Matthew Hollar, CPP

Experience

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  U.S. Department of State

  Oct 2008 - Jan 2018

  Orchestrated security policy, strategy, advising, risk assessment, executive-level crisis management and response, security program management, personnel supervision, and interagency relations for one of the State Department’s most sensitive locations. Directed 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) with operational control of all security assets at US Embassy. • Directed emergency planning programs that solidified mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery to threat streams across all enterprise levels.• Managed threat/protective intelligence capacity and led travel risk analysis and mitigation process.• Prepared tactical, operational, and strategic-level security and crisis response options for senior Embassy executives and leaders from National Security Council and White House. Show less Directed security programs and operations for risk assessment, mitigation, and management in highly-charged political environment. Coordinated emergency planning, conducted criminal investigations, managed travel security, and led safety and security awareness training. Advised senior executives on all aspects of personnel and physical security. Managed security survey programs; validated and drove continual improvement of technical and physical security features, policies, and procedures.• Implemented informational briefings and training programs on security best practices tailored to audiences including executive leadership, employees, security staff, internal business partners, families/children, and visiting students. • Developed and conducted crisis management exercises for US government senior leadership teams.• Managed multi-site security programs including CCTV, security locks, key control, and alarms; implemented paired security measures aimed at total access control and loss prevention. Show less

  • Assistant Regional Security Officer - Security Policy Advisor/Director, Security Operations Center

    Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

  • Assistant Regional Security Officer - Security Operations Manager

    Jul 2012 - Jun 2015

  • Assistant Regional Security Officer - Agent In Charge

    Jul 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Special Agent & Criminal Investigator

    Oct 2008 - Jul 2011
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  American Family Insurance

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  Protective Services

  Security risk advisor to the Corporate senior leadership team, reporting to the Chief Security Officer (CSO). Built and developed capacities in global threat assessment and protective intelligence analysis, vendor-sourced executive protection and residential security program management, security awareness programs, global travel risk mitigation, and crisis management.

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  Owens Corning

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2022

  Business unit security leader for Owens Corning’s $3B Roofing & Asphalt Division with manufacturing and logistics facilities in the U.S., Canada, India, Korea, and China. Responsible for all security risk mitigation and advisory services across the business unit, and leadership of several enterprise security programs. • Maximized an annual CAPEX budget of ~$2MM• Developed, globally integrated, and oversaw enterprise travel security, intelligence, executive protection, and personnel security programs• Developed and continuously improved an enterprise crisis management program, and lead a cross-functional crisis management steering team Show less

  • Senior Global Security Manager

    Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Global Security Manager

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2021
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  Whirlpool Corporation

  Nov 2022 - now

  Leading and continuously improving global physical security risk management programs in governance, risk assessment, crisis management, workplace violence prevention, intelligence and liaison, technical security systems integration, and duty of care.Managing all security operations in the North American geographic region. Developing and leading security risk management programs to protect people, assets, and brand throughout the North American geographic region - safeguarding $12.5B in sales, representing over 50% of the company's total global revenue.

  • Senior Global Security Executive

    May 2024 - now

  • Regional Head of Security, North America

    Nov 2022 - May 2024