Meet the Team
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DAN ALOE, PRESIDENT
Daniel Aloe is the president, co-founder, and sole owner of Capital Asset Protection, Inc. Dan became aware of the critical importance of dependable, professional security services through his years of working in various management positions in his family's various businesses including coal and aggregate mining, coke and iron production, and land development. In 1993, he and a colleague founded CAP together. Then, in 2004, Dan became the sole owner of the company. Dan is a prior board member of Imperial Land Corp. Aloe Mining Corp., Shenango Inc., Quality Aggregates and PTI Safety and Security Advisory Board. Dan is an alumnus of St. Francis University of Pennsylvania. He is an avid sportsman, enjoying skiing and ice hockey during Pittsburgh's cold winter season and road cycling and hiking during the warmer months in several states. |
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MARK DREAR, VICE-PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Mark Drear has over 35 years of contract security experience throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Regions. Mark earned his Bachelors Degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1984 and immediately began his career with a national security company in Charlotte, NC. In 1988 Mark was promoted to Branch Manager and became responsible for all areas of operations, training, federal and state compliance, and licensing for 300 security officers. In 1993 Mark accepted a Regional Vice President position and assumed the responsibilities of 12 Branch Offices in 5 states. He was responsible for training management teams, overall business operations, individual profit and loss, business development, and acquisition integration. Mark has earned numerous awards over his career, and is recognized as a leader in the security industry. |
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MIKE GREMBA, VICE PRESIDENT
Mike spent eight years as a police officer in Mt. Lebanon, PA and was a member of the police department's SWAT team. For twelve years, he was a supervisor in physical security for Gulf Oil in Pittsburgh, PA and Chevron Oil in San Francisco, CA and Houston, TX. He also spent time as a licensed private investigator. Mike is ACT 235 (Lethal Weapons Act) certified and a certified instructor in nonviolent crisis intervention, as well as a certified narcotics canine handler. Mike has recently retired from his position as an adjunct Safety and Security professor at the Pittsburgh Technical Institute in Oakdale, PA. |
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MIKE VIRGIN CORPORATE OPERATIONS MANAGER
Michael Virgin has a wide background in security operations and management. After two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Infantry Squad Leader in the United States Marine Corps, he honorably left the service in pursuit of higher education. He graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors of Science, with a focus on Homeland and International security. While in college and for a period after, he managed the expansion of a security firm in to South West Pennsylvania. This included overseeing several contracts, creating strategies to accomplish client requests and conducting investigations. Directly after college he attended Executive Security International, the nation’s premier physical and operational security school. He graduated with honors and is board certified by the Colorado Department of Education as a Certified Protection Specialist. In 2014 he started contracting security services for the U.S Department of Energy as well as the U.S Department of Defense, which lead him to a civilian deployment to Afghanistan to provide security services at a government base in the Helmand Province. |
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Frank Mancine Regional Manager Cleveland
Frank has over 35 years of hospitality experience with different branded hotels. He also has combined his hospitality background with 10 years of security experience. Frank is currently our Regional Manager servicing the Cleveland market. He has a passion for providing great customer service, he believes in team building, and his award winning service is evident the minute you meet him. Frank currently resides in Cleveland, but he is a native of Pittsburgh, and one of the biggest Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins fans that you will ever meet. |
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Rachel Gorecki
We are pleased to announce that Rachel Gorecki has joined our administrative team as our office manager. Her new position will support all administrative functions as well as assist business development, operations, human resources and ownership. |
Matthew Mefford
Business Development Manager
Matt Mefford has over 12 years of contract security experience throughout the Pennsylvania Ohio, and West Virginia region. Matt was a member of the football team at the University of Pittsburgh where he earned his Bachelors Degree in 2004. His career began with a national security company in Pittsburgh, Pa. In 2009. He was promoted to Regional Manager in 2010. He became responsible for all areas of operations, training, and safety for 3 offices in the Pennsylvania Region, and oversaw 300+ security officers. Matt’s security experiences include once being the lead on a week long executive protection detail for former Vice President Al Gore, and overseeing on-set security for a Hollywood production starring Russell Crowe.
Fun Fact: Once lived in Sydney, Australia for 4 years.
Business Development Manager
Matt Mefford has over 12 years of contract security experience throughout the Pennsylvania Ohio, and West Virginia region. Matt was a member of the football team at the University of Pittsburgh where he earned his Bachelors Degree in 2004. His career began with a national security company in Pittsburgh, Pa. In 2009. He was promoted to Regional Manager in 2010. He became responsible for all areas of operations, training, and safety for 3 offices in the Pennsylvania Region, and oversaw 300+ security officers. Matt’s security experiences include once being the lead on a week long executive protection detail for former Vice President Al Gore, and overseeing on-set security for a Hollywood production starring Russell Crowe.
Fun Fact: Once lived in Sydney, Australia for 4 years.
