Meet The Team

Tom's Profile

Tom specialises in delivering Close Protection (CP) and Hostile Environments Awareness Training (HEAT) to a wide range of commercial and government organisations and the training and selection of operatives deploying onto protection teams in support of clients globally.

Tom has a very impressive and unblemished record with the British Army.

He served for 26 years, 18 of which were with Special Air Services (SAS) where he reached the rank of Senior Warrant Officer.

He was involved in numerous Operations and activities on behalf of the British Government both within the UK and abroad. He later played significant roles in the selection and training of recruits to the SAS and advised on and provided high level training abroad to several foreign governments.

During his career Tom was able to demonstrate and develop his qualities of leadership, bravery and determination. He now employs these skills in the business of providing a range of close protection training to a wide variety of global clients.

Many of his trainees are ex-forces or from the police or employed by their respective country’s government but he is able to support companies and individuals with dedicated courses or individual training.

Tom has recently advised industrial/commercial bodies on the structure and content of their close protection training courses. He advises BT and has run leadership courses for the England Cricket team! He is experienced in looking after the needs of clients who are ‘ultra-high’ net worth individuals and their families. Tom continues to advise Presidential Close Protection teams globally.

Tom is a subject matter expert (SME) for the awarding organisation, Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) T McAdams Security Training Solutions Close Protection courses follow the licensing requirements of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). He also has an accredited course for Hostile Environments Close Protection Operatives (HECPO) for service leavers who intend to work in hostile environments.

• SAS Leadership, Command and Management.
• Counter Terrorist Assault and Sniper qualified (Sniper commander).
• Military freefall parachutist qualification
• Diving qualifications (PADI diving, Open water diver, Advanced open water and Medic first aid)
• Range management qualification SA (A) 90-SA (B) 90-SA (E) 90 and SA (F) 90
• Jungle Warfare instructor.
• Combat survival instructor.
• Police advanced driver grade one.
• Special Forces commanders’ course.
• Covert surveillance and photography, Foundation digital imagery acquisition and manipulation.
• Military advisor to the movie industry.

Mark's Profile

Mark served in the Royal Military police for 9 years before joining the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). For the majority of this time he was employed within Specialist Operations with the prestigious Royalty Protection Department (SO14) based at Buckingham Palace. Employed as a personal protection officer he was responsible for the personal protection of the British Royal Family, both nationally and internationally and visiting foreign royal families to the UK.

Mark also led for many years the SO14 assessment and training department responsible for the recruitment of police officers to the role of PPO to the British Royal family. He consulted on ACPO/NPIA policy committees underpinning armed protection strategy & tactics, conceived a bespoke CBRN VVIP armed extraction capability for major events throughout the UK and consulted on the introduction and formulation of policy standards for the Security Industry Authority. As a member of the Royal Household Medical Committee, he assisted in the medical contingency and travel policy of senior members of the British Royal Family.

Mark has project managed and delivered a number of security courses in support of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID) in austere and hostile environments and managed major multi-agency contingency exercises at strategic & tactical level in the UK.

Jamie Allen's Profile

Jamie is one of our lead instructors with 22-year military service behind him14 years as an aircraft technician in the REME servicing and maintaining Lynx Mk7, Mk9 & Mk9a as well as Gazelle and Islanders. He transferred to the to the RAF as non-commissioned aircrew and ended up on Puma Mk1 He saw service both home and abroad gaining a wealth of knowledge Jamie worked for the Olympics on airspace cover over London. He also worked as the school's liaison officer for the west of Scotland, teaching students team building and leadership tasks, delivering career presentations at varies schools, colleges and universities. Jamie also spent a brief stint with Police Scotland after which he started a new career delivering drone courses for Consortiq and T McAdams Security Training Solutions Ltd as well as organisations like the HSE. Jamie also fly’s commercially in the creative field, as well as carrying out surveys and inspections for private clients. Jamie is also an FPV pilot, which adds a more exciting element to videos and training he provides, he is fully embedded as a video production and drone training company based in Glasgow. ________________________________________

Andy's Profile

Andy started his military career in The Parachute Regiment then transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps. In the RAMC he trained as a registered general nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital in Woolwich and the Cambridge Military Hospital in Aldershot. During his time he worked in intensive care, coronary care and accident and emergency.

