Peter Tarlow,
Ph.D
Dr.
Peter E. Tarlow is an
expert specializing in the impact of crime
and terrorism on the tourism industry, event
risk management, and in tourism and economic
development. Tarlow earned his Ph.D. in
sociology from Texas A&M University. He also
holds degrees in history, in Spanish and
Hebrew literatures, and in psychotherapy.
Since 1990, Tarlow has been teaching courses
on tourism, crime & terrorism to police
forces and security and tourism
professionals throughout the world.
In
1996, Tarlow became Hoover Dam's consultant
for tourism development and security. In
1998, Tarlow's role at the Bureau of
Reclamation expanded. He was asked to
develop a tourism security program for all
Bureau of Reclamation properties and visitor
centers. In 1999, the US Customs service
asked Tarlow to work with its agents in the
area of customer service, cultural
awareness, and custom's impact on the
tourism and visitor industry. In 2000 Tarlow,
due to interagency cooperation on the part
of the Bureau of Reclamation, helped to
prepare security and FBI agents for the Salt
Lake City 2002 Winter Games. In 2003, Tarlow
was asked to take on special assignments
dealing with iconic security for the US
National Park Service.
Tarlow
also lectures for Homeland Security. In that
capacity, he has lectured to both urban and
rural tourism areas across the United
States. Tarlow lectures at major
universities around the world. He also
lectures on the topic of prisons as breeding
grounds for terrorism for the United States
Bureau of Prisons and for the Department of
Justice's counter terrorism groups.
Tarlow
has worked with US government and
international agencies such as the US Park
Service at the Statue of Liberty, The
Smithsonian's Institution's Office of
Protection Services, Philadelphia's
Independence Hall and Liberty Bell and New
York's Empire State Building. He has also
worked with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, The Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, and the United Nation's WTO (World
Tourism Organization), the Center for
Disease Control (Atlanta, Triangle Series).
Tarlow speaks throughout North and Latin
America, the Middle East and Europe. Some of
the topics about which he speaks are: the
sociology of terrorism, its impact on
tourism security and risk management, the US
government's role in post terrorism
recovery, and how communities and businesses
must face a major paradigm shift in the way
they do business. Tarlow has trained
numerous police departments throughout the
world in TOPS (Tourism Oriented Policing
Skills) and offers certification in this
area.
Tarlow
is a member of the Distance Learning Faculty
of "The George Washington University" in
Washington, DC. He is also an adjunct
faculty member of Colorado State University
and the Justice Institute of British
Columbia (Vancouver, Canada). Tarlow is also
an honorary professor at the Universidad de
Especialidades Turisticas (Quito, Ecuador),
of the Universidad de la Policia Federal
(Buenos Aires, Argentina), and on the EDIT
faculty at the University of Hawaii in Manoa,
(O'ahu). Tarlow lectures on security issues,
life safety issues, and event risk
management at numerous other universities
around the world including universities in
the United States, Latin America, Europe,
the Pacific Islands, and the Middle East.
Tarlow
is a well-know author in the field of
tourism security. He is a contributing
author in the first major book on tourism
security book Tourism, Crime and
International Security Issues (John Wiley &
Sons) and has published numerous academic
and applied research articles regarding
issues of security including articles
published in The Futurist, the Journal of
Travel Research and Security Management. In
1999 Tarlow co-edited "War, Terrorism, and
Tourism." a special edition of the Journal
of Travel Research. In 2002 Tarlow published
Event Risk Management and Safety (John Wiley
& Sons). The Chinese language edition of
Event Risk Management and Safety will be
published in 2005 (I am not sure this
occurred). Tarlow also writes and speaks for
major organizations such as the Organization
of US State Dams, and The International
Association of Event Managers. He has
recently completed two new major works, one
on "dark tourism" appeared in "Niche
Tourism" (Elsever University Press) and one
on theories of terrorism. Tarlow also writes
and publishes "Tourism Tidbits," an
electronic newsletter on tourism and travel.
Thousands of tourism and travel
professionals around the world read "Tourism
Tidbits" in its English, Spanish, Turkish,
and Croatian language editions. Tarlow is
also a regular contributor to the joint
electronic tourism newsletter, ETRA,
published jointly by Texas A&M University
and the Canadian Tourism Commission.
