PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:

The primary objective of the "Dignitary Protection & Operational Planning"  program is to provide a comprehensive and intensive sixty (60) hour course designed to maximize your training experience. This Public Figure course is drawn from the programs we have provided for Corporate, Military, and Government personnel in the Americas, the Orient, Middle East, and Europe. During this course you will be involved in all elements of Planning and Executing an Executive Protection mission. All major exercises will be using various Public Areas. To maximize your training experience you will be part of a protective unit guarding a principal from the first day of the course, including every meal period. Class size is limited to ten (10) attendees.

This intensive five day program is divided between minimal classroom and multiple practical exercises, on-site and in the local community. Practical Exercises will include realistic training scenarios taking place in actual locations like Hotel Suites, Restaurants, Movie Theatres, Vehicles, Current Events, Shopping Malls, Parks, Swimming Pools, and Airports.

We provide Manuals, Experienced Instructors, Training Aids, Vehicles or Limousines, and Training Sites. The tuition fee does not cover overnight Lodging, Meals, or Transportation to and from the course work area. We will arrange Discounted Hotel Lodging where possible.

If you are accepted into the DPOP course, a complete information package will be sent to you. The package will include information about lodging, transportation, clothing requirements, weapons, and a confirmed class schedule. Certificates of Competency will be awarded for those successfully completing the course. Trainees must complete all course work, on site, to graduate.

                                                     PURPOSE

The purpose of the "Dignitary Protection & Operational Planning" course is to train attendees to ensure that they can apply a standard level of adequate and timely Life Safety and Personnel Security Policies and Procedures within Dignitary Protection environments.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This program is designed for Government, Military, Law Enforcement and Personal Protection Detail personnel charged with Operational Protection responsibilities for Government Officials, Corporate Executives, Celebrities, High Profile Persons, High Risk Personnel and their families who are likely targets of terrorist or criminal elements. This realistic and practical training experience will assist them in assessing their vulnerabilities and taking immediate action to lower their visibility profiles thus limiting their risk.  Executive/VIP's who travel frequently throughout the US or overseas and wish to reduce the likelihood of becoming a target may also attend. The Law Enforcement Officer, Military Protection Detailee, Personal Protection Specialist, Business Leader, Popular Personality or Government Employee who wishes to increase his/her Business and Families' Life Safety may also attend this course. They should also strongly consider having Adult Family Members attend the course with them.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU):

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are nationally recognized units in qualified programs which allow the participant to document all non-credited work completed. CEUs may be used as evidence of increased performance capabilities and for job advancement. They are recognized by many professional organizations and companies.

CERTIFIED PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL (CPP) RECERTIFICATION:

Documentation of attendance at these programs may be submitted to the ASIS Professional Certification Board for consideration of recertification credit by qualified Certified Protection Professionals.

NORTH CAROLINA PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BOARD  (NCPPSB)

This  "Dignitary Protection & Operational Planning"  course has been reviewed and is "Approved by the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board". This Board regulates and licenses all Private Investigative, Security, & Counterintelligence activity within the State.

PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTORS:

G. F. Bryant Jr.;  is a member of the Electronic Crime Task Force with the Miami Division of the U. S. Secret Service.  He is an internationally recognized Physical, Operational and Technical Security Analyst, Contingency Planner and Educator with more than twenty five years of combined experience in physical & operational security, and investigation technologies. He founded Bryant & Associates to provide threat assessment, risk analysis and systems integration after serving several years as the primary technician for a governmental law enforcement agency. He teaches and consults internationally on state-of-the-art equipment, techniques, and operational procedures to managers, technicians and other security & loss prevention professionals in both government and private industry that include numerous Fortune 500 companies. The originator and developer of extensive technical, operational and managerial security & life safety programs at the university level, Mr. Bryant is active in the design, application, installation and field maintenance of Integrated Facilities Protection Systems utilizing the Total Facilities Management approach. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and exhibitions and his articles regularly appear in various security industry publications. Mr. Bryant is an active contributor to new product development projects for many international manufactures.