On leaving the RAMC he progressed to higher training in accident and emergency nursing (1992) at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel and Derbyshire Royal Infirmary where he undertook emergency nurse practitioner training (specialising in hand injuries). He then took up the post of senior staff nurse in Emergency Department at Worcester Royal Hospital from 1993-1997 where he consolidated his clinical / managerial skills. He has worked in a number busy inner city emergency departments and was chosen by the West Midlands Health Authority to pioneer the Advanced Nurse Practitioner role within the region. His Masters in Advanced Nursing Practice was completed at Birmingham University’s Medical School in 1998. Following this he was appointed head of clinical practice and professional development at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, in 2001 he became head of clinical risk management.
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Andy has worked alone in hostile environments on behalf of the government and private organisations, providing medical support and leadership to both small and large projects. In addition to his clinical work Andy holds two directorships, one with a company specialising in medical support for private, military, governmental organisations and the other as medical director for a company who supports multiple NHS organisations with corporate level clinical governance.

Andy is chairman and clinical director of a UK based medical charity, providing voluntary advanced medical support to the statutory ambulance service. He is crowd medical officer for a number of large high profile sporting stadium in UK.

He is an elected member of the Faculty board of the Faculty of Prehospital Care of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a member of the Training and Standards Board and the examinations development group for the Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care.

Andy has written and contributed to a wide range of medical educational and reference material and his publications and contributing writings include:

Foundation text for the JRCALC Clinical Guidelines for UK Paramedics (http://www.nelh-ec.warwick.ac.uk/JRCALC_Guidelines_v3_2004.pdf)

First Person on Scene, Edexcel/Pearson (https://www.spservices.co.uk/item/Brand_FPOSFirstPersononSceneManual_123_0_895_1.html)

Oxford Handbook of Expedition, and Wilderness Medicine (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Handbook-Expedition-Wilderness-Medicine-Handbooks/dp/0199296618)

ABC of Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine (http://www.amazon.co.uk/ABC-Prehospital-Emergency-Medicine-Series-Tim-Nutbeam/dp/0470654880)

Clinical Guidelines for Police Firearms Officers, published by the Faculty of Pre-hospital Care of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on behalf of the College of Policing (https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/)

Andy has a vast amount of experience within the specialist fields of remote, prehospital and in-hospital emergency care and brings a particularly important characteristic to our training team in that he is both approachable and grounded with a keen sense of humour. Furthermore, he is clinically active in hospital by working in a busy emergency department as a locum middle grade advanced clinical practitioner and a large portfolio of prehospital clinical work. His knowledge and skills always reflect the very latest evolving themes in emergency care.

Tim's Profile

Mr Tim Brown Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon MA(Cantab) MChir FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Plast) FRACS(Plast) DMCC

A Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Mr. Brown is certified by both as a specialist in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery.

Mr Tim Brown is registered as a specialist plastic and reconstructive surgeon in both Australia and the UK. After working in Auckland, he moved to Australia in 2004 where he practices in both Berwick and Mornington.

Tim is a Fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and the Royal College of Surgeons of England, where he has been on the specialist register since 2001. He was awarded the Master of Surgery degree from the University of Cambridge in 1995 for his research work.

Mr. Brown was educated at Downing College, in the famous University of Cambridge. On completing a postgraduate research degree in transplantation Immunology at the Department of Surgery in Cambridge, he undertook surgical training in Nottingham and plastic surgical training in Sheffield and the USA. He has been the recipient of the Mentor Prize awarded by the British Association of Plastic Surgeons, the Hackett Memorial Prize from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons for his published work on cosmetic surgery.

In 2012, he was awarded the prize for best publication in the Journal of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons by the Australasian Society in recognition of his piece of work concerning Breast Augmentation. He continues to publish peer reviewed articles in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and remains the only surgeon in Australia who has adopted a data based approach to analysing his breast implant practice.

As a result of working with the British Army Reserves, Mr. Tim Brown developed a strong interest in medical management of mass burn causalities. During this time as a medical officer for 23 SAS(R), he published a number of articles concerning the field management of Special Forces casualties. Subsequently, he was awarded the Diploma in the Medical care of Catastrophes from the Society of Apothecaries in London, which is currently the only Humanitarian Aid qualification recognised by the Red Cross.

After working as a National Health Service Consultant in Sheffield, he moved to Auckland and applied his energy to burn care before moving to Melbourne. During that time he was appointed Associate Professor at the University of Auckland.

