Joseph Autera, a former corporate security executive, is the President & CEO of Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute, one of the world’s leading providers of highly specialized driving, secure transportation, and executive protection related training programs to corporate security, law enforcement and military professionals. A highly sought after speaker on topics related to security driving, secure transportation planning and executive protection, he is frequently called upon to consult with Fortune 500 companies and government entities on security-related issues.

He can be reached at [email protected] For more information about the secure transportation related training VDI offers, visit their website at www.vehicledynamics.com.

At Pro-Intell we stay current on world-wide trends and events. Our unique training courses prepares our students, both professionals and civilians, for an unfolding dynamic and trains them to be significant assets in extraordinary and difficult scenarios. We help them develop strategies based on the modern application of “combat proven ” skills.

Our courses:

Personal Security in Risk Areas
Travel Security training
Basic Security Training & Advanced Security Training
HEAT ( Hostile Environment Awareness Training)
TMT (Tactical Medic Training)
Anti Kidnap training
Active Threat Preparedness
Suicide Bomber Mitigation ( only for governmental agencies)
The Next Terrorist Attack (breaking the cycle of attack)
Terrorist Tradecraft
Surveillance/Counter Surveillance courses

26 years in the security industry, whereof 8 has been full time employed as a Close protection officer.

I am now the Dept. manager of the VIP and Event dept. in Vasik ApS, Denmarks 3rd. largest security company, a Global SecurAlliance member.

Author of several booklets and a couple of books in Danish, alongside a few papers in English. All on personal protection and threat assessment.

Chairman of International Association of Close Protection Officers
Primary specialist on bodyguardskills.com.

Stalking specialist, travelling Europe and teaching stalking countermeasures to security and police officers (using European law as foundation).

Academia Chilena de Seguridad is a consulting and training agency that carries out threat assessments, mitigation of risks and crises, protection services, training and instruction for civil and governmental organizations. The members of our team are disciplined professionals who have real experience in protecting people, in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Mexico.

Mr. Diaz is the President and CEO of R M I World Services LLC, a San Juan P.R. based security consulting firm. R M I consist of an elite group of professionals serving the corporate sector and private clients domestically and internationally in the areas of executive protection, high end security, corporate investigations, secure transportation, risk assessments, training and consulting.

With 25 years of experience, Mr. Diaz has mastered the security field. This has allowed him to establish industry benchmarks in the Corporate Fraud Identification, Espionage, Loss Prevention, Internal Theft, Surveillance, Embezzlement, Capture of Fugitives, Law Enforcement Tactics and Specialized Security Services during collective bargaining processes.

Mr. Diaz is a well-respected, highly trained and experienced international professional with superior demonstrated skills in Executive Protection, High Scale Security Operations, Corporate Security Services, Secure VIP Transportation, Consulting and Training. He holds several certifications and 15+ years of study in the fields of Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Public Safety and Security Management.

Mr. Diaz demonstrates his ample knowledge and thoroughness in all phases of his work beginning with the initial client assessment, followed by the advanced preparation and intelligence gathering into the final execution. He is skillful in identifying clients' objectives to establish and develop an assertive security plan at any corporate level, industrial complex, business structure, residential area or personal need.

Mr. Diaz is a key leader in his industry and serves as a collaborator on several radio stations offering security advice to the general public. He is an active speaker and presenter in workshops, conferences and training in Security and Protection. As a certified instructor and adviser in Police Field Education and Tactics he has had the opportunity to train police officers and security professionals in: firearms, vehicle operations, use of force, active shooter preparedness, defensive tactics, control and arrest, non-lethal weapons and dignitary protection. Mr. Diaz possess personal licenses to personally conduct security services in the States of Florida, Texas, California and Puerto Rico.

As an SME, Mr. Diaz has successfully developed 3 fast pace training programs for protective operations teams which offer over 240 hours of training. These programs cover security operations suitable for the private and public sector as well as faith-based organizations.

