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A.J. Schlegel

A.J. Schlegel

Spring Hill

Summary

Highly skilled and decorated security and operations professional with over 20 years of experience in personal protection and leadership, tour and event security, and crisis management across military, entertainment, and corporate sectors. Proven leader in organizing and executing high-level protection services, managing multi-national tour security operations, and training elite security teams. Extensive experience with high-profile clients and complex security logistics worldwide.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Founder/ Lead Tour Safety & Security Specialist

PrincipalDefense
01.2023 - Current
  • Acts as Director of Tour Security for multiple major national and world-wide touring acts
  • Provides Tour Safety & Security functions to multiple major national and world-wide touring acts
  • Provides Tour Medic functions to include: Trauma First Aid, AED, and Adult and Child CPR
  • Provides Armed and/or Unarmed security services and staffing to major national touring acts
  • Conducts security advance calls with venue security leadership in preparation of tour stops
  • Conducts and leads day of show security meetings with venue security and venue leadership on all things related to safety & security expectations and details per artist, tour, management, and record label requests
  • Recruits and hires additional safety & security specialists for multiple major national and world-wide tours and events
  • Provides safety and security consulting services, to include threat assessments and analysis for clients
  • Investigates all threats and potential threats to include stalking, harassment, and impersonations; coordinated with local law enforcement agencies to ensure all threats are handled in timely manner
  • Coordinates alongside tour and artist management, all logistical needs associated with events and tours
  • Current and past clients and tours include: Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham, Transparent Productions, 46 Entertainment, Haven Solutions
  • Current and Past Tours include: Green Day World Tour 2025, Saviors North America Tour 2024, Saviors Europe/UK Tour 2024, Tear Off The Roof Tour 2024, I Believe Tour 2024

Executive Protection/Personal Security Agent

Independent Contractor
11.2022 - Current
  • Provides daily personal security for high level clients and VIPs for day-to-day operations, private events, religious congregations and conferences, tours, music festivals, etc.
  • Current and past clients include: Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham, Latto, Transparent Productions, 46-Entertainment, Auburn Rodeo, Georgia Rodeo, Rock The South, Riley Green, Ella Langley, UFC, Passion Conference & Passion Camp, etc.
  • Regularly assesses risks, vulnerabilities and threats to high profile client(s)
  • Completes all advance security assessments by learning and memorizing entrances, exits and parking situations at each location/site
  • Creates emergency evacuation and exit plans at each location, site, or event
  • Maintains discretion and protection of private information of all clients
  • Accompanies clients during travel, both private and commercial
  • Performs surveillance while client(s) are at location, site, event(s)
  • Acts as liaison for local and event (third-party) security companies
  • Acts as liaison to local law enforcement agencies
  • Works independently and/or as a team while providing security protection operations
  • Tours include: Saviors Tour 2024, Tear Off The Roof Tour 2024, Summer Worship Nights 2023, Coat of Many Colors Tour 2023, I Believe Tour 2023

Division President - Healthcare Staffing

Onsight Healthcare
11.2020 - 11.2022

Regional Operations Manager

Onsight Healthcare
01.2020 - 11.2020

Director of Operations

Genesis Career Group, Inc.
02.2015 - 12.2019

Veteran Student Mentor

FSCJ
07.2013 - 02.2015

Military Police & Personal Security Agent for Department of Defense

United States Army
07.2004 - 07.2013
  • Selected to be part of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division's (CID) Personal Security Detachment (PSD) for the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command
  • Selected by Special Agent in-Charge, to provide personal security detail services for the Secretary of Defense, NATO Commander, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other high level VIPs and Dignitaries throughout USA, Europe, and Africa
  • Security Supervisor, for five man security detail for Department of Defense without incident, providing personal protective services and physical security to ensure safety by detecting, deterring, and preventing embarrassment, injury, kidnapping, and assassination of appointed principals in over 30+ countries throughout Europe and Africa
  • Trained foreign executive protection personnel to include Haitian Secret Service/Secret Police and Liberian Special Security Detachment/Secret Service
  • Coordinator and facilitator for briefings and meetings of multi-level executive staff pertaining to security missions, logistics, and threat assessments throughout Europe and Africa
  • Responsible for coordinating travel and logistics for self and security team staff, including itineraries, reservations, and transportation
  • Law Enforcement Patrol Supervisor to twenty or more individual patrols, while conducting law enforcement duties, consisting of both Military and Civilian law enforcement officers
  • Lead Personal Security Trainer for Military Police at Fort Bragg, NC
  • Chosen as the Military Police Representative of Fort Bragg, NC, for multiple recruiting and demonstration events around the country from 2010-2011
  • Peer selected recipient of the 2012 Fort Knox Leadership Award

Education

Bachelor's - Business Management

Western Governors University

Associates in Arts - Business

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Skills

  • Personal & Executive Protection
  • Tour Security Management/Director of Security
  • Event & Festival Security
  • Artist & VIP Coordination
  • International Travel & Logistics
  • Crisis Response & Risk Mitigation
  • Backstage/Compound Operations
  • Team Leadership & Coordination

Certification

  • Protective Services Operations Certification
  • Protective Services and Anti-Terrorism Evasive Driving Certification
  • EMT Certification
  • Unarmed Security License
  • Concealed Carry Permit
  • Armed Security License
  • AED Certification

Military Service

  • Military Service : United States Army
  • Service Country: United States
  • Rank: Sergeant (P)
  • July 2004 to July 2013
  • 7 years Active Duty Service and 2 Years of Reserve Service with Honorable Discharge

Timeline

Founder/ Lead Tour Safety & Security Specialist

PrincipalDefense
01.2023 - Current

Executive Protection/Personal Security Agent

Independent Contractor
11.2022 - Current

Division President - Healthcare Staffing

Onsight Healthcare
11.2020 - 11.2022

Regional Operations Manager

Onsight Healthcare
01.2020 - 11.2020

Director of Operations

Genesis Career Group, Inc.
02.2015 - 12.2019

Veteran Student Mentor

FSCJ
07.2013 - 02.2015

Military Police & Personal Security Agent for Department of Defense

United States Army
07.2004 - 07.2013

Associates in Arts - Business

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Bachelor's - Business Management

Western Governors University
A.J. Schlegel