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EDUCATION

PhD. Coursework completed, dissertation

candidate, Information Assurance

Policy, University of Fairfax

MBA: Policy and Management (Not

Complete); Salem International University

M.S., Information Security (2006);

University of Fairfax

M.S., Forensic Science: Security

Management (2005) (With Very High

Honors - 3.96 GPA); The George

Washington University

B.A., Criminal Justice (2003) (With High

Honors - 3.92 GPA), Saint Leo University

CERTIFICATIONS

Information Security Manager (IA4012)

(2009), National Security Agency

Physical Security Professional (2012),

ASIS International

Certified Protection Professional

(2007), ASIS International

Project Management Professional

(2007), Project Management Institute

Certified Protection Officer (2006),

International Foundation for Protection

Officers

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

President & Managing Consultant,

Global Government Services (GGS), LLC.

(2006-2014)

Council Ambassador, Physical Security

Council ASIS International (2014-Present)

Regional Vice President, ASIS

International (2010-2014)

Vice Chairman, Physical Security

Council, ASIS International (2006-2014)

Vice Chairman, Transportation Security

Council, ASIS International (2009-2014)

Sr. Project Manager, Secure Freight,

Ahtna Government Services (2006)

Sr. Security Advisor, Pacific Northwest

National Laboratory (2003-2006)

Threat & Vulnerability Analyst, National

Reconnaissance Office (2003)

Special Operations, United States Navy

(1995-2003)

Forward Focused, Dynamic, Avant-Garde and Action-Driven Professional Security Advisor with a long record of delivering the highest quality solutions and developing highly satisfied clients. Having built the foundation for a successful and sustainable Professional Security Services

business unit through an impressive list of past projects, clients and results.

Mr. Tanawah Downing has over 18 years experience in Physical and Information security, with primary emphasis on complex Integrated Solutions, as well as the Design & Specification development for National Critical Infrastructure. His highly energetic and extremely dynamic range of expertise and capabilities provide results that are unique and difficult to match. He grew a highly respected small business, which in only 5 years was one of the fastest growing companies in Washington state and in the top 30 national emerging small businesses. The list of clients included some of the largest public transportation agencies on the western seaboard including Seaports, Airports and Transit Authorities. During this time, he was personally responsible for the marketing, business development, administrative and production demands for

more than $2M annually with a repeat client rate of almost 100%. Mr. Downing is a well known and technically savvoy expert in Integrated Security Solutions, having been appointed into numerous leading industry roles from Chairman of the Advanced Video Surveillance Working Group to Chairman of the National Transportation Security Council. He was the prinicpal engineer overseeing all disciplines for the Port of Tacoma’s Landside Protective Barriers and TWIC Integration Project and solely responsible for increasing the contract award from $400K to $1.46M in professional services design fee. Since then, the Port has subsequently awarded 5 additional projects to Mr. Downing’s proposed team. Mr. Downing possesses a trait which demands a high level of attention to detail, both in the field when evaluating and inspecting existing conditions, as well as when preparing or reviewing design documents for accuracy and clarity. To the greatest extent possible, he obtains first hand knowledge of site conditions, not relying upon assumptions or statements. In this capacity, he routinely finds efficiencies or improvements across the entire organization leading to project savings, improved capabilities or an increase in cross-organizational features. It is not uncommon to find him wearing a suit in the morning to provide a presentation to Project Stakeholders or Senior Management, but quickly changing into coveralls in order to enter service vaults to verify the actual conditions of infrastructure planned for reuse. This devotion to accuracy and hands on approach ultimately proves beneficial by reducing costly change orders or schedule delays. Mr. Downing’s industry knowledge and established processes allows him to quickly determine the project scope as well as engage key stakeholders in the exploration of the features and function sets offered with the applicable commercial products. Where needed, he will educate the client on the threat mitigation products and potential enhancements or integrations available, ensuring that “big picture” and long term planning discussions start early in the process when factors and influences are the easiest to address. He strongly believes that an educated client, familiar with the systems capabilities and actively involved in the design process will increase the potential for proper system utilization and overall long term effectiveness.

Tanawah serves in various roles within Professional Security Organizations including a member of the Critical Infrastructure Working Group (CIWG), Senior member of the National Physical Security Council, Senior member of the National Transportation Security Council, Speaker, Author, Trainer and former Chairman of the Advanced Video Surveillance Working group. Mr. Downing is a recognized expert in Video Surveillance solutions, Video Analytic technologies, Access Control solutions and Emergency Band data networking. He has been a trusted security and technology advisor to many domestic seaports, airports and transit authorities worldwide with projects ranging in value between $200 K to more than $26 M.

Mr. Downing seeks an organization interested and motivated to enter or expand their professional security services through the introduction of his former companies past performances as a foundation for building a successful, sustainable and profitable division.

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COMPETANCIES

Access Control Systems (ACS)

Biometric and Credential Validation Systems

Video Management Systems (VMS)

Video Analytic Systems (VA)

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)

Intrusion Prevention Systems

Physical Security Information Management Systems (PSIM)

Advanced Optic, Long Range and Low Light Solutions

Fixed Data Networking Infrastructure and Components

Licensed and Unlicensed Wireless Data Networking

Threat & Vulnerability Analysis

Computer Aided Dispatch Systems

Gunshot Detection Systems

License Plate Recognition Systems (ALPR)

Optical Character Recognition Systems (OCR)

Radiation Detection Systems

Radiographic Imagery Systems

Asset Tracking and Management Systems

Visitor Management Systems

Building Automation Systems

Early Warning and Notification Systems

Automated Information System (AIS) & Blue Force Tracking

Project and Program Management

Vendor Management

Construction Management & Inspection Services

Public Works Bidding and Contracting Requirements

Federal & State Grant Funding Use & Reporting Requirements

Development of Detailed Project Specifications

Development of Detailed Plans and Drawings

Basis of Design & Needs Assessment Services

Development of Fee and Probable Cost Packages

Management of Multi-Discipline and Multi-Organization Projects

Business Development and Service Line Growth

International and geographically Diverse Projects

Client Relationship Development

Advanced Presentation and C-Level Communication Skills

Proposal Development & Opportunity Capture

CLIENT LISTING

Global Government Services 2006 - Present President & Managing Consultant

Co-Founder and Managing Consultant for Global Government Services, a small, boutique A&E firm specializing in “Bridging the gap between traditional civil engineering and complex threat mitigation systems”. Responsible for developing and executing a business strategy which promoted and positioned GGS as a small business leader in the Transportation Security market resulting in significant design, design/build and integration contracts with some of the largest and most prominent public agencies in the Western United States as well as leading the company to be ranked #22 on the list of Top 500 National Emerging Small Businesses in 2013 and #13 on the list of Top 100 Privately held businesses in Washington State in 2012.

ASIS International 2005 - Present Senior Leadership

Provided extensive voluntary support and held numerous senior level positions with ASIS International. Named “One of the Best and Brightest” by the Physical Security Council in 2013 and appointed fully vested Council Member – one of only twelve positions according to bylaws out of nearly 200 members comprised of the Industry Leaders, Educators, Authors and Influencers.

Speaker at the ASIS 59th Annual Seminar (2013) - “Communicating across a geographically diverse organization”, the ASIS 58th Annual Seminar (2012) - “Improving your physical security program”, the ASIS 57th Annual Seminar (2011) - “Integration for the Maritime market”, and ISC West (2012) - “Physical Security: Introductory Applications”.

Acted as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the development of the “Quality Assurance and Security Management for Private Security Companies Operating at Sea” ANSI Standard (ISBN: 978-1-934904-46-6), the “Security Management: Physical Asset Protection” ANSI Standard (ISBN: 978-1-934904-29-9) and the “Resilience in the Supply Chain” ANSI Guideline (Under Development).

Technical Reviewer and Contributor acknowledged in the publication “Security Professionals Handbook”, a book currently under publishing with Butterworth Heinemann and to be released in 2015, Authored by industry expert, Ray Bernard.

Chief Architect & Managing Consultant 2012 - 2014

Surveillance Enhancements Project, Los Angeles World Airport (LAX), CA

The Project included the migration of nearly 3,000 existing cameras from 4 autonomous video surveillance platforms to a single, enterprise platform as well as the design and installation of nearly 1,000 new fixed, PTZ and specialty cameras.

Additional project scope included: the relocation of existing surveillance data processing and storage infrastructure to newly constructed MDF, the Integration of existing Access Control System (ACS) with Video Surveillance (VS), the integration of existing Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) with VS, and the expansion and integration of existing Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) system with VS, CAD, and ACS.

Was the principal author and designer of the proposed wireless concept design and bill of material, which included nearly 200 multi-radio and multi-spectrum nodes across almost 9 square miles.

Lead Designer and Senior Reviewer 2009 - 2011

Landside Protective Barriers & TWIC Implementation, Port of Tacoma, WA

My firm, along with Moffatt & Nichol (Prime) and Harris Group (HGI) was selected to provide engineering plans and specifications to the Port of Tacoma for the Landside Protective Barriers and TWIC Implementation Project, including procurement support, construction management and systems acceptance testing services.

Was the lead designer for the communication and security project components, provided design review across all disciplines, as well as acted as the primary interface to the Port’s IT Department. Additionally, I provided extensive onsite investigative services to the Port in development and delivery of a complete inventory of all underground infrastructure across all 15 terminals.

