Mark Locus

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Itasca, Illinois 60143 ~ Cellular: (630) 361-3122

Objective: Education: Professional Certification/ Associations:

Leverage my uniquely converged investigative and protective skills to benefit an organizations efforts to safeguard its physical and financial safety and security The University of Northern Iowa Bachelor of Arts, Accounting Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Associate Certified Fraud Examiner, pursuing CFE certification in 2013 Member of Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force National and Chicago Chapter ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security) member Sidley Austin, LLP Physical Security Manager

Experience:

October 2009 February 2013

Worked with Director of Security and physical security teams to develop and enforce security procedures to ensure the world wide protection of the firms facilities, assets and personnel Managed the global strategy for the physical protection of all eighteen Sidley locations around the world Governed the firms transition from third party access control monitoring to an in -house access control monitoring platform that provided centralized, global monitoring capabilities Managed and led the firms global CCTV upgrade project Supervised the complete physical security system design for new and renovated office space. Managed and coordinated all aspects of the project by collaborating, coordinating and integrating the work with internal and external customers/vendors Provided oversight to local office personnel in the implementation and administration of automated security and CCTV systems

United States Secret Service Special Agent

December 1998 October 2009

Dual faceted mission protecting domestic and foreign heads of state/government, as well as protection of the countrys financial instruments Led and participated in numerous complex, fraud based financial investigations Developed information from internal and external sources regarding counterfeit U.S. currency, counterfeit check ring activity, wire and bank fraud and collusive bank employees which lead to prosecution at both the state and federal levels Experienced in investigative report and affidavit writing for internal purposes, as well as for purposes of prosecution Formulated and implemented security plans to insure the safety of the nations leaders, as well as the safety of heads of state / heads of government visiting the United States Developed a network of local, state and Federal law enforcement contacts, which were utilized to identify, investigate and apprehend individuals or groups who devised and executed various types of schemes to defraud Utilized technical security assets which were used in both the investigative and protective missions of the Service. These technical, covert assets were used to assist Secret Service personnel in their investigative and protective missions and aided in providing a safer and more efficient work environment

Internal Revenue Service Revenue Agent

May 1992 December 1998

Conducted independent field audits and investigations of individual and business federal income tax returns to verify or amend tax liabilities Inspected and selected individual and business tax returns for examination based upon internally and externally available information Interviewed taxpayers or their representatives, and performed walk-throughs of taxpayers sites in order to determine if the substantially correct amount of income was reported and the correct amount of tax was paid Established rapport with taxpayers by clearly explaining the scope and goals of the audit to eliminate anxiety and minimize conflict Leveraged strong communication and interpersonal skills to encourage a two way flow of information so necessary facts could be obtained and an accurate assessment of the tax return under examination could be made Referred fraudulently filed returns identified during the course of the audit to the Criminal Investigation Division for criminal prosecution

Notable Accomplishments:

Co-coordinator for the 2008 Republican National Committee (RNC) Convention, St. Paul, MN. Liaison between effected business community members and RNC. Proactively worked with businesses to facilitate their logistical requirements so they could continue to operate during the convention. Acted as the primary point of contact for problem resolution for the business community, special agent post standers and their law enforcement counterparts. Organized the November 2008 election night rally for President-Elect Obama, Chicago, IL. Designed a security plan around the desired event footprint as decided by the planning committee. Employed multiple special units inside and outside of the Secret Service to do vulnerability assessments (i.e. line of sight, crowd control concerns) and developed mitigating strategies. Successfully employed a strategy that allowed for peaceful and orderly assembly and departure of over one million people. Collaborated with a team of private, state and federal entities to successfully obtain a guilty plea from a defendant involved in a multi-state, multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme where more than 50 people were victimized. Successfully recovered a large portion of the assets the defendant acquired through his use of fraudulently obtained funds.