Vincent J. Doherty, B.S., M.A.
Vincent J. Doherty retired from the Fire Department of New York City after 25 years of service in September 2006, as the Executive Officer of HazMat Operations, Special Operations Command (SOC). He recently left the position of Director for Program Outreach for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, CA., and is currently a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Homeland Security Affairs Journal, an academic publication dedicated to the advancement of Homeland Security as professional discipline. He is an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University’s Homeland Security Management Institute (LIU-HSMI) where he delivers graduate level courses in emergency management and weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. Doherty, during his fire service career served as the Captain/Commanding Officer of Hazardous Materials Company #1, the preeminent hazmat response unit dedicated to hazardous materials response for the City of New York and he also served with distinction after 9/11 as an Acting Battalion Chief for the newly established Haz Mat Battalion and performed the task of rebuilding the hazmat capability and preparedness of the Special Operations Command (SOC). Prior to his fire service career, Mr. Doherty was employed as a Quality Control and Research and Development Chemist for Fisher Diagnostics, Orangeburg, NY.
Mr. Doherty holds a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John's University, a Master of Arts degree in Security Studies from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School and he was the CHDS 2005-2006 Senior Fellow/Practitioner at the Department of Homeland Security's Preparedness Directorate and was also a Senior Fellow with the Center for Naval Analysis.
Currently he is a consultant and a highly regarded person with subject matter experience in such fields as Hazardous Materials, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Emergency Management, first responder communications, and various fire service specialties. He is a Senior Consultant for Gryphon Scientific and for Innovative Emergency Management (IEM). He served on the Board of Advisors for ICx Technologies Corporation, Ahura Corporation and Bruker Corporation and is presently on the Board of Advisors for EdgeVelocity Corp. He was a member of LIU’s Homeland Security Management Institute's distinguished Board of Advisors and also serves as a member and former Co-Chair (eight years) of the Science and Technology Committee for the Interagency Board (IAB) for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability.
Vincent J. Doherty retired from the Fire Department of New York City after 25 years of service in September 2006, as the Executive Officer of HazMat Operations, Special Operations Command (SOC). He recently left the position of Director for Program Outreach for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, CA., and is currently a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Homeland Security Affairs Journal, an academic publication dedicated to the advancement of Homeland Security as professional discipline. He is an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University’s Homeland Security Management Institute (LIU-HSMI) where he delivers graduate level courses in emergency management and weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. Doherty, during his fire service career served as the Captain/Commanding Officer of Hazardous Materials Company #1, the preeminent hazmat response unit dedicated to hazardous materials response for the City of New York and he also served with distinction after 9/11 as an Acting Battalion Chief for the newly established Haz Mat Battalion and performed the task of rebuilding the hazmat capability and preparedness of the Special Operations Command (SOC). Prior to his fire service career, Mr. Doherty was employed as a Quality Control and Research and Development Chemist for Fisher Diagnostics, Orangeburg, NY.
Mr. Doherty holds a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John's University, a Master of Arts degree in Security Studies from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School and he was the CHDS 2005-2006 Senior Fellow/Practitioner at the Department of Homeland Security's Preparedness Directorate and was also a Senior Fellow with the Center for Naval Analysis.
Currently he is a consultant and a highly regarded person with subject matter experience in such fields as Hazardous Materials, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Emergency Management, first responder communications, and various fire service specialties. He is a Senior Consultant for Gryphon Scientific and for Innovative Emergency Management (IEM). He served on the Board of Advisors for ICx Technologies Corporation, Ahura Corporation and Bruker Corporation and is presently on the Board of Advisors for EdgeVelocity Corp. He was a member of LIU’s Homeland Security Management Institute's distinguished Board of Advisors and also serves as a member and former Co-Chair (eight years) of the Science and Technology Committee for the Interagency Board (IAB) for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability.