ROBERT L. RUBIN, Principal, is a well seasoned and proven senior management consultant.  Before starting Cyrus Strategies, LLC, Mr. Rubin was Senior Vice President of Business Development at MVM, Inc., a $200M US Government contractor in the physical security arena.  The firm provides protection for US personnel and facilities with more than 3,200 people deployed worldwide.  Mr. Rubin joined the firm in 1999 as President of the Commercial Division, one of the organization’s operational divisions with $5M annual revenue.  After growing the division and increasing its profitability, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the company ($40M) in 2000, and subsequently to the corporate role of Senior Vice President responsible for implementing the strategic plan in early 2001.  The company subsequently experienced an unprecedented period of growth as measured by increases in both revenue and the breadth of its portfolio.  Mr. Rubin built a strong development team that compiled a multi-year record of 100% re-compete wins and 65% success rates on new business awards in an industry where the norm rarely exceeds 35%.  In addition to his departmental roles, he was a critical member of the senior management team, overseeing the day-to-day functions of the firm including; legal, financial, operational, and other organizational concerns.  Before leaving the company, he was working on a bid backlog in excess of $1.1 Billion.

Prior to his tenure at MVM, Mr. Rubin was a Senior Portfolio Manager with Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty, the largest real estate developer in Washington, D.C.  He was known for his relationships with third-party commercial office building owners and managed a large portfolio of approximately 2.5M sq ft, worth approximately $750M.  Mr. Rubin was originally hired to address significant management and zoning issues with two newly constructed office towers in Arlington, Va.  A year later he was asked to join a successful team to pitch a new business unit that won the property management contract with Bank of America’s sizeable Mid-Atlantic portfolio.  His extensive multi-site management and construction experience proved invaluable in this effort.

Mr. Rubin has strong business acumen as evidenced by his distinguished career in entrepreneurial positions at large and profitable firms.  He has presented talks and facilitated discussions at many industry events from American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS) seminars to conferences on the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, covering issues as varied as security in commercial office buildings to the protection of domestic houses of worship.  He has written several articles for industry publications and has been a commentator in the national press and on National Public Radio.  Mr. Rubin has traveled extensively in the Middle East, Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, the Balkans, and North & South America.

TOM R. ALLEN, Senior Associate, is an accomplished Government services professional.  Prior to joining Cyrus Strategies, Tom was the National Director, Federal Acquisitions for Allied Barton Security Services.  He came to ABSS after a successful career with the US Government, including the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission where he served as a Physical Protection Team Leader in the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response.  He also has over 20 years of private sector security policy and sales experience. Tom was Vice President and General Manager of Johnson Controls Security Systems for several years during the post 9-11 era, providing security assessments and engineered security solutions for major Federal Government facilities and national transportation assets, including the U.S. Capitol, The Department of State, and the Federal Aviation Administration.  Tom’s prior background includes tenures with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Secret Service.

He earned his Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Tom also has extensive in-service training at the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

MICHAEL L. TAYLOR, Senior Associate, is a former member of the elite U.S. Special Forces Green Berets where he has served as a senior advisor to numerous governments as a combat advisor. During Mr. Taylor’s distinguished military career, he served as a senior combat advisor in some of the most hostile areas of the world, including Beirut, Lebanon, during the 1980's where he was responsible for the development and specialized training of strategic combat forces and counter terrorism operations.
 
In addition to his extensive experience in managing and directing highly complex international and government assignments, he served as the senior security consultant for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the aftermath of the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing. The Port Authority project was the largest and most comprehensive vulnerability assessment ever conducted encompassing the airports, tunnels, subway systems, bridges and telecommunications facilities as well as the World Trade Center . Mr. Taylor has also conducted the vulnerability assessments of U.S. military installations throughout the Middle East including the Gulf Theater of Operations.               
 
Mr. Taylor has over twenty-two years of experience as an expert in the fields of security and counter terrorism.  He is frequently featured on major network news programs as a security and terrorism expert. Mr. Taylor is frequently requested to lecture on sensitive operations at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia and for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. Mr. Taylor also provides lectures on Contemporary Terrorism at Harvard University’s J.F.K. School of Government, Institute of Politics .

JOANNA CADY, Senior Associate - Marketing & Sales, has an extensive and broad business background, with 18 years of sales, marketing, finance and executive management experience in both entrepreneurial and corporate environments.  In her most recent role as Marketing Executive for IBM’s Customer Relationship Solutions Business Unit, Joanna led a worldwide team that implemented customer acquisition and retention campaigns, including advertising, public relations, direct marketing and web marketing, resulting in 300% revenue growth ($70M to $210M) worldwide over two years. 

Joanna has led sales efforts for IBM’s multi-million dollar clients in telecommunications and manufacturing.  She was recognized as among the top performers nationally numerous times.  In addition, she has managed a team of direct marketing professionals who focused on customer acquisition and retention campaigns for small and medium sized businesses.  She also led business development activities in the transportation industry, conducted primary supply chain market research and evaluated acquisition alternatives.