Curtis Staats
P.O. Box 2555, Parys 9585
Free State, South Africa
Mobile 1: +27 (0) 79 498 7284
Mobile 2: +27 (0) 73 726 2055
Home: +27 (0) 56 811 4999
Email: curtisdoc@yahoo.com
Career Objective: I strive to achieve 100%
protection and security of my client regardless of the threat
level or environment, ensuring my clientele the level they
would expect from a highly proficient and professional operator.
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS OVERVIEW
Military Experience
• Served in the French Foreign Legion
• Experience in military warfare
Close Protection/PSD Operator Experience & Skills
(Hostile Environment Experience)
• City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate
in Close Protection (S.I.A. License)
• Hostile Environment Close Protection/PSD
Operator Course
• 4½ Years in dangerous &
hostile Iraqi circumstances
• Close Protection & PSD Operator
Team Member in Iraq
• Site Security Manager and Team Leader
CP & PSD Teams
Celebrity Protection
• Protected 5 Hollywood Celebrities
during the Dubai Film Festival
Advanced Firearm Skills
• SASSETA Firearm Competency Training
Courses - Use of Handgun, Shotgun & Rifle
• Advanced Firearms Training Courses
• Live Fire & Weapons Course
Medical Training
• H.S.E. First Aid at Work Course
• Qualified Combat Lifesaver
• Military level 3
Navigation Skills
• GPS, Compass & Map Reading
• Software Programs: FalconLite, FalconView,
MapSource & Google Earth
• Route Planning
Computer Skills
• Computer & Internet Literate
• Windows XP & Vista
• Microsoft Office Suite 2007: Excel,
Word, PowerPoint
Driving Skills
• Advanced Driving
• Drivers Licenses: South African
& United Arab Emirates
• South African Professional Driving
Permit
• International Driving Permit
Unarmed Combat Skills
• Kendo
Training/Instructor Skills
• Training of Expats, Local Nationals
& Third Country Nationals (Pilipino, Nepalese etc.)
• Task Trainer Course
• Presentation Skills
Maritime Skills
• Water Safety Plus Course
Health & Safety Skills
• Civil Defence Training Course
• NEBOSH International Diploma in
Occupational Health & Safety (in progress)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
| • English : |
Fluent – |
Read, Write & Speak |
| • Afrikaans : |
Fluent – |
Read, Write & Speak |
| • French : |
Intermediate – |
Read & Speak |
EDUCATION
Tertiary Education
• Qualification : NEBOSH Int. Dip.
Occupational Health & Safety
• Institute : www.nebosh.org.uk
• Student Number : 00057115
• Period : January 2009 - current
• Qualification : Structural Draughtsman
• Institute : Training Institute for
Draughtsmen
• Certificate Number : 97018
• Period : 1997 – 1998
Secondary Education
• Qualification : Grade 12 –
National Senior Certificate
• School : Klerksdorp High School
• Period : 1992 – 1996
COURSES & TRAINING
• Live Fire & Weapons Course
• Hostile Environment Close Protection/PSD
Operator Course
• City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate
in Close Protection (S.I.A. License)
• H.S.E. First Aid at Work Course
• Hostile Environment Close Protection/PSD
Operator Training in Iraq
• 40 Hour Correspondence Combat Life
Saver Course
• Advanced Firearms Training Course
• SASSETA Use of Handgun Course/Use
of Shotgun Course/Use of Rifle Course
• Civil Defence Training Course
• Task Trainer Workshop
• Water Safety Plus Course
• Military Training
WORK EXPERIENCE
Reed Incorporated Jan 2005 –
Apr 2009
19440 Golf Vista Plaza, STE 230, Leesburg
20176, VA, USA www.reedinc.com
Positions Held:
Site Security Manager, PSD Team Leader, CP Team Leader, PSD
Operator
CP Operator, Trainer/Instructor, Combat Lifesaver
Contracts:
Rotring Engineering www.rotring-engineering.com
Baiji – Northern Iraq Apr 2008 – Apr 2009
Parsons Brinckerhoff www.pbworld.com
Kanun – Baghdad South May 2007 – Mar 2008
Wamar International www.cwamar.com
Al-Qudas – Baghdad North Apr 2007
Washington International www.wgint.com
Tallil – Southern Iraq Apr 2005 – Mar 2007
Harris Corporation www.harris.com
Al-Mansour – Baghdad Jan 2005 – Apr 2005
SITE SECURITY MANAGER
• Interaction with clients
o Integrate the client’s corporate culture
o Provide advice on physical security
o Act as interference between the client and the different
security stakeholders (military, police,
government)
o Meetings and discussions
o Proposals
o Security risks
o Local security info regarding the area |
• Managed the implementation of
the security system (drafting of procedures, security plan,
emergency plan)
• Maintained/reviewed plans and instructions
relating to obligations under International
Conventions, Site Emergency
Planning and Site Security instructions
• Carried out investigations into
breaches of security
• Asses the security risk on site
and facilities in the zone
• Monitoring of the security systems
implemented
• Ensure compliance with client safety
and security policy
• Crisis management
• Management of CP and Static Guard
personnel
• Ensure relations with security forces
deployed in the vicinity of the site
• Coordination of resources
• Administration duties:
o Nominal & Internal Nominal Rolls
o Manning Summary
o Daily SITREP (Site Report)
o Budgets
o TACSUM & INTSUM Reports
o Time Sheets
o Purchase Requisition Forms
o Daily-weekly-monthly Statistics
o Site Statistics
o Vehicle Reports
o Guard Status
o Weapon Status & Logistics
o Projected Payrolls |
• Daily communication with Head
Office – Baghdad
PSD TEAM LEADER/PSD OPERATIVE
CP TEAM LEADER/CP OPERATIVE
• Mission Planning
o Discretionary Funds in case of an emergency
o Vehicle checks
o Route planning and escape routes for detours
o Foot formations – example diamond formation/box
formation etc.
