICHARD RYAN, JR.
Rochester, New York 14626 rickryan8163@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-ryan-80447b12 (585) 967-3301
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A proven manager and leader with 27 years of experience in positions of progressively greater
responsibility. Exceptionally versatile, showing success in improving organizations and
processes in a wide variety of assignments. A detail-oriented analyst, identifying effective
solutions to complex problems resulting in significant and demonstrable efficiencies. Strong oral
and written communication skills. Current Top Secret Security Clearance and Lean Six Sigma
Black-belt.
Core Competencies:
 Organizational Leadership
 Security Planning
 Problem Identification and
Resolution
 Threat Assessment and
Mitigation
 Physical security specialist
 Program Creation and
Enhancement
 Analysis and Report
Preparation
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CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURE
Top Secret with SCI Clearance, was current through 2020
Lean Six Sigma Black-Belt, certificate awarded 2009
CENTCOM AntiterrorismLevel II, awarded 2006
Member of the Virginia Bar, license awarded 1996
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, 1996, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia
B.A., History, 1988, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
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EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES ARMY
Operations and Training Manager, Fort Meade, Maryland 2014-2016
Managed and directed the staff activities of four sub-sections with a total of 25 personnel
charged with oversight of and planning for the day-to-day operations, security, and training of
13,000 Military Police distributed in installations throughout the United States.
 Oversight and enforcement of security regulations and policy for the command.
 Achieved the highest security and antiterrorism rating in the command’s history during
the 2016 Army Reserve Command antiterrorism inspection.
 Drafted, staffed and published a comprehensive policy for emergency incident reporting
resulting in more timely and accurate reporting.

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Chair, Department of Military Science, Brockport College, New York 2011-2014
Trained over 140 junior executive candidates in a four-year higher education program. Led a
staff of educators and support staff of 8 personnel. Recruited new candidates from the region
and from the school population.
 Improved the percent selected for full-time management positions by over 100%.
 Increased the size of the overall program through aggressive recruiting by 10%.
 Developed and implemented practical training focused on real world experience and
situations the junior executives could be expected to experience.
Chief of Strategic Plans Team, Atlanta, Georgia 2008-2011
Led a team of 10 with diverse skills and experience, responsible for managing the time and
place of training for over 70,000 personnel per year in numerous job categories for overseas
employment. Synchronized planning activities of numerous subordinate and external agencies
associated with that training effort.
 Applied Lean Six Sigma analysis to the process of assigning the date and location of
training for overseas employment, resulting in exponential reduction in error rates.
 Developed the plan to reduce the agency footprint from six large training sites to four,
and then two, as the training requirements reduced—plan was briefed to and approved
by Chief of Staff of the Army.
Security Manager, St. Paul, Minnesota 2003-2005 & 2006-2008
Managed physical and personnel security, and law enforcement for a large agency covering a
six state region with over 20,000 personnel and over 271 permanent facilities. Led a staff of
four full time and six part time law enforcement and security specialists. Managed a budget of
$1.5 million. Liaison with numerous subordinate and external agencies, to include federal and
state law enforcement agencies.
 Planned and executed four security operations for high level executive conferences.
 Monitored and analyzed world-wide terrorism and other threats related activity--
disseminated relevant information to subordinate units.
 Developed “best practices” for law enforcement agencies across the six state region for
dealing with a radical group’s demonstrations at military funerals.
Director of Security and Emergency Services, Northern Kuwait 2005-2006
Managed a staff of 30 law enforcement officers and over 200 security officers at a remote desert
camp with law enforcement and security responsibilities for five desert camps housing up to
100,000 personnel from diverse US and international agencies. Managed access to these
camps for over 10,000 contractors on a daily basis. Coordinated all emergency services for the
five camps.
 Created and led an emergency response exercise program.
 Monitored and analyzed potential threats to US assets and personnel.
 Drafted and published a comprehensive force protection plan for Northern Kuwait.
 Executed high level executive security operations, to include site visits by the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Staff of the Army.