Our Team
Elite Security Experts Committed to Excellence
LionHeart is a world-class team of executive security experts with a passion to provide the best possible security support and training available. Highly trained to implement a comprehensive security plan in a variety of locations, our team has a passion to provide the most effective security assistance and training available.
Dave Young
Director of Threat Advisory Training and Consulting
Dave Young has over 30 years of local and federal law enforcement experience, including 8 years as a police officer and 22 years as an FBI Agent. With the FBI, Dave investigated hate crimes, law enforcement misconduct, counter-terrorism intelligence, and violent crimes. This also included 15 years working in conjunction with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Units as the primary coordinator on a variety of violent crime cases and BAU initiatives. It further involved being the Threat Management Coordinator for the FBI Chicago Field Office, investigating violent threats and presenting to schools, corporate working groups, and houses of worship on pre-attack behaviors that may be indicative of violent intent. It also includes 17 years of FBI SWAT experience.
This is our calling
We are security and safety experts with operational leadership experience from the Secret Service, Homeland Security, the Armed Forces, specialized SWAT teams, , Fire and Medical Services, and Emergency Management
- We emphasize preparation and prevention over "reaction to events"
- Our Security Assessments highlight areas of improvement to enhance your security followed by assistance in the decision making process of those security enhancements
- We focus on relational teamwork to help you navigate security challenges that occur quickly and require a wise and experienced response through relational expertise
- We are focused on empowering people with practical skills, not just writing assessment reports or training security rhetoric
- Our purpose is to make sure we do everything we can to help your organization stay safe in whatever challenges we may face in our nation