About Us

Meet our Partners

Dustin Salomon, CPP

Dustin is a former naval officer who specializes in security, protection, and training development. Between the military and the private sector, he has conducted 20 overseas deployments, was a founding member and the Director of Training for Sealed Mindset (now Defensive Mindset Training), and is a member of the SMEAC Consulting Group. Dustin is a certified law enforcement firearms instructor, has a Bachelor’s of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master’s Degree in Security Management, and is an ASIS Certified Protection Professional.  He is the author of seven books on the application of brain science and psychology research to improve tactical training and has published numerous articles including in the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings and ASIS International’s Security Management.

Richard Salomon, PMP

Rick is a retired FBI Agent with 26 years of service who specializes in investigations, crime prevention, and program management. Rick’s professional background is in contract negotiations, white collar crime investigations and counterterrorism finance. He was also a FBI SWAT Team member for 16 years and a principal FBI defense tactics instructor. Rick is a certified law enforcement firearms instructor and use of force analyst, holds a sixth degree black belt in USA Goju, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Kenyon College, a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia Southern University, a Master’s Degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College and is a PMI certified Project Management Professional.