Kevin M. Cronin, MBA

Kevin M. Cronin is a highly credentialed business and security executive with over 25 years of experience, including serving as Vice President, Global Crisis Management & Security for a leading E-commerce company, Senior Managing Director for a financial restructuring firm, Department of Homeland Security Special Agent, and police sergeant.

As a Special Agent for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Inspector General, Kevin conducted internal agency investigations of corruption, abuse, and mismanagement of funds controlled by DHS. He has worked in an undercover capacity for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), DHS, and other federal and state jurisdictions and has directed large-scale, cross-border criminal investigations.

Kevin has extensive knowledge of physical and electronic surveillance, has SWAT experience, and has held top-secret security clearance from the United States government. He has successfully prosecuted criminal violations within both federal and state courts and has served as an expert witness in numerous cases.

Kevin transitioned his law enforcement experience to the private sector, specializing in risk management, including corporate investigations, intelligence, crisis management, threat and risk assessments, surveillance, counter-surveillance measures, executive protection, and security services for domestic and global clients. Kevin has successfully led numerous criminal and corporate fraud, espionage, embezzlement, theft, insider trading, digital forensics, and cybersecurity investigations, assuring his clients' access to world-class expertise and helping mitigate the significant risks of today’s volatile business environment.

Kevin holds a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Concordia University. He has also attended Staff and Command Management Programs at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia.

Todd Dennis –

COO/Senior Managing Director – Ann Arbor, MI/Toledo, OH

Todd Dennis is an experienced criminal investigator with over thirty years of law enforcement experience that included more than twenty years in leadership positions.  Todd retired as the Special Agent in Charge, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), where he managed all internal investigations for DHS in the Midwest which included offices in Detroit, Buffalo, and Chicago.  The DHS OIG’s main responsibility was to investigate fraud, theft, insider threat, public corruption and other crimes committed by DHS employees, contractors and outside offenders.  Todd’s law enforcement career also included assignments to a multi- jurisdictional emergency response team, undercover narcotics team, trainer for multiple disciplines, and protection details for federal judiciary members and other controversial individuals.  Todd has extensive experience in the corporate security and executive protection industry and has managed contract security and executive protection details at major events across the U.S. including, NASCAR, college and professional football, concerts and music festivals.  Todd regularly performs site security assessments at corporate office complexes and personal residences.

Steven Familo –

Managing Director – Boston, MA

Steven Familo is the Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) for the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), Northeast Regional Field Office. Prior to joining CGIS in 2024, Familo was the Director of the Investigations and Operations Division for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters, Threat Management Operations. In that role he was responsible for criminal, counterintelligence, and professional responsibility investigations as well as physical security and executive protection for the DHS Deputy Secretary. He moved to DHS headquarters following his tenure with the Federal Protective Service (FPS) as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) and co-founder of the FPS Office of Internal Investigations. Prior to this assignment, he served as the acting Division Director for the DHS Office of Compliance and Security, Internal Affairs Division, where he was awarded the DHS Silver Medal for Leadership. SAIC Familo has over 25 years of experience in public service encompassing law enforcement, emergency medical services, physical security, integrity investigations, and protective intelligence. He is most renowned for his passion for mentoring new investigators, teaching ethics and case management, and his vast knowledge and experience related to misconduct/professional responsibility investigations.

In 2010 Familo joined DHS from the U.S. Department of State, Office of Inspector General (OIG), where during his tenure he served as a Senior Special Agent/Program Manager, Training Coordinator, and acting Special Agent in Charge for the Operations Division. He received numerous accolades from the Department of State including the Meritorious Honor Award for his contribution to the development of the Middle East Investigations Branch, two prestigious Council of Inspectors General Awards for investigative efforts domestically and abroad; and Special Act awards for his investigation and prosecution of a wartime contract fraud scheme in Iraq, authoring the OIG Investigative Procedures Manual and Special Agent Handbook, and the development and implementation of a new case management system.

Familo previously served with DHS as an FPS Inspector from 2003 to 2006 and as a Special Agent from September 2006 to April 2008. As an Inspector he received the Honor Graduate Award from the FPS Physical Security Academy and participated in numerous field operations, to include the relief missions for Hurricanes Katrina & Rita. As a Special Agent, he distinguished himself as the sole agent responsible for the Heartland Region for an extended time, completing over 100 investigations in a single year. Familo was frequently consulted as a specialist in fraudulent document-related investigations, identity theft, and threat assessments. He also served as a Senior Firearms Instructor and a Tactical Paramedic. SAIC Familo began his federal career in 1998 as a U.S. Customs Inspector and worked for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) prior to joining DHS in November of 2003. 

SAIC Familo, a native of Potsdam, NY, graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the State University of New York. He is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy, Session 263 and the Gavin de Becker Advanced Threat Assessment and Management Academy.

Catherine Lane, MBA, EA –

Managing Director – Boston, MA

Catherine Lane is an accountant with nearly 20 years of experience in corporate and small business accounting, specializing in financial reporting and analysis across a wide range of industries to include legal, manufacturing, banking, and healthcare. She is also a tax professional, certified as an Enrolled Agent (EA) admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service.  

