Landon Norwood
Winchester,TN
Summary
Resilient Protective Security Specialist known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in risk assessment, emergency response planning, and conflict resolution. Excel in communication, teamwork, and adaptability, ensuring effectiveness in dynamic security environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Protective Security Specialist
Fortis Fortuna Security Service LLC
Clarksville, TN
08.2024 - Current
- Coordinated with local law enforcement agencies regarding security matters such as threat assessment and crisis management.
- Trained staff on proper handling of hazardous materials and use of personal protective equipment.
- Interacted with individuals who may pose a threat in order to de-escalate confrontations without resorting to violence.
- Escorted individuals requiring personal protection to provide safe transport to specified locations.
- Recommended enhancements and improvements to security standards and maintained and monitored access control and video surveillance with full knowledge of federal, state and local laws.
- Ensured the safety of personnel by providing physical protection services when necessary.
Security Forces
Akima intra data
Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee
12.2016 - 08.2024
- Company Overview: Arnold Air Force Base (AEDC), Tennessee
- Active shooter response and active threat reactionary force
- Responsible for the coordination and vetting of over 3000 personnel daily entering and exiting the primary mission area of AEDC
- Patrolling and monitoring facilities by motor vehicle and by foot daily as part of a collaborative effort to assure security of the facility and mitigate unauthorized entry
- Evaluates training for quality control and contract compliance
- Permitted entry with escort for approved persons into secure locations in the primary mission area of AEDC
- Working independently and collaboratively with local and federal law enforcement to ensure the safety of personnel traveling through and working on AEDC
- Responding to emergency situations that require and armed response on AEDC
- Maintaining physical fitness for annual PT testing and firearms proficiency for annual qualification with the M4 service rifle and M9 service pistol
- Training of personnel on duties and responsibilities according to their post, patrol and shift
- Coordinates and conducts escort and liaison services to countless Federal entities navigating the mission area
- Providing support and security Arnold Engineering Development Complex by assisting in the vetting and controlling entry points to working classified test articles
- Maintaining and development working security measures to stop unauthorized entry to the primary mission area
- Collaborating with project managers to ensure the security of their facilities during and after working hours for their staff
- Escorting personnel both on and off base to assure their security and the security of their cargo while at our facility
- Maintaining a ready posture for active threats and denying access to hostile persons to the mission area
- Arnold Air Force Base (AEDC), Tennessee
- Supervisor: David Hillis (931) 808-8055
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Infantryman 11B
US Army
Fort Campbell
08.2013 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: Fort Campbell
- Personnel Security Detail (PSD)
- Fire Team Leader (FTL)
- Squad Designated Marksman (SDM)
- M240 Gunner and Assistant Gunner
- M14 (SDM) Master Gunnery Qualified
- TOW Operator
- Served as a PSD team member on over two hundred successful SFAAT missions in Kandahar, Afghanistan in various roles including close protection, team coordination, designated marksman & overwatch and QRF
- Served as a fireteam leader on countless live fire training exercises with zero accidents or injuries
- Qualified expert on most if not all standard service weapons to include M14 master gunnery
- Air assault qualified and well versed and experienced in sling loading
- Primary instructor for Squad Designated Marksman on their rifles and optics
- Worked successfully in conjunction with Afghan forces to provide security for my SFAAT members as they met and worked with their host nation partners
- Worked to successfully integrate additional security measures into our PSD operations as our threat level rose and fell during our mission such as the employment of military working dogs, the employment of the Duke and Thor anti IED systems and providing additional perimeter and internal security elements when needed
- Served as QRF to nearby route clearance teams, Special forces missions, regional patrols, perimeter defenses and other PSD and SFAAT teams
- Fort Campbell
- Deployment: October 2014- June 2015
- Kandahar, Afghanistan
Education
High School Diploma -
Franklin County High School
Winchester, TN05-2013
Skills
- Risk assessment
- Crisis management
- Training coordination
- Personal security
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Emergency response
- Executive protection
Timeline
Protective Security Specialist
Fortis Fortuna Security Service LLC
08.2024 - Current
Security Forces
Akima intra data
12.2016 - 08.2024
Infantryman 11B
US Army
08.2013 - 12.2016
High School Diploma -
Franklin County High School
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