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Total Intelligence Solutions

Total Intelligence Solutions (TIS) was an American consulting firm based in Arlington, Virginia.

History

TIS was founded in January 2007 by Cofer Black and Robert Richer through the merger of The Black Group, the Terrorism Research Center, and Technical Defense.[1] The company formally launched on February 20, 2007.[2]

Richer left the company in February 2008.[3]

Organization

TIS was previously a member of the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA).[4]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Robert Richer Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer[2:1] Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Blackwater, The Black Group, Directorate of Operations[1:1]
Cofer Black Co-founder and Chairman[2:2] United States Department of State, Blackwater, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States Marine Corps
Matthew Devost President Terrorism Research Center, Technical Defense
Enrique Prado Chief Operating Officer Blackwater, Directorate of Operations, United States Air Force
Caleb Temple Senior Vice President - Intelligence & Analysis Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Army National Guard, Terrorism Research Center
Jennifer Hardwick Vice President - Client Relations Terrorism Research Center, United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Pinkerton Global Intelligence Services (PGIS), Kroll, ASIS International
Craig Johnson Director - Due Diligence Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), CJ & Associates, Sacramento Police Department, Maryland Polygraph Association, American Polygraph Association, California Association of Polygraph Examiners, American Society of Industrial Security, Maryland Investigators and Security Association, Professional Investigators Alliance of Maryland
James Kirkhope Vice President - Research Terrorism Research Center, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Responder Knowledge Base (RKB), Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Human Sciences Research Council, United States Global Strategy Council, Terrorism Studies Group, Council for Emerging National Security Affairs (CENSA)

Partners

TIS's partners included:[5][6]

  1. Personnel. Total Intelligence Solutions. Retrieved October 18, 2007, from http://archive.today/2007.10.18-130722/http://totalintel.com/dsp_aboutus_personnel.php ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Former CIA and Counterterrorism Experts Respond to Security and Intelligence Demands of the Private Sector. (2007, February 20). PR Newswire. http://archive.today/2015.11.06-130514/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/former-cia-and-counterterrorism-experts-respond-to-security-and-intelligence-demands-of-the-private-sector-58023627.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Personnel. Total Intelligence Solutions. Retrieved December 10, 2008, from https://web.archive.org/web/20081210134154/http://www.totalintel.com/dsp_aboutus_personnel.php ↩︎

  4. Falconer, B. (2007, October 11). Peace Out: Blackwater Splits with Trade Group that Promotes the “Peace and Stability” Industry. Mother Jones. http://archive.today/2023.12.03-052810/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/10/peace-out-blackwater-splits-trade-group-promotes-peace-and-stability-industry/ ↩︎

  5. Strategic Partners. Total Intelligence Solutions. Retrieved April 1, 2007, from https://web.archive.org/web/20070401070643/http://www.totalintel.com/dsp_aboutus_partners.php ↩︎

  6. Strategic Partners. Total Intelligence Solutions. Retrieved December 5, 2007, from https://web.archive.org/web/20071205175819/http://www.totalintel.com/dsp_aboutus_partners.php ↩︎