Ms. Lane earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Masters of Business Administration from Benedictine College and has served in private industry as a senior consultant, accounting manager, and analyst.  She is known for her expertise in financial risk assessment, internal audit, financial reporting, and compliance for both privately held and publicly traded companies.   

Dennis M. McGunagle –

Managing Director – Washington D.C.

Dennis M. McGunagle brings nearly four decades of distinguished law enforcement experience, marked by leadership, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to public service and safety.  Originally from Middleborough, Massachusetts, he was raised in South Florida, served in the United States Army at home and abroad, ultimately leading law enforcement units for the Department of Homeland Security across geographically diverse areas of the United States and Caribbean.  During his nearly 30 years with the DHS, he served in nearly every law enforcement role and was eventually appointed to the senior executive service as the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, where he led a national team of 270 special agents and investigative support personnel.   

During his DHS career, Mr. McGunagle transformed the Office of Inspector General from a nascent organization in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks to a nimble and highly efficient investigative organization, encompassing state of the art digital forensics, internal affairs, and public corruption units.  Throughout his career, he played key roles in setting investigative standards for high-profile and politically sensitive civil rights, national security, and employee misconduct investigations.  Many of Mr. McGunagle’s policies were adopted as best practices across the law enforcement community.   

Mr. McGunagle is a recognized expert in employee misconduct investigations, including theft, fraud, embezzlement, contract fraud, high-risk terminations, discrimination, harassment, and whistleblower retaliation.  He is skilled in security operations, security vulnerability assessments, intelligence collection, and evidentiary search and seizure.  His use of innovative surveillance techniques produces high impact results and prosecutions.  Mr. McGunagle also served as a certified firearms and defensive tactics instructor.   

Some of Mr. McGunagle’s early assignments included providing protection for dignitaries such as the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Colin Powell and the former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, and his work at the World Trade Center immediately following the 2001 terrorist attack strengthened his resolve to protect his country and its citizens from malign forces.  While serving as a military policeman, Mr. McGunagle completed a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and was selected to serve as a U.S. Army CID Special Agent, where he conducted felony investigations and dignitary protection operations.  Later, during his civilian senior executive career, he completed the DHS Capstone Program, the Department’s premier executive leadership program, as well as the Lincoln Leadership course in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 

Jay Donly –

Managing Director – Miami, FL

Jay Donly is an accomplished law enforcement professional with over thirty years of law enforcement experience working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and the State of Florida, State Attorney's Office.  Jay has over ten years of federal leadership experience with the DHS OIG, as the Director of Field Operations, Special Agent in Charge, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge, and more than twenty years of investigative experience.  Jay’s duties as the Director of Field Operations included operational and functional development, implementation and supervision of all thirty-one field offices and all criminal, civil and administrative investigative activities.  As the Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Office, Jay managed the Miami, Orlando, and San Juan, field offices.  Under his supervision, these offices led the country in indictments, arrests, convictions, sentencings, and restitution.  Jay has personally conducted numerous complex, highly sensitive criminal and administrative investigations in the areas of internal corruption, program and disaster fraud, narcotics and human smuggling.  Some of these investigations involved high ranking government officials, criminal offenses in foreign countries, and millions of dollars in fraud.  Since entering the private sector, Jay has worked as a private investigator, often in support of private businesses and attorneys, where he investigated fraud, theft, corporate sabotage and cyberattacks as well as providing security and executive protection services.

Chris Kuzma –

Managing Director – Los Angeles, CA

Chris Kuzma is the Managing Director for Fortaris Capital Advisors covering the West Coast.  Chris has twenty-five years of federal investigative experience with two agencies in Southern California.  Chris conducted criminal investigations and worldwide protective security operations for the U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service  for fifteen years and worked in temporary security roles at U.S. embassies in Europe and the Middle East.  For two years, Chris was detailed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force in Los Angeles and worked as a protective intelligence and investigations agent.  Chris established and managed the Los Angeles Field Office’s cyber technology section encompassing digital forensics, surveillance equipment and social media exploitation.  While working for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations , Chris served for ten years conducting highly sensitive international and multijurisdictional investigations and was a Digital Forensic  Agent extracting and analyzing data in support of complex criminal investigations.

Jon Chmura –

Director, Security and Investigations – Detroit, MI

With more than a decade of investigative experience, Jon brings a focused and principled approach to corporate risk management and intelligence gathering. After earning his degree in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University, Jon began his career as a corporate investigator at a large financial services company, where he honed his skills in fraud detection, internal investigations, and workplace misconduct.

Today, Jon leads the analyst team at Fortaris Capital Advisors and plays a key role in managing investigations as well as day-to-day operations. His investigative strengths lie in due diligence and misconduct investigations, where he applies deep expertise in open-source intelligence (OSINT), non-confrontational interviewing techniques, and digital evidence review.

Jon has completed extensive training in Homeland Security Bombing Prevention, fraud detection, security assessments, and surveillance technology, including CCTV analysis. Known for his integrity, honesty, and genuine approach, Jon is committed to delivering clear, reliable insights that help clients make informed decisions and reduce organizational risk.