35 years of Security-related career work, education, and experience. Includes United States military background (retired) and clearance information. Holder of TS/SSBI clearance with the U.S. State Department.
1. David L Blakley
Santa Maria, CA
(805) 717-8864
EmbassyCST@Outlook.com
http://www.slideshare.net/DAVEBLAKLEY/
Objectives
Secure the client’s property, resources, and personnel against injury, trespass, or theft with post policies and
procedures
SecurityClearance
• United States Department of State Active Top Secret/SSBI (Adjudicated 18 July 2017)
• Department of Defense Active Secret (Adjudicated 16 December 2010)
Military
• United States Air Force (Active Duty and Reserves, 1980-1988, 1991-1992, 2003-2015) and United
States Army National Guard (1988-1991) – Protected Veteran Status; All Honorable Discharges
(DD214’s available) and retired in 2015 with 25+ years total military service
Education
• Dept. of State CAG/CST Training, Dunn Loring, Virginia – December 2017
• National Rifle Association’s 2 Day Handgun Course for Law Enforcement Officers – March 2017
• Practical and Tactical Handcuffing (PATH) Certified Training – February 2017
• Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) Certified Training – February 2017
• National Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Certified Training – February 2017
• Gaylor Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Air University, Lackland Air Force Base (San Antonio),
Texas, 2013 – Diploma for Leadership course in which I was the Class Leader (240 personnel)
• Vatterott College, Saint Joseph, Missouri Campus – Associates in Computer Systems and Network
Technology 2000 – 2002
• Maintained a 3.6 GPA and received the college’s Perfect Attendance Award for my entire course
• 3C0x1 (Communications-Computer Systems) Level Seven Course, United States Air Force Technical
Training School, 2007, Keesler AFB (Biloxi), Mississippi
• 29110 (Telecommunications Operations) Level One (Apprentice) Course, United States Air Force
Technical Training School, 1980, Sheppard AFB (Wichita Falls), Texas
• 3702nd
Basic Military Training Squadron (Boot Camp), 1980, Lackland AFB (San Antonio), Texas
Experience
Cleared American Guard, 11/2017-Present, DECO, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
• Received Dept. of State Training and currently posted at NEC Port Moresby, PNG
Commissioned Security Professional, 11/2016-11/2017, Allied Universal Security, San Antonio, Texas
• Served on Emergency Response Team during cleanup after Hurricane Harvey in Houston, TX area
• Texas DPS Level 3 Commissioned Security Professional
• Thorough vehicle inspection of all vehicles entering the compound
• 21-point exterior vehicle patrol including some foot patrol checks accomplished 4 times in 12 hr. shift
• 21-point interior foot and cart patrol checks accomplished 4 times in 12 hr. shift
• Trained in escorting aggressive personnel from the work site with minimal use of force
2. David L Blakley
Santa Maria, CA
(805) 717-8864
EmbassyCST@Outlook.com
http://www.slideshare.net/DAVEBLAKLEY/
• MOAB, PATH, OCAT and NRA Advanced Weapons trained (see Education section)
Security Officer, 5/2015-7/2016, Sea World Texas, LLC, San Antonio, Texas
• Clears park of all guests ensuring buildings are locked and safety violations are noted on zone logs
• Assists Security Dispatch in locating lost children while insuring them they will soon be reunited with
their guardians
• Utilizing Sea World networked computers ensures employees who have lost/misplaced badges are
employed with the company before providing new badge
• Conducts property searches of guest’s bags upon entry to park for weapons to ensure public safety
• Notifies park preparation department of any excess trash to be picked up or restrooms to be cleaned
• Checks on animal and marine life to ensure their safety and well-being
• Conducts perimeter (exterior and interior) patrol and gate checks
• Checks vehicle (vendors, contractors, and employees) to ensure safety of all personnel on property
• Inspects employee property on entrance and exit for safety and security
• Conducts sweep of park upon closing announcement to ensure all guests are accounted for
• Communicates verbally and in writing all policies and procedures when needed
Acelity/Kinetic Concepts Corporate Officer, 2015-2016, AlliedBarton Security, San Antonio, Texas
• Badges all visitors and controls vendors, contractors, and unassigned employees
• Ensures all unassigned personnel entering the headquarters’ entrance is badged and escorted to their
final destination within the Acelity/KCI facility
• Developed new logging processing using Adobe Acrobat software to ensure visitor logs were being kept
in a searchable database (old way was on paper, stacked in boxes in the manager’s office)
• Ensured deliveries were routed to the delivery entrance for tighter security
• Answered telephones and screened/routed calls to the appropriate department (HR, Facilities, etc.)
