Wiley Thompson

Mr. Thompson serves as the Chief of Domestic intelligence for 5 Stones. He was an Assistant Director of the FBI, with 25 years of service. Mr. Thompson was a Presidential Meritorious Award winner and a member of the Senior Executive Service. Mr. Thompson designed and oversaw the construction of two FBI regional field offices, one of which became a one of a kind convertible FBI Joint Operations Center. Mr. Thompson reorganized the worldwide FBI inspection and audit process. Mr. Thompson was appointed Federal Security Director for the TSA in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Thompson was appointed Special Agent in Charge of St. Louis FBI Office. Mr. Thompson was Chief of Staff for the Broward County Sheriff's Office responsible for a staff of 6,300 and a budget of $700 million.

Summary of Skills and Accomplishments

• Trained, equipped, and deployed 465 new federal screeners at Memphis International Airport with 11 million passengers annually, meeting short security deadlines. Recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for excellent customer service. No security breaches during three (3) years of leadership.
• Commanded federal anti-terrorist assets during the last visit of Pope John Paul II to the U.S., in close cooperation with the U.S. Secret Service, state and local law enforcement.
• Designed and oversaw construction of two (2) state-of-the-art FBI regional field offices, one (1) of which included a convertible Joint Operations Center, the only one (1) of its kind in the FBI.
• Initiated the first statewide crime and customer satisfaction survey in the FBI, in cooperation with Michigan State University, collecting public responses used in part to establish program priorities.
• Reorganized worldwide FBI inspection and audit process, increasing oversight while reducing operating costs and expenses by 50%.
• Diligently monitored $3 billion annual budget and performed duties similar to an Inspector General, with responsibility for inspections, planning and evaluations, audits, and major project reviews to prevent waste, fraud and abuse, while reporting to the Director.
• Special events coordinator at FBIHQ, responsible for the planning and implementation of high profile activities involving the President, Vice President, Attorney General and Director.
• Introduced Enterprise IT Project Management protocol to the sheriff�s office, minimizing the risk of cost overruns and delays.
• Consolidated BSO fire rescue and law enforcement E911 dispatch/communications under a unified command, reducing overhead and increasing efficiency, while successfully achieving national reaccreditation. The combined communications center processes more than 3 million calls for service annually.
• Expanded BSO training for sworn and civilian personnel, partnered with four (4) major universities, and created first-ever opportunity for distance learning. Established new supervisor leadership academy and developed an executive leadership certificate program drawing students from throughout the southeast United States, in cooperation with the National Sheriff's Association and the University of Louisville.
• Managed new business development and delivery of service by 1,000 private security employees in nine (9) branch offices in Southern California. Clients included The Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles Times, Motorola, San Diego Union Tribune, Sony, and Toyota. Retained legacy accounts while growing business for a multi-national security firm with 18 thousand employees and ISO 9001:2000 registration.
• Restructured BSO law enforcement and fire rescue and emergency services training, resulting in better coordination and efficiency.
• Redesigned and deployed new automated scheduling system for 600 firefighters/paramedics.

Career History

• Assistant Director, U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Washington, D.C.
• Federal Security Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, TSA, Memphis, TN.
• Chief of Staff/Executive Director, Broward Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
• Vice President, Guardsmark LLC, Memphis, TN.
• Deputy Assistant Director, Special Agent in Charge, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Supervisor, Special Agent, FBI, Washington, D.C. and other locations.
• Deputy Sheriff, Cole County (MO)
• News Anchor/Reporter, KRCG-TV (CBS), Jefferson City, MO

Education, Certificates and Awards

• Lincoln University of Missouri, Bachelor of Science.
• FBI Academy Basic, Supervisory and Executive Leadership Training.
• Harvard University, Certificates: (1) Senior Managers in Government; (2) Strategic Computing and Telecommunications for the Public Sector.
• Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Senior Executive.
• State of Florida, Law Enforcement Officer Certification.
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Certificates, Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 300, 400 and 700.
• Recognized in book "After: How America Confronted the September 12 Era," by Steven Brill, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY 2003

Professional Memberships

• Broward County Chiefs of Police Association.
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Police Image and Ethics Committee.
• National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
• National Sheriff's Association.
• Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).