Theodore Young

Skills

Leadership, client management, communication, de-escalation, organization, business, crisis intervention, tactical emergency care, martial arts, firearms, and emergency vehicle operations.

About

T.J. Young started his career in the United States Marine Corps in October of 2000 as an Infantryman. Deployed to over 13 different countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, T.J. saw combat operations in Iraq serving in Fallujah, Nasiriyah, and Al Kut. T.J. was part of the high-profile rescue operation for Jessica Lynch from the hospital in Nasiriyah. T.J. has also been a part of an International Peacekeeping Force in Kosovo (KFOR), Force Protection Element in Djibouti, and Close Protection Team for various high ranking military Officers, CIA assets, and VIP's in Iraq.

At home, T.J. served his community as a Denver Police Officer for 12 years in Patrol, Investigations, Special Enforcement Teams, city impact teams, and participated in numerous high profile multi-jurisdictional Task Force operations. T.J. has been tasked numerous times with conducting security operations for dignitaries and Presidential visits earning a Chief of Police Unit Citation.

Following the Denver Police Department, T.J. would go on to become a Sergeant and Captain in a statewide Shared Law Enforcement Reserve with the Colorado Rangers and finish out his Law Enforcement career with the Commerce City Police Department.

T.J. has extensive experience in private security operations over the years to include patrol, investigations, management, and close protection. This included uniformed force protection for Lockheed Martin, plain clothes armed surveillance and protection for Google, as well as leading a residential security team for the owner of the Colorado Rockies.

Education and training are incredibly important to T.J. having been awarded numerous times as an Expert Rifleman in the United States Marine Corps, Pistol Marksman, and designated as a Range Instructor for both rifle and pistol, as well as an Instructor for the less-lethal Pepperball system. T.J. is certified in the use and deployment of OC spray, Taser, OPN's (Police Nunchaku), Pepperball, and 40MM platforms. T.J. has training in emergency vehicle operations, arrest control (PPC, and Krav Maga), de-escalation, crisis intervention, Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, and leadership that includes Command and Executive leadership through FBI-LEEDA, and the Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO) course.