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CLIENT LISTING

LA Metro, CA Sound Transit, WA Foothill Transit, CA McAllen Airport, TX (MCA) SeaTac Airport, WA (SEA) Los Angeles Airport, CA (LAX) Portland Airport, OR (PDX) Port of Long Beach, CA Port of Los Angeles, CA Port of Oakland, CA Port of Portland, OR Port of San Francisco, CA Port of Richmond, CA Port of Tacoma, WA Port of Seattle, WA Port of Everett, WA Port of Houston, TX Philadelphia Regional Port, PA Jacksonville Port Authority, FL Port of Wilmington, NC Port Busan, South Korea Port Qasim, Pakistan Port of Southampton, U.K. Port of Alexandria, Egypt Dubai Port Authority, UAE Haifa Port, Israel Schnitzer Steel Industries Total Terminals International SSA Marine APM Terminals Totem Ocean Trailers Express Evergreen Shipping Agency Dept. of Homeland Security Dept. of Agriculture Dept. of Energy U.S. Army Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Northwest National Lab

SOLUTION TRAINING

Velocity – A&E & Technician X-Protect – Basic & Advanced Onguard – Attended A&E 2010 ONSSI - Intermediate PureTech – Intermediate AISight – Advanced Symmetry HSE – Technician Motorola – WWAN Aruba – WWAN Bosch – A&E Pelco – A&E

CONTACT

Tanawah M. Downing

CPP, PSP, PMP, CPO

Principal Systems Engineer &

Managing Consultant

4304 W. 35th Court

Kennewick, WA 99337

Cell: 509-551-8400 tanawah@msn.com

Tanawah Downing | LinkedIn

The specific project scope included the implementation of a broad range of technical and physical threat mitigation systems intended to provide a concentric layered security solution to protect the Port from adversarial threats. Major technical applications included a new Enterprise Access Control System, capable of interfacing with Port issued credentials as well as the TSA issued TWIC credential for all 15 terminals; a new geospatial based Enterprise Video Management System with advanced Video Analytics; a licensed, high capacity (4 gbps) milimeterwave wireless network; an elaborate multi-point-to-multi-point (MESH) wireless data network; high speed vehicle impact barriers at main entry points; replacement of all existing analog cameras with IP based camera technology; as well as an extensive aerial and underground fiber optic network, covering over 16 miles, creating a high capacity and fully redundant network solution inter-connecting all facilities with 4 new IDF’s for future enhancement capabilities.

The Port of Tacoma represents the only tier 1 Port Authority in North America to deploy high speed vehicle crash barriers and the Project, to date, is the largest single PSGP award in the Pacific Northwest.

Program Manager 2007 - 2009

Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Program, Port of Seattle, WA

Was retained to serve as the Program Manager for the Maritime Domain Awareness Program for the Port of Seattle, WA. This was a DHS grant funded program comprised of 5 individual projects intended to provide the Port with a highly technical, Concentric Layered Security solution.

Maritime Domain Awareness is defined as "The collection, fusion and dissemination of information from various sources used to provide a cognitive illustration of the threats and risks facing a maritime organization".

Project scope included the design and installation of an emergency band wireless data network to critical facilities across the Puget Sound, the upgrade of all existing analog cameras to IP based technology, the expansion of the existing geospatial based Video Management System to all Port controlled facilities, the implementation of advanced Video Analytics, the design and deployment of a Situational Awareness web based dashboard and the design and implementation of a new high capacity fiber optic infrastructure.

Lead Designer 2012 - 2013

Security Improvements Project, Foothill Transit Authority, West Covina, CA

I acted as the Lead Communication and Security Designer for the Foothill Transit Authorities Security

Enhancement Project, helping with developing and delivering final design documents for the expansion

of various threat mitigation solutions to all of the Foothill Transit bus depots and Administrative facility.

Foothill Transit Authority is a Tier 1 transit agency servicing much of the greater San Bernardino and

Los Angeles county's.

The solution included a new Video Management System, expansion of standard, high definition and

specialty low light camera systems, a new biometric capable enterprise Access Control system, the

implementation of a new Security Control Center, as well as numerous high capacity (4 gbps) point to

point millimeterwave wireless links for data distribution to the sever and processing facilities, ultimately

reducing re-occurring costs related to leased communication lines or commercial interconnection

services.

Principal-in-Charge & Lead Designer 2011 - 2012

Security Enhancements Project, California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA

Senior Technical Advisor 2012 - 2013

Facility Security Assessment, Port of Tacoma, WA

Lead Designer 2011 - 2012 - Phase 2

Security Enhancements Project, Port of San Francisco, CA

Principal-in-Charge & Lead Designer 2012 - 2013

Surveillance Migration Project, Port of Oakland, CA

Managing Consultant & Lead Designer 2013

Access Control Improvements Project, Port of Portland, OR

Lead Designer 2013

Access Control & TWIC Improvements Project, Port of Everett, WA

Security & Communications Consultant 2008 - 2009

Surveillance Migration Project, SeaTac International Airport, WA