At Our Core

Every workplace needs to be safe and secure to operate effectively. If your people are worried about "what if" while they work they will not only be less productive but it negatively impacts their employee experience.

Our co-founders, JB and Derek, have extensive experience in building adaptive and tailored workplace violence training programs to fit the demands of today's world.

JB co-created Corporate Safe, designed specifically for the corporate setting. JB also spearheaded a collaborative effort to create behavioral health training, uniquely geared to keep those working in a behavioral health setting safe from harm.

Derek holds a Realistic De-Escalation Instructor Certificate from Force Science Institute and has pioneered the development of multiple de-escalation programs for the healthcare and government settings. Derek has also pioneered the development and implementation of use of force simulator training: de-escalation, less-lethal, and lethal force training integrated into a computer powered scenario-based reactive environment. He has also developed security training programs beyond workplace violence de-escalation, including TASER training, advanced TASER training, arrest control, advanced arrest control, firearms, advanced firearms, and force-on-force scenario training.

Our experts can not only help you understand how to increase training compliance and improve training operations, but they can help you develop a sustainable and practical workplace violence training program.

Don't wait until something happens to prepare your people for the worst.

Our active shooter training program is a best in class, comprehensive training program designed to prepare your organization and your people for such a scenario.  Implementing data and best practices from the FBI, DOJ, DHS, and other recognized organizations, our curriculum includes:

     ·  Current data to help understand trend

     ·  Recognizing warning behaviors

     ·  Recognizing pre-attack indicators

     ·  Threat assessment techniques

     ·  Threat management techniques

     ·  Building a threat management team

     ·  Threat management team logistics

     ·  Leveraging resources at your disposal

     ·  Analyzing threatening communications

     ·  The Pathway to Violence

     ·  Threat mitigators

     ·  Evaluating level of concern

     ·  Evaluating imminence

     ·  Prevention planning

     ·  Run | hide | fight

     ·  Tips for surviving an active attack

     ·  What to report to 911

     ·  Live drill / scenario

     ·  Debrief of live drill

Our training not only teaches what to do in the event of an active shooter event, but also comprehensively addresses steps you can take to prevent and mitigate violence against you and/or your organization.  With our training, you'll also receive a toolkit to aid your organization in evaluating the level of concern that a communication or person presents, as well as other tools to help you prevent and respond to these threats.  You can't replace the peace of mind that comes with being prepared to survive a nightmare scenario.

SSRF knows that your organization can ruffle some feathers - intentionally or unintentionally. For a myriad of reasons people can take issue with your business and its practices, someone within your business, or for no good reason at all. When this happens, knowing how to evaluate threats, who to involve, what to do, and how to protect yourself and your people can be tough to navigate.

SSRF has experience conducting threat assessments - threats made directly towards your organization or someone within it, veiled threats made through social media platforms, and other types of threats in between. SSRF utilizes the FBI's threat assessment resources and approach, in conjunction with DOJ, DHS, and other organization best practices to support our assessments.

Collaboratively, we will triage and gather information coming in, activate our team to learn more about the threatener, coordinate resources - within your organization, ours, and law enforcement - and work to determine the level of concern the threat may cause. We will also work to determine imminence in order to inform our violence prevention plan. We can help your organization build, maintain, and operate a threat assessment team of its own, with guidance from our experts. Our team consists of individuals capable of digging further into the cyber profile of threateners to help us understand who we are dealing with.

SSRF's proprietary toolkits for threat assessment and determining level of concern help guide you as you navigate what to do about a threat.

In the end, every threat must be taken seriously. It is through the expertise and experience of professionals who have dealt with these situations that we can help bring your organization peace of mind when this happens.

Your business demands adaptability. Your training solutions need to work in harmony with your approach to business and learning.   SSRF's approach to building tailored training solutions blends our expertise and creative solutions with the demands of your business.

From custom curriculum and training programs, to training operations improvements, to specialized e-learning programs, and learning management system (LMS) consultation, we can help you understand what's going right, what's not going as right, and ultimately re-think your approach to training. Training is not only the cornerstone of capability and competency, but also safety and security.  When it comes to your training program, we will:

• Come to understand your business's challenges with training
• Understand your curriculum
• Evaluate your training operations and training process flow
• Explore adaptive solutions to meet your demands - training programs & systems, e-learning vs instructor-led, learning management systems (LMS), and more
• Continuous evaluation and adaptation
• Ongoing training compliance sustainability

Your training solutions can't just work once - they need to be sustainable and repeatable. Quality training translates into quality outcomes.  We specialize in evaluating your training operations and collaborating to create a more effective, more seamless, and better experience for your trainers and learners. Let us help you explore training improvements.

Our Operations & Training Pioneer and Co-Founder, Derek, holds multiple certifications from the Force Science Institute, including Force Science Analyst and Realistic De-Escalation Instructor. Derek has pioneered the creation and development of de-escalation and tactical training programs nationally, including measures and tactics for sustaining compliance. 

Given the interwoven nature of policy and training, Derek has partnered with internal and external legal counsel to review and develop policies pertaining to use of force and tactical training. 

Derek has also created and led cross-functional committees to review critical incidents, conduct gap analyses based on the review, and implement improvement measures aligned with organizational policies and mission. Critical incident review in the private security sector is often overlooked, and Derek has a breadth of experience in incident investigations and subsequent risk mitigation tactics. He has also served as an expert witness, providing written expert reports, depositions, and testifying at trial.

Derek has a passion for helping organizations understand where risk originates from and enjoys collaborating to develop agile and creative solutions for mitigating risk. SSRF can help you prepare proactively for the worst, as well as helping you navigate the fallout from critical incidents.

Our Business Development Guru and Co-Founder, JB, has completed risk assessments, gap analyses, and provided physical and technological security services for hundreds of organizations across the country. We believe that Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design is the basis for all assessments. 

The pillars of CPTED are:

• Natural surveillance: natural architecture designed to ensure people - including criminals - can be seen. Criminals are less likely to commit crimes if they are at risk of being seen.
• Natural access control: focusing on clear line of sight and entry & exit points into buildings, parking lots, parks, and neighborhoods.
• Territorial reinforcement: physical attributes of the architecture that clearly delineate owned property and public property such as fences, landscaping, and signage.
• Maintenance: a well-maintained property shows ownership and pride, and creates a sense of territory for legitimate users of the property. Criminals are less likely to target properties that clearly take ownership of their space and proactively defend against crime.

A safe workplace begins with a safe environment. Utilizing CPTED and the pillars of manipulating the built environment to create a safe space, we will recommend industry standards, perform pressure tests, and ensure that you're going above and beyond to deter criminal activity.

When people feel safe, it shows in multiple ways. Don't wait for a sentinel event to occur before taking measures. Be proactive and see how security impacts the well-being of your people and community.