Mr. Brandon Cox (President, CEO)
Mr. Cox possesses a unique appreciation of the client and its needs for training, program management, investigations and security. During his duty as the Security Detail Agent in Charge (AIC) in Iraq, Mr. Cox assisted the Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO) in gathering evidence to prosecute Saddam Hussein and various other party members. Following his assignment as the RCLO-AIC, his duties as a GS-15E led him to be the personal body guard for members of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, various intelligence agencies, and numerous diplomats. Mr. Cox was directly responsible for coordinating the offensive and defensive posturing of vehicle convoys, civilian aircraft as well synchronizing military airlift into multiple locations throughout the Middle East. Upon his return to the United States, Mr. Cox recognized the need to convert the Iraq lessons learned into a digestible curriculum needed by the Joint Service and Civilian Communities. It was through a combination of this service and his previous career within Explosive Ordnance Disposal that Mr. Cox established the fundamentals necessary to found Threat Management Group. Mr. Jimmy Wood (Executive Vice President)
Mr. Wood brings a wealth of experience from a career that spans both military service and civilian contracting. As a military officer, Mr. Wood currently serves as a Major in the United States Air Force Reserves where he commands an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team that is actively engaged in the execution of the Global War on Terror. From his beginning in EOD on active duty to the present, Mr. Wood has spent 12 years commanding EOD detachments around the world; a career that recently included a command position of EOD forces in Baghdad, Iraq. In this role, Mr. Wood was exposed to the most current IED employment tactics, techniques, and procedures being used by terrorists and insurgents. In his civilian career, Mr. Wood has worked extensively as a contractor supporting the Special Operations community at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in the interagency program management of technology development initiatives, Federal, State and local exercise development and execution, and as the industry liaison for specialized product development. Mr. Derek Singleton (Vice President, EOD Operations)
Mr. Singleton has 28 years of combined EOD experience. As a Master EOD Technician, Mr. Singleton completed a distinguished military career, including five years as the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of a Multi Tiered EOD Unit. Highlights of his career include direct support to various nuclear weapon systems, aerospace recovery systems, Presidential Protection Details and numerous responses ranging from Civil War ordnance, commercial explosives to IED's. The culmination of Mr. Singleton's military career involved direct support to the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) combating the IED threat in Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Mr. Singleton played a major role in the development and testing of the first procedures used to defeat large vehicle IEDs after the bombing of Khobar Towers and researched efforts to procure large vehicle X-Ray equipment. Mr. Singleton's contribution to IED defeat tactics extends well beyond the EOD community. In 2006 Mr. Singleton was selected as the first ever civilian contractor at the operator level to manage the EOD training program while preparing deploying EOD teams to combat the IED threat in Iraq and Afghanistan. The success of this trail program led to multiple contractors in the Joint Service EOD units worldwide. Currently, Mr. Singleton manages employees throughout various EOD Teams while supporting these exceptional contractors as part of Threat Management Group's executive staff.
Mr. Brandon Erhardt (Vice President of Training) After completing 10-years of distinguished service in the United States Marine Corps, Mr. Erhardt transitioned his tactical and security expertise into the private sector. In this role, his many assignments culminated in training of security personnel and execution of Personnel Security Services for the Diplomatic Security Service of the State Department at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Iraq. He ensured the safety and personal security of diplomats, congressional delegations, and embassy staff. While serving in a training capacity in Baghdad Mr. Erhardt trained DOD personnel, Dept of State Personnel, and multiple supporting agencies under the Chief of Missions. During his tenure in Iraq, Mr. Erhardt conducted multiple "high threat" Missions as well as Counter Assault Missions for Personal Security Teams. He authored and implemented various firearms and tactics training programs to facilitate and support mission requirements for Dept of State Personnel. His expertise includes conducting classroom and range instruction on basic through advanced firearms tactics to students from the US Military, Non-Us Militaries, federal, state, local law enforcement, and Non-U.S. Law Enforcement. Mr. Erhardt joined the TMG Team in 2008 two weeks after returning from almost 3 years of security and training services in Baghdad, prior to which he had combat tours with the USMC in 2003 and 2004. As Director of Training at TMG, his duties include designing initial and ongoing training programs while supervising a training and logistics staff. | 
