Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Accomplishments
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Michael Nicolosi

Bay Shore,NY

Summary

Over 15 years of executive protection experience, including a decade in corporate security. Expertise in engaging with CEOs and corporate teams, showcasing high emotional intelligence and situational awareness. Background includes 23 years in law enforcement with a focus on undercover investigations. Proficient in high-threat protection for individuals and families, emphasizing attention to detail and technology integration.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Executive Protection Team Lead

Wealth Management Firm
New York, NY
01.2023 - Current
  • Provide day to day discrete executive protection and other security functions for the CEO as needed.
  • Travel with the CEO domestically and on internationally to ensure secure travel.
  • Advise CEO on security measures as needed.
  • Handle sensitive and confidential information with utmost integrity.
  • Conduct planning and coordinating additional resources when traveling domestically and internationally.

Executive Protection

Fairfield Protective Services
Sagaponack, NY
01.2015 - 01.2023
  • Executive Protection responsible for protection of CEO, family and staff.
  • Responsible for coordinating logistics for an executive protection detail of sixty executive protection agents for a HNW individual on an estate that is considered to be one of the largest in the United states.
  • Responsible for management of executive protection budget.
  • Supervise detail of executive protection agents responsible for one of the largest U.S. estates.
  • Provide close protection and other security related functions for the principal, family & staff during domestic and international travel.
  • Conduct routine quality assurance checks on full-time EP teams, Residential Security Teams, event security staff, and Emergency Response Teams.

Corporate Executive Protection/Driver

Pershing Square Capital
New York, NY
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Executive Protection for CEO and C-suite management.
  • Monitor client travel schedule. If warranted, work with the individual to modify their plans or deploy security measures to ensure safe outcomes are achieved.
  • Developed policies and procedures that govern the EP program for corporate and residential settings.
  • Experience with protective intelligence and threat assessment.

Sergeant

Suffolk County Police Department
Yaphank, NY
01.2010 - 01.2015

Executive Protection

Full Security
New York, NY
01.2004 - 01.2014
  • Executive protection for CEO(major Wall St. investment firm)and C-suite management.
  • Responsible for secure travel utilizing public and private transportation.
  • Developed relationships with Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies.
  • Conduct routine quality assurance checks on full-time EP teams, Residential Security Teams, event security staff, and Emergency Response Teams.
  • Planned and coordinated personal security for in-house and external events.
  • Responsible for secure transport of high value items throughout the United States.

Detective

Suffolk County Police Department
Yaphank, NY
01.2004 - 01.2010

Police officer/Plain Clothes

Suffolk County Police Department
Yaphank, NY
01.1996 - 01.2004

Executive Protection

A & A Security
New York, NY
01.1992 - 01.2004
  • Lead Executive Protection agent for Hollywood Movie Star and Director (NDA).
  • Responsible for protection of family and residence.
  • Coordinated response with local law enforcement due to realized actual death threats.

Detective Investigator

New York City Police Department
New York, NY
01.1995 - 01.1996

Police Officer

New York City Police Department
New York, NY
01.1992 - 01.1995

Education

B.A. - Communications,Psychology minor

University Of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Skills

  • Executive protection and threat assessment
  • Logistics and security planning
  • Crisis management and budget oversight
  • Confidential information handling
  • Effective communication skills
  • Team leadership and attention to detail
  • Problem solving and decision making

Certification

  • NYS armed guard license
  • NYS pistol license
  • Florida statewide pistol license
  • CPR-First Aid
  • Valid passport

Law Enforcement Experience

  • Suffolk County Police Department, Yaphank, NY, Sergeant, 01/2010, 12/2015
  • Suffolk County Police Department, Yaphank, NY, Detective, 01/2004, 12/2010
  • Suffolk County Police Department, Yaphank, NY, Police officer/Plain Clothes, 01/1996, 12/2004
  • New York City Police Department, New York, NY, Detective Investigator, 01/1995, 12/1996
  • New York City Police Department, New York, NY, Police Officer, 01/1992, 12/1995

Accomplishments

  • Member of the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team.

Timeline

Executive Protection Team Lead

Wealth Management Firm
01.2023 - Current

Executive Protection

Fairfield Protective Services
01.2015 - 01.2023

Corporate Executive Protection/Driver

Pershing Square Capital
01.2014 - 01.2015

Sergeant

Suffolk County Police Department
01.2010 - 01.2015

Executive Protection

Full Security
01.2004 - 01.2014

Detective

Suffolk County Police Department
01.2004 - 01.2010

Police officer/Plain Clothes

Suffolk County Police Department
01.1996 - 01.2004

Detective Investigator

New York City Police Department
01.1995 - 01.1996

Executive Protection

A & A Security
01.1992 - 01.2004

Police Officer

New York City Police Department
01.1992 - 01.1995

B.A. - Communications,Psychology minor

University Of Virginia