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The principals at PSA bring a highly unusual level of inter-disciplinary expertise to the table, yet the work only gets done right when it’s done by the right team. We therefore believe in “standing on the shoulders of giants”, and the collective know-how, reach and resources of our people is the core strength of our firm. The best service delivery in security often depends on the viability of our team working together with you and yours.

Management Bios

John Enright, Principal, Executive and Corporate Security & Protection

• US Secret Service field office Special Agent in Charge
• Leadership positions at the US Secret Service Presidential Protection Division. Permanent assignments at the White House for Presidents Bush (41) and Clinton
• Permanent assignment at the US Secret Service Protective Intelligence Division, Washington, D.C.
• Recognized worldwide expert in executive protection & VIP security services. Design executive and business protection, threat, risk and liability management programs based on US Secret Service best practices
• 31 years progressive experience in federal law enforcement, including 20 years with the Secret Service as well as the Department of Treasury, IRS Enforcement, and ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)
• Managed Secret Service regional and national investigations involving financial crimes, computer fraud and intelligence. Attained federal arrest and conviction statistics far exceeding those of similar offices nationwide
• Director of Counter-Terrorism and Law Enforcement, US Attorney’s Office
• Created and directed the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) for the Department of Justice. The interagency task force responding to terrorism in New England serves as a model for other judicial districts in the US
• Acting Director of the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). Instituted process for developing a Continuity of Operations Plan for a city of 200,000 and integrated all city departments and services into an emergency hub, significantly improving the city’s emergency preparedness and homeland security capabilities
• Expert at emergency/crisis management and business continuity for critical infrastructure and other at-risk venues
• Expert at major event security, protecting VIPs and critical assets at events ranging from the Olympics to sensitive world conferences attended by global corporations
• Extensive training experience includes training Secret Service agents, executive protection for police departments, full-day anti-terrorism program for state law enforcement, and advanced instruction personally provided to 2000+ police officers
• School security expert with 10 years experience developing threat management, prevention and training programs for schools, working frequently in conjunction with the National Threat Assessment Center
• Expertise in conducting security operations in foreign countries
• CIA, Continuity of Operations Program (COOP)
• Lectures, seminars and instruction at institutions including:
  • Naval War College, other colleges and universities
  • Adjunct Instructor, Department of Defense Institute of Int’l Legal Studies
  • Instruction to Foreign Governments on terrorism and security
• Investigative expertise in financial crimes, corporate wrongdoing, fraud prevention, identity theft and internal security
• Homeland security analyst, NBC TV affiliates in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
• Awards:
  • Neil J. Houston Award for Outstanding Achievement in Criminal Justice
  • ASIS Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award

Marcus Lincoln, Principal, Information Security & Personal Safety:

• Information and systems security, business continuity and personal safety expert; 15 years progressive experience, including as a subject matter expert in multiple fields
• Business experience includes:
  • Wall Street – Goldman, Sachs & Co., Investment Banking Division, NYC, NY. Served as investment banker on media, entertainment, telecom and high-tech industry transactions
  • High Tech – Director at BroadVision. Redwood City, CA, Waltham, MA. Principal technical consultant. Business consulting, technical implementation and support for multiple Global 2000 clients. Founded and ran East coast-wide professional services group for the then-S&P 500 software company.
  • Consulting – systems and management consultant to corporations and numerous SMBs in professional services, finance, healthcare and manufacturing. Site architect for (as of launch) largest web-based b2b system ever developed.
  • Entrepreneurial – Senior Partner at Skyrope, LLC. Systems integrator and high-growth managed IT service provider with 100+ clients in New England
  • Personal safety and self-defense – Chief Instructor at Personal Safety, LLC.
• Information security specialist with fluency in network, host, data security and behavioral security modeling. Experience includes:
  • Information security consultant to multiple Fortune 500 companies. Security projects ranging from penetration defense to enterprise identity management, confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems, intrusion detection / prevention, strong encryption and incident response
  • Security design for over 20 organizations. Protectees include:
    • Downtown Boston litigation law firm
    • Sensitive / targeted national non-profit with 30+ locations
    • Sensitive / targeted energy company leading alternative energy R&D
    • 911 emergency provider for major city
• Expert at continuity of operations (COOP) and high availability of information systems; disaster prevention and recovery as it pertains to critical infrastructure
• Extensive experience teaching defensive tactics, reality-based self-defense, crime prevention and personal safety – training security professionals, people with high-risk occupations or elevated risk profiles in addition to large number of laypersons. Specialist in distilling police science for rapid development of awareness, safe habits, accurate prediction and avoidance
• Other: Formal degrees in Economics and Psychology. Tri-lingual