Professional Background
He began his career in law enforcement in the U.S. Army Military Police as an SRT (SWAT) Team Leader, followed by 15 years with the Pasco County, Florida Sheriff's Office. Matt served on the Hazardous Incident Team (HIT), was a Hazardous Materials Technician; and held various Command and General Staff positions including Incident Commander at multiple incidents within the region. He became a Certified Training Instructor and trained hundreds of law enforcement personnel in Emergency Response, Incident Command System (ICS), Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). He also participated on special tactical teams working with the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, FDLE and other agencies during high profile special events including those involving the President and Governor. Matt also conducted over 250 Threat and Vulnerability Critical Infrastructure Assessments. Since 9-11, he has become a very well known NIMS-ICS Instructor, Exercise Developer, and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Analyst who has provided dynamic instruction to thousands of responders and other personnel throughout the country. He holds multiple certifications in NIMS-ICS including ICS Train-the-Trainer (E-449).

Current Duties and Responsibilities: Mr. Roach is a Lead Instructor for ICS-NIMS courses and Homeland Security Planning for Local Officials. He is also an expert Exercise Developer who routinely conducts Table-Top (TTX), Functional (FE), Full-Scale (FSE) and Web-based Exercises involving Terrorism and Pandemic Influenza, Natural Disaster and WMD scenarios. Mr. Roach is highly skilled in developing specialized graphics for CIS projects.

Contact Information: mroach@ci-solutions.net [For a detailed list of qualifications click here]