Thomas Wark

Experience

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  US Army

  Mar 1975 - Dec 1997

  Political/Military Officer

  • Military Advisor to US Ambassador John Maresca, (1993) OSCE “Minsk Group”; assisted in negotiating interim resolutions to ethnic conflicts in the Former Soviet Union. Focused on conflicts in the Caucasus.• Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor, US Embassy Yerevan, Armenia (1992-1993); primary advisor to the Chargé d’Affaires for political and economic issues. Senior manager for internal operations at the embassy (Acting Deputy Chief of Mission).• Acting Second Secretary (Economics) US Embassy Baku, Azerbaijan (1991-1992). Established best practices guide for foreign businesses in Azerbaijan. As acting Regional Security Officer developed the initial embassy security and evacuation plans. Served as security officer during the Azerbaijani Popular Front coup d’état of 1992.Airborne infantry officer and non-commissioned officer; service with Special Operations Forces; commander at all levels from fire-team of 5 to a battalion of 800; combat/peacekeeping service in Bosnia-Herzegovina; Joint Staff officer; intelligence analyst; counter-intelligence officer; former holder of Top Secret/SCI clearance. Show less

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  Bechtel Corporation

  Apr 2005 - Nov 2013

  - Egypt: Security Manager, Bechtel International, Egypt (Aug 2013); Responsible for the full range of security planning and operations for Bechtel projects and security support for Bechtel staff in the difficult security environment of Egypt; including government security services liaison, threat assessments, security and evacuation planning, physical security systems development and access control, security surveys, and guard force training and management. Managed the evacuation of Bechtel corporate staff from Egypt (Jan 2011).- Libya: Country Security Manager, Bechtel International, Libya (2008-2011); Responsible for the full range of security planning and operations for Bechtel projects and security support for Bechtel staff in Libya; including security services/police liaison, threat assessments, security and evacuation planning, physical security systems development and access control, security surveys, and guard force training and management. Lead role in evacuating Bechtel corporate staff from Libya (Feb 2011).- Bechtel Corporate HQ in San Francisco, Deputy Global Corporate Security Manager for International Operations and Information. Responsible for global threat analysis and assessments, strategic security planning and operational security systems development for Bechtel projects worldwide (2006).- Iraq: Served in Iraq with Bechtel’s Iraq Infrastructure Redevelopment Project (IIRP) as Deputy Project Security Manager, Information; responsible for collecting, analyzing, and assessing information and insurgent activity in order to facilitate project operational planning and the safe, secure execution of project operations in the high-risk environment of Iraq (2003-2005). Show less - Russia/CIS: Bechtel Regional Security Manager for Russia and the Former Soviet Union, based in Moscow (2005). Responsible for the full range of security planning and operations for all Bechtel projects throughout the FSU, including threat assessments; security and evacuation planning; physical security systems development and access control; executive protection; security surveys; manned guarding procedures and execution; and background investigations. Russian speaker; corporate lead for liaison on security-related matters with local governments and security services. Lead role in the safe evacuation of Bechtel staff from Tashkent, Uzbekistan during a terrorist threat in 2005. - Kazakhstan: October 2006-October 2008: Joint Venture Security Manager, Bechtel/ENKA Joint Venture “Senimdi Kurylys” in Tengiz, Kazakhstan. Detached from Bechtel Corporate HQ in San Francisco to lead security planning and execution after a riot at the TengizChevroil Second Generation Plant (October 2006). Key manager in developing and reestablishing security systems and procedures that eliminated violence and enhanced security; facilitated the timely completion of the project without further incident or financial loss. Bechtel lead within the framework of security related issues for local government and security services liaison. Show less

  • Security Manager

    Apr 2004 - Nov 2013

  • Security Manager and Regional Security Manager, Russia/FSU

    Apr 2005 - Dec 2008
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  Fluor Corporation

  Jan 2014 - now

  Security Manager

  Responsible to senior management for planning, developing, and implementing a safe and secure environment for the staff - at work and at home.Focus includes:Team leadership and management, including leadership in the corporate Incident and Injury Free (IIF) Process; risk/threat assessments and risk mitigation; physical security systems management, access control; personal and travel security for our staff and visitors; Crisis Management - planning and execution; business continuity planning; disaster recovery planning; investigations; liaison with the local police and state security service Show less