Board of Advisers
Scott B. Alswang – Senior Vice President, SOS Security Incorporated
Mr. Alswang is a world traveled security expert having provided protection services for US Presidents, Heads of State, Dignitaries, and ongoing, high profile global executives and prominent individuals. Scott served for 20 years in the United States Secret Service, and retired as the assistant to the special agent in charge of the New York office of the United States Secret Service. In his service Scott protected every U.S. president from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush and also conducted protective advances for almost every major foreign head of state that visited the United States of America.
Mr. Alswang routinely oversees protective advances in his present position with SOS Security and is an integral participant in the continued growth of the corporation. Scott started his career as a Police Officer in West Orange, New Jersey. Mr. Alswang graduated from William Paterson University with a BS in Public Safety Administration and completed a MA in Criminal Justice at City University of New York’s John Jay School of Criminal Justice.
Peter E. Boyle – SME, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Mr. Boyle is a senior management professional with over 20 years experience delivering in high profile mission critical information technology business environments. Peter’s substantial experience includes leadership roles covering strategic planning, engineering, operations support, project management, information security, budgetary management, and administration.
Peter is currently a subject matter expert with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, FINRA. Prior to joining FINRA, Peter was Senior Vice President of Technology at NYSE Euronext and was responsible for managing the NYSE’s Trading Floor Support, Corporate Development, and Infrastructure Support environments. Prior to joining the NYSE in 1997, Mr. Boyle held an IT management position with Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.
John Freebairn – President, Freebairn and Company
John Freebairn is president of Freebairn and Co. a full-service, integrated marketing communications firm based in Atlanta. The Agency serves a diverse portfolio of regional, national and international clients covering a wide range of industries. Freebairn and Co. is one of the largest independently owned agencies in Atlanta. Agency services include marketing and brand strategy, advertising, creative and copy development and execution, media planning and placement, public relations services and Internet strategies including website development and online brand marketing strategies.
John began his career as a radio news broadcaster, spent time in corporate advertising and marketing management positions in Minnesota and Philadelphia and has worked at ad agencies in San Francisco and Atlanta before joining the start-up agency in 1983 that has evolved into Freebairn & Co.
John manages client relationships and leads strategy development teams responsible for creating marketing programs for clients. Currently Freebairn & Co. works with regional and national U.S. entities along with global companies headquartered in Japan, Israel and the Netherlands on initiatives for the U.S. market. Client categories include healthcare, pharmaceutical, building products, education, technology, and professional services.
Mr. Freebairn has a degree in journalism from the University of Iowa. John serves on the board of the Center for Puppetry Arts a nationally recognized arts organization
Lewis C. Shealy – Board Adviser, Information Defense Corporation
Mr. Shealy has expansive experience and expertise in the security, loss prevention and asset protection business arena. His forward thinking, innovative techniques, vision for the future and leadership has set the stage for many break-through ideas and solutions over his career. Mr. Shealy served our country for more than 20 years in the United States Air Force, as an OSI (Office of Special Investigations) agent with assignments as Chief Liaison for OSI to the FBI and CIA headquarters, in Washington, D.C., as well as a tour in Vietnam, in the Central Highlands. Mr. Shealy was also one of the very few people to receive the award of gold cuff links with the fingerprints of his right and left index fingers from Mr. J. Edgar Hoover for his exceptional service to the bureau.
After the military, Mr. Shealy joined Woodward and Lothrop, in Washington D.C., where he became Vice President of Security. After thirteen (13) years at “Woody’s”, he was recruited to Marshall Fields, in Chicago to head the security, loss prevention and asset protection sections as Vice President of those areas. Upon the sale of Marshall Fields to Target Corporation, Mr. Shealy moved to Eckerd Corporation, in Tampa, Florida to become the Vice President of Loss Prevention, Security and Safety. After five (5) very successful years, he retired to his current home in Birmingham. Since his retirement, Mr. Shealy has served as a consultant to The Academy Group (a group of former Secret Service and FBI senior staff) for several years.
Mr. Shealy’s awards and recognitions are broad and widely know to all those that have touched the retail and government circles. He has served as the Chairman of the Loss Prevention Advisory Council for the National Retail Federation and was honored as the initial inductee to their prestigious “Ring of Excellence” for his lifetime of achievements in the retail industry in 2007.
