Larry E. Ness Ph.D.
Larry Ness, Ph.D. is the President/Owner of
Ness Group International.
Larry is a former member of the U.S. Secret Service, where
he was also a Faculty Member with the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center.
He served as a Corporate Security Director
for a major Utility, and was Executive Director for the
Electric Power Research Institute, Dallas, TX.
Larry also served as Chairman of the North Dakota Parole
Board, was past member of the North Dakota Pardon Board,
and was President of the Board, Heartview Foundation, a
drug and alcohol treatment facility.
He is a seasoned speaker and has given numerous
presentations on Utility/Energy Security, published articles
on Security in national Energy Publications and recently
completed writing a 400-page book entitled "Protecting
Our Nations Utility/Energy Infrastructures".
Larry holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice Management.
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Michael D. Ness
Michael D. Ness is the current owner of Michael
D. Ness, Business Risk Consulting, a Washington State based
Risk Management and Security Firm.
As a member of the Ness Group Executive Team,
Michael is an experienced consultant with domestic and international
expertise in Corporate Risk Management (Enterprise Risk),
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning, Loss/Fraud
Prevention and Corporate Security. He is a proactive leader
and project manager, who can rapidly identify organizational
vulnerabilities and risk exposures, formulate multiple strategic
plans, initiate change and implement new processes in challenging
environments.
Offering a blend of business and operational
strengths, Michael has achieved success in business startups
and departmental turnarounds to include significant cost
reductions, improved efficiency and risk identification
and mitigation.
Michael holds a BS in Administration of Justice
and is certified as a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery
planner through USG Inc., and a former member of the U.S.
Secret Service (EPS).
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Ashley K. Ness
Ashley K. Ness is a Licensed Private Investigator,
Security Consultant, Commissioned Security Officer, and Personal
Protection Officer (PPO).
Ashley specializes in Criminal Background Checks,
Due Diligence Checks, and provides Private Protection Services
to High Profile Executives. She is also a certified EMT (Emergency
Medical Technician) with field experience responding to emergency
medical situations.
Ashley has an excellent management, marketing
background with in-depth experience working with crisis management
situations which include on site experience working closely
with the Hurricane Katrina evacuation process in New Orleans.
Ms. Ness additionally has expertise conducting large scale
security assessments in the areas of Physical Security, Cyber
Security, Bio/Chemical Security in the Utility/Energy industry
and the Service Industry.
Ms. Ness attended the University of New Orleans
where she majored in Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism and also attended
Delgado Community College (New Orleans) where she majored
in Nursing.
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Chris McLelland
Christopher is a Certified Computer Examiner
("CCE"), Certified Information Systems Security
Professional ("CISSP") and a Texas Licensed Private
Investigator with over 15 years experience.
He began his professional career in the United
States Air Force as a Signals Intelligence Analyst. Shortly
after, he joined Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) where
he led studies in the reverse engineering of security products
for the National Security Agency and Penetration Testing
for numerous military and DoD installations around the world.
While still at CSC he instructed special agents within the
Army, Air Force, NSA and the Secret Service in computer
forensics investigation techniques.
Christopher then joined Cap Gemini Ernst &
Young (CGE&Y) where he built and lead the North American
Risk Assessment & Computer Investigations Practice.
Christopher is currently managing the e-Discovery Practice
of LDM Group LLC where he provides litigation support for
his clients by forensically collecting and analyzing electronic
data intended to be used in the court of law.
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