Since 1982 Mr. Bardin has held Top Secret clearances while working for the US Government (USAF – National Security Agency) breaking codes and ciphers and performing Arabic language translations.  He has worked in leadership positions at both corporate and government organizations such as Investors Bank & Trust, Hanover Insurance Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, the Department of Justice, the United States Air Force and the United States Army National Guard.

Mr. Bardin was recently awarded the 2007 RSA Conference award for Excellence in the Field of Security Practices.  The internationally recognized RSA Conference Award for Excellence in the Field of Security Practices recognizes outstanding achievement in the practice of security within an organization. The judging committee seeks to recognize a security practitioner for their outstanding security program or initiative which has made significant contributions to improving the security posture and business processes at their organization. Previous winners include security executives from Nationwide and Bank of New York. The Bardin-led security team from Hanover Insurance also won the 2007 SC Magazine Award – Best Security Team competing against such organizations as Barclays Global and the Department of State.