Meet the Team

DAN ALOE, CEO
​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.
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. 
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.
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.   
JOHN CSONKA
John Csonka has 20 plus years of security experience. John started out as a officer at First Energy Command Center in Wadsworth Ohio. John then moved into management were he was Field Supervisor for Cleveland Clinic which grew into 35 sites. John managed and trained 300+ officers  for Cleveland Clinic. In 2011 was awarded supervisor of the year for all of Mid-West states. He moved into operations manager and responsible for working with the Cleveland Clinic protection service. John joined CAP in July 2015 as an officer in Solon. John is Regional Manager in Ohio where he manages sites in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Mansfield.
CHRISTY BREEDEN
Christy started working for Capital Asset Protection, Inc in July 2007 as a part time security officer and with determination and a desire to do more  became a dispatcher in November 2007. Her  drive to learn and manage led her to become  a part time site supervisor at Carnegie Museum in December 2007.  She became the dispatch trainer in July of 2008. She was promoted to Regional Manager of Capital Asset Protection’s PA and OH Division in the early part of 2010. Her current position of  Office Manager started in September of 2011. She is responsible for all aspects of payroll, healthcare administration, human resources and all book keeping.

Graduated from Community College of Beaver County with an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice in May 2007. Was a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and was a member of the Criminal Justice Club. Graduated from Southern New Hampshire University in October of 2014 with a Bachelors in Business Management/HR.