John A. Aybar
Principal Security Officer • Global Security Consultant • Head of Investigations • Risk Assessments • Tactical Operations • Internal/External Partnerships • Reduced Budgetary Spend • Defined Operations
- Role
- Security Program Officer at Bureau Of Diplomatic Security
- Location
- Sterling, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John A. Aybar
Experienced Security and Operations Professional with a proven track record in managing $250M of U.S. Government contracts providing asset protection to U.S. Embassies in Africa, overseeing embassy compound security construction projects, leading teams of over 100 special agents across 75 US embassies, improving customer satisfaction, reducing crime complaints, and effectively managing budgets and resources across various international locations. How I Drive Security Excellence: • Guided security programs with over 3,500 personnel regarding physical, operational, technical, information, industrial, counterintelligence, and investigative issues. • Defined and launched security requirements at the 2nd largest US Embassy while providing day-to-day, cross-functional security programs and security operations support. • Identified physical security requirements and solutions to sustain and enhance programs. • Aligned all hardware, software, and systems to US government security requirements. My Leadership in Security Operations: • Deputy Regional Security Officer - Investigations & Operations • Identified and implemented physical and technical security requirements, principles, and methods to complications, and created solutions to sustain and enhance program security execution, emergency planning and crisis management to protect security-controlled facilities. • Spearheaded criminal fraud investigations of visas and passport fraud globally. • Investigated counterterrorism and counterintelligence in the US Embassy and US Consulates located within India. • Supervised over 75 foreign, personal, and third-party service contractors to deliver counter-threat training programs to foreign affairs personnel. Reducing Crime Complaints: • Reduced crime complaints by 80% through new policy implementations. • Improved customer satisfaction by 12% while decreasing customer complaints by 20%. • Accelerated background investigations by 33%. • Saved 10% annually on assigned budgets by evaluating and shifting program focuses.
Experience
Security Program Officer
Aug 2024 — Present · Arlington, VA
Serve as a program manager with responsibility for providing policy guidance and management oversight of local guard, and surveillance detection programs and local bodyguard operations that provide security for U.S. government employees and dependents at overseas post.
Education
City University of New York - The City College of NY
Master of Science
1994 — 1996
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