Mr. Bryant served as Chairman of a Chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).  He is a member of the South East Florida Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). He has also been a member of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA), The Academy of Security Educators & Trainers (ASET), the Fire Educators & Technology Section of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and served on Committee F-12 on Security Systems & Equipment of the American Society for Test & Material (ASTM). Mr. Bryant contributed to a monthly column on Systems Integration in Access Control & Security Systems Integration magazine and was the Technical Editor of International Corporate Security, a magazine published in the United Kingdom. He has been appointed to the advisory boards of Defense & Security Electronics, CCTV Applications & Technology, Access Control & Security Systems Integration, Security Technology & Design and Southeast Asia Fire & Security magazines.

Ron Montgomery;  is the Director of Special Operations at the World Institute for Security Enhancement. He is a former U. S. Navy SEAL, Chief Warrant Officer, with more than 25 years experience in operations and administration. Much of his experience was gained as the tactics officer/operative of the Navy SEAL Anti-Terrorism unit, Naval Security Coordination Team, better known as "REDCELL". While a member of "REDCELL" Mr. Montgomery provided oversight and instructed security workshops in force protection, anti-terrorism, improvised explosive device recognition, vehicle search procedures and emergency command post procedures at Naval facilities worldwide. As the supervisor of the asset recovery training he instructed foreign military personnel in the recovery of high value off shore structures, i.e., gas & oil platforms. He brings continuity and focus to Force Protection, Anti-Terrorism, Physical and Personnel Security Issues.

As a Security Consultant for the Presidential Security Task Force, Mr. Montgomery has conducted security training for PSTF personnel on security awareness and anti-terrorism. Mr. Montgomery has recently completed a Threat Analysis and Vulnerability Analysis of Government buildings within the State of Vermont and three mid-Atlantic military bases. The Vermont State project totaled 78 individual buildings located in various communities across the state. These were a miscellany of facilities including the Capital, Supreme Court, Governors' office, Attorney Generals' building, a correctional facility and Heath Department laboratories. All data supported an interim and final report suitable for budget briefings and final recommendations on risk mitigation.

Mr. Montgomery was a Security Enhancement Training Instructor (SET) for Department Of Defense personnel at the Defense Logistics Agency He co-authored a break contact and evade curriculum stressing personal survival skills needed for novice travelers and ranking members of the DLA in hostile locations. It encompassed training in lodging & work place security, urban/rural survival, anti-terrorism, weapons training, personal vehicle search procedures, convoy procedures, and improvised explosive device recognition. He has lectured at the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy and at COPEX trade shows on Maritime Security, Shipboard anti-terrorism and emergency command post

Phillip A. Parker, M.A.; is a member of the Board of Advisors at the World Institute for Security Enhancement. He is a former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He retired as Deputy Assistant Director for Operations of the Intelligence Division, directing all counterintelligence and counter espionage investigations and operations in the United States. He has been the U.S. representative to the NATO Security Committee in Brussels and an F.B.I. representative to several INTERPOL conferences. In 1987 Mr. Parker was awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal for exemplary accomplishments while serving as Deputy Assistant Director. He testified before and was quoted by the Stillwell Commission.

Mr. Parker is a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and the American Society for Industrial Security.

Additional instruction may be provided by other faculty members which might include:  

Norman R. Bottom Jr., Ph.D.;  is a member of the Board of Advisors at the World Institute for Security Enhancement. He is an internationally respected security and loss control expert and is associated with Bryant & Associates. His career began more than twenty five years ago with the Defense Intelligence Agency. Dr. Bottom designed and staffed one of the first masters programs in security at the university level, and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in executive protection, international security management, terrorism, industrial & institutional security, crime prevention, information security, security supervision & administration, security management and security undercover investigations.

Dr. Bottom frequently instructs before international associations, conferences and expositions on a variety of security and loss prevention topics. He has authored and reviewed numerous articles and is the author of the book "Security/Loss Control Negligence," co-author of "Industrial Espionage: Intelligence Techniques and Countermeasures," and senior author of "Security and Loss Control," and authored " Parking Lot and garage Security Handbook," Dr. Bottom is a faculty member of the Canadian Security Academy and is Editor of the Journal of Security Administration.

