Emily Eskelsen

Director of Human Resources and Recruiting

Emily Eskelsen has over twelve years of experience providing highly technical recruiting and staffing solutions to organizations in the private and public sectors. At Watermark, Emily is responsible for the development and delivery of a customer centric recruiting program.

Emily Eskelsen has over twelve years of experience providing highly technical recruiting and staffing solutions to organizations in the private and public sectors. With over a decade of experience specifically inside of the federal government marketplace, Emily is specialized at crafting and executing large scale recruitment strategies in support of the DOD special access and intelligence communities, where she has a built an expansive professional network and has a solid track record of performance. She has a proactive and consultative approach to talent acquisition with a focus on customer service and candidate experience. At Watermark, Emily is responsible for the development and delivery of a customer centric recruiting program.

Emily has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Elon University and maintains a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification through Human Resources Certification Institute.

Working with Watermark

Risk Management

It can be challenging to see the “big risk picture.” We can help. We provide asset identification; threat vulnerability and risk assessments; strategic planning; security system specification; and security force design.

Training and Education

Training, education and follow up are the most effective way to drive change. We design and deliver training and education programs that make a measurable difference.

Organizational Optimization

Need to drive more efficiency in your processes? Grow your business? Transition a new contract? Increase your margins?

Government Services

Watermark has been providing subject matter expertise and program support across federal, state and local governments since our very first year.

After acquiring deep, hands-on experience in antiterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, physical security strategies, and risk management, Matt went on to develop executive government and business leadership and management skills that enable him to formulate strategy for Watermark’s clients.

Matt retired as a Colonel after serving 22 years in the U.S. Air Force. His military assignments included assignments as the senior U.S. government security official responsible for security oversight of our nation’s nuclear weapons program and as the senior security officer for the US Air Force Special Operations Command.

After retiring, Matt created and grew the integrated security consulting service division at a Fortune 500 company; within 3 years it was yielding >125% annual growth. He left that position to become VP/Chief Security Officer at Brinks Inc., one of the world’s largest risk-management companies. After establishing Watermark, he served for two years as Chairman of the Board and CEO of one of the largest security services companies in the U.S. At Watermark, he is responsible for overall business strategy, growth, and customer satisfaction.