JAMES FRANCIS McDONNELL III
POSITION: Chairman, Trinity Applied Strategies Corporation
EDUCATION: Master
of Arts,
Bachelor of
Science,
Program for Senior Executives in
National and International Security,
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Chairman
Trinity Applied Strategies Corporation
5/2007-Present
Responsible for corporate oversight, strategic planning and business development for a Homeland and National Security technology firm. Trinity Applied Strategies Corporation is a small business emerging in a high growth sector and is expanding its capabilities in nuclear counterterrorism, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Counter-IED and technology analysis, strategic investment corporate risk mitigation business lines.
Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
12/2006-8/2007
Amtrak
Directed corporate-wide risk management activities including Counterterrorism and Police Operations, major procurements, security related capital investments and Critical Infrastructure and passenger protection programs. Negotiated a labor settlement with the Amtrak Police, who had been operating without a contract for over seven years. Directed large budgets, worked closely with DHS, DOT and other agencies as well as state and local Homeland Security officials.
President
9/2005-Present
McDonnell Consulting Group,
LLC
Provides terrorism related risk management,
crisis management, emergency response and infrastructure protection solutions
to large firm
Vice President, Chief Information and Security Officer
6/2004 – 9/2005
USEC, Inc.
Corporate Officer responsible for the strategic direction and oversight
of information technology programs and physical and cyber security operations.
Directed two large departments, coordinated operations with state and local
officials, managed labor relations with two unions and was responsible for
internal controls required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Member of the Nuclear Energy Institute
Nuclear Security Coordinating Council and the US Chamber of Commerce Homeland
Security Policy Task Force. Directed
security and IT operations at the company’s headquarters, Advanced Technology
research and development facility in Oak Ridge, TN and at major nuclear facilities
in Paducah, Kentucky and Piketon, Ohio.
Director, Protective Security Division, Office of Critical
Infrastructure Protection
3/2003-5/2004
US Department of Homeland
Security
Responsible for oversight,
direction and management of all Physical Infrastructure Protection Programs,
SCADA System protection programs and initial oversight of Cyber Security
Programs (cyber security was moved to the National Cyber Security Division
within six months) As part of the Headquarters Executive Team was a key leader
in the management of all national responses to threats, incidents and national
disasters during this period. Worked directly with Secretary Ridge and other
senior leadership to make resource allocation decisions and direct response
operations. Briefed Congress on ongoing emergency and threat related
operations. Was the DHS operational representative to the Counterterrorism
Security Group at the White House. Directed the establishment of the Protective
Senior Executive, Homeland Security Planning Office
10/2002-2/2003
The White House
Responsible for developing the
plans, budgets and policies required to transfer Critical Infrastructure
Protection operations from six federal agencies into the Department of Homeland
Security. Negotiated budgets with Congress and the Office of Management and
Budget, established interagency agreements for support and coordination for the
operational activities associated with
Director, Office of Energy Assurance
2001-2003
US Department of Energy
DOE representative to the
Counterterrorism Security Group at the White House. Directed response and recovery
operations for natural disasters, terrorism threats and large industrial
accidents. Requested to enter government service to direct the establishment of
the Office of Energy
Assurance (OEA), created following the terrorist attacks of
. Directed operations to:
Identify potential threats to the national energy infrastructure, including
natural disaster, acts of terror, sabotage, industrial accidents, and other
large-scale disruptions; Lead and coordinate efforts to expand cooperation on
national energy infrastructure issues among the federal government, states and
industry; Lead the federal government’s outreach efforts (e.g., with industry
ISACs, state government and energy emergency officials, homeland security
representatives, industry security personnel, etc.) to create partnerships with
states and industry to help ensure a secure and reliable flow of energy to
America’s homes, industry, public service facilities, and the transportation
system; Provide government and industry leaders with analysis of physical
and cyber vulnerabilities of the national infrastructure and develop scientific
and technological solutions to correct or minimize system vulnerabilities;
Develop contingency plans to minimize risks to the economy and public health
and safety through analysis of interdependencies and modeling of the cascading
effects of events that affect the energy infrastructure; Provide industry the
information necessary to implement security plans that effect or deter
terrorist acts through target hardening and implementation of procedures that
complicate terrorist’s attack planning; Coordinate national, state and industry
response and recovery capabilities to ensure seamless integration of plans and
procedures; Identify DOE
technologies and capabilities that can protect our nation’s critical energy
infrastructures and facilitate their use by the private sector and other
federal agencies.
Director, National
1996-2001
Senior manager at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science
and Education, United States Department of Energy. Developed, directed and managed an integrated
training and readiness program for national response teams responding to acts
of nuclear terrorism. Coordinated with National Security Council officials to
develop response plans and participated in Counterterrorism Coordinating
Sub-Group meetings at the White House. Directed the execution of the Domestic
Preparedness Program under which state and local officials are being assisted
in preparing for acts of nuclear terrorism.
Managed personnel, facilities and fiscal resources for a $30M U.S.
Government, multi-agency program. Recognized a
Technical Staff Member, DOE Office of Emergency Response.
1995-1996
Prepared plan
Special Mission Unit Officer in Charge
1992-1995
Naval Special Warfare
Development Group,
The Senior EOD Officer in the
Naval Officer
1975-1992
Managed and directed
counterterrorism operations, Explosive Ordnance Disposal operations, diving and
salvage operations, emergency preparedness and emergency response operations
including, nuclear and chemical weapons incidents, aircraft crashes, natural
disasters, and hazards materials spills and disposal. Directed planning, resource
allocation, evacuation and response operations. Coordinated operations with all
levels and branches of
PUBLISHED:
Local Bomb Squads
Bolster Response to Nuclear Terrorism, National Defense Magazine, September 1999
Constitutional
Issues in Federal Management of Domestic Terrorism Incidents, iUniverse Publishing,
Corporate Security in the Information Age, Aspatore Books, 2005, Contributing Author
The McGraw Hill Homeland Security Handbook,
Making Critical Technology Decisions, Aspatore Books, 2006, Contributing Author
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS:
US Chamber of
Commerce Homeland Security Task Force
Nuclear Sector Coordinating Council with US Department of Homeland
Security, 2004-2005
Senior Fellow,
George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute, 2005
Guest Lecturer,
Guest Lecturer,
American Society of
Industrial Security
Disabled American
Veterans