Bradd Atkinson Professional Biography
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Bradd S. Atkinson is the Founder and President of Risk Mitigation, LLC a Maryland based consulting firm that provides Safety & Security Assessments, Emergency Operation Plan Development, and a diversified suite of Training Programs to independent schools, public schools, houses of worship and corporate clients across the country.
He is a retired Baltimore County Police Officer 1st Class who while active in Law Enforcement served many different positions to include Traffic Resource Management, Communications, the Special Response Team (SRT) and the Adopt a Class program where he taught crime prevention to students. After retiring from Law Enforcement, he embarked on the private security sector in various leadership roles for several National Companies ranging from Vice President to Director level where he oversaw statewide security operations with large multi-million-dollar budgets, city business districts as well as Independent School Safety and Security programs.
He has written and conducted countless Security Best Practice workshops for Schools, House of Worship Leadership, Licensed Security Personnel, and National Corporations. He has also written and developed community policing models and advanced school security training programs for college police departments and K-12 school security programs across the country.
He has served on teams such as the Operation Delaware Counter Terrorism Organization and the International Cargo Security Council where he played an instrumental part in crime prevention, anti-terrorism measures and risk management. He has also been a licensed Security Agency Owner as well as a licensed Private Detective.
He has received extensive training from FEMA, DHS, NFPA, NASRO, and other organizations in National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command Systems (ICS), Mass Casualty Incidents, Emergency Management and Preparedness for Schools and Houses of Worship, Cargo Security, Target Hardening, Characteristics of Armed Subjects, Active Shooter Response, Close Quarters Defense (CQD), Counter Terrorism, Workplace Violence, Background Investigation and Visitor Management. He is trained in Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) and has worked with architects to improve target hardening designs. He is experienced with Surveillance Camera Systems and Access Control Systems and is a certified AMAG Access Control Operator. He is trained in Behavioral Threat Assessment and is also a Certified School Resource Officer through the National Association of School Resource Officers N.A.S.R.O.
He is a certified Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response Program Specialist through NFPA 3000 and an Active Shooter Response Instructor who to date has trained over 20,000 individuals in Active Shooter Response protocols.
He has presented at National Conferences and in 2017 was awarded the Security Director of the Year Award from the Maryland Center for School Safety for his dedication and commitment to the school community.
He has a combined 30 plus years of law enforcement and private security experience and has supported National level clients such as DuPont, Bank of America, Chrysler, Honeywell, Valero Fuel, Immigration Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) Air Operations, Legg Mason, Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business, and several of the Archdiocese.
He is well known for his high level of organizational professionalism, commitment to his clients, consistent method to effectively conduct assessments, develop and implement plans and procedures, and his ability to conduct training programs that empower his clients to confidently respond to crisis situations.