Kenneth L. Bryant

Anti-Money Laundering Combating the Financing of Terrorism

The key principal and Managing Director of the firm Bryant & Associates, LLC, is Kenneth L. Bryant, MSCJ, CPP, CFE, CRP, CAMS, AMLP, FICA, COMP, AML, FCoI., has been awarded, among others, the international professional designations of Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the two most widely recognized credentials in the investigative and security industry.  Some professional highlights of Mr. Bryant’s previous education, experience and training are offered below:

 

EXPERIENCE (INVESTIGATIONS):

• Former Manager of Special Investigations worldwide for the largest security services firm in the world

• Former Chief Fraud Investigator for South Florida for one of the largest banking institutions in the U.S.

• Former Investigative Consultant for a prestigious worldwide litigation support firm

• Former Federal Agent, U.S. Department of the Treasury

• Former Consultant, U.S. Department of Justice

 

EXPERIENCE (PUBLIC SERVICE - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT):

• State of North Carolina, County of Clay, ARES Emergency Coordinator

• State of Georgia, County of Towns, ARES Emergency Coordinator

• White House Presidential Advance Staff for fourteen years (Reagan, Bush, Clinton Administrations)

• Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Operations Center, Former ARPSC Chairman

• City of Coral Gables, Emergency Management, Former FEMA ARES/RACES Program Officer

• Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department, Former Community Emergency Response Team Member

• American Red Cross, Disaster Services, Former Responder

• U.S. Department of the Air Force Auxiliary, Emergency Services, Former Staff Officer

• U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Emergency Services, Former Staff Officer

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Founding Member

 

EXPERIENCE (REGULATORY COMPLIANCE):

• Five time former Corporate Compliance Officer (approved by the U.S. District Court)

• Former Senior Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Big Five Accounting Firm

• Former Consultant, Compliance (Enforcement) Division, Foreign Government Financial Regulator

• Consultant to the Regulator during Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering Review

• Advisor to the Commissioner of Police during International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank AML/CFT Review

 

EXPERIENCE (RISK MANAGEMENT):

• Former Director of Safety and Security for multi-national corporation with substantial interests overseas

• Former Safety, Security and Loss Prevention Consultant to several Fortune 500 Corporations

• Former Security Consultant to Ambassador Morris D. Busby (Former U.S. Counter Terrorism Coordinator)

 

EXPERIENCE (TRAINING):

• Visiting Professor, University of North Carolina, Department of Applied Criminology

• Presenter, Caribbean Anti-Money Laundering Programme (CALP)

• Trainer, Royal Cayman Islands Police Service

• Former full-time platform instructor (responsible for teaching over forty subjects) and Assistant Director of Education (lesson plan and curriculum development) for a National Association of Trade & Technical Schools (NATTS) Accredited Post Secondary Educational institution (Police Academy model) which specialized in security, safety, investigation, and law enforcement training

• Qualified Instructor, Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice (Regional Police Academy)

• Florida International University, Institute of Government

 

EDUCATION:

• Florida International University, Miami, Florida: Master of Science in Criminal Justice (Graduate Scholar, Summa Cum Laude)

• Florida International University, Miami, Florida: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

• Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida: Associate in Arts in Criminal Justice

• University of Manchester, Manchester Business School, United Kingdom: International Diplomas in Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance

• U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Training Institute, Outreach Trainer

• Various U.S. Department of Defense Training Programs

• U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency Management Institute, Graduate

• U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Technician Class License Holder (police communications and technology specialist)

 

AFFILIATIONS:

• National Money Transmitters Association, Chairman, Steering Committee, Council on Standards and Practices

• Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers, Former Director

• Royal Cayman Islands Police, Special Constable

• Cayman Crime Stoppers, Former Chairman

• American Society for Industrial Security, Certified Protection Professional (CPP)(SAFETY Act designated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

• Banking Administration Institute, Certified Risk Professional (CRP)

• Banking Administration Institute, Anti-Money Laundering Professional (AMLP)

• Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

• The Compliance Institute, Fellow (FCoI)

• The Compliance Institute, Eastern Seaboard of the Americas Region (Latin America and the Caribbean), Former Chairman

• International Compliance Association, Fellow (FICA)

• International Compliance Association, International Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering, (AML)

• International Compliance Association, International Diploma in Compliance, (COMP)

• U.S. Department of State, Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), Constituent Representative

 

AWARDS:

• Various Presidential Letters of Commendation from several Administrations

• Certificate of Recognition, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

 

ADDITIONAL STAFF:

Additional staff, strategic partners, vendors, and sources are utilized on a sub-contract basis as needed.  Sub-Contract staff members are exclusively former or retired U.S. Federal Intelligence Senior Case Officers and/or Law Enforcement Senior Special Agents.  We have access to sources and investigators on the ground in most countries and in every major city around the world.