Dan Cerrillo
Navy Seal / Master Training Specialist
619-990-7585
cerrillod@sbcglobal.net
Department of Defense Protective Services:
Augmented 2 Secret Service Presidential Details in high threat
environments, served as Agent in Charge for Major General
Parker’s Personal Security Detail in the City of Baghdad,
Iraq. Served as Shift Leader for Naval Special Warfare Squadron
Seven, Task Unit North, providing Personal Security Detail
for Interim Prime Minister of Republic of Iraq. Conducted
over 100 Protection Details for Official Government Agency
Officers in extremely high threat environments such as Sri
Lanka, Philippines, Baghdad, and Mosul, Iraq
Naval Criminal Investigative Services Force Protection
Protective Driving Operations
Close Protective Operations.
Advanced Forces Operator
Qualified to conduct Advanced Forces Operations.
Duties included surreptitious entry of structures and vehicles,
conducting surveillance and counter surveillance. Low visibility
target designation, penetration and planting of intelligence
gathering devices. Low visibility advance route reconnaissance
and sniper operations.
Advanced Special Operations
Qualified to conduct Level 2 Advanced Special Operations.
Duties include Handling, Vetting, Conducting meetings with
Department of Defense sources. Allowed to recruit potential
sources while under the direction of Level 3 Advanced Special
Operations Team Leader. Selected to attend Level 3 Advanced
Special Operations.
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Conducted over 100 Counter Terrorist Operations to include
47 Direct Action, and 37 Special Activities missions. Personally
selected by the Commander of Naval Special Warfare, Squadron
Seven, Task Unit North, to form and lead a 10-man Low Visibility
Indigenous Surveillance and Counter Surveillance Close Target
Reconnaissance team. CTR Team conducted 37 Indigenous Surveillance,
Counter Surveillance, High Value Target Designation, Low Visibility
Sniper and Apprehension Missions in the City of Mosul, Iraq.
Also CTR Team conducted HUMINT, and SIGINT handling and gathering
operations. As a result of the teams 37 missions, 25 High
Value Targets were apprehended including the Leader of Fedayeen
Sadamm for the City of Mosul, Iraq, and Ansar Islam’s
Director of Operations. As a result of these captures Task
Unit North seized over 400 Improvised Explosive devices, 4
suicide vests and the only Strella SA-17 Surface To Air Missile
seized during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Close Quarters Defense Level’s
1) Armed and Unarmed Close Quarters Defense
2) Small Unit Apprehension and Rescue
3) Executive Protection and Crowd Control
WORK/EXPERIENCE
Force Protection Group / Paladin Tactical Solutions:
Director of Training and Recruitment.
May 2005 - Present
Seal Team Seven, Aug 02 –05May05,
Coronado, Ca.
Task Unit Central (Baghdad, Iraq), Agent
In Charge, Special Activities / Advanced Special Operations
Team Leader, Primary Breacher, Ordinance Department Leading
Petty Officer, 05Oct03 – 18Dec03.
Task Unit North (Mosul, Iraq), Shift Leader.
Primary Breacher, Special Activities / Advanced Special Operations
Team Leader, 21Jan04 – 10Apr04.
Task Unit Bravo, Charlie Platoon, Leading
Petty Officer, Agent In Charge, Special Activities / Advanced
Special Operations Team Leader, Primary Breacher, 05May04
–01Jan05.
Task Unit Alpha (Guam), Seal Team One, Leading
Petty Officer Agent In Charge, Special Activities / Advanced
Special Operations Team Leader, Primary Breacher, 05Jun04-02Jul04
Force Protection and Security Manager 02Jan05 – 05May05
Naval Special Warfare Center, Advanced Training,
Diving Supervisor COI Leading Petty Officer, Aug 99 - Aug
02, Coronado, Ca
Seal Team One, Sept 94 - Aug 99, Coronado,
Ca.
Amphibious Ready Group (CentCom), India Platoon, Secondary
Breacher, Secondary 1st Lt. Representative, Sept 94 –
Mar 96.
Amphibious Ready Group (CentCom), Alpha Platoon, Primary
Breacher, Ordinance Department Leading Petty Officer, Mar
96 – July 97.
Special Operations (Pacific Command), Golf Platoon, Primary
Breacher, Diving Department Leading Petty Officer, July 97
– Dec 98
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