Michael Witcher

• Develop accounts and acquire federal funding for multi-million dollar security programs. • Program Manager for large-scale access control, video surveillance & analytics, C4ISR, systems design and integrated security programs for government and business. • Subject matter expert in biometrics and 2-D/3-D facial recognition (vascular scanners, fingerprint, palm, iris and retinal scanning devices). • Expert in Access Control, AFIS & IAFIS, ID Security & Verification, Smart Cards, Video Analytics, CCTV, CBRNE, C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear, and Explosive), Border Control, Transportation Security, Mass Transit, Maritime & Cargo Security, Force Protection, Critical Infrastructure Protection, HSPD-12, and FIPS-201. • Specialize in biometrics, access control and critical infrastructure protection designs, including IP devices, electro-optical/IR/thermal devices, cameras, biometrics, smart cards, contact-less cards, proximity cards, and various electric and magnetic lock devices on a fiber backbone. • Maintain extensive relationships with Members of Congress, federal agency senior personnel, and sr. executives of major government contractors including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, SAIC, CSC, EDS, AT&T and many others. • Develop force protection and physical security designs for various facilities including ports, airports, nuclear power facilities, petro-chemical facilities, and other key strategic sites. • Conducted a market analysis for a major government contractor and developed a 5-year strategic business plan for pursuing the DHS Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) market. • Prepare grant proposals to DHS/OPM/HSARPA for maritime ports and industry to assist them in procuring funding for Congressionally-mandated security upgrades and new ventures.