Joseph Rogers

About Joseph Rogers

Senior manager with 15+ years of experience directing operations and leading strategic change in security, safety, emergency response, and fire protection for DoD, DoE, DHS, and county and city governments. Current Senior Security Manager / Senior Leadership Team member at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Former Senior leader for Security and Emergency Management Division at Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). Proactive, strategically minded opportunity creator leveraging emerging technologies to help government and private entities develop innovative solutions for critical federal infrastructure and key manufacturing assets. Decisive leader with volunteer mindset. Builds trust and maintains momentum, adapts to fluid environments to deliver goals and continuous improvement. Combat experience as US Army Ranger and special operations forces leader.Highlights: Elected as Trustee, Warrenville, IL Fire Protection District, 20••••24 Received award for security operations transformation at Fermilab, 2020 Received award for COVID-19 planning and mitigation, 2020 All-American-ranked Commander of top (44th out of 700+) Veterans of Foreign Wars post, 2019 Appointed Chairman of DuPage County (933K population) Local Emergency Planning Committee, 2017 Army Achievement Medal, 2 Army Commendation Medals, Joint Service Commendation and Achievement medals

Experience

1. Director of Security & Ehs

   FINCANTIERI

   Jan 2026 — Present

   This position leads Environmental Health, Safety, and Security strategy and execution across the System of Shipyards. The Director ensures a unified approach to EHS and Security policies, procedures, and compliance programs, with emphasis on standardization, regulatory readiness, workforce well-being, asset protection, and operational continuity. Responsible for alligning EHS and Security programs across FMM, FBS, and ACE Marine to support safe and secure production, reduce incident and risk exposure, protect sensitive assets and information, advance sustainability initiatives, and lower cost drivers related to safety, security, consumables, and contracted services, without compromising compliance or protection standards.

Education

• Aurora University

  Master of Public Administration (MPA), 4.0 GPA, Aurora University, Aurora, IL, 2022

• College of DuPage

  Associate Degree (AAS), Fire Science Technology, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL, 2013

• Southern Illinois University

  Bachelor of Science in Fire Service Administration, 4.0 GPA, Southern Illinois University, 2015

Skills

• Security Operations
• Cfi
• Force Protection
• Leadership
• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Army
• First Responder
• Firearms
• Criminal Investigations
• Government
• Military Experience
• Enforcement
• Fire Protection
• Security Clearance
• Military
• Firefighting
• Emt
• Cpr Certified
• Cqb
• Training
• Combat
• Iaai-Fit
• Physical Security
• Afghanistan
• Homeland Defense
• Juvenile Fire Setter Interventionist
• Dod
• Foreign Special Military Instructor
• Investigation
• Emergency Management
• Military Operations
• Emergency Services
• Fire Investigation
• Counterterrorism
• Homeland Security
• Special Operations
• Ems
• Weapons