There will be several speakers presenting a wide variety of topics related to Security Engineering/Antiterrorism and Force Protection. Below are some of the featured speakers that will be offering presentations.

Kirk Marchand, PE 
Mr. Marchand is a Principal and Director of Secure Design Services at Walter P. Moore with over 24 years of experience in fields related to the response of structures and mechanical systems to severe transient loads. He has an extensive background in terrorist vulnerability assessments, blast loaded glass research, and structural response to blast loads. He has performed vulnerability assessments of and conducted and directed analyses on critical facilities in the US and abroad for numerous clients. He is the principal author of UFC 4-012-07, Security Engineering: Design of Blast Resistant Windows and Doors has assisted in the development of UFC 4-012-06, Security Engineering: Design of Buildings to Resist Progressive Collapse.

David J. Stevens, Ph.D., PE 
Dr. Stevens is a Senior Engineer in Applied Research Associates South Texas Division. He has over 15 years of experience in the area of design, testing and analysis of protective structures subjected to extreme dynamic loads. His area of expertise is in analysis and design of dynamically loaded structures and materials undergoing large deformation behavior. He is the principal author of UFC 4-012-06, Security Engineering: Design of Buildings to Resist Progressive Collapse.

Brian R. Crowder, PE 
Mr. Crowder is the Antiterrorism / Force Protection (AT/FP) coordinator for the Atlantic Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command. He is the primary point of contact for AT/FP at the Division and provides training on AT/FP, security engineering, and consultation on structural design for explosive load effects. He has conducted research and evaluated progressive collapse requirements of various agencies and foreign building code requirements addressing progressive collapse.

John C. Lynch, M.S., PE 
Mr. Lynch is a criteria manager for Antiterrorism / Force Protection and Structural Engineering at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Innovation and Criteria Office. He is a member of the DOD Security Engineering Working Group (SEWG) and co-author of UFC 4-010-01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings.

Richard J. Cofer, PE 
Mr. Cofer is the criteria manager for Telecommunications and Electronic Security Systems at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Innovation and Criteria Office. He is responsible for facility criteria related to Electronic Security Systems, Mass notification Systems, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and other systems relating to Telecommunications.

Rudy L. Perkey, PE 
Mr. Perkey is the criteria manager for Antiterrorism / Force Protection and Mechanical Engineering at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Innovation and Criteria Office. He is responsible for facility criteria related to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) protection and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP).