Gary Swinkey North Carolina Private Investigator Number 3418
Gary  is licensed by the North Carolina Private Security Bureau and is a  member of the North Carolina Association of Licensed Investigators, the  National Council of Investigation and Security Services.

Mr.  Swinkey is a retired Supervisory Special Agent from the Federal Bureau  of Investigation (FBI). He graduated from Gardner-Webb University with a  Bachelors Degree in Education and received a Masters Degree in  Counseling from Western Carolina University.

Mr. Swinkey served  13 years as a Drill Instructor and Training Officer in the United States  Army Reserve prior to beginning a 20 year career with the FBI in 1983.  He served in New Haven, New York City, San Juan, and Charlotte FBI field  offices, and ascended into management to the Supervisory Special Agent  position.

He served at FBI Headquarters as the FBI Department of  Defense (DoD) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) International  Counter-Proliferation Program Manager. His FBI experience includes  Assistant WMD Coordinator, Special Event Planning, Evidence Response  Team, 15 years Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), investigating  Narcotics matters, Violent Crime, White Collar Crime, and  Counter-Terrorism. With temporary duty assignments in the Balkans,  Canada, and South Africa he has assisted Interpol, the governments of  South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, Madagascar, Kenya, the Caribbean, and  Canada with international investigations.

Mr. Swinkey currently  serves as the Senior National Security Advisor for Computer Sciences  Corporation and is President of the Hickory Group. He currently holds a  Top- Secret security clearance
As Senior National Security Advisor  Mr. Swinkey travels to the twenty-six countries of the Former Soviet  Union (FSU) in Support of the International Counter Proliferation  Program (ICP) through course development, exercise planning needs  assessment, and instruction with the Computer Sciences Corporation.
As  the President of THG Mr. Swinkey provides Litigation support to  attorneys. He also provides assistance to corporate clients in the areas  of security protocol, inventory control, and supply chain security.

Mr.  Swinkey is an instructor at the Qatar Security Service Academy for  Qatar Security Services, Doha, Qatar where he provides investigative  instruction to new recruits.

Mr. Swinkey has conducted due  diligence investigations in Romania, and Bulgaria along with a risk  assessment in the Dominican Republic.

Mr. Swinkey assisted the  U.S. Army in conducting a Chemical Warfare Challenge Inspection Exercise  in accordance with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical  Weapons (OPCW) mandate.

Mr. Swinkey was a project team member for  an emergency management assessment and planning effort for the  government (Royal Family) of the United Arab Emirates. As a  comprehensive initiative, I assisted with development of a Fusion  Center, blending investigative and emergency response agencies together  for information sharing and coordinated emergency response.