Mr. Diaz is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), American Board for Certification in Homeland Security (ABCHS), National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), Global Society of Homeland and National Security Professional (GSHNSP), International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO), the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Nine Lives Associates (NLA), State Guard Association of U.S. (SGAUS), International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals (IACSP), International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) among other professional affiliations.

Raffaele Di Giorgio is an experienced professional protector with over 25 years of personal security, law enforcement, protection and emergency medical services experience. He has dedicated his life to the protection of others. He is a sought-after author, lecturer, public speaker, instructor, and mentor; providing services throughout the world.

He has worked in complex environments throughout the U.S., Afghanistan, Iraq, Kurdistan, Africa, Jordan, Pakistan, Italy, and Mexico.

He is co-owner and CEO of Global Options & Solutions, a company that provides protection services, medical services and consulting globally.

As a thought leader in the industry Raffaele’s career in protection and tactical medicine has led him to roles instructing and mentoring a wide variety of candidates, including but not limited to the various special operations units within the U.S. federal government and DOD, Presidential Protection Detail in Mexico; the Iraqi National Emergency Response Unit; Iraqi Diplomatic Protection Unit members/medics; South African Military, Afghanistan National Police, Jordan Special Protection Group units, Yemen Protection units and Pakistani Police units.

Raffaele is a mentor, instructor, and a field operations specialist. When not actively engaged in teaching, Raffaele stays active in the field at various operational levels, providing government agencies with protection and medical services throughout the world, including the provision of support to the head of state, cabinet and ambassadorial level offices and individuals.

Glen Edmunds Advanced Driving provides internationally accredited advanced security driving courses such as Counter Carjacking, Hostile Environment, Armoured Vehicle, Close Protection Driving, Security Driving  as well as specialised APC off road driver development to those working in high risk areas both in the Africa region and globally.
Training is conducted on sealed and unsealed surfaces, and we have has the ability to deliver trainers in theater for specific  driver training requirements.
In addition Defensive driving, 4WD and e- learning is available.

Jerry Heying has more than 40 years in the security and protection profession, He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and a Personal Protection Specialist (PPS), and Executive Protection, Protection Driving, and Firearms Instructor and instructs at the Executive Protection Institute, a division of the International Protection Group LLC where he is the CEO and President. He has performed protection assignments in more than 60 countries and provides services worldwide. He is also a founding board member of the International Protective Service Board that host the annual Close Protection Conference.

Panther Protection Services, LLC is a full service protection agency performing threat assessments, risk and crisis mitigation, protective services, self-defense training, and firearms instruction. We understand the distinction between protecting people and protecting property. Our primary focus is on effective, discreet client protection-- thus our motto “swift but silent.” Our team members are disciplined, dedicated professionals who possess the most important personal protection skill – threat avoidance.

Our goal is personal risk mitigation for our clients while enhancing their ability to function safely within their business and social environments. Our commitment is to deploying protection of the highest industry standard on all assignments.

Panther Protection offers training in:

Self-Defense Training
Firearms Instruction

ITG® Consultants, Inc. is a Veteran Owned Small Business, based in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States. We provide a variety of training, consulting and security management services as they relate to security programs pertaining to executive and high-risk environment security operations. Three business groups, Training, Consulting and Operations have been established to provide structure for all corporate operations and to serve our clients.

A senior partner managing and conducting Protective Operations Training Courses, Executive Protection & Bodyguard Services, Risk Management Consultations & Seminars, Workplace Violence Prevention Seminars & Intervention Services, Security Consulting Services & Seminars, Private Investigations and Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures with LaSorsa & Associates – an International Protection, Investigations & Consulting Firm.

Peeler Group International provides comprehensive solutions in protecting you in your business and personal interests.

The focus of our services is to mitigate and prevent actions from interfering with our clients through proper assessment; planning and proactive actions that we may take on the client’s behalf.

Founded in 1995, PGI currently maintains offices in New York and Florida with managed operations on an international basis.

