Security Dynamics Group LLC
Michael Bouchard joined FFLGuard in 2011 as its ATF & ATFA Liaison. He is the Principal at Security Dynamics Group LLC, a security consulting business. He recently retired as the Chief Security Officer for Caliburn International, a U.S. defense contractor. Throughout his career with Caliburn, he oversaw corporate security for the entire portfolio of Caliburn which included munitions response, security in high-risk countries, medical assistance, logistics and engineering.
He retired from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) where he served in a number of key positions such as: Assistant to the Director, Assistant Director Field Operations, Deputy Assistant Director for Strategic Intelligence and Information, Special Agent in Charge, Baltimore Field Division and Chief, Arson and Explosives Programs. Throughout his career, he supervised several significant incidents for ATF including ATF’s assets at the Pentagon on and after September 11, 2001, and he was one of the three overall incident commanders during the Beltway Sniper investigation. He also managed ATF’s National Response teams at the 2002 Winter Olympics and at numerous large scale fire and explosion scenes.
Prior to joining ATF, he was a police officer. He earned a Master’s of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College, Washington DC, and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Fire and Arson Investigation from the University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut. He also attended the “Pinnacle” course for senior flag officers at the National Defense University, Washington DC; was a member of the Senior Executive Service for more than four years and received extensive executive leadership training throughout his career. He also served on the ASIS board of directors for four years and served as a member of the ASIS Standards and Guidelines Commission which oversees the development of standards for the security industry.