Leadership Profiles

James W. Noe, Division Director

Advanced military training and a profound level of technical proficiency have made Mr. Noe one of the leading national experts on all areas of incident response, risk assessments, planning and managing response teams, and all aspects of preparedness training. He currently serves as a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security. He has worked with numerous federal agencies including the U.S. State Department, FBI, ATF, and CIA for over 10 years. Mr. Noe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal School in Indian Head, Maryland, and Pierce College with a degree in technology.

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Robert Ford, Deputy Director

During the past 18 years Mr. Ford's professional experience as a Federal First Responder and more recently as a Senior Corporate Executive have been continuously improved due to operational responsibilities and superior training opportunities. Throughout his tenure in these demanding positions he has been given additional responsibilities to lead unique team of professionals to the successful accomplishment of several goals and strategic plans. His current position as Deputy Director places him directly responsible for the daily operations and management all corporate and operational elements of the division. Mr. Ford has held a variety of positions within the Federal Government in the WMD and Terrorism Preparedness arenas. He has worked within the U.S. Department of State, Chemical and Biological Countermeasures Office and more recently with the B.A.T.F. as an Explosives Enforcement Officer. In each of these positions, he was directly responsible for ensuring the safety of thousands of government employees.

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Rick Holman, Operations Director

Mr. Holman is a 25 year veteran of Naval Special Warfare. He has proven executive leadership skills with extensive experience and success in strategic planning, program development, training, training management and supervising daily operations. Being a former Navy SEAL, Mr. Holman has extensive tactical training in the area of Terrorist Operations. He is a Subject Matter Expert in the area of vulnerability and physical security assessments. He also has vast experience developing doctrines as well as planning and training publications.

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John Bellamy, Branch Chief, Preparedness and Response

Mr. Bellamy's professional experience as an FBI Special Agent, WMD Coordinator, Hazardous Materials Response Team Leader, Special Agent Bomb Technician and more recently as the Preparedness and Response Branch Chief has given him the unique opportunity to work with multiple local, state and federal agencies in planning and training for and responding to acts of terrorism involving WMD materials and devices as well as other emergency situations involving hurricanes, earthquakes, pandemics and other naturally occurring events. Mr. Bellamy is directly responsible for the daily operations and management of all training and security services for our clients in the Law Enforcement, Fire Rescue, Emergency Management, Public Health, Medical, Key Asset, Critical Infrastructure and Special Event sectors.

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Michael Provost, Branch Chief, Technical Services

For the last twenty years Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) countermeasures have been the focus of Mr. Provost's career. Twelve of which were spent serving in the military as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist where he provided render safe capabilities to federal agencies in the National Capital Region (NCR) During that time he was selected to stand up and develop procedures for a Weapons of Mass Destruction response unit in the NCR. Mr. Provost has managed various emergency preparedness and response programs to include the U.S. Department of State Weapons of Mass Destruction Division. As the Technical Services Branch Chief, Mr. Provost will be responsible for the daily operations and management for all business involving WMD/IED defeat as well as threat/vulnerability security assessments.

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Dave Dolan, Branch Chief, Tactical Operations

Mr. Dolan retired from the US Navy after serving over seventeen years in the Naval Special Warfare program as a SEAL operator. After retiring Mr. Dolan has continued to develop his technical and managerial skills in a variety of capacities. His last position before starting with O'Gara was serving as a Maritime Training Advisor for the US Coast Guard in Chesapeake, VA. He is responsible for all operational and training considerations for the O'Gara-SSI subsidiary. In addition to these duties Mr. Dolan continues to serve as a subject matter expert and senior instructor for a myriad of operational and/or tactical training courses as the Tactical Operations Branch Chief.