James K. Shearer

jims@raptorglobalinc.com

James K. Shearer (President & CEO) Jim has more than twenty seven years of experience in advanced personal, asset, dignitary, police and military security operations in both permissive and non-permissive environments. He has demonstrated the ability to build, train, advice, and lead both U.S. and indigenous forces. Proficient and experienced in multiple aspects of comprehensive security programs which include development, management, training, and employment of technology. Jim has previously served as the Deputy Team Leader of the Basra, Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team, which is an interagency team which includes members of the UN, and USG that serves as the lead agency for executing US policies in the Province, managing over 180 million in projects and overseeing 320 million dollars. As a Special Operations Officer, he has planned and executed training to over a 1000 police and military personnel from four continents, in counter-narcotic, counter-terrorist, counter-proliferation, and a wide variety of other military and paramilitary activities. In that same role he has conducted operational planning and execution on insurgent based organizations in the prevention of terrorist actions against U.S. interests and their Allies. He has a Masters, Strategic Planning for Critical Infrastructure from the University of Washington, and BA in International Affairs for Latin America, from the University of Colorado. Jim is currently attending the U.S. Army War College.