• Researchers
• Negotiators
• Surveillance units
• Extraction teams
• In-house legal team
• 24-hour monitoring and call centre
• Managers

Fully qualified and certified in South Africa. This includes but is not limited to:

• licensed to handle, use and carry firearms
• trained on applying tactical knowledge in use of firearms
• trained on relevant firearm legislation
• trained to provide executive protection
• trained to compile threat and risk assessments for close protection operations
• advanced driving
• certified to provide First Aid as advanced first responder
• trained on confidentiality and privacy

Registered with PSIRA, SASSETA, SAPS for Firearm Competencies

Close Protection Officer certifications from the UK

Background checks

Respectful, Presentable

Discretion

BA, B.Ed, University of Pretoria

MEd (Psychology), University of Pretoria registered educational psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa

PhD (Psychology), University of Pretoria with research on children as hostages, and the training of hostage negotiators, especially when dealing with children in a hostage situation.

Masters in Business Administration with dissertation focused on the management of Police Divers in the South African Police Service. University of Pretoria.

Registered as a doctoral student in criminology, researching the “Development and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Assessment Protocol for Hostage Negotiation” which is in process.

Previously employed at the Institute for Behavioural Sciences, Head Office.

Founder of the South African Police’s Hostage Negotiation Team

Set up the hostage release team (Special Task Force)

Conducting hostage negotiations for a collective 56 years.

Managed a telephonic hotline for members of the police

Established a post-traumatic stress debriefing programme

B.Com LLB, Stellenbosch

 LLB, Stellenbosch

Former intelligence officers

Former SAPS officers

 Firearm training and competencies.