• Staffed the Control Center (when the assigned officer was unavailable) managing five buildings with one
hundred plus closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and over four hundred door alarms. Ensured only
authorized personnel entered the parking structure, monitored fire alarm panels, and contacted
law enforcement facilities for any criminal activities within the Acelity/KCI campus
United States Air Force (Active Duty/Air Technician) 8/2007-10/2015, Vandenberg AFB, California
• Information Assurance Manager, Operations Security Coordinator, Telephone Control Officer, and Tier III
Help Desk Manager with specific duties including:
• Monitoring, evaluating, and maintaining systems and procedures to protect the operating systems
• Provided core services by designing, configuring, installing, and managing data services at the
operating system application levels
• Supervised Help Desk team of five military members who serviced one hundred twenty plus users and
equipment (2010-2014)
• Managed secure authentication methods utilizing public key infrastructure (PKI) technologies and
procedures
• Standardized user privileges and system settings using automated deployment tools such as group
policy objects (GPO) system management server
• Implemented security fixes, operating system patches, and antivirus software
• Developed, tested, and implemented local restoral and contingency operation plans
3. David L Blakley
Santa Maria, CA
(805) 717-8864
EmbassyCST@Outlook.com
http://www.slideshare.net/DAVEBLAKLEY/
• Performed strategic and budget planning for networks including purchasing equipment (Tier III)
Cleared American Guard, 2005-2006, United States Investigation Services, Falls Church, Virginia
• Provided security access and control using X-ray and Metal Detection equipment at the new embassy
complex in Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC here on out)
• Provided secure escort of construction material from the port in Tianjin, PRC
• Ensured all material and personnel were observed during work periods to prevent the introduction of
unauthorized surveillance items into building construction
• Performance of access control functions at all vehicle and pedestrian entrances to the site on a 24/7
basis throughout the construction or project period. Screening all non-cleared workers, vehicles, and
equipment entering or exiting the site
• Denying introduction of prohibited materials such as explosives, weapons, electronic devices, or other
items as specified by the Accrediting Official (AO) or designee
• Conducting random inspections of all site areas to ensure no prohibited materials have been brought on
to the site. All suspicious materials or incidents were brought to the attention of the Team Lead, Site
Security Manager, or Construction Surveillance Technician. Monitoring of any non-cleared Guards
provided by the construction company
• Maintained and operated the Secure Storage Area established by the construction company within the
construction site footprint where construction materials and equipment are stored
• Technical surveillance techniques, procedures, knowledge of foreign intelligence, counterintelligence
devices and techniques
• Technical/mechanical components/systems of plumbing and Heating/Venting/Air Conditioning (HVAC
here on out)/mechanical systems such as chillers, condensers, air ducts, pipe components in secure
environments typically used in sensitive compartmented information facilities (SCIF’s here on out) and
associated quality assurance/quality control practices/systems and associated technical exploitation
tactics
• Structural steel/welds/fireproofing and associated quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC here on
out) practices/systems and associated technical exploitation tactics
• Foundations/footings such as concrete/reinforcement bar/caissons/footers/forms/mud flooring and
associated QA/QC practices/systems and associated technical exploitation tactics
• Electrical systems including distribution/power/low voltage installation/conduit, circuit breakers, etc.
