Emerging Threat Solutions, Inc.
Veteran owned company, established in 2022, staffed with former Special Operations Forces, Law Enforcement, and other Federal Government Agencies that encompass over 30 years of combined experience in Threat Assessment & Vulnerability Reduction, “Art of Combat Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun shooting”, Dynamic one & two-man room-clearing techniques, Advanced Explosive-Breaching methodologies, Advanced Emergency/Tactical medicine, and Tactical Policing Problems. Located in Austin, Texas, with training available at our facility and exportable to customer hosted locations throughout the United States.
K - Co-Founder
K is a former Special Forces Engineer. Serving 15 yrs in the Army, of which 13 yrs were in 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School , 8yrs in what was known as the CIF (Commanders In-Extremis Force) and Counter Terrorism and Direct Action element, then transitioning to Advance Force Operations (AFO) to work in Intelligence Collection and Surveillance. K has over 15 deployments throughout Asia and 2 deployments to Afghanistan where he was awarded 2 Bronze Stars. He has worked extensively with DTRA, FBI HRT, USSS and dozens of foreign Special Operations units to include the New Zealand SAS and Afghanistan National Army Special Operations Forces.
Jon - Co-Founder
Jon spent 9 years in the Marine Corps concluding his time with Marine Force Recon. He served two tours to Iraq during 2006-07 with a Marine Infantry Unit as a Squad Leader. Was awarded combat valor awards and received a Purple Heart for wounds in action. He was then sent to Marine Reconnaissance unit where he served for 2 years with a deployment to Afghanistan conducting direct action missions in Helmand Province along with deep reconnaissance. Following his 2010 tour he was then selected for Marine Force Recon where he deployed to the Horn of Africa.
Following this, Jon was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for low profile tactical operations with the Global Response Staff. Jon executed clandestine operations across the globe where he was assigned the responsibility of Tactical commander.
Jon has a Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University in Criminal Justice/ Homeland Security and a Masters Of Science in International Relations from Northeastern University.
JR - Co-Founder
JR is a former executive level U.S. Army leader reaching the rank of Command Sergeant Major, highest enlisted rank. His career spans over 25 years of service in the Infantry to include 8 years in Scout Sniper and some time in Ranger units. He has extensive work in numerous locations around the world. JR has also worked with other governmental agencies like DEA, FBI, ATF, and BORTAC/BORSTAR.
He is well versed in the “Art of Combat Rifle & Pistol shooting”, threat assessment, vulnerability & risk mitigation, disaster reduction & emergency readiness, advanced high-risk close protection, and advanced trauma techniques, money laundering & asset forfeiture, human rights, transnational threats, and foreign weapons.
JR speaks 7 languages, holds degrees in National Security and Defense & Strategic Studies. He is a recipient of the Silver Star, the third-highest award for valor in combat presented to members of the U.S. military and a few Bronze Star medals include multiple Purple Hearts for wounds received in combat.
His last three jobs were working as the solo military advisor to US Border Patrol - Tactical Unit, to the Afghanistan National Army Special Operations Force, and to the Royal Saudi Land Forces at the Saudi-Yemen border.
Ian
Ian is from Honolulu Hawaii. He is a Warrant Officer that spent time as a member of 1st Special Forces Group where he deployed in support of countless Joint Combined Exercise Training events Asia and 3 combat deployments to Southwest Asia.
Ian assisted in planning and support to numerous President of the United States/First Lady of the United States security assignments assisting the Secret Service while traveling in and around Asia. As his final assignment prior to arriving to the Warrant Officer Institute, he was the Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR) Sensitive Activities current/future Operations Manager. There he performed multiple U.S. Embassy Emergency Action Committee conferences and assisted in constructing plans of action for Department of State and Department of Defense analytical capabilities and operation management strategies.
In September 2020, Ian was reassigned to USAJFKSWCS / Special Operations Center of Excellence and served as the Director for the Special Forces Warrant Officer Technical and Tactical Certification course.
He is pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College.
Alex - Marketing
Alex is the CEO of Special Forces Engineer. Serving 15 yrs in the Army, of which 13 yrs were in 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School , 8yrs in what was known as the CIF (Commanders In-Extremis Force) and Counter Terrorism and Direct Action element, then transitioning to Advance Force Operations (AFO) to work in Intelligence Collection and Surveillance. K has over 15 deployments throughout Asia and 2 deployments to Afghanistan where he was awarded 2 Bronze Stars. He has worked extensively with DTRA, FBI HRT, USSS and dozens of foreign Special Operations units to include the New Zealand SAS and Afghanistan National Army Special Operations Forces.
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