Dr. Bottom is an active member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Association of Former Intelligence Officers, Communications Security Association, International Association of Professional Security Consultants, National Association of Legal Investigators and has been certified as a Personal Protection Specialist by the Nine Lives Associates

Dr. Bottom is a past president of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers which has certified him as a Certified Security Trainer (CST), is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by the American Society for Industrial Security and is also a Certified Protection Officer.

Mario C. Martinez, M.B.A., CFE, CIFI;  is an internationally recognized Consultant in Telecommunication Security with a Master of Public Administration in International Affairs. Mr. Martinez is the Director of Administration at the World Institute for Security Enhancement and retired as Director of Security for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. directing all corporate security operations in the southern district of Florida. During his career he participated in a number of law enforcement task forces in Florida and Washington DC to enhance telecommunications technologies available for criminal investigations. During his tenure with Southern Bell he attended numerous management, technical, telecommunication, and investigative security courses. He has also developed and presented numerous programs in the areas of computer security and investigation.

Mr. Martinez has represented Southern Bell's business interests in the United States, Canada, and Spain. He was assigned to review security measures at Compania Telefonica Nacional de Espana (Telefonica) following terrorist bombing attacks directed at telephone company facilities in Madrid. He was later assigned to review telephone facilities security measures in Barcelona, Spain in connection with the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. He has been cleared "Top Secret" by the Department of Defense and the F.B.I.

Mr. Martinez is an active member of numerous associations including the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a Certified Insurance Fraud Investigator (CIFI) from the International Association of Special Investigation Units. 

Rocco Procopio, M.S.;  has more than twenty years of counter-terrorist and security management experience in support if international Department of Defense initiatives. He has a Masters of Science degree in International Relations and is a member of the Faculty at the World Institute for Security Enhancement. His technical expertise includes conducting vulnerability assessments, weapons effects predictions, and counter proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). He has significant experience estimating and analyzing the effects of conventional weapons and the terrorist methodology utilized against strategic infrastructure and industrial systems, sub-systems and components. While assigned to various Special Operations organizations, Mr. Procopio was formally educated in advance counter-terrorism tactics and procedures involving security enhancements and terrorist countermeasures. He was instrumental in developing threat awareness programs to assist and advise ranking members of the Executive Branch on deliberate explosive attacks against individual, stationary, and motorcade personnel. He aided in the development and implementation of Diplomatic and Executive VIP protection plans designed to reduce individual vulnerability to terrorist attacks overseas. As a member of the United States Army Special Forces, Mr. Procopio was involved in conducting numerous vulnerability assessments on various "high Threat" U.S. Diplomatic posts worldwide. His specific responsibilities included providing threat analysis and physical security assistance to U.S. Department of State personnel and host country protection forces. He also provided the Department of State with detailed facility improvement recommendations and crises management training in response to terrorist threats or actions.

Mr. Procopio has co-authored numerous technical field reports relating to blast overpressures and structural response. He is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security.

Victor Coffin;  is the Manager of Special Operations and a member of the Faculty at the World Institute for Security Enhancement. He is also a technical and special operations consultant for Bryant & Associates. His extensive experience in special operations, obtained while attached to Force Reconnaissance in the United States Marine Corps, allow him to provide vital technical, strategic, and tactical operational skills to corporate & governmental agencies in the U. S. and abroad. He presently studies, practices and teaches Okinawa Kenpo Karate, and Kobudo (Weaponry), having achieved the rank of Hachi-Dan (Eighth Degree Black Belt) in martial arts. Mr. Coffin is an expert in hand weapons and self defense techniques and for more than twenty years, has instructed military and law enforcement personnel in self defense tactics and in Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT).

  Dignitary Protection & Operational Planning

PROGRAM OUTLINE:

            Principles of Protection

• Planning

• Residence Security

• Office Security

• Movement Operations

• Defensive Tactics

• Pre-Advance /Advance Procedures

• Defeating Electronic Surveillance

• Explosive Ordinance Detection

• Pre-Op and Post Op Briefs

COURSE SCHEDULE: