Mr. Funk President & COO of US Safety & Security
has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement, physical
security and executive protection.
Mr. Funk is a twenty-one veteran of the United States Secret
Service, completing his career as the Assistant to the Special
Agent in Charge of the Washington DC Field Office. During
his career Mr. Funk was assigned to the protection details
of former Presidents George H. Bush and William J. Clinton.
He was also assigned to the protection of numerous foreign
Heads of State including, Pope John Paul II, President Vladimir
Putin of Russia, Interim President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan,
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel and Prime Minister
Tony Blair. Joe was assigned to the elite Secret Service
Counter Assault Team for 3 ½ years rising to the rank
of Team Leader. He has extensive experience and knowledge
in providing executive protection and conducting complex
security assessments and surveys. Mr. Funk has received extensive
training and experience in counter terrorism tactics. Recently
Mr. Funk was the security director for Presidential Candidates
Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
Upon retirement from the U.S. Secret Service he was a Senior
Special Agent assigned to the Office of Special Investigations
(GAO). His investigations were conducted for the Select Committee
for Homeland Security and the Select Committee for Intelligence.
Mr. Funk began his law enforcement career as a County Detective
with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, in Paterson
NJ. He was assigned to the Narcotics/Organized Crime Unit.
His work focused primarily on organized crime figures, narcotic
traffickers, violent crimes, homicides and insurance fraud.
Mr. Funk has authored numerous papers and appeared numerous
times on local and national television speaking on topics
ranging from of criminal investigations to national security
and enhancing corporate and personal security procedures.
He is a frequent lecturer on Workplace Violence. |
