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• Ioannis Makris

  Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  Ioannis Makris

  Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

  About Ioannis

  Ioannis applies more than 25 years of expertise as executive leader and working-dogs
  professional, specializing in the training, selective breeding and operational readiness
  of working dogs in patrol, protection and detection roles. Founder of Working K9
  Team and Special Canine Services (SCS), Ioannis brings a proven ability to deliver
  structured K9 capability to support security in any high-demanding operational
  environment in Greece & internationally as well. Recognized for building disciplined
  training systems, developing handlers and teams and applying behavioral science and
  scent-detection methodologies to achieve reliable and repeatable performance.
  Brings a standards-driven, mission-focused approach to leadership—establishing
  Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), assessment criteria, readiness cycles and
  quality controls that support consistent delivery and client confidence.

  Specialization
  • K9 patrol, protection & tactical obedience programs
  • Scent detection & tactical operations programs (training, evaluation, readiness)
  • Handler training, assessment and performance development
  • Working-dog selection and selective breeding of Belgian, Dutch and German
  Shepherd lines for operational suitability
  • Training doctrine, SOPs, recertification standards and quality assurance
  • Tactical team coordination and operational readiness planning
  • Behavior & learning theory applied to operational outcomes
  • Martial arts and self-defense systems instruction (training delivery & discipline)

  Countries
  Based in Greece with professional activity supporting domestic operations and
  international client engagements.

  Endorsements Qualifications, Training & Accreditation
  • KNPV (Royal Dutch Police Dog Association) — training in the Netherlands
  • IPO — Protection Duties Assistant (certified)
  • Specialization in scent detection and tactical patrol programs

  • Military service: Special Forces training, served as a Sergeant specialized in anti-
  tank operations

  • Martial arts & self-defense systems instructor
  • Bachelor in Business Administration & Marketing Management (BSc) – Deree
  College in Athens, Greece

• Warren Soeldner

  Operational Risk & Crisis Management Advisor
  Warren Soeldner

  Operational Risk & Crisis Management Advisor

  About Warren

  Warren is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces leader with more than 30 years of operational,
  advisory, and resilience experience supporting complex security environments across the United
  States, Europe and the Middle East. He brings a pragmatic, execution-focused approach to
  advising commercial and government clients on security risk, operational resilience, crisis
  management, and continuity of operations.
  Warren has extensive experience working in multinational and cross-cultural environments,
  supporting senior executives, operational leaders and decision-makers in aligning security, risk,
  and continuity programs with real-world operational conditions, regulatory expectations, and
  evolving threat landscapes. His advisory work emphasizes discretion, realism, and outcomes that
  are defensible under stress.

  Specialization
  • Risk Management and Risk Assessments
  • Operational Risk and Crisis Management
  • Adversary-Informed Security Assessments
  • Threat-Emulation and Operational Resilience Testing
  • Force Protection and Site Security Evaluation
  • Continuity of Operations and Organizational Resilience
  • Crisis Management and Disaster Response Advisory
  • Operational Planning and Readiness Validation
  • Leadership Advisory in High-Consequence Environments

  Regions
  Warren has conducted advisory, assessment and operational engagements across:
  • United States
  • Europe (EU / NATO environments)
  • Middle East
  His experience includes working with multinational partners, allied organizations, and host-nation
  stakeholders in politically sensitive and high-risk settings.

  Awards & Decorations
  • Defense Superior Service Medal
  • Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device (Valor)
  • Bronze Star Medal (4th Award)
  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  • Meritorious Service Medal (4th Award)
  • Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead
  • Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star (6th Award)
  • Kosovo Campaign Medal with Two Bronze Service Stars
  • NATO Medal (2nd Award)
  • Master Combat Infantryman Badge

  Endorsements Qualifications, Training & Accreditation
  • Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) – DRI International (DRII)
  • Advanced Operational Planning and Risk Assessment
  • Crisis Management and Disaster Response Operations
  • Senior Leader Development and Advisory Roles
  • Multinational and Joint Operations Experience
  • Bachelor of Science – Military Leadership
  • Master of Science – Strategic Leadership

• Mike Biery

  Business Development & Defense Systems Advisor
  Mike Biery

  Business Development & Defense Systems Advisor

  About Mike
  Senior Executive and Retired U.S. Navy Captain with over 41 years of leadership experience
  guiding small, mid-sized, and large organizations in highly complex, global environments. Brings
  a proven ability to deliver strategic vision, organizational transformation, and operational
  execution, supported by more than 25 years of international experience across Europe, Asia,
  and the Middle East. Trusted advisor to senior executives and government leaders, with a strong
  record of building durable partnerships, aligning stakeholders, and advancing multi-national
  initiatives that support security, business, and geopolitical objectives. Accomplished negotiator
  and cross-functional leader recognized for achieving win-win outcomes across the U.S.
  Department of Defense, Department of State, interagency partners, and foreign governments.
  Deep expertise in strategy development, bilateral agreements, and international acquisition and
  market-entry processes, enabling the growth of cooperative programs and identification of new
  opportunities aligned with shared strategic interests.