• Knowledgeable on how electrical systems come together towards the identification of any unauthorized
material or clandestine devices during the installation
• Knowledgeable on telecommunications systems/wiring/splicing/patching/switching and how
telecommunication wiring and devices provide a path for eavesdropping devices and potential power
sources for clandestine devices fit together
Corrections Officer I, 1999–2005 Missouri Dept. of Corrections, Saint Joseph, MO
• Firearms qualified on Smith and Wesson three fifty-seven caliber (.357) revolver, twelve (12ga) gauge
Remington shotgun, and AR Fifteen (AR-15) rifle
• Perimeter Patrol Officer ensuring Level 5 (Maximum Security Facility) offenders do not breach and
escape the corrections facility
4. David L Blakley
Santa Maria, CA
(805) 717-8864
EmbassyCST@Outlook.com
http://www.slideshare.net/DAVEBLAKLEY/
• Telephone monitoring for criminal activity within the prison in accordance with the Institutional
Investigations Officer
• Provided professional Court Testimony on behalf of the Department of Corrections resulting in the
continued incarceration of Class-A Felons
• Provided secure transport of offenders to medical appointments and transfers to other correctional
centers in the state of Missouri
• Supervised Level 5 offenders in a Maximum Security correctional center where 90 percent of the
population was sentenced to life without parole
• Supervised Level 3 – 5 offenders in a Drug Rehabilitation Center for the Missouri Department of
Corrections
Cleared American Guard, 1994–1999, Coastal International Security, Myrtle Beach, SC
• Provided security access and control using X-ray and Metal Detection equipment
• Performance of access control functions at all vehicle and pedestrian entrances to the site on a 24/7
basis throughout the construction or project period. Screening all non-cleared workers, vehicles, and
equipment entering or exiting the site
• Denying introduction of prohibited materials such as explosives, weapons, electronic devices, or other
items as specified by the Accrediting Official (AO) or designee
• Conducting random inspections of all site areas to ensure no prohibited materials have been brought on
to the site. All suspicious materials or incidents were brought to the attention of the Team Lead, Site
Security Manager, or Construction Surveillance Technician. Monitoring of any non-cleared Guards
provided by the construction company
• Maintained and operated the Secure Storage Area established by the construction company within the
construction site footprint where construction materials and equipment are stored
• Interior security checks for invasion, fire, or water damage
• Successful interface with Local Security Force [Host country] in conducting day-to-day business of the
construction site
• Received special recognition by the Administrative Officer at the US Consulate in Vladivostok, Russia
Cleared American Guard, 1993–1994, MVM, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia
• Special training at the United States Department of State Diplomatic Security centers and at Langley,
Virginia for Construction Surveillance techniques and security procedures. First assignment designated
in Moscow, Russia
• While assigned to the Moscow Embassy project I provided 24/7 security presence and surveillance to
the Secure Warehouse Facility storing all material used in construction of the new American Embassy
• Special Security Identifier assigned for Moscow, Russia assignment and later for Vladivostok, Russia and
Beijing, China (PRC)
• Assigned to new embassy construction site in La Paz, Bolivia for remainder of contract
Security Officer, 1988 – 1993, American Security Guard Services, Omaha, Nebraska
• Nuclear Watch Officer for the Omaha (Nebraska) Public Power District’s Nuclear Power Station at Ft.
Calhoun
5. David L Blakley
Santa Maria, CA
(805) 717-8864
EmbassyCST@Outlook.com
http://www.slideshare.net/DAVEBLAKLEY/
• Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR here on out) Headquarters’ Control Room Officer handling all alarms and
CCTV’s for 3 buildings including train switching yards in the Omaha, Nebraska area (over eight hundred
security doors and two hundred plus CCTV’s)
• UPRR’s Harriman Dispatch Center Officer ensuring security of the main switching center in Omaha,
Nebraska for the entire UPRR train fleet deployed in the Western United States
• Provided site security for Scherer Animal Health (animal testing labs) which included logging
temperature readings to ensure freezer units maintained subzero temperature control
• Provided security at numerous construction sites in the city of Omaha, Nebraska
• Provided site surveillance and public security for special events like weddings, parties, etc.
Aggressor Force Team Member, 1985 – 1987, United States Air Force, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
• Provided tactical training as a 3rd
Combat Communications Group team member for the unit mobility
school to prepare class members on how to react to enemy aggression in war time scenarios
Security Police Augmentee, 1980 – 1982, United States Air Force, Kelly AFB, Texas
• Trained as a base security police augmentee during high-profile visits, exercises, and other non-
threatening contingencies
• Worked at the Medina chemical storage facility (dismantled in 1984)