Mr. Gough began his career with the US Border Patrol on September 2, 1997, as a member of Academy class 350. His first duty assignment was at the Imperial Beach Station in San Diego Sector. From 2004 to 2008 he was promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent where he supervised the All-Terrain Vehicle Unit and the Field Training Unit, Field Operations Supervisor at the San Clemente Station, then promoted to Assistant Patrol Agent in Charge.
From 2008 to 2017, Mr. Gough held various positions within USBP. He was promoted to Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge at the San Clemente Station and served as the Acting Patrol Agent in Charge for the Imperial Beach Station where he created San Diego Sector’s Coastal Border Enforcement Teams. He completed a Joint Duty Assignment with Air and Marine Operations at Naval Air Station North Island and was promoted to Assistant Chief Patrol Agent in San Diego Sector. He accepted a transfer to US Border Patrol Headquarters as an Assistant Chief where he worked to establish a national performance measurement system for border security.
Mr. Gough promoted to Associate Chief in June 2021 and played a key role in the efficiency realignment within the Strategic Planning and Analysis Directorate at US Border Patrol Headquarters and had responsibility for developing and delivering innovative technologies to the field. He most recently served as both an Acting Patrol Agent in Charge for the Nogales Border Patrol Station and as the Acting Division Chief for Law Enforcement Operational Programs in Tucson Sector.
Mr. Gough holds a Master of Arts in Religion with a focus on history and theology from TrinitySchool for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of CBP’s Leadership Institute. He is an avid oil painter, athlete, and all-around hobbyist. His wife Sarah works for the Office of Field Operations at the National Targeting Center in Sterling, Virginia. Mr. Gough and his wife reside in Fairfax, Virginia with their two boys.
