Organization:McAfee Institute

McAfee Institute

Formation	2010 (2010)
Headquarters	Chesterfield, MO
Location	United States Miami, FL
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Region served	Global (125 Countries)
CEO	Joshua McAfee
CAO	Nicole McAfee
Director	Chris Edin
Main organ	Governing Board
Website	mcafeeinstitute.com

McAfee Institute LLC., is a professional certification body which administers several board certifications for the intelligence and investigative sectors. Topics available for training include cryptocurrency investigations, cyber intelligence and investigations, counterintelligence, human trafficking, workplace violence, active shooter, organized retail crime, leadership, incident response, digital forensics, fraud, deception detection and more.

Background

Founded in 2010, the McAfee Institute is a professional certification and training organization focused on the intelligence and investigative sectors.

By 2018, the McAfee Institute has grown to offer several industry-recognized board certifications. The Governing Board of McAfee Institute oversees the certification affairs of the organization, contributes to the global standards of our certifications and helps to institute policy and actions by the membership during meetings or by ballot. The Governing Board consists of experts in Federal, Local & State law enforcement, Intelligence, loss prevention, cybersecurity & private investigation from around the globe.

McAfee Institute's is headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Accreditation | Government Agencies | Approved CPE Bodies

The McAfee Institute has partnered with the Department of Homeland Securities National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) and is listed on their site as a provider of professional certifications in this space. The McAfee Institute is also partner with and recognized by ILEETA The International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association.

McAfee Institute is certified to operate with the Missouri Department of Education as a proprietary school. The central focus of the proprietary school certification program is consumer protection. This is accomplished through the establishment of standards for school operation and monitoring of those operations to ensure students are treated in a fair and equitable manner and receive education and training consistent with the published objectives of the instructional programs and the school.

McAfee Institute is a CPE Sponsor with the National Registry of CPE Sponsors is a program offered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to recognize CPE program sponsors who provide continuing professional education (CPE) programs in accordance with nationally recognized standards.

McAfee Institute programs are approved for POST continuing education credits with the following POST. Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (CLEE)  

McAfee Institute is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.

Military Programs and Partnerships

The McAfee Institutes resident based (in-person) certification training programs have been approved through the Veterans Administration for G.I. Bill Benefits, effective November 12, 2018.

McAfee Institute exams are approved for reimbursement through the VA if you are eligible. There is no limit to the number of exams you may take, or number of times you may take the same exam. And, VA will pay for exams even if you fail them.

McAfee Institute Certifications are approved for Credentialing Assistance (ARMY COOL, NAVY COOL, DOD COOL, MARINES COOL, COAST GUARD COOL).

Faculty

The teaching faculty is led by Chris Edin Director of Training and organized into three different levels: Independent Certified Instructors, Adjunct Instructors, & Senior Instructors. Our Adjunct Instructors include Todd Hixson, Michelle Stewart, Amanda Markham, Todd Soong, Robert McKone II, Michael Orme, James "JJ" Davis, Connie Johnson, Karla Mastracchio, Derek Kingsbury, Raven Hicks, Charles Kwezera, Dr. Michele Giampolo, Jody O'Guinn, Tim Matthews, Daryl May.

Certifications

The institute provides following certifications:

• Certified Expert in Cyber Investigations (CECI)
• Certified Criminal Profiler (CCP)
• Certified in Open-source intelligence (C|OSINT)
• Certified All-Source Intelligence Professional (CASIP)
• Certified Cryptocurrency Forensic Investigator (CCFI)
• Certified Digital Currency Investigator (CDCI)
• Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional (CCIP)
• Certified Cyber Intelligence Investigator (CCII)
• Certified Counterintelligence Threat Analyst (CCTA)
• Certified Organized Retail Crime Investigator (CORCI)
• Certified Human Trafficking Investigator (CHTI)
• Certified Social Media Intelligence Expert (CSMIE)
• Social Media Intelligence Analyst (SMIA)
• Certified Workplace Violence & Threat Specialist (WVTS)
• Certified Professional Criminal Investigator (CPCI)
• McAfee Institute Certified Instructor (MICT)
• Certified Executive Leader (CEL)

Retired Credentials for 2018

• Certified Forensic Hi-Tech Investigator (CFHI) | Retired
• Certified eCommerce Fraud Investigator (CEFI) | Retired
• Certified Cyber Threat Forensic Investigator (CTFI) | Retired

Governing Board

The Governing Board of McAfee Institute oversees the certification affairs of the organization, contributes to the global standards of our certifications and helps to institute policy and actions by the membership during meetings or by ballot. The Governing Board consists of some of the worlds best in Federal, Local & State Law Enforcement, Intelligence, Loss Prevention, Cyber Security & Private Investigation from around the globe.

Sean Marschke, WVTS

Chief of Police Sturtevant Police Dept Sean Marschke has over 25 years of law enforcement experience. He has served in positions at the federal, state and local levels. He is the Chief of Police for the Sturtevant Police Department in Wisconsin. During his law enforcement career, Chief Marschke has been the lead investigator in major case investigations involving homicide, kidnapping, robbery, fraud and computer crimes. He loves coaching and helping L.E professionals to grow and succeed.

Robert Wiley, CECI

Detective/Fraud Investigator Texas City Police Department Wiley is a Fraud Investigator for the Texas city Police Department with 23 years of Law Enforcement experience. Certified Law Enforcement Instructor in Texas. Advanced Computer and Advanced Mobile Phone Forensics training by the United States Secret Service. Certified Missing and Exploited Children instructor. Attended Alvin Community College and Kaplan University. Mr Wiley is an inspiration to us all, feel free to connect with him to see how he can help you with your career.

John Bryk, CCTA

Threat Intelligence Analyst DNG-ISAC John Bryk retired from the U.S. Air Force as a colonel after a 30-year career, last serving as a military diplomat in central and western Europe and later as a civilian with the Defense Intelligence Agency. Bryk holds, among other degrees, an MBA, an M.S. in Cybersecurity, and an M.A. in Business and Organizational Security Management, a combination that gives him a unique outlook on the physical and cyberthreat landscapes. As an intelligence analyst for the private-sector, he focuses on the protection of our nation's natural gas critical cyber and physical infrastructure.

Art Keller, CCIP

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Clandestine Operative Art Keller served in the US Army during Operation Desert Storm and later spent seven years serving in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations, where he worked on cases to block the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and terrorism issues. While at the CIA, he served as a weapons inspector in the Iraq Survey Group, and concluded his time at the CIA as an Acting Chief of Base in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. He has appeared on CNN, CBS, PBS’s News Hour, The National Geographic Channel, and the BBC.

Alan Greggo CPP, CFE

Director of Loss Prevention Microsoft Alan F Greggo has 30 years of Retail Loss Prevention leadership experience and is currently in the Asset Protection Department of Microsoft. He is Chairman of the ASIS Intl. Retail Loss Prevention Council. He has articles published in Security Management, LP Magazine, Optometric Management, and Seguridad En America Magazine. He has served on the editorial review committee of Fraud Magazine.

Dr. Fred Newell, CECI

Supervisor / Commander Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Dr. Newell currently serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the Graduate Criminal Justice/Homeland Security Curriculum within the Helms School of Government. He has also served in law enforcement for almost 20 years and have a passion for developing leaders in our industry.

David Lorillo

D.A. Investigator San Diego County District Attorney's Office He spent the majority of the past 7 years developing a comprehensive set of skills to deal with various types of fraud and economic crimes related investigations. Extensive experience leading multi-agency, high value fraud investigations that have led to the recovery of over $500K worth of stolen merchandise and have obtained dozens of convictions.

Alfred Ducharme, CECI, CCTA, CSMIE

Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist Drug Enforcement Agency Mr. Ducarme has a passion for law enforcement and security. He has served both as a Supervisory Agent with the IRS & the Dept of Justice as well as a Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist with the DEA. He holds a BS in Physical Sciences (Chem/Physics), was a graduate from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and holds a Micro Degree as a Cyber Investigator/Intelligence Analyst McAfee Institute

Colin MacGregor, CTFI

Officer Standards Department of National Defence Colin started as a network technician in the Canadian military until he finished his degree at RMCC and accepted his commission as an officer. He spent the last 6 years working in a unit whose responsibilities was international deployments. While doing this he completed his Masters of Engineering in Information Assurance. Currently he works at the school of Communications and Electronics in the role of officer Standards for the Department of National Defence

Eric Hurlburt, CECI

Owner South Dakota Professional Services 13 Years Law Enforcement in Southern California/South Dakota; DRE (Drug Recognition Expert) Training In Sacramento, California; training in the backgrounds of Hispanic & Aryan street/prison gangs, and motorcycle gangs-1%er; formal training in interview, interrogation, and surveillance-from Wicklander-Zulawski; Certified K-9 Handler; 6 Years Lead Investigator and Manager in the private sector.

Jeremy Tippett, MICT

Fraud Investigator/ Insider Threat Analyst Northrop Grumman Professional with over 18 years of experience in the criminal justice field. Expert in areas team leadership, management, criminal investigations, interview and interrogation, report writing, and criminal law. Team-player skilled at mastering new concepts and producing results under pressure. Strong communication skills for promoting ideas clearly and effectively that led to training and supervising others.

Roderick Bailey, CCIP

CEO / Retired L.E. Offender Aid and Rehabilitation (OAR) Mr. Bailey currently serves as the President and CEO. Offender Aid and Rehabilitation (OAR) of North Carolina is a non-profit organization founded to help ex-offenders find the resources they need to re-enter society. He also over 20 years of leadership experience in law enforcement and retired from Charlotte Mecklenburg P.D

Sherri Foster, CCII

Litigative Consultant U.S. Attorneys Office Litigative Consultant with a history of violent crime investigations, poly drug investigations both domestic and foreign. Experience in financial investigations with an expertise in AML and Compliance. Skilled in Cyber Intelligence Analysis, counter intelligence, Cyber Security, Virtual Currencies, and Law Enforcement operations.

