Doug SMITH

                                              Field Operations Director

 Law Enforcement Academic Research Network (L.E.A.R.N.)

 The Animal Rights movement continues to grow in sophistication and capability.  Their goal is the abolition of all animals used in the agriculture industry.  Their capability is enhanced by having formed alliances with thirty (30) other like- minded groups and by consolidating their funding to a level of over $290 million dollars. Currently, one of their key issues is the confinement of animals.  As such, the process of transporting animals is of interest to these groups. This means they are a credible threat to the animal transportation industry.

Over the past 10 years LEARN Inc. has helped local, state, and federal government agencies, and private industry develop successful threat management strategies. Our clients, come from law enforcement, public health, emergency management, Universities, USDA, DOJ, and various corporate clients. 

This presentation provided guidance on setting up a threat management capability for your organization.  Topics included protective intelligence and analysis, surveillance detection methods, and threat reporting.

Doug is currently a Security Program Manager for the US Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, Special Programs Section.

As the Field Operations Director for LEARN Inc. Doug is responsible for the program management and oversight of customized security and anti-terrorism training to clients, including federal, state, and local government entities and employees.  He plans, develops, delivers and monitors training, which focuses on anti-terrorism preparedness, vulnerability assessment of facilities, the development of protective intelligence capabilities, and the implementation of threat management strategies.  Assists clients in clarifying training needs; presents customized solutions.

Doug orchestrated, designed, and delivered a customized anti-terrorism training program for the USDA-FSIS nationwide; his team completed the initiative within the projected budget and 18-month timeline.  Additionally he designed a process with the USDA-FSIS media lab to develop a customized, interactive video used to facilitate training; trained 75 selected instructors to deliver a six-hour, short-course of the anti-terrorism course.  Designed and implemented an effective and efficient curriculum revision process that ensured all existing programs met Department of State standards.  Conceived a customized instructor development course for 18 Department of State High Threat Protection instructors, ensuring they met standards for instructor certification for the Certified Technical Trainer (CTT) competencies.  Conceived a national threat and vulnerability course for the Department of Justice, which was delivered across 25 states and regarded by participants as a highly interactive, effective course.  Participants represented six disciplines, including fire, medical, law enforcement, public works, administration, emergency management, and federal and state government entities.