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Leadership
Gary Heuer
Chief Operations Officer
has more than 30 years of experience as a supervisory
and front-line Special Agent with a variety of federal
criminal investigative agencies.
James G. Huse, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
is a national expert on identity fraud and an established
authority concerning asset and critical infrastructure
protection, accountability oversight, and assurance.
A skilled law enforcement and crisis operations executive, Mr. Huse previously was
Inspector General of Social Security where he directed the audit and investigative operations
of the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Social Security Administration from
1998 to 2004.
Mr. Huse also was assistant director of the U. S. Secret Service from 1994 to 1996,
where he was responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the inspection and internal
security of Secret Service offices, divisions, and employees. In that role, he appraised the
effectiveness of international and domestic operations, assessed the quality of management
and supervision, and determined the adherence to policies, regulations, and procedures.
As a U. S. Secret Service agent for 25 years, Mr. Huse became an expert on financial and
identity fraud criminal investigations as well as on physical and major events security
operations. In 2007, Mr. Huse was bestowed a Life Membership of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police.
Mr. Huse was a captain in the U.S. Army with assignments in the infantry and military
intelligence and was decorated for valor and meritorious service. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in English from Boston College.
Ms. Watson oversees all administrative operations of IntegriGuard's organization.
Prior to joining IntegriGuard, Ms. Watson was employed with Union Pacific Railroad in
Omaha, Nebraska. During her 13-year career with Union Pacific, Ms. Watson held positions
in Finance, Accounting, and Purchasing. As General Director Purchasing-Mechanical she was
responsible for the purchase and lease of $2.5 billion in mechanical railroad equipment and
general supplies; as VP Finance/CFO-Joint Ventures she managed more than 50 of the
organization's strategic business alliances and joint venture partnerships; and as Manager
Capital Budgeting, she led a financial analysis team responsible for a multi-billion dollar
annual capital budget.
Ms. Watson holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Washington
University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Karen A Watson
President & Chief Administrative Officer
has more than 25 years of accounting, finance,
and general business experience in the healthcare,
transportation, consumer, and defense-related industries.
Mr. Heuer's agency expertise includes a broad spectra of complex financial crimes, healthcare
fraud, public corruption, bribery, money laundering, prescription drug trafficking, workplace
ethical misconduct, and violence and personnel/physical security.
Mr. Heuer served as Special Agent in Charge United States Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Investigations, New York Regional
Office. His law enforcement career also includes experience as a Supervisory Special Agent,
Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigation, and the OIG, Social Security
Administration.
He was a Special Agent with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, OIG;
United States Department of Commerce, OIG; United States Defense Investigative Service;
and the United States Secret Service.
Mr. Heuer is a Certified Fraud Examiner and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from
Montclair State College, Montclair, New Jersey; a Master of Arts degree in Criminology from
Goddard College in Vermont; and a Master of Science degree in Financial Planning from the
University of Alabama.
