Introduction to Mike Mills

Mike is a security consultant, trainer, and contractor. His related experience began in the military as a young paratrooper, where as a non-commissioned officer received operational service awards and saw active duty during the South African/Cuban conflict in Angola. He went on to join and serve in the Hertfordshire Constabulary, United Kingdom until shortly after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He then entered the world of security contracting, and initially deployed as team leader on Personal Security Detachment (PSD) assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan, which included US Department of Defense and USAID contracts respectively. Mike then took on consultant and trainer contracts for Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) provided to European Union election observers deploying on international election observation tasks. He also deployed as Assistant Security and then Security Manager on contracts for the European Union election observation missions in Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Myanmar. More recently, Mike was Head of Security for the American International School of  Lusaka (AISL) in Zambia and then as Security Manager for Providence Medical Group in Spokane, Washington. In addition to a list of military courses and qualifications, Mike held a South African commercial pilot license and flew helicopter charter flights between security contracts. He has a Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) Diploma in Special Security Management and qualified on the US Diplomatic Security Service - Federal Active Shooter Response Program. Mike´s wife is an international school Principal, and they are both deeply invested in school security and student safety.