  Specialization
  • Strategy development and implementation
  • Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills with private and public sector entities
  • Coaching, counselling, training of large and small teams to empower all members to
  develop and achieve inspirational organizational goals
  • Leadership that leverages diversity
  • Broad understanding of Security (personnel and installation) requirements
  • Foreign military sales and export policy with understanding of foreign partner
  requirements
  • Generating and acquiring new business

  Countries
  Since 1998, Mike has served in Italy, Denmark, Greece Azerbaijan, Japan, and Bahrain with significant
  work with partners across NATO and Europe, Gulf Cooperation Countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,
  Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, plus Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.
  Experience serving on multiple United States Embassy country teams, NATO commands, leading
  international engagements, and serving in multiple countries gives Mike a clear understanding of
  cultural differences and the nuances of navigating them to obtain willing and enthusiastic support from
  all parties.

  Awards
  • Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
  • Legion of Merit
  • Kommandør Royal Order of Danebrog (Kingdom of Denmark)
  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal (3)
  • Navy Meritorious Service Medal (2)
  • Navy Commendation Medal (2)
  • Meritorious Honor Award (2) (U.S. Department of State)
  • Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2)
  • Navy Unit Commendation (2)
  • Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • NATO Medal
  • Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Ribbon
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Military Ribbon and numerous other decorations

  Endorsements Qualifications, Training & Accreditation
  • National Security Studies
  • International Affairs
  • Intelligence Specialist
  • Staff Operations and Plans Officer
  • Military Assistance Programs (Security/Defense cooperation)
  • Program Manager
  • Leadership Tools
  • Joint Qualified Officer
  • Naval Foreign Area Officer
  • Naval Airspace Officer
  • Naval Aviator (Carrier)
  • Aviation Warfare Officer
  • Chief Pilot – Pilot in Command –Aircraft Carrier and Shore Based
  • Airline Transport Pilot
  • Instructor Pilot
  • Nuclear and Conventional Weapons Handling Supervisor
  • Supervisor Electronics Systems Maintenance
  • Curriculum and Instructional Standards Specialist
  • Submarine Warfare Qualification
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management
  Information Systems (BSBA)– Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia in USA
  • Masters of International Relations (MA) – Webster University, St Louis, Missouri in USA

• Ioannis Kanellos

  Protection & Security Operations Advisor
  Ioannis Kanellos

  Protection & Security Operations Advisor

  About Ioannis
  Ioannis is a retired Senior Officer (Brigadier General) of the Hellenic Police Force, with
  more than 35 years of administrative and operational experience in high-risk operations for
  the dismantling of extortionist and burglars networks, as well as in leadership and staff
  positions, where the ability to make effective decisions is vital. Specialized in personnel
  management, crisis management, operational planning for the implementation of security
  protocols during visits and meetings of high-ranking officials as well as for the security of
  high-value facilities (Hellenic Parliament Building and its peripheral buildings), combining
  strategic thinking with practical effectiveness. Ioannis has a high sense of responsibility and
  integrity and he is awarded with the highest decorations of the Hellenic Republic such as
  the ‘’Order of Merit for Bravery’’ and the ‘’Police Officer of the Year’’, for his exceptional
  bravery in an armed conflict and numerous other distinctions for his contribution to public
  safety.