o Duration and distance of trip on route
o Duration of mission on site
o Fuel points on route for long trips
o Checking previous incident reports on route |
• Site Reconnaissance
o Site surveillance
o Checking on security status in the area
o Site layout and size
o Grid and GPS reference on site location
o Positioning of vehicles and team members on site
o Checking for weak spots on the site for attacks
o Checking for cameras or CCTV’s
o On-Site Security Personnel and where they are located
o Checking regular staff and where they are located
o Emergency Escape Routes on site per vehicle or by foot |
• Route Planning
| o Creating Routes on FalconView and MapSource |
• Team Briefings
o Night before trip brief team on route and site location
and duties for each member
o 2IC of team confirms that vehicle maintenance was done,
each member’s kit, radio and weapons is in good
working order for the trip
o Team members discuss route and site planning –
giving comments and suggestions until everyone agrees
|
• Vehicle Searches
| o Checking for IED’s, RKG3 Grenades and Claymores
etc. |
• Vehicle Maintenance
| o Day before mission – checking engine status,
tyre status, spare tyres, medical kit, extra water and
food rations, ammunition status, maintenance on the weapon
mountings, clean vehicles – especially the client
vehicle, check armouring etc. |
• Transponder Checks
| o Check transponders 1 hour prior to mission to make
sure the signal is picked up by the military and HQ |
• Pre-Mission Drills
o Half an hour before the mission – re-check vehicles
for IED’s, re-check maintenance
o Team briefing if new information was given and route
status
o Check that the team members kit is complete and up to
standard
o Check with the ROC on route status
o Brief client on risk and fit him/her with PPE
o Switch on cameras in vehicles
o Radio communications check to make sure team leader
has communication with all team members and vehicles |
• Client Briefings before missions
o Obtaining client information like allergies, blood
groups, any chronicle medication
o Briefing client on procedures in case of incidents |
• Post-Mission Drills
o De-brief with client on the mission
o Switch off cameras, transponders
o Do vehicle maintenance for next trip
o De-brief team on mission
o Report route status back to ROC |
• Incident Reports
o In case of an incident occurring:
• Give proper feedback to the
military, ROC and HQ
• Add pictures and video footage
from cameras for evidence of incident
• If vehicle is taken out –
cross-load important documents, ammunition and kit, destroy
vehicle
o In case of CASEVAC of team member or client:
• Medical reports to military,
ROC and HQ
• 9-Liner to be given to ROC and
incoming CASEVAC
• Report any drugs and treatment
administered to CASEVAC and Doctors |
• Administration Duties
o Time Sheets
o Financial Planning for the team
o Administration of the teams documents
o Card Applications to the US Military
o CENTCOM Application Forms |
• Range Master
o CENTCOM Shooting for team members
o Weapons safety on range
o Ammunitions check |
• Team Training
o Vehicle Drills
o Immediate Action Drills
o Cross Loading
o Weapons Safety Drills
o Geneva Convention Regulations
o LOAC Regulations
o Rules of Engagement |
• Escort Duties
• Operated and travelled all the major
routes in Iraq
• Convoy Positions:
Scout : Driver / Navigator / Left Flank Gunner
Gunship : Driver / Commander / Left Flank Gunner / Rear
Gunner
Heavy : Driver |
• Provided 24 hour armed protection
to civilian engineer clients in high risk environments throughout
Iraq
• Responsible for security matters
of the construction site
• Supervision of close protection
and static guard personnel
• Emergency and evacuation plans for
the construction site
• Running daily meetings
• Roster planning and administration
duties
• Site access control and patrolling
• Surveillance and counter surveillance
• Close Quarters Battle
• Reflexive fire and tactical shooting
• VBIED and IED recognition
• Counter insurgency
• Ambush and counter ambush techniques
• Training : Single & Team Vehicle
Drills
Team Leader Procedures
Public Relations
Rules of Conduct
Rules for Use of Force
LOAC & Geneva Convention Orientation
Tactical Operations
Defensive Drills
Surveillance & Threat Assessment
Foot Formations and Action Drills
Navigation
Advanced Driving
Weapons Skills & Safety Rules
Advanced Firearms
CENTCOM Shooting: Rifle, Pistol & PKM |
Trainer/ Instructor
• Training of Expats, Local Nationals
& Third Country Nationals
Jumeirah International T/A Madinat
Jumeirah Jan 2004 – Jan 2005
P.O. Box 73137, Dubai, United Arab Emirates www.jumeirah.com
Positions Held:
Bodyguard
Assistant Team Leader – Security
Security Officer
BODYGUARD
• Protection for 5 Hollywood Celebrities
during the International Dubai Film Festival
• Escorting to and from functions
and social events and ensuring the safety of the Celebrity
at all times
• Assessing possible threats to the
Celebrity
• Providing protection during all
movements in Dubai
ASSISTANT TEAM LEADER - SECURITY
• Solid reporting skills in conducting
investigations and maintaining accurate records
• Compiled informative reports to
update management
• CCTV supervision and management
• Administrative and computing duties
• Handling of occupational health
and safety issues
• Strong instruction and training
skills
HOTEL SECURITY OFFICER
• Ensuring the safety of employees
and visitors and minimizing potential losses
• Proficient in operating surveillance
systems including two-way radios, X-ray machines and CCTV’s
• Immediately responding to security
violations, alarms and other emergency situations
• Management of the security control
room
FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION 1999 –
Oct 2003
Quartier Vienot BP 38, 13998 Marseille Armée, France
www.legion-etrangere.com
Rank:
Engage Volontaire
Légionnaire
Légionnaire Première classe
Regiments:
1er Régiment Étranger (1st Foreign Regiment)
4ème Régiment Étranger (4th Foreign Regiment)
- 3ème Compagnie d’engagés volontaires
2ème Régiment Étranger de Génie
(2nd Foreign Regiment of Engineers) - 1er / 2ème /
3ème Compagnie de Combat
External Operations
• Highly specialized low profile operations
were conducted under extreme conditions in hostile enemy
territories abroad:
o Kosovo, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq
o Guyana, French Guinea
o Djibouti, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire,
Sierra Leone, Chad, Congo, Morocco, Equatorial Guinea,
Libya, Algeria |
• Participated in operations that
were executed in urban and rural counter-insurgency environments
• Gained invaluable special forces
experience
Explosives & Mine Clearance
• Implementation of explosives, bomb
disposal, demolition and mine clearance (E.O.D)
• Detection and neutralizations of
mines and traps
Assistance & Support
• Preparation and assistance of crossings
such as cliffs and rivers
• Support with mobility and assistance
with emergency deployment
• Assistance to disaster victims of
floods in the French republic and other countries
• Engineering e.g. bridge building
Amphibious Operations
• Combat Diver
• Able to move in extreme and hostile
aquatic environments:
| o At sea, under ice, in water, in sewers, in canyons |
• Conducting beach reconnaissance
missions
• Conducting sabotage attacks
• Trained in the use of closed circuit
diving systems, EOD, and hydro graphic survey techniques
• Capable of being inserted by aircraft,
submarine, surface or subsurface swimming, inflatable boats,
or by the use of two man Klepper kayaks or Zodiac inflatable
boats
Mountain & Arctic Warfare
• Support & assistance for units
in missions of offensive and defensive actions:
• Military mountaineer and skier
• Mountain commando’s training
• Supporting alpine hunters forces
• Intervention under extreme climatic
conditions and in irregular terrain
• Trained to live in igloo’s,
make snow shelters, rope climbing and manoeuvre on skies
• Capable of combating in high altitude,
in the night and under extreme climatic conditions
Commandos Training
• Instruction on booby traps and explosives
• Building rope bridges
• Instruction on kayaks and Zodiac
inflatable boats
• Obstacle courses and all-terrain
survival courses
• Methods of fighting, hand-to-hand
combat - Kendo
• Rappelling and scaling techniques
Other Training
• Parachute Jumping
• Hand-to-hand Combat
• Desert & Jungle Warfare Training
• Survival Training
• Special Forces Training
• Counter Insurgency Training
• Peace Keeping Operations
• Counter Terrorism Operations
• Advanced Driving
• Military Medic Level 3
• Anti-Tank Warfare - Eryx & Milan
Anti-tank Missiles
References Upon Request
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