Tarlow's fluency in many languages enables
him to speak throughout the world (United
States, the Caribbean, Latin America,
Europe, and Africa, and the Eastern
Pacific). Tarlow also lectures on current
and future trends in the tourism industry,
rural tourism economic development, the
gaming industry, issues of crime and
terrorism, the role of police departments in
urban economic development, and
international trade. Tarlow has done
extensive research on the impact of school
calendars on the tourism industries, on
tourism crime, and on terrorism. Tarlow is
also well known in the area of rural tourism
having lectured on this subject in numerous
states throughout the United States. Tarlow
publishes extensively in these areas and
writes numerous professional reports for US
governmental agencies and for businesses
throughout the world.
Tarlow
has appeared on National televised programs
such as Dateline: NBC and on CNBC. Tarlow
organizes conferences around the world
dealing with visitor safety and security
issues and with the economic importance of
tourism and tourism marketing. He also works
with numerous cities, states, and foreign
governments to improve their tourism
products and to train their tourism security
professionals.
Tarlow
is a founder and president of Tourism & More
Inc. (T&M). He currently is the executive
director of the Texas Chapter of the Travel
and Tourism Research Association (TTRA).
Tarlow is a member of the International
Editorial Boards of "Turizam" published in
Zagreb, Croatia, "Anatolia: International
Journal of Tourism and Hospitality
Research," published in Turkey, "Turismo:
Viso e Ao" published in Brazil, and "Estudios
y Perspectivas en Turismo," published in
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Randall W. Mack, CPP,
CFE, CHS-III
Mack is the Vice
President of Tourism & More in charge of the
Pacific Rim, including Hawaii, Japan,
Australia, and the Philippines. Mack has
over 30 years experience in management,
design & engineering, contracting, safety,
security, and law enforcement. He has
chaired a number of safety/security
conferences held in Hawaii and was invited
to speak at the Hawaiis Governors Safety
Conference on The Emerging Trends for
Safety & Security. Mack participated in
the NAVAA (Visitors Crime Victims
Conference). He has designed & engineered
safety/security systems and program for the
hospitality industry, medical facilities,
and state facilities using the latest state
of the art technology.
Mack is
certified as a Risk Assessment Manager by
Sandia Laboratories. He is certified by the
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS
International) as a Certified Protection
Professional (CPP) and by the American
College of Forensic Examiners as a Certified
Homeland Security specialist, level III.
Some of Macks projects include the
University of Hawaii, John Burns School of
Medicine, three state harbor projects for
the Department of Land and Natural
resources, Harbor Division, Maui County
Municipal Building, Maui Satellite City
Hall, and Maui Water Department. He was
recently appointed by the Governor of Hawaii
and confirmed by its Senate to serve as
member of the State Board of Private
Detectives and Guards. Since his retirement
in 1995 from the federal government, he has
been involved with safety/security
consulting for many large organizations,
testifying as an expert witness on a number
of premise liability cases, and working as
the Director of Security for several major
hotels. His design and engineering
background allows him to develop drawings
and plans. In 2005 he was honored as a TOP
COP by the Hawaii Coalition of Law
Enforcement and Security Agencies for giving
rescue breathing to save the life of a
Japanese tourist.
Daniel
B. Kennedy, Ph.D., C.P.P
Dr.
Kennedy is a professor of criminal justice
and security administration at the
University of Detroit Mercy. He is a former
probation officer and police academy
director who has served as a guest lecturer
at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. A
graduate of the National Crime Prevention
Institute, he is also designated a Certified
Protection Professional by the American
Society for Industrial Security and a
Certified Clinical Sociologist by the
Sociological Practice Association.
Dr.
Kennedy applies his understanding of
criminal behavior to the evaluation of crime
prevention and security operations at
hotels, casinos, multihousing complexes,
parking facilities, retail establishments,
educational institutions, shopping centers,
and a variety of other settings. For the
past several years, he has had a particular
interest in tourist security and safety.
Dr.
Kennedy has been extensively involved as a
consulting and testifying expert in premises
liability litigation throughout the U.S. and
abroad. He frequently makes presentations to
audiences comprised of legal, insurance, and
security professionals; and he has published
widely in the areas of security
administration and premises liability for
negligent security.
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Terry Revella
Terrance Revella has had over
30 years of law enforcement experience with
the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation Police Captain
before retiring. Revella has also worked as
part of the New York State Office of
Homeland Security. He is a survivor of the
September 11th (2001) World Trade
Center Disaster. Revella also served as the
New York State Health and Safety Officer,
and as New Yorks Governors liaison for
the entire Ground Zero clean-up operation.
Revella
has been instrumental in the development of
numerous anti-terrorism programs. Many of
these programs are being used throughout the
world. His presentation on Public Building
Security has been utilized by various law
enforcement agencies in Australia, England.
Prior to his retirement, Revella spearheaded
a program to create a National Law
Enforcement Identification Card which would
facilitate the identification of emergency
personnel responding to major incidents in
jurisdictions not their own.
While
employed by the New York State Department of
Corrections, Revella helped establish the
Harriman Training Academy, and served as its
Behavioral Modification Officer (Officer in
Charge of the Recruits).
Revella
service as a police commander for over 15
years has given him a wide range of
knowledge in multiple forms of event and
tourism security. He was the Governors
liaison to the New York Citys Office of
Emergency Management for all major incidents
including: ferry accidents, New Years Eve
in Times Square, parades, building
collapses, building explosions, and an
outbreak of the West Nile Virus, where he
worked closely with Mayor Rudolph Guiliani.
He has performed dignitary protection for
the Republican National Convention, foreign
dignitaries, as well as the President of the
United States.
Revella is a Marine Corps,
Vietnam Veteran. He is the most decorated
member of the Department of Environmental
Conservation, having also been awarded the
Samuel S. Taylor award, the departments
Medal of Honor. He is a member of
International Chiefs of Police Association,
the New York State Chiefs of Police
Association, the International Narcotics
Officers Association, the New York State
Fraternal Order of Police,, the American
Legion, Delta Epsilon Tau and the Gold Key
National Honor
Society.
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Lothel
Crawford
Lothel
Crawford Jr is a retired New York City
Detective and was a member of the elite
United States Secret Service Task Force, New
York Field Office. He has over 26 years of
combined experience in law enforcement,
security training, private security
administration and consulting. Currently, he
is a consultant for Security Plus
Consultants and PR Concepts. During the last
four years with the US Secret Service he
assisted in many high profile cases in New
York City and around the country the
country. He is skilled in identifying and
developing strategic business alliances with
the Financial Institutions.
Mr.
Crawford is considered on of New York's
premier experts in the field of financial
fraud. He lectures, consults, and provides
technical assistance on films in the United
States and around the world. He trains
police, security, and casino personnel in
various methods and techniques used to
successfully size criminals. He is a high
level trainer in the area of Identity Fraud
Theft, Credit card, Counterfeit Money
Forgery Scams, Bank Fraud, Casino Fraud,
Distraction Theft, Money Laundering, School
Safety Violence and other offenses involving
U. S. Obligation and Securities.
Mr.
Crawford has been called upon many times by
the New York City Police Department to
testify as an expert witness. Mr. Crawford
has appeared on numerous television shows;
The Montel Williams Show, New York One, Fox
News, Prime Time, CNBC, Cable 67, Good
Morning America, London Weekend Television,
Court Television, TLC. Mr. Crawford is a
member of Internal Security
Association-Financial Firms, Hotel
Association of New York City Metropolitan
Area, and the Golden Key National Honor
Society.
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Richard Feenstra
Richard Feenstra is a former police and
military non-commissioned officer who
specializes in tourism security and
training. Feenstra is a graduate of Texas
A&M University, from which he holds a
masters degree in human resource
development. Feenstra's bachelor's degree,
also from Texas A&M University, is in
tourism science. Feenstra combines academic
knowledge with practical experience gained
from living through the United States and
Europe. Feenstra brings to Tourism & More
specializations in such diverse areas as:
weapons of mass destruction, transitory
medical issues, arrest search and seizure,
interview processing, crime scene
search, standardized field sobriety
testing, use of force and defensive
tactics, drug recognition and
interdiction, hazardous material
identification and response, nuclear and
biological, and chemical warfare.
Feenstra is both computer literate and has
experience in web page development and
analysis. Feenstra has also worked as a
trainer for the International Association of
Chief's of Police. In that capacity,
Feenstra taught US Customs officials about
issues of cultural diversity and customer
service. As a military instructor, Feenstra
has taught courses in leadership,
operational planning, and critical incident
resolution.
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Eduardo Leite
Eduardo Leite brings his world-class athletic and business acumen
to the world of sports security. Leite
received his bachelor of art and MBA degree
in Hotel and Tourism Science from Portugal's
Fernando Pessoa University. His is also
holds degrees in accounting and
administration.
Leite represents Tourism & More in Europe. Leite is T&M's expert in
Sports Tourism and in Educational Tourism.
Leite knows sports from the ground up. He
began his professional football (Soccer)
career in 1989. During the next decade his
professional sports career permitted him to
play for such Portuguese football clubs as
Gil Vicente, Desportivo das Aves, Feirense,
Sanjoanense and Arrifanense. It also
allowed him to view tourism security issues
from both the fans' and the athlete's
perspective.
