Summary:
Seasoned Senior FBI and private industry sales management executive with significant international experience available to provide consulting or employee services with focus on sales and marketing for national defense, homeland security or commercial security products and services. Licensed broker and exporter with US State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls for international sales of ITAR controlled products; active Federal Firearms License holder.
Professional Experience
The Pledger Company, LLC – February 2005-Present – President
Provider of professional executive and sales/marketing services to firearm/defense industry companies. Web site at www.pledgerco.com .
SIG SAUER, Inc. (formerly Sigarms) – June 2002-February 2005, Vice President – Law Enforcement and Military Sales
DAC Technologies Group International – September 2000-June 2002, President/ CEO
GLOCK, Inc. – Ma
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Summary:
Seasoned Senior FBI and private industry sales management executive with significant international experience available to provide consulting or employee services with focus on sales and marketing for national defense, homeland security or commercial security products and services. Licensed broker and exporter with US State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls for international sales of ITAR controlled products; active Federal Firearms License holder.
Professional Experience
The Pledger Company, LLC – February 2005-Present – President
Provider of professional executive and sales/marketing services to firearm/defense industry companies. Web site at www.pledgerco.com .
SIG SAUER, Inc. (formerly Sigarms) – June 2002-February 2005, Vice President – Law Enforcement and Military Sales
DAC Technologies Group International – September 2000-June 2002, President/ CEO
GLOCK, Inc. – May 1996–July 2000, National Sales Manager, Commercial, Law Enforcement, Export
Federal Bureau of Investigation – Feb. 1966 – May 1996, Retired as FBI Senior Executive(SES)/International Training; Extensive world-wide travel with Central/Eastern Europe focus representing FBI/U.S. Government in diplomatic role. Administrator of FBI Assessment Center in FBI Executive Development and Selection Program. Instructor in Management Science and other disciplines at FBI Academy. Manager of various national priority programs. Managed/directed FBI firearms program to train and equip Agents with firearms, ammunition, body armor, chemical agents and products for raids and dangerous assignments.
Education and Accreditations
Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA)
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)
Appointee Member – Firearms Committee, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Member – Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI
Member – FBI National Academy Associates (FBINAA)
Member – International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI)
Member Board of Trustees (Former)– Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission
Adjunct Professor (Former) , University of Virginia – Management Science
Personal
Married to the “love of his life,” Sharon, for 44 years. Two adult children, four grandchildren.
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