Angela Hodges

Vice President

Angela Hodges is Watermark’s Vice President. She is responsible for the program management of several of our contracts with both commercial and government clients. She develops and refines business processes and procedures to assist in the management and execution of daily operations.

Angela Hodges is Watermark’s Vice President. She is responsible for the program management of several of our contracts with both commercial and government clients. As part of the leadership team, she is responsible for developing and refining business processes and procedures to assist in the management and execution of daily operations. Her primary focus is ensuring contract compliance and streamlining business operations to prepare Watermark for future growth.

When Angela joined Watermark in 2012, she fulfilled the roles of Facility Security Officer (FSO), Security Analyst, and later as Director of Operations. She was responsible for managing the company security program, executing security and risk assessments, and managing contracts for our DoD contracts.

In August 2014, Angela took a brief sabbatical from Watermark to work for a large security guard force company, Akal Security. While there, she held different positions supporting Akal operations and the executive team. Those positions included: Quality Assurance Specialist, Deputy Program Manager for the TSA screening support at Kansas City Airport, Chief of Staff to the CEO and President, and lastly Director for Detention Services.

While serving as the Director for Detention Services, Angela oversaw the Program Management and execution of Akal’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) portfolio containing ICE Detention Facilities, Krome and Batavia Processing Centers and ICE Air Operations. These operations encompassed approximately 300 personnel and $20M in annual revenue.

Prior to joining Watermark, Angela worked for Applied Research Associates, Inc. and Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3). Angela’s operations experience began in January 2007, supporting risk and vulnerability assessment teams evaluating security/defense operations that supported various DoD clients including the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Central Command. Her work environments included military installations both stateside and overseas including, Europe, the Middle-East (Iraq and Kuwait), and Central Asia.

Angela has Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Grantham University, which she earned in 2012 graduating with magna cum laude. Angela is a certified Program Management Professional.

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.