Joshua Eudy CCII, MICT

CTO & I.T Instructor Golden Gate Trailers Helps organizations with their technology investments to accelerate their business. 10 years’ experience. Has been a part of many opportunities from an IT leadership role and cybersecurity to drive businesses IT investments for success.

George Torres CCII

ORC & Corporate Investigations | CVS George Torres is a Loss Prevention Professional with 20 years of L.P experience. George holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Management as well as certifications from McAfee Institute, LP Foundation and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Jamie B Bailey, CCII, CFI

Director of Loss Prevention Scrubs & Beyond Jamie Bailey began his journey into the field of retail loss prevention twenty-one years ago. His hands on experience has given him in depth knowledge in areas such as internal/external theft, organized retail crime, ecommerce, cyber investigations, inventory management, CCTV applications and design, as well as face to face and phone interrogations.

Dennis R. Thomas, MBA

Corp. Loss Prevention Manager Delaware North Companies Over 23 years of corporate loss prevention experience. A loss prevention executive, author, trainer, public speaker in the investigation and prevention of internal and external criminal activity against corporations. Executive Protection, Workplace Violence Investigations, Corporate Crisis Management and Active Shooter Response.

Roberto Alfaro, CECI

Loss Prevention Manager Amazon Inc. Experienced in Asset Protection/Loss Prevention to support profit through shrink analysis. Skilled strategic manager/strategic planning in developing and testing new processes to ensure its effectiveness. Young professional with an MBA & BBA focused in Masters in Strategic Management and Global Operations from Davenport University.

Jason Foust, CPCI

Cyber Security Manager SAIC Cyber Security technical expert and problem solver with over 15 years of diverse experience from Windows driver writing to enterprise network security counter measures. I have been an instructor, a network administrator, a consultant, a developer, an engineer, a mentor, and several other positions.

Jerry Biggs

President of Asset Protection & Investigation Services He has dedicated over two decades heading or taking part in countless organized retail crime ("ORC") investigations across the country while working for some of the industry's largest retailers such as Walmart, Lowe's Home Improvement and Walgreens. Biggs has contributed to countless articles written, books published, TV documentaries created, and annual surveys conducted on the topic of ORC.

Terrell Elliott

Detective Sergent City of Portland, Texas Has been in law enforcement for more than 30 years. 18 of those years as a criminal investigator. He is specialized in forensics and high tech crime investigation. He also served as the information technology manager for the City of Portland for the last 13 years. He is a master peace officer, fingerprint examiner, crisis intervention negotiator, and firearms instructor.

Aaron Rowley

Fraud Investigator eBay, Inc. Mr. Rowley has been a fraud investigator with eBay for over 5 years. His experience in solving complex fraud investigations has earned him a spot on McAfee Institutes board of advisors. His insights, partnerships and willingness to help combat fraud with other industry peers is second to none. Connect with him today to see how he can help you succeed.

Sean Leader, CPCI, CCII, CTFI

Cyber Security Analyst / Principle SAIC Sean is a technology professional with several years of significant experience in a variety of capacities including incident response, intelligence, network and system security. He has been able to make positive contributions in many industries - financial, health, telecommunications, networking vendors and DoD contractors.

Joy Stanton

Program Support Specialist Merrimack County Department of Corrections Has over seventeen years in the field of law enforcement. Initially working as a Dispatcher and Auxiliary Officer before becoming a Reserve Police Officer, D.A.R.E. Officer and working on undercover internet solicitation cases. After a forced relocation to New Hampshire for my husbands work she worked in the circuit courts before finding an exciting and always evolving position within the Department of Corrections.

Dr. Nancy Grady

Chief Data Scientist SAIC Dr. Nancy Grady is an SAIC Fellow and Chief Data Scientist with 35 years of experience specializing in the application of machine learning techniques for data and text automated analysis. She has led a number of SAIC's Internal Research and Development (IR&D) to develop big data analytics applications, data science process models, and cyber security data analysis.

Mario Worsley

Law Office Manager United States Air Force Executive experience in leadership, regulatory compliance, risk management, and personnel management. Practical experience in cyber security and process improvement. Skilled in strategic planning, developing and managing staff budgets. Administering to the health and the well-being of personnel.

Karima Elsayed

Investigative Open Source Intelligence Analyst SMIAWARE Karima is a graduate of Mercy Hurst University with experience in investigative analysis desired by professionals in law enforcement, business, and national security. She specializes in OSINT, applying analytical methodologies to provide actionable intelligence for decision-makers

Christopher Sullivan

Chief of Police Aledo Police Dept Chris Sullivan has a Master of Science degree from Lindenwood University and a Bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University. Sullivan is currently the Chief of Police for the City of Aledo, Illinois. He has served as a sworn law enforcement officer for 32 years, has been a police supervisor since 1993, and Chief of Police since 2002.

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