 Key Operational Personnel
Technical Security Specialist (TSS)
PDTG Inc., Corporate Director
When it comes down to operational knowledge and
experience, there is no other choice - Paul has a solid (39) years experience and upwards of
19,650 hours of actual field experience (as of December 31, 2019) providing on average
260 medium to high
threat technical inspections annually.
Paul is an ITC Certified Thermographer (Level
I) and has developed best practice guidelines for the use of Infrared
Thermal Imaging in the application of TSCM specific deployment.
Paul and his experienced team of certified
Technical Security Specialists (TSS) provide Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM)
professional services across Canada and operates the only advanced level Technical
Security Specialist (TSS) designate certification training program for government, military,
corporate clients, and private sector individuals across Canada, throughout North
America and around the globe.
Paul retired as a professional investigator with a quarter century of
experience in 2004 to focus full-time as a Technical Security Specialist
(TSS) providing counter-surveillance / counter-espionage related
services well beyond the industry competition's limited capability.
Paul is a TSB certified Executive Protection Specialist (CEPS)
and is the primary lead instructor for the advanced High Risk VIP / Executive Protection certification (resident) training program
along with several other advanced training programs and workshops in
support of the technical security industry.
Paul has worked just about every type of investigation and
protective assignment at one time or another during his distinguished
career; including six (6) years working high-risk protective details in
South America, Middle East, Europe, and South East Asia.
Paul is the Corporate Director of Professional
Development TSCM Group Inc., and is Technical Security
Director (TSD) and Company Security Officer (CSO) of the PDTG Inc., Technical Security Branch (TSB)
and is the
primary lead Technical Security Instructor (TSI) for the only advanced
non manufacturer specific; TSB resident based Technical
Security Specialist (TSS) Designate Certification program run at our
dedicated Resident Training Centre (RTC) located in Cornwall
Ontario.
Paul is an experienced pilot with (30+) years
of experience and provides specialized training for
civilian, corporate; and government Search and Rescue (SAR) pilots and flight crew
personnel, including training in an advanced flight simulator
environment.
Paul instructs air and ground search crews in advanced Radio
Direction Finding (RDF) techniques for aviation, marine, and land based
Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) and was previously the Training
Officer (TO) for a five (5) year period of a civilian Search and Rescue
organization.
Paul is one of only a few civilian pilots to have graduated from the
Canadian military (DND) - Search Master Program conducted by the
Department of National Defence.
Paul is an Industry
Canada designated examiner for restricted Radiotelephone Operator Certificate (ROC).
Academically, Paul has instructed second year students in the area of
Law and Security Administration at Sheridan College, and has presented
advanced TSCM related lectures at both Ryerson University and Seneca
College.
Paul has been extensively quoted in national
and local media and has appeared in numerous
media publications; conducted on camera interviews and consulted and
authored a wide variety of print media articles.
Paul regularly is consulted as a technical security subject
matter expert and is a highly respected presenter and guest speaker,
often requested by security and law enforcement related organizations and associations across
Canada.
Paul is the founder, organizer and planning committee
director for the annual Canadian Technical Security Conference (CTSC) and is
the Canadian Technical Security Professional Association (CTSPA)
Chairman - Board of Directors for central and Eastern Canada.
Paul maintains active membership and
professional standing with the America Society of Industrial Security
(ASIS), Canadian Society of Industrial Security (CSIS), Canadian
Association of Defense and Security Industries (CADSI), International
Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI) and the
Canadian Technical Security Professional Association (CTSPA).
Paul has taken a leading and active role in the
developed the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software - Signal Intelligence Support System (SISS),
which is described by many professional technical operators as the most
sophisticated TSCM specific RF signal collection and analysis software on
the commercial market.
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