  Specialization
  • Strategic Planning
  • Crisis & Emergency Management
  • Personnel Management
  • Leading and coordinating high-risk operations
  • Staff Organization & implementation of security protocols
  • Broad understanding of Security (personnel & installation) requirements
  • Organization of high security events
  • Preparation and implementation of security plans for high-risk facilities
  • Dealing with arm conflicts
  • Communication and cooperation with institutional bodies
  • Staff training in security procedures

  Carrer Appointments
  Ioannis served in several key and of high sensitivity Hellenic Police Force positions and levels, showing
  proven operational readiness, execution and efficiency.
  • General Supervisor - Hellenic Parliament Security Service
  • Chief of Staff - Hellenic Parliament Security Service
  • Head of Patrol Vehicle Shift – Attica Direct Action Directorate / Operations Center
  • Head of Internal Affairs Department - Attica Direct Action Directorate
  • Executive Officer – Police Personnel Directorate / HQ of the Hellenic Police Force
  • Combat Officer – Attica Security Directorate / Extortion Prosecution Department
  • Combat Officer – Attica Security Directorate / Burglars Prosecution Department
  • Personnel & Training Affairs Officer - National Security School
  • Road Safety & Patrolling Officer - Traffic Police Department
  • Hellenic Police Force’s Leadership Adjutant

  Awards & Decorations

  • Police Excellence Award for Bravery – Prosecution of Extortionists (armed fight, injury
  from 4 bullets and arrest of 3 perpetrators)
  • Police Officer of the Year – “Friends of the Athens Police” Group
  • Honorable Mention (1) & Commendations (7) for arrests of dangerous criminals
  • Commendation for writing a manual for the Attica Direct Action Directorate
  • Police Merit Medal, 3rd Class
  • Police Merit Medal, 2nd Class
  • Medal of Excellence
  • Golden Cross of the Order of Honor
  • Commander of the Order of the Phoenix
  Endorsements Qualifications, Training & Accreditation
  • VIP Security & Safety Services Program
  • Police Directors’ Training School
  • Parliamentary Security Service Seminars
  • Crisis negotiation, hostage & kidnapping situations
  • Crisis management – terrorism
  • Facility security – checks of persons, vehicles & posted mail
  • Identification of objects via X-Ray & management of bomb threats
  • Identification of prohibited objects with simulators
  • Management of suspicious mail & packages
  • Management of work-related stress
  • Fire safety – fire protection, planning and firefighting simulations
  • Participation in lectures of the National Security School at EU headquarters, Europol,
  European Court of Justice, International Court of Justice in The Hague
  • Workshops: "Institutions and Youth Delinquency", "Security & Defense in the 21st
  Century"
  • Police Academy Instructors’ Training School
  • Department of Professional Postgraduate Training for Lieutenants
  • Chief Constables' School
  • Self-Protection Issues

• Dimitris Thomopoulos

  Business & Commercial Affairs Advisor
  Dimitris Thomopoulos

  Business & Commercial Affairs Advisor

  About Dimitris
  Dimitris applies more than 35 years of international expertise in business and trade
  development, in more than 50 countries with different economic and political environment
  across the globe, interacting with various multi-cultural teams. Having worked in FMCG
  (Johnson & Johnson, Danone) across all levels he has the ability to connect, communicate and
  effect sustainable transformation and development within individuals and teams.

  Specialization
  • Business development by planning and execution of sales, marketing & operational
  plans in mature, emerging & developing markets
  • Cultivating and managing strong business relationships with local stakeholders
  (customers, trade, local authorities)
  • Coaching, counselling, training of international & local sales teams on opening new
  markets, commercial, operational & cultural principles; have trained a very large
  number of teams worldwide, consisting of all organizational levels, to help and
  empower them develop practical, operational and people skills.

  Countries
  Along with Country management & Commercial responsibility, was personally involved in all
  below listed countries all those years by conducting field visits and supporting the local network
  of associates in Training, Market penetration, Prospecting, Business Development, Networking
  with local stakeholders, and also by developing new Commercial Channels

  • AFRICA: Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia,
  Eritrea, Sudan
  • SOUTH ASIA: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh
  • CENTRAL ASIA: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,
  Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia
  • MIDDLE EAST: Yemen, Jordan, West Bank
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia,
  Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, N. Macedonia
  • MEDITERRANEAN: Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Gibraltar
  • NORTH AMERICA: Canada
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Caribbean Islands, Costa Rica,
  Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba
  • SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela, Suriname, British
  Guinea
  • OTHER: Iceland

  Endorsements Qualifications, Training & Accreditation

  • Certified International Trainer for Danone Values & Organizational Behavioural
  Modules
  • Advanced Fundamentals of Finance (MCE)
  • Advanced Negotiation Techniques
  • Leadership Tools
  • Presentation Skills
  • Route to Market Approaches
  • Advanced Coaching for Growth
  • Advanced Category Management
  • Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) in Business Administration – Athens University of Business
  & Economics in Greece
  • Master in Business Administration (MBA) – Cardiff Business School / University of
  Wales in UK