1. Alan D Bock
865 360-0898
alanbock@bellsouth.net
ALAN D. BOCK
Independent Contractor - Senior Security Consultant
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Independent Contractor to ABS Consulting, Senior Security Consultant, October 2013 to present
Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Adjunct Instructor, Criminal Justice Programs, 1988 to present
ITT Technical College, Adjunct Instructor, Criminal Justice Programs, 2011 to 2013
Aware Digital Inc., Senior Director of Operations/Business Development, 2010 - 2013
State of South Dakota, Director of Homeland Security/Governors’ Homeland Security Advisor, SAA 2009 - 2010
AWS Convergence Technologies, Emergency Management/Government Advisor, 2006 – 2008
Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Sergeant-Homeland Security/Critical Infrastructure, 1978 – 2006
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mr. Bock has over 35 years of experience, specializing in the fields of Homeland Security, Critical
Infrastructures, Personnel Management, Business Operations, Law Enforcement, and Government Grants. He
has been president of 2 nonprofit (501c3) organizations and has experience with everything from local law
enforcement to operations director for a private security integration business to teaching and to serving as the
Homeland Security Director / SAA for the State of South Dakota.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABS Consulting, Senior Security Consultant, 2013 to present
In his current role, Mr. Bock provides subject matter expertise to the Department of Homeland Security for its
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard (CFATS) that regulates the chemical facilities in the U.S. that pose
the greatest security to the country. He reviews Site Security Plans (SSP’s), Alternate Security Plans (ASP’s) and
has worked with the CFATS Planned Measures Task Group, the CFATS Best Practices Group and the CFATS
Recalculation Task Group. He also uses his broad security background to support ABS Consulting efforts
marketing and providing professional security consulting services for other industry segments (e.g.,
government, sports venues, transportation, rail and energy/electrical utility organizations).
Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Adjunct Instructor, Criminal Justice Programs, 1988
to present
Presents training courses for the Attorney General’s Office, including a course for government and corporate
representatives in the area of potential legal liability arising from security failures on the part of their
organizations and related topics including but not limited to:
• Security Survey Methodologies
• Liability and Negligence
• Homeland Security
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
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2. ALAN D. BOCK
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR – SENIOR SECURITY CONSULTANT
ITT Technical College, Adjunct Instructor, Criminal Justice Programs, 2011 to 2013
• Taught selected topics in Criminal Justice
Aware Digital Inc., Senior Director of Operations/Business Development, 2010 – 2013
• Managed field operations, business development and sales for advanced video integration and
access control applications
• Oversaw an annual budget of over $7 million.
• Managed closed circuit TV and access control projects
• Responded to RFPs and RFQs for video surveillance and access control acquisitions
South Dakota, Director of Homeland Security/State Homeland Security Advisor, SAA 2009 – 2010
• Managed State Homeland Security programs and grant budgets in excess of $20 million
annually with the purpose of developing all-hazards plans and capabilities with the
collaboration of local, county, state, Tribal, and private stakeholders to prevent, protect,
respond to, and recover the State of South Dakota from disasters
• Served as the State Administrative Agent for Homeland Security Grant Programs
• Co-managed the state fusion center
• Liaison to the Federal Homeland Security office during EOC activations.
AWS Convergence Technologies, Emergency Management/Government Advisor, 2006 – 2008
• Worked with business and government sectors responding to weather disasters
• Provided plume modeling for disaster planning purposes
• Guided customers on how to leverage information from weather stations to assist them in
disaster response
Broward County Sheriff Office, Sergeant-Homeland Security/Critical Infrastructure, 1978 – 2006
• Co-Chair of Regional Domestic Security Task Force, Region 7
• Managed inspections and surveys related to critical infrastructures
• Leadership role in command center during natural disasters
• Oversaw grant budgets in excess of $6 million annually
• Dignitary Protection Team Leader
• Detective / Detective supervisor
• Responsible for security and access control for Broward Public Safety Building (Doors, Locks,
CCTV)
• Instrumental in feasibility study of re-keying district offices
• Taught crime prevention topics to businesses and for the Florida Crime Prevention Association
ASSOCIATIONS
• American Board of for Certification in Homeland Security
• The Eagles Wings Foundation, Education Advisory Board Member
• American Association for Industrial Security (ASIS)
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3. ALAN D. BOCK
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR – SENIOR SECURITY CONSULTANT
• Past Chair of the Department of Homeland Security, National Governors Association,
Infrastructure Protection Committee, Washington D.C.
• Past Co-Chair of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force (RDSTF), Region 7, Critical
Infrastructures
• Past President, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 32
• Past President, Florida Crime Prevention Association
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified in Homeland Security, Level 5
Florida Crime Prevention Practitioner
EDUCATION
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
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