Insight tactics

	William 'Bill' Finlan Founder, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Finlan is a Veteran of the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps, where he served as an intelligence analyst during the Cold War era. Prior to founding Insight Tactics, he worked in various capacities within the legal industry for over 20 years, creating a successful career in providing large-scale data-collection, processing, analysis, software training and consulting services to the legal industry. During this time, Mr. Finlan provided a substantial portion of the litigation support for the discovery phase of a \$1.3 Billion judgment in Michelson v. Medtronic. Mr. Finlan has managed matters with over 30 terabytes of data in a series of interconnected databases. Mr. Finlan has created training that enlightens how a corporations’ duty and ability to counter Corporate Espionage relates to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Addressing representatives from numerous organizations and agencies, he is spreading the word about the ability of companies to minimize their exposure for theft and corporate espionage by implementing simple but uncommonly found procedures and integrating them into their current security and organizational apparatus. In early 2008, Mr. Finlan realized there was a startling lack of quality training in intelligence and counter-terrorism for our first responders within the U.S. Upon further investigation, he was also made aware that there is also insufficient intelligence analysis training for those elements which support our first responders with information. It is with this newfound understanding that Mr. Finlan set out to assemble the finest team of intelligence and counter-terrorism specialists available, transforming Insight Tactics into a major player within the intelligence training and consulting arena.
	Robert B. Marcus [FULL BIO] Chief Operations Officer Mr. Marcus is a veteran of the United States Army, having served as a Special Agent in Counterintelligence (CI) with additional duties as a Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collector and HUMINT Analyst. He has conducted and overseen multiple threat and vulnerability assessments for the Department of Defense, as well as audits of retail properties and procedures. He is a well respected HUMINT trainer, having delivered training on various aspects of Military Intelligence to soldiers of the U.S. Army deploying overseas. Mr. Marcus served as a Special Agent Counterintelligence with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault!) at Ft. Campbell, KY with whom he deployed to both Kosovo, and to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom 1. During his tenure, Mr. Marcus spearheaded HUMINT Collection Team operations as well as source handling and management, conducted HUMINT analysis, assisted the 101st Airborne Division's senior CI/HUMINT Officer (G2X) in developing standard operating procedures for the management and standards for HUMINT operations, accounted for the management of overall division HUMINT Operations and Intelligence Oversight. In support of combat operations for the 101st, Mr. Marcus conducted comprehensive Threat and Vulnerability Assessments for Division Headquarters, evaluated HUMINT collection team reports for content and value, guiding Tactical HUMINT teams in their collection efforts during walk-in and source operations ,participated in several interrogations helping break numerous detainees providing specific information on resistance leaders' activities and location. Additionally, he served as a liaison with both the FBI and CIA resulting in an effective and coordinated HUMINT collection effort throughout the Area of Responsibility and beyond. For his success, he received a Bronze Star Medal. As the Senior HUMINT Trainer for Stryker Brigade MI training team, Mr. Marcus was in charge of training all Stryker Brigade HUMINT personnel. Supervising two other HUMINT Trainers, he managed the scheduling, production and delivery of quality intelligence training to well over 1000 U.S. Army soldiers, advised five Stryker Brigade Senior HUMINT Officers and over 25 mid level HUMINT technical advisors on how to most effectively structure the Stryker HUMINT operations to produce effective HUMINT management, collection and analytical support. Mr. Marcus successfully developed and trained Urban Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (UIPB), Pattern and Link Analysis, Axis Pro, Arabic Culture, and Terrorism courses resulting in better trained, higher caliber HUMINT collectors within U.S. Army ranks. Mr. Marcus Joined Insight Tactics, LLC in 2009 where he serves as the company's Chief Operations Officer. He has dedicated himself to bringing his years of experience together in creating and driving multi-faceted training both the government and private sectors in intelligence and analysis, security, management, and counter-espionage.
	James Biesterfeld [Full Bio] Director of Security Trainin and Services SA (Ret.) U.S. Army (Ret.) Mr. Biesterfeld entered the United States Army in 1971 as Military Police. Mr. Biesterfeld’s assignments within the Military Police Branch included: Investigator, Fort Belvoir Virginia; Drug Suppression Team, Mannheim, Germany; Commander of the Guard, NATO Site 4; and Executive Protection, Giessen, Germany. In 1983, Mr. Biesterfeld was recruited into the Intelligence field as a Special Agent - Counterintelligence. Some of his assignments included: Counterintelligence Division - U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; Discreet Surveillance Team, Germany; and Operation Desert Shield/ Operation Desert Storm, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Biesterfeld was responsible for the management of a detachment of Special Agents tasked with counterintelligence, counter-terrorism and counter-espionage operations in the Central Province. He was also the senior linguist tasked with reception, translation and assessment of intelligence information from deep-cover agents operating within enemy territory. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1991, Mr. Biesterfeld became the Western Regional Manager - Investigations Division for the Wackenhut Corporation. In 1994, Mr. Biesterfeld formed Sovereign Executive Services, and brought his formidable background to bear on the fields of Executive Protection, Threat/Risk Assessment and Counterintelligence. Late in 1994, Mr. Biesterfeld also joined Brinks, Incorporated where he attained the position of Assistant Branch Manager after completing the Management Training Program. In 1996, Mr. Biesterfeld began the Threat Management Division for Code 4 Protective Services of Anaheim, California, developing a substantial clientele and specialties in Workplace Violence, Stalking Intervention and Counter Industrial Espionage. Mr. Biesterfeld extended Close Protection capabilities and provided protection to such people as Peter Jennings, David Brinkley, Pat Buchanan; and such corporations as Hyundai of America, Chrysler Corporation and Young Chang America. From January 1999 through March 1, 2009, Mr. Biesterfeld has operated Sovereign Executive Services, allowing him to expand the offered services to include counterintelligence investigations, Counter-Terrorism Support, Stalking Intervention (to include the investigation of Cyber-Stalkers), Celebrity Protection/mail analysis, Workplace Violence Intervention/Hostile Termination Support, Security Training Development and implementation, Computer Network Vulnerability Evaluations and Executive Protection, to name a few. He is also the principle security consultant for the Inland Empire Utilities Agency for matters of physical/technical security, Workplace Violence Intervention, security training and Counter-sabotage. Mr. Biesterfeld has provided Counter-terrorism consultations and training to a wide spectrum of private companies, contractors to the FBI, and the Los Angeles Police Department Anti-terrorism Division. He has also provided Terrorism Seminar training programs for the Ontario Police Department SWAT and Hostage Negotiations Team; The Riverside County Sheriff and Command Staff, the Hemet Police Department Management Staff as well as the Inland Empire Terrorism Early Warning Group, the Orange County Terrorism Early Warning Group, the Water Safety Manager’s Association of Southern California, the San Diego County Arson Task Force and the San Diego chapter of IntraGard, an FBI program working with the private sector to protect the critical infrastructure of the United States.