Executive Experience

Built from the operation up.

20+ years across security operations, executive protection, tactics and firearms instruction, regulated businesses, entertainment consulting, emergency preparedness and organizational improvement.

Executive profile

I build security programs that are easier to lead, easier to measure and harder to outgrow.

My career combines frontline security credibility with entrepreneurship and systems thinking: building companies, leading protective operations, training thousands and creating the management systems that turn policy into repeatable performance.

Program LeadershipStructure, SOPs, command workflows and implementation
People LeadershipTraining, supervisors, coaching and accountability
Operational IntelligenceMetrics, reporting, compliance and automation
High-Stakes OperationsEP, events, emergencies and regulated environments
2026 — Present
Security Operations & Training Manager
Insomniac / Avalon Hollywood · Hollywood, CA

Recruited to lead the operational transformation of a high-volume entertainment venue’s security department.

  • Direct event security for 2,000+ guests and 30+ security personnel.
  • Rebuilt management responsibilities, deployment standards, command-center visibility and exception handling.
  • Built recurring guard and supervisor training, licensing/compliance tracking, equipment accountability and operational reporting systems.
  • Identified more than $100K in potential annual labor savings through staffing and deployment analysis.
  • Developed credential, inventory and workflow systems designed to improve accountability without slowing the operation.
2026 — Present
Co-Owner & Operator
TacMed USA · Los Angeles, CA

Help operate a tactical-medical training and preparedness company serving security personnel and organizations in high-risk environments.

  • Lead business operations, scheduling, administration, logistics, client coordination, outreach and training-delivery infrastructure.
  • Support partnerships and scalable program execution while medical professionals lead clinical instruction.
2020 — 2025
Founder & Director of Operations
Arli Arms / Modern Warrior Gunsmithing · Los Angeles, CA

Built and scaled a federally regulated technical-services business while maintaining operational control, compliance and quality.

  • Scaled annual revenue from approximately $65K to $650K within three years; the business later exceeded $1M in annual revenue.
  • Built CRM-style customer tracking, work-order systems, SOPs, inventory controls, vendor processes and quality-control standards.
  • Led a team of approximately 10 employees across production, customer service, administration and regulated operations.
  • Managed federal compliance, documentation and operating discipline in a highly regulated environment.
2024 — 2025
Co-Owner & Operator
Training Center LA · Los Angeles, CA

Helped build a premium training operation from launch.

  • Built safety protocols, scheduling, training standards and customer systems.
  • Reached approximately 50 active students within six months.
2015 — 2020
Executive Protection & Private Security Lead
Private Clients · Los Angeles / Travel

Led high-trust protective operations across residential, travel, event and public-facing environments.

  • Conducted advances, site assessments, vulnerability reviews, access planning, movement planning and contingency preparation.
  • Coordinated with venues, law enforcement, emergency services and contracted protection personnel.
  • Managed multi-year protective engagements with zero reported safety incidents.
2006 — 2015
Founder & Director of Training
American Defense Enterprises · Los Angeles, CA

Founded and operated a tactics and firearms training company serving civilian, instructor, security and institutional clients as part of a 20+ year instructional career.

  • Developed curriculum, instructor standards and certification programs.
  • Delivered firearms safety, tactics and scenario-based training to thousands of students.
  • Trained and developed instructors to deliver standardized programs consistently.
  • Secured and managed institutional relationships including Pepperdine University and major casino organizations.
Selected
Entertainment & Production Consulting
Love Productions · Activision / Treyarch

Provided technical consulting, gunsmithing expertise and weapons-handling support for entertainment productions and motion-capture work.

Credentials & development

Executive development supported by deep operational credentials.

Professional development is separated from operational and instructor credentials so the leadership story stays clear.

Executive / Professional
ASIS InternationalProfessional Member
Certified Protection Professional (CPP)ASIS · In progress
Certified Lodging Security Director (CLSD)AHLEI · In progress
Six Sigma Green BeltIn process
Essential Protection Skills AcademyGavin de Becker & Associates · 2026
TacMed CertifiedTacMed USA
AHA BLS / CPR / AEDCurrent medical-response training
Operational / Instructor
California BSIS Guard CardActive
California BSIS Exposed Firearms PermitActive
California CCWActive
California DOJ Firearms InstructorInstructor credential
California Certificate of Eligibility (COE)Current
NRA Firearms InstructorInstructor credential
Axon CEW / TASERCertification / training
Chemical Agents / OCCertification / training
BSIS Firearms InstructorIn process
BSIS Guard Card InstructorIn process
Capability index

The full operating toolkit — without turning the page into a wall of keywords.

Security Program Leadership & Risk
Security program development · Physical security operations · Risk management · Threat and vulnerability assessment · Executive protection · Protective advances · Travel security · Venue and event security · Incident management · Crisis management · Emergency response · Crowd management · VIP/talent movement · De-escalation
Training, Leadership & Culture
Curriculum development · Scenario-based training · Instructor development · Supervisor development · Staff development · Team leadership · Hiring/recruiting · Performance management · Coaching/remediation · Tactics instruction · Firearms instruction · CEW/TASER · Chemical agents/OC · Emergency medical preparedness
Operations, Compliance & Accountability
Operations management · Regulatory compliance · ATF compliance · Guard licensing compliance · SOP development · Policy development · Organizational restructuring · Workforce planning · Labor optimization · Vendor management · Quality control · Inventory management · Chain of custody · Asset/equipment accountability
Systems, Metrics & Technology
Workflow development · Process improvement · Digital workflow automation · Compliance tracking · Credential management · KPI/management reporting · Documentation/reporting · CRM/work-order systems · Project management · Program management · Google Workspace · Airtable · ClickUp · QuickBooks · RingCentral
Technical & Specialized
Advanced gunsmithing · Firearms systems · Technical troubleshooting · Product/build quality control · Protective operations · Training logistics · Entertainment technical consulting · Motion-capture weapons handling
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