After retiring from the world of professional sport, Leite founded
and became the president of the Technical
and Scientific Foundation for Sports (Fundao
Tcnica e Cientfica do Desporto) known by
its acronym FTCD. The FTCD is not Leite's
only business enterprise. During the last
ten years Leite has also founded Enterpriser
SGPS Inc. which international holdings in
Europe and South America. Leite also acts
as a legal advisor to the courts in Santa
Maria da Feira. and in the European tourism
community.
Leite uses this inside knowledge of European sports plus his
academic research skills to help tourism
professionals understand and work with
sports authorities in the field of tourism
sports security. Ever since the Munich
Olympic Games, sporting event security has
become a major factor in a tourism
community's economic success. After the
September 11, 2001 incidents the public
became even more aware of the fact that
sports cannot be divorced from security.
The rise of hooliganism at international
soccer games has given tourism entities yet
another concern. Leite confronts these
issues by combining the best of academic
knowledge, sporting experience and tourism
knowledge. He offers tourism officials a
complete listing of the what-to- do's and
what-not-to-do's of successful sports
security.
Leite is highly involved in his community. His civic and charitable
contributions include his having served as
the president of Santa Maria da Feira's
cultural center for orphans, treasurer of
the Fogaa society and secretary of his
local Business Association. He currently
works as an advisor to his community's
planning board. Leite has lectured on
tourism issues in both Portugal and abroad.
He brings a sense of warmth and love of
sport with a businessman's keen eye for
detail.
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Warren J.
Ferreira, M.A., CPP, CSC, CHS-III
Mr.
Ferreira has been in the private security
field since 1990 and is presently the
Corporate Director of Security for Outrigger
Hotels and Resorts. Mr. Ferreira had over
twenty-nine years of experience in police
work with the Honolulu Police Department,
the last six and one-half years as Deputy
Chief and the second-in-command. He has
lectured at the university level in the
areas of Criminal Justice and Political
Science. He has served on a number of
select committees with the State of Hawaii,
in the areas of corrections and technology,
and is presently a member of the Standing
Committee on Crisis Management for the
American Society for Industrial Security.
Mr.
Ferreira has been very involved with
Hawaiis Crimes Against Tourists Conferences
that have led to a number of initiatives
instrumental in reducing crimes against
tourists in Hawaii. He has worked closely
with the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii and
participated in National Association VOCA
(Victims of Crime Acts) Assistance
Administrators Conferences and Workshops. He
is a member of the International Association
of Professional Security Consultants and
holds their designation as Certified
Security Consultant. He provides expert
witness testimony on civil litigation cases
in the areas of premises liability and
police policies and procedures. He has been
designated as an expert witness on the Use
of Force in both the State and Federal
Courts in the State of Hawaii and conducts
classes dealing with the ramifications in
the use of deadly force.
Mr. Ferreira was appointed by the Governor of Hawaii and
currently serves as the Chair of the State Board of Private Detectives and
Guards. He holds Private Detective and Guard Licenses from the State of Hawaii.
He is the Immediate Past President of CrimeStoppers Honolulu and the Hawaii
Visitor Industry Security Association and the current President of Fountains at
Makiki Condominium Association and Past Chairman and present Vice-Chair of the
Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii.
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Diego Garcia,
M.S and M.A
Diego
Garcia is an economist and financial manager
who brings to Tourism & More a wide range of
international business experience. Garcia
has worked as a director of the National
Honey Board (Longmont, CO) and as its
International Marketing Director/Consultant.
He also served as the president of an
international coffee import/export
business. Garcia has had extensive
experience in international finance and
stock transactions providing him with
insights into the field of international
trade. In the field of advertising and
marketing, he has promoted multiple products
and services throughout Latin America, the
Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Garcias
fluency in Spanish allows him to work
throughout Latin Americas Spanish speaking
nations.
In 1998,
Garcia joined Texas A&M Universitys
(College Station) staff first as the
assistant director for Latin American
programs and then as the director of the L.T.
Jordan Institute for International
Awareness. As such, he develops
partnerships with large corporations to
promote international education,
understanding, and career development. In
this capacity he manages a one and half
million-dollar endowment that funds
international internships, research, and
service programs. Garcia works closely with
U.S. and foreign corporations to develop
experiential education programs, and perform
fundraising efforts with corporate sponsors
to secure funds for international student
travel opportunities.
Garcia
also has experience in conference
development and organization. As president
of Americas premier international student
educational internship placement service
Garcia not only provides Tourism & More with
a wide range of international networks, but
also intercultural dynamics.
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Richard Hudak
Richard
G. Hudak, Managing Partner, Resort
Security International, graduated from
Harvard University (BA) and later earned
Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from
InterAmerican School of Law in San Juan,
Puerto Rico. From 1967 to 1970, Mr.
Hudak served as an Officer in the United
States Marine Corps and was decorated
for his actions in combat during the
Vietnam war. Following military service,
Mr.Hudak was appointed as a Special
Agent in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and was assigned to
several offices during his 11 year
career investigating criminal matters,
conducting background checks on
presidential appointments, and working
counter-espionage cases.
Mr.Hudaks corporate career includes
cross-industry experience as Director of
Corporate Security positions in banking
(Mbank, Dallas, TX); hotels ( ITT
Sheraton Corporation500 hotels in 64
countries) and most recently with Loews
Corporation (a holding company comprised
of Loews Hotels, Bulova Watch
Corporation, CNA Insurance, Lorillard
Tobacco, Diamond Offshore Drilling,
Texas Gas, Gulf South).
In
addition, Mr. Hudak has been employed as
an International Security Consultant
with Ackerman and Palumbo, Risk
Management Group, and with Resort
Security International, a company that
he incorporated in Delray Beach,
Florida. As an Adjunct Professor, he has
taught Masters level courses at John
Jay University, NYC and has lectured at
NYU, George Washington University, and
at the Hotel Management School in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
In his
current capacity as Managing Partner,
Resort Security International (RSI), Mr.
Hudak provides security expert witness
testimony and litigation support for
several national law firms. RSI also
works with architects and developers
during construction of new resorts and
hotels to create a practical and cost
effective approach to security. RSI
conducts security surveys and audits,
and provides consultation for existing
hotels and resorts, marinas, golf clubs,
equestrian and ski operations to ensure
that they have reasonable protection and
safeguards in place. Finally, RSI
provides valuable security expertise to
selected vendors of security equipment,
technology and services.
Mr. Hudak
is an active member of ISMA, ASIS,
Society of Former Special Agents of the
FBI, VFW, American Legion, Harvard Club
of NYC and Palm Beach, and the Harvard
Varsity Club. He is on the Board of
Advisors for I-OnAsia, PPM-2000,
IdentityTheft911 and is a frequent
contributor to Stafford Publications.
Mr. Hudak has authored numerous
published articles regarding
contemporary issues in security
management and has appeared on both
radio and television programs. Mr.Hudak
was featured on the cover of Security
Magazine, January, 2007 edition.
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Dave Wiggins
Dave Wiggins
is the past president of the
California Tourism Safety & Security
Association, a non-profit
collaboration of law enforcement,
security professionals, attraction
operators, travel professionals,
tourism industry representatives and
others dedicated to improving
visitor safety via the exchange of
tourist crime and safety
information, education, and
professional networking. Dave is a
20-year veteran of California law
enforcement, and currently works on
community and tourist oriented
policing projects and
investigations. He has authored
articles, and been interviewed for a
variety of magazines and newspapers,
regarding tourism security
trends. He co-authored the
year-long field survey "Visitor
Attitudes Concerning Safety &
Security" which has received
international attention.
Dave helps administer
the Orange County Crime Alert
Network. He served as the
co-chairman of the conference
organizing committee for the annual
California Tourism Safety & Security
Conference from 2001 - 2006.
In 2001, Dave was honored by the
Orange County Tourism Council with
their Chairman's Award, the
first time the Council has
recognized a member of law
enforcement. In 2005 he received a
Congressional certificate of
commendation for his initiatives in
promoting improved visitor security.
Dave and his T&M
colleagues provide training for
convention managers, meeting
planners, tour operators, hotel and
attraction operators, and civic
groups, as well as law enforcement
and security teams. Dave recently addressed
the Hawaii Visitor Industry Security
Association in Honolulu, the
International Association of
Convention & Visitor Bureaus
Conference in Boston, the Las Vegas
Tourism Safety & Security
Conference, the Western States
Lodging Convention in Sacramento,
the Financial & Insurance Conference
Planners Association in Atlanta, the
Southern California Visitor Industry
Outlook Conference in Long Beach,
the ARLAG travel industry convention
in Guadalajara, Mexico, the
Connecticut State Police Academy,
Southern California Attractions
Security Association, Texas Visitor
Safety Conference, Meeting
Professionals International,
Hospitality Sales & Marketing
Association International, and
Soroptimist International.
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Tomer Benito
brings the practical aspect of
security in tourism with vast
experience and hands-on
knowledge. Mr. Benito served as
a Staff Sergeant in a special
unit of the IDF's (Israel
Defense Forces) Paratrooper
Brigade.
Benito was in
charge of the IDF's Elite
Officers School Medical and
Emergency Team and received the
President Award for Excellence
in Service. He joined the ISA
(Israel Security Agency - Shin
Beit).
In 2002 he was
assigned to LAX, Los Angeles
International Airport, as a
security officer and expert
profiler. He received
specialized training in areas
such as explosives and both
passenger and air freight
screenings. During his service
at LAX, Mr. Benito was part of
the terrorist attack mitigation
that occurred at the terminal in
July 2002.
Among his duties
as an instructor and consultant,
Mr. Benito has developed
training programs and
initiatives that have been
implemented by organizations
worldwide. He designed,
developed, and delivered
training and development
initiatives to various agencies
and multinational organizations.
Mr. Benito's main objectives was
to change the mindset towards
threats and to thwart terrorism
in its field of operation-the
psychological warfare. He is the
mastermind behind The Art of
Deterrence, a Homeland Security
approved program for threat
mitigation as well as several
others. Mr. Benito's programs
credit his audiences with
Continuing Education Units (CEU)
provided by San Diego State
University.
Mr. Benito is the
author of Rain for the Wicked-a
fictitious training novel,
various training manuals, and
several articles in leading
magazines. He is an expert in
public speaking, security
engineering, and articulation of
vulnerabilities. Mr. Benito pays
special attention to the three
E's in his programs-Engaging,
Entertaining, and Educating. Mr.
Benito is currently focusing on
the effectiveness of deterrence
measures on the targets selected
for terrorism.
Mr. Benito holds
a Bachelor of Arts in Geography
from the University of Haifa,
Israel and a Master of Arts in
Geographical Information Systems
from California State
University, Northridge. His
focus in the field of study was
spatial distribution of
terrorists and vulnerable
spaces.
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Michael S. Pincus is an Information Technology executive, strategist,
and content analyst, who has given professional counsel to government,
defense, and commercial enterprises in many fields over the last 25
years. Operating through his US company
Mnemotrix Systems, Inc.,
which is a full service Enterprise Systems company begun in 1986 as a
B2B technology developer and integrator for Advanced Information Systems
applications, he provides custom intelligent agent database, and
information mining, fusion and analysis services hosted and distributed
over the Internet to corporate clients world-wide.
He hosts a multitude of applications and back-end "thick" solutions
for commercial business intelligence and other types of strategic
information needs including social media sentiment
decoding for a multitude of U.S. and foreign companies, as well as
providing mission critical studies and trend analysis.
His work includes advanced methods in data mining and fusion, for
retrieving and correlating text and images using concepts and ideas
and in natural language. He is an expert in devising data and
information mining algorithms (intelligent agent software) which
can locate and automatically connect ideas, metaphors, concepts
and themes to other similar ideas and motifs in news, creative
literature, technical, scientific and medical material, and many
other bodies of mission-critical and strategic data including the
extraction of sentiment and trends from social media.
He has designed and implemented advanced text and computing
applications for NASA, the US Dept of Agriculture, the Dept of Energy,
the Dept of Defense and other branches of the U.S. Government,
for private corporations and educational institutions worldwide,
and contributed to much of the early R&D in Artificial Intelligence
in the field of Information Mining and Strategic Data Fusion.
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Siddharth Ashvin Shah, MD, MPH is a physician blending a knowledge of
international crisis work, integrative medicine, East-West health
systems, medical hypnosis, group psychology, post-traumatic recovery
and stress management research. He spends half his time as medical
director of Greenleaf Integrative Strategies, LLC and the other half
of his time freelancing as a public health psychosocial consultant.
A common thread to all of Dr. Shah's work is demonstrating how people
can meet trauma and related psychosocial difficulties with resiliency
and positive strategies. Most recently, his trainings have been
applied to the tourism industry after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
With experience in Ethiopia, Brazil, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and
USA, Dr. Shah teaches psychosocial resilience strategies to diverse
groups. In addition to having several best-selling wellness albums
on iTunes and Amazon, he is a speaker, educator and author on the
subjects of psychosocial first aid, disaster mental health, mind-body
techniques for anxiety, cross-cultural adaptation, and staff
self-care.
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