Douglas K. Beaver, CPP, is the senior security consultant at ATS. He is an internationally recognized security consultant and business advisor. Mr. Beaver is the former President/CEO of a prominent Washington D.C. based security organization and previously held a senior level position with a prominent global risk management firm.

Mr. Beaver has over 25 years of experience within the law enforcement and security industries, and has provided security consultation, risk assessment analysis and training on a wide variety of security matters and industry standards of care. His broad international security experience has taken him to many high threat regions in the Middle East and Asia where he has provided his security expertise and solution based consultation.

Having held high level government security clearances issued through the U.S. Defense Investigative Service Clearance Office (DISCO), Mr. Beaver has considerable expertise in the development of classified document management programs for the defense contracting industry. He developed a National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) as required for the classified security programs for which he was responsible. In addition, he was recognized and published in the 1994 Platinum Edition of the "Who's Who Worldwide" registry for demonstrated leadership achievements in the security an investigative industry. Mr. Beaver maintains the internationally recognized designation as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP®), which is acknowledged as the security profession's highest recognition of practitioners. He also holds a Level IV Homeland Security Certification through the American College of Forensics (ACFEI/ABCHS). In 2009, Mr. Beaver was appointed to the ASIS International Global Terrorism, Political Instability and International Crime Council.

Mr. Beaver has published numerous articles and white papers for industry publications periodicals and has lectured internationally on homeland security and business continuity matters for trade associations, property management firms, and Fortune 1000 companies.

His undergraduate studies were accomplished at the University of Maryland and Montgomery College with an Associate of Arts accreditation in law enforcement and Criminal Justice studies with an emphasis on business administration.