Zachary Rugen has been in the security industry for nearly a decade. He began his career in nightclubs &
bars in 2009, and currently consults/manages security staffs for multiple venues. In 2014, Mr. Rugen transitioned into domestic and international protective services, security consulting, and events management. Representing multiple Fortune 500 companies in various forms of protective services. Enhancing his understanding of the importance of customer relations between security
personnel and their clients.

Mr. Rugen has molded his training fundamentals, ethics, and standards from multiple professional experiences, training courses, and continues to work side by side with security leading professionals. In 2017 Mr. Rugen founded Nightclub Security Services, to increase profits, reduce liabilities, and improve hospitality for all aspects of the nightlife environment.

In addition to nightlife security operations, Mr. Rugen developed iSTOP Active Shooter & Terrorism Awareness, a risk mitigation program specifically tailored for nightlife venues. Improving venue security response and safety measures.

Mr. Rugen has received training from the following programs:

-LaSorsa & Associates
-Global Options & Solutions
-National Protective Services Institute
-Federal Emergency Management Agency
-Department of Homeland Security
-Leiden University Terrorism Studies
-Rural Domestic Prepardness Consortium
-American Red Cross
-American Heart Association

TACZONE GROUP is a small security company based in Lima, Peru.
Simone Russo is VDI CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR and CERTIFIED SECURITY DRIVER TIER ONE, run actually driving course in all Latin America.
TACZONE is algo specialized in a great variety of security training.

We are qualified and accredited instructors with vocation of specialized training in vehicle handling training, with 24 years of experience and with more than 4,900 students certified at national and international level in driving vehicles in the sectors of security, mining, banking, services , fishing, construction, agricultural, transportation, corporate, public sector, military, police, political and others.

AMSEL Driver is the only school in Peru that has the ability to measure the evolution of the student in speed, time and space throughout the course, using methodologies of science in vehicle dynamics.

Defensive, Offensive and Evasive Management (anti-kidnapping and anti-criminal) for security drivers, bodyguards, executives, and family executives. We teach how to use your vehicle as an escape weapon and as an attack against high-risk situations caused by criminals (terrorists, drug traffickers, conspirators, common delinquency, organized crime, and kidnappers).

ICON provides high-level security consultation to national level artists, entertainers, and public figures. Our diverse roster of clients reads as a virtual who’s who in the motion picture, fashion and recording industry. We supply, train and staff a team of experienced protection agents who have operated all over the world.

We provide a 7 week Protective Security certificate approved for GI Bill Funding. The program consists of 5 modules, including:

MODULE 1 - 7 day Protective Driving Package
The first three days we deliver vehicle dynamics following Tony Scotti's tried and trued techniques. We then move on to contact driving (push outs, linear ramming, PIT and Counter PIT), off road recovery and skid control. Once students are safe and comfortable with these driving skills, we go onto "street" simulation, oncoming traffic, slow movers, traffic scenarios and Immediate Actions, Push Throughs, Limo Down, and other relevant drills with single vehicles, then 2 vehicle motorcade, then 3 vehicle motorcade configurations. We conduct 1 full day of unimproved and off-road driving for protective agents. Our team has needed these skills protecting electrical engineers in Iraq, solar technicians in Mexico and many other duty locations and details. All these skills come together in 2 night driving evolutions, one utilizing Night Vision Devices on unimproved roads with blacked-out vehicles and one on "streets" working on the motorcade driving skills in a night-time dynamic complete with traffic and the occasional aggressive and potentially threatening vehicle. The final day brings all skills together as students will pick up their "Client" from a DC aircraft adjacent to the driving area, handle a variety of scenarios while rotation through six different driver an right front seat positions. Students are graded in each position on a variety of skills and tasks. The finals day, students will also rotate through an Off-Road articulation final, Vehicle Dynamics and Reverse driving final, as well a s comprehensive final written test. Our goal designing this course was to exceed the standards of our instructors prior service on HT protective details, GRS, DOS and military special operations training, while keeping in sight limitations of corporate domestic security protocols.
MODULE 2: High Risk First Responder, which includes, CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer, Tactical Combat Casualty Care Provider certification via the NAEMT, and medical emergencies (Cardiac, Stroke, Severe allergy, etc)
MODULE 3: Corporate & Celebrity Protection. This course covers the day-to-day and less glamorous parts of the Executive Protection profession. Advance Work, Mission Planning, Mapping, Daily reporting, writing AARs, expense tracking and reporting, personal branding, resume and interview clinics, corporate blending, communications, emotional intelligence, working in and around the C-suite. This block of instruction finishes off with a 24 hour detail in Los Angeles. Students will work in small teams and after advancing airports, hotels and venues, track their clients flights, pick up at LAX airport, check into a realistic accommodation, and take their principals to the advanced venues with several OTR (Off the record) movements thrown in to exaggerate the reality of low-medium risk details. Students are graded during the entire detail on a variety of skills and tasks.
MODULE 4: High Threat Protection. This is our hard skills training module and all previously learned skills will be brought back into play. Detail protocols, medical scenarios will be added to worst-day at the office scenarios after a comprehensive 1-week combat marksmanship from protective individuals. We add a foreign weapons familiarization and competency module for those who may find themselves working OCONUS. 2 additional details are run during the High Threat portion of training complete with full advances, mission plans and mapping. The HT portion of training finishes off with several days of challenging testing that continues to build on all previous training modules.
MODULE 5: Surveillance Detection and Technical Surveillance Countermeasures. This course module is divided between physical surveillance detection, planning and executing SDRs, cyber counter surveillance, phone, wifi, and bluetooth security as well as drone area surveillance/counter surveillance. Students will visit actual high end estates, set up complete surveillance detection posture, sweep for a variety of devices. Students will also complete multiple client movements utilizing the surveillance detection techniques learned during this module.

Once all scores are tabulated students will be places in to 1 of 5 Tiers based on their overall score, and other graded factors. All that successfully complete the 7-week, five-module program will receive the a PSC plaque and certificate as well as all the individual module and medical certificates.
More on this program can be found here: www.htpscourse.com/psc

The CP Journal started with the goal of becoming the place where Marines and soldiers could learn the skills needed to get left of bang. Since our start, we’ve expanded our offerings to support our nation’s police officers and private security professionals after seeing a similar need, but the commitment to our nation’s military and protectors remains steadfast. Even if you aren’t in the military, you can benefit from the continual improvement of our training programs designed to improve the decisions that people make in high stakes situations with limited time and limited information.
Education is everything and never-ending. Our nation’s protectors deserve exceptional training and access to the best resources available. We provide what is needed to prevent violence from occurring.
People learn by doing and recognizing patterns come from experience. Training must expose students to new experiences and provide the opportunity to apply the skills taught immediately following a course. We provide that environment.
Training has to lead to better performance, be proven and continuously improved. Objective analysis and consistent data-driven improvements have to be part of the learning and teaching process. We provide that commitment to unceasingly improve our courses, maximize a student’s time spent learning and are dedicated to improving your operational effectiveness.
A bias for action comes from confidence. Throughout continuous development, protectors can take informed action, not doubt their observations, and confidently take action on those intended to harm others.

I am the Founder and CEO of Athena Worldwide LLC and Nannyguards. I use my personal experience as a Close Protection Operative and Security Consultant to help others learn what it takes to master the ins and outs of Security Industry. I am a certified female Close Protection Operatives, Security Consultant, Close Protection Instructor, Female Self Defense Instructor, Child Protection Operative and Maritime Security Consultant in Greece and Balkan countries, operating since 2002. I hold a degree in Counseling and Psychology, i am trained in various martial arts, and i have contributed as a private investigator and linguistic in cases with human trafficking from Albania to Greece. I am also the creator of Nannyguards (TM) training program and services worldwide and until today i hold the position of Worldwide Coordinator at Albanian Center of Studies Against Terrorism and Organized Crime.