Michael Roche
Retired U.S. Secret Service Special Agent
Served 22 years as a U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in the New Orleans, Miami, and Tampa Field Offices
Throughout career, routinely assigned to Protective Security Details for visiting heads of state and to conduct Security Risk Assessments domestically and internationally
Assigned to the Vice Presidential Protective Detail during the 1996 Presidential Campaign
Protective Intelligence Coordinator for the 1998 visit of Pope John Paul to the United States
Assigned to the Protective Intelligence and Assessment Division in Washington, D.C. conducting Intelligence Threat Assessments for the President and Vice President of the United States, both domestically and internationally
Team Leader at Ground Zero and Staten Island Fresh Kills Landfill during Recovery Operations after 9/11
Protection Intelligence Liaison Agent assigned to the FBI and CIA headquarters
Assigned as the U.S. Secret Service National Joint Terrorism Task Force Coordinator
Served as the Protective Threat Assessment Coordinator for the Tampa Field Office conducting numerous threat-related investigations
Served as Crisis Management Assistant Coordinator. Coordinated preparation for critical incidents, special events, and preparatory exercises. Served on the multi-agency crisis management team for the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Last 15 years of Secret Service career was focused on conducting behavioral threat assessments of those individuals who were considering engaging in targeted violence
Investigated complex financial fraud and U.S. Counterfeit Currency cases
Conducted undercover operations domestically and internationally in U.S. Counterfeit Currency investigations while assigned to the Miami Field Office
Adjunct Instructor at Saint Leo University, teaching a class in 2009 titled “Conducting Vulnerability, Threat and Risk Assessments of Physical Structures”
Prior to joining the Secret Service, was a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms conducting arson investigations in New Orleans, Louisiana
Previously spent 10 years with the Little Rock Police Department - assignments included patrol, street crimes, and detective
