Brian Rand

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Brian K. Rand has served the United States and its citizens for over 20 years in public service. Brian also worked privately as a trusted risk advisor executive. He is a graduate of Anna Maria College in Paxton, MA with a master’s degree in Public Administration and Emergency Management, a bachelor’s degree in Fire Science Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from Salem State University in Salem, MA, and an associate’s degree in Fire Protection and Safety Technology (Summa Cum Laude) from Middlesex Community College in Bedford, MA.

After serving as a U.S. Marine Infantry Sergeant assigned to and deploying with, the First Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (USMC FAST Co.), Brian worked as a fire officer for Metro Boston, Watertown Fire Department and served as the Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Coordinator, Training Officer, Infection Control Officer and Emergency Management Coordinator. Reenlisting as a U.S. Army Combat Medic during his fire department career, Brian again served the citizens of the United States working with burn and blast victims of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), rocket propelled grenades (RPGs), and other various combat related burn injuries at the Brook Army Medical Hospital in San Antonio, TX.

Brian served as an awarded Intelligence Officer and subject matter expert (SME) in emergency management and preparedness specializing in chemical, biological, radio-logical, nuclear and high-yield explosions (CBRNE), improvised explosives device expert, and mass casualty incident planner for the for the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Department of Defense. Brian was hired as a multi-state Director for Pinkerton© Corporate Risk Management. Based out of Washington D.C. and covering Maryland, Delaware, and Philadelphia field offices, Brian provided comprehensive risk management and full-spectrum private security services to over 90-percent of all Fortune 1000 companies in over 100 counties.

His awards include: The United States Presidential award of “Champion of Change” from President Barack Obama; the FEMA “Community Preparedness Hero” award presented by Craig Fugate, Administrator of FEMA; five awards from the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community (IC); two awards for the preservation of human life from the Metro Boston, Watertown, MA Fire Department.

He now resides in North Carolina.

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