Senior Security professional with extensive experience in Diplomatic Security Operations, Personal Protective Services, Executive Protection and Facility Physical Security Management. Shawn brings years of experience and certification in Law Enforcement, Criminal Investigations and Special Weapons & Tactics. Shawn is equally experienced in directing multi-site corporate security programs specializing in physical security services, workplace safety and executive protection. Shawn has directed multiple multi-national security operations for the US Government in the US, Asia, and the Middle East. He is skilled at developing and directing corporate security and protective services and in providing oversight for international travel security, incident emergency management programs and security operations centers. Experienced senior security executive specializing in the administration and management of sensitive corporate and government physical security threat management programs. Mr. Thornton possesses exceptional organizational skills focused on meticulous delivery of highly sensitive large scale domestic and international security operations. He is a skilled security strategist with extreme attention to detail and superior diplomatic and organizational skills. Mr. Thornton has an extensive background directing and managing corporate physical security programs, executive protection services, security operations centers, insider threat divisions, emergency response services and criminal investigations. He is equally experienced in directing international high threat security programs on behalf of the US government, Department of State, Department of Defense and National Security Agency; Global Response Safety Division.Obtained State of Texas Peace Officer certification on Intermediate Policing, Specialized Investigative Techniques, Criminal Law and Criminal Investigation from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education (TCLEOSE). Received Special Weapons and Tactics certification from the Texas Tactical Peace Officers Association (TTPOA) and National Tactical Peace Officers Association (NTOA).Industry certified by John Reid Interview and Interrogation Training.ASIS Certified Protection ProfessionalCertified Level III / Level IV Personal Protective Officer (PPO) Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Board (TXPSB) Degreed Security Management Executive.