Richie Rodriguez

Director of Operations

Richie Rodriguez is Watermark’s Director of Operations. Prior to his work at Watermark, he served as a corporate program manager for a cyber and information technology government contractor for over four years. He bridged the gap between employees and the corporate leadership team, leading the site leadership team, as well as working directly with partners and employees to ensure they were delivering with excellence and exceeding expectations across all programs. He matured the program which later morphed into a program liaison effort, providing an avenue of growth and exposure to staff interested in program management. He managed a majority of the company’s subcontract portfolio based out of the Washington DC metro area. Responsibilities included meeting day-to-day employee and client needs across multiple programs. Richie brings more than 11 years of DoD government contracting experience and four years of Department of State experience with in-depth IT project management. Richie worked on and implemented corporate process improvement initiatives and has helped companies rollout various new programs for employees to take advantage of.

Richie has also served as the Anti-Terrorism Representative for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) where he was the primary liaison between the Pentagon Force Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service. While working for DHA, Richie was instrumental in creating site specific documentation to be used in the event of a national emergency including a Continuity of Operations Plan and a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBNRE) Plan.

Richie also brings an extensive IT project management background and has led multiple CONUS and OCONUS IT initiatives. He previously served as the primary Microsoft Project subject matter expert (SME) and team lead for process improvement endeavors.

Richie has a Bachelor’s Degree from West Virginia University in Criminology and Investigations with a minor in Spanish. He also holds a PMP and an ITIL v4 Foundations Certification.

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.