In addition to his thesis concerning transplantation immunology, he has published over 60 peer reviewed articles and 100 presentations concerning many areas of plastic and cosmetic surgery, including breast augmentation. He is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. He is a founder member of the Australian Society of Cosmetic Plastic Surgeons. He is on the Faculty of Disaster Medicine at the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in London.

Publications

Burn injury care for Special Forces and far-forward deployed troops. A Skinner Tim La H Brown Mil Med. 2005 Nov;170(11):919-20
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Making do – items of soldiers kit for emergency burn care based on current evidence AM Skinner, O Jones, Tim La H Brown ANZ J Surg 2003; 73(suppl) A77
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Oral and Enteral Resuscitation of Burn Shock – The Historical Record and Implications for Mass Casualty Care George C. Kramer, Michael W. Michell,, Hermes Oliveira, Tim La H. Brown, David Herndon, R. Dave Baker, Michael Muller J Burns 2003;2:19
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Use oral oral fluid resuscitation as a contingency for war. Tim La H Brown ANZ J Surg 2003; 73(suppl) A114-115 (abstract)
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Survival benefit for burn patients conferred by topical amtimicrobial preparations- decisions in war Tim La H Brown, L Cancio, AD Mason, AT McManus, CW Goodwin ANZ J Surg 2003; 73(suppl) A77
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Survival benefit conferred by topical antimicrobial preparations in burn patients: Applicability of historical data to modern conflict. T P La H Brown, L Cancio, A D Mason Jr., AT McManus, CW Goodwin J Trauma 2004; 56:863-866 42.
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Incidence of vomiting in burns & implications for mass burn casualty management Tim La H Brown C Hernon, B Owen, (Burns 29: 2003; 159-162
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Dressings for burn injury in a military conflict – a change in practice based on current evidence T La H Brown (J R Army Med Corps 2002;148: 244-247
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Aspects of the medical management of mass military burn casualties T P La H Brown Dissertation for Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes, Society of Apothecaries, London Oct 2001
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Physicians assistants – a missed opportunity in the British Army T P La H Brown, H Becker (J R Army Med Corps 147: 2001; 294-296)

Jim's Profile

Jim’s background is mainly military, having tactical and operational experience in high-readiness units with global combat, counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism deployments worldwide, including experience training and mentoring local indigenous forces.

Since leaving the military he has worked globally, delivering training to governments and diplomats, and international news agencies. Jim has worked for major banks, developing their travel safety and security packages, and has most recently spent time in Somalia, working alongside the Somali National Army, and UK government agencies, in the fight against Al-Shabaab, and Daesh in East Africa.

Conor's Profile

Serving 8 years within 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment, the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG). Conor has deployed on numerous overseas operations, exercises and training teams providing training and instruction for local nationals all over the world.

As an Anti-Tank detachment commander, Conor has successfully instructed on multiple support weapon cadres along with managing teams of people, in high stress situations on the ground as well as during normal day to day life.

Conor has also spent 2 years as a Physical Training Instructor (PTI), at P Company in Catterick training recruits and soldiers alike who are undergoing Pre Parachute Selection (PPS).

Clive's Profile

Clive served for thirty three years with the South Wales Police Force, twenty eight years of which were within specialist driving and instructional appointments. He possesses a range of advanced driving and instructional qualifications. During this time he managed the force’s driving school where he was responsible for overseeing the delivery of all advanced driver training programmes.
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Since leaving the police he has gained significant commercial experience in all aspects of defensive driver training.

Paul's Profile

Prior to joining TM Security Training Solutions, spent 12 years as a Close Protection driver for HM Government, and most recently was the lead driver for some of the most senior cabinet ministers. He has a vast amount of experience in progressive, defensive and advanced driving. Paul is also a qualified and licensed close protection operative.

Donna's Profile

Donna is our main point of contact for all enquiries about our courses, it is Donna who more than likely will be your first point of call. She is responsible for course bookings, payments and maintaining day to day contact with our service providers to ensure the smooth running of all of our courses.

Trevor's Profile

Trevor is our support Manager responsible for ensuring that the training undertaken is fully supported and administrated within the UK and other global locations at the request of our clients.

‍Duties at the Training School is logistics and administration which included, responsibility for the vehicle administration; Full admin support for all instructor's courses, Stores and Equipment and health and safety responsibility.

To ensure that all administration for all courses being conducted is in place.
Stores and equipment maintained.
Petty cash management.
To ensure all health and safety criteria are in place.
To enforce the Electrical appliance policy to ensure all precautions are to be taken to prevent death or personal injury from the use of electricity in work activities.

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