LEADERSHIP
Frank M. Crowder Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
President of Defense Consulting Services (DCS), LLC. He served 22 yrs as a Security Forces member in the USAF where he performed a variety of roles & functions retiring as a Chief Master Sergeant, the pinnacle rank for an AF enlisted member. During his AF career, Mr. Crowder gained a unique understanding of the Law Enforcement and Force Protection industries. His background includes experience in physical security, information security, counterintelligence, training, antiterrorism, nuclear security, WMD & technology protection. In 2011, Mr. Crowder leveraged his extensive experience and entrepreneurial instincts and founded DCS. His aim is to provide outstanding consulting services to the U.S. govt, municipalities & private industry at affordable rates.
Pamela Crowder
Director Strategic Alliances
As the Director of Strategic Alliances and a Managing Member, Pamela manages the overall daily office operations of Defense Consulting Services, LLC (DCS). She has oversight of 43 employees, and nine government contracts and serves as a member of DCSs Executive Team. Pamela also oversees the organization’s community outreach endeavors, the company newsletter, proposal development, and the overall strategic direction of DCS. After graduating from Arizona State University in 1989, Pamela joined the United States Air Force where she served for four years in Security Forces. During her four-year tenure, she developed Barksdale AFB’s Crime Prevention Program and assisted with the installation’s Personnel Security Program. In 1993, Pamela separated from the Air Force and began a 21-year teaching career where she served as a Co-Department Chair, Literacy Leader, and Testing Coordinator. She is an Active member of the Alpha Tau Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Grant M. Hargrove
Chief Operating Officer
Grant Hargrove is the Chief Operating Officer at Defense Consulting Services (DCS), LLC. Prior to DCS, Grant retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel, where he held strategic program management and executive leadership roles in a variety of large organizations and interagency teams executing diverse national security missions worldwide.
Grant brings tremendous expertise in anti-terrorism, force protection, industrial security, law enforcement, and counterinsurgency operations with over 24 years of military service as a Security Forces officer. He has a Master’s degree in Strategic Security Studies from National Defense University, Defense Analysis – Terrorist Operations & Finance from Naval Postgraduate School, and Security Management from Webster University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement/Police Science from Sam Houston State University.
Michelle Martin, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Martin serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Defense Consulting Services, LLC with accountability for the financial operations of the company to include the development of financial and operational metrics tied to the company’s strategy vision and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
Before being named CFO, Martin gained extensive expertise during her over 25 year career in corporate accounting for various Fortune 500 companies. She brings a wealth of progressive finance and accounting experience with particular strengths in the areas of financial reporting and analysis, internal controls design and maintenance, budgeting and forecasting, and internal and external auditing. Martin is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Professional Accounting degree from Mississippi State University.
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