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Corporate Intelligence · Implementation

GLOBALSOLUTIONSDelivered Everywhere.

SIROAL maintains an extensive global network of Ministerial and C-Level government, diplomacy, finance, operations, and intelligence professionals — delivering across industries, cultures, and geographies.

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50+
Years combined experience
$18B
Programs directed
60+
Countries operated in
360°
Full-scope implementation
Who we are

A full-scope corporate intelligence firm.

SIROAL International is a 360° "solution implementation" firm: strategic planning, advisory, emerging-market due diligence, government advisory, capacity building, and risk mitigation.

We support governments, emerging-market investors, corporations, and law firms — developing and implementing customized operations from a global network of world-class experts. We go beyond answers to ensuring successful implementation.

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Our Services

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Leadership

The driving force behind Siroal.

Matthew McLauchlin
Matthew “Mac” McLauchlinFounder · Managing Director · Director of Global Operations

An internationally recognized business executive, strategist, and multi-talented management expert with experience in over 60 countries — driving growth and profit through corporate development and market expansion, while implementing operational controls across sectors.

Mac has served as Senior Advisor to the US Ambassador, US Commanding General, and NATO/ISAF Commander, and as Chief Financial Officer for the US Mission in Afghanistan. He has counseled the US State Department, Department of War, National Security Council, NASA, the Office of Homeland Security, and offices of the United Nations — and was sought to spearhead the institutional reform of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

An intelligence officer by training — a graduate with honors of the U.S. Naval & Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center — Mac previously held a Top Secret / SCI clearance and is a decorated recipient of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.

“Recognized for distinctive competence in operations, diplomacy, and capacity building.”
60+
Countries of operation
$18B
US program
Chief Financial Officer
$38B
Enterprise restructured — UAE
5+ yrs
Senior Advisor
Ambassador & NATO/ISAF

Selected engagements

  • COO — $500M+ global IT solutions firm
  • Interim CFO — $250M SPAC (NASDAQ)
  • CEO — Defense & technology firm
  • CIO — CENTAR Mining
  • General Partner — Precious & Critical Metals
  • Co-Founder & Advisor — EU Metals Bank
  • CFO — $18B US Government program
  • VP, Development — NYSE biometrics firm
  • Team Lead — Oil-for-Food Program, Iraq
  • Chief Advisor — $38B restructuring, UAE
  • Senior Advisor — UN Assistant Sec-General
  • Presidential Management Fellow — NASA

Decorated service

  • SecDef Medal — Outstanding Public Service
  • SecDef Medal — Global War on Terrorism
  • State Dept. — Meritorious Honor Award
  • Letter of Appreciation — Iraq Donors
  • NASA — Columbia Recovery Certificate

Certifications

  • Presidential Management Fellow — NASA & DoD
  • International Program Management — NASA
  • Source Evaluation Boards — NASA
  • Naval Intelligence “A” & “C” Schools
  • John Maxwell Team — Speaker / Trainer
  • ISO 9001 & AS9100 Compliance

Author

  • Global Fixer’s Essential Short Guide (2019)

Trusted advisor to

US State DepartmentUS Dept. of WarNational Security CouncilNASAOffice of Homeland SecurityUnited NationsNATO / ISAF

Board & advisory

  • Board of Advisors — Source Protocol
  • Board of Advisors — Grossman Burn Foundation
  • Leadership Council — NSBA
  • Board of Directors (fmr) — ICCN

Education

  • MBA, Global Management — U. of Phoenix
  • MPhil & DBA, Strategic Leadership — ISM
  • BA, Political Science — U. of Michigan
  • BA, Psychology & Human Development
Field Record

Case Studies

Representative engagements undertaken or currently pursued by SIROAL. Where work is confidential, details are intentionally omitted to uphold client discretion; other engagements are matters of public record.

CASE 01Confidential
Corporate Intelligence

Untangling fraud across borders

Corporate intelligence, forensic review, and risk mitigation addressing fraudulent accounting, FCPA exposure, logistic irregularities, and Congressional inquiries for international clients.

Multi-region · Investigations
CASE 02Confidential
Cyber Intelligence

Red-team for a national banking system

Awarded a Letter of Implementation to run cyber-security testing and “red team” operations for Middle-East banking on behalf of a country’s National Security Advisor.

Middle East · Cyber
CASE 03Government
Senior Government Advisory

Counsel at the highest levels

Over five years advising a US Ambassador, US Commanding General, and NATO/ISAF Commander; CFO of the US Mission in Afghanistan; institutional reform of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Diplomacy · Reform
CASE 04Operations
Operations & Logistics

Standing up asset recovery at scale

Designed and deployed the operational and logistical backbone for a full-scope asset-recovery firm, and grew an emergency medical-evacuation company serving conflict regions.

Emerging markets · Build-out
CASE 05Risk
Risk Mitigation

Recovering millions in losses

Built and ran a risk-mitigation program for a US firm operating across the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America — curbing losses and recouping millions in financial resilience.

Three continents · Recovery
CASE 06Humanitarian
Re-engineering

Reopening the Kabul Burn Center

Took over operations for an international nonprofit medical foundation — procuring equipment, forming partnerships, and relocating and reopening the Kabul Burn Center to save lives.

Afghanistan · Healthcare
CASE 07Public record
Cyber Intelligence

Architecting the “Digital Blue Helmet”

As Senior Advisor to a UN Assistant Secretary-General, helped conceive and stand up the United Nations’ global cyber-security program — the “Digital Blue Helmet.”

United Nations · Cyber
CASE 08Public record
Crisis Operations

On the Columbia recovery team

Member of NASA’s initial Space Shuttle Columbia recovery effort — on-the-ground search and investigation, and authoring the lessons-learned that reshaped disaster response.

NASA · Recovery
CASE 09Public record
Governance & Oversight

Standing up the Inspector General

Lobbied key leadership for the creation of a Special Inspector General’s office with expanded mandate and jurisdiction over multi-billion-dollar reconstruction spending.

Oversight · Reform
CASE 10Turnaround
Operations & Value Creation

A defense manufacturer, turned around

Recruited by the board to reverse a defense-manufacturing firm’s losses: a 42% G&A reduction inside 90 days, unit economics flipped from -$3.76 to +$10.17, and the first profitability in the company’s history within two years.

Manufacturing · Turnaround
CASE 11Confidential
Cyber Intelligence

Rebuilding after a ransomware hit

Redesigned the cyber-security architecture and procedures for a multi-billion-dollar global shipping corporation following a ransomware attack — hardening against future intrusions and structuring asset recovery.

Maritime · Cyber
CASE 12Confidential
Critical Minerals

Standing up a mine under threat

Secured $150M+ in government-backed investment (OPIC/DFC, USAID) and engineered the security, life-support, and extraction logistics to establish gold, copper, and rare-earth operations in an active-threat environment.

Mining · Build-out
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