Background
Chad Olms is the owner and lead consultant for ARX Security Consulting, and is based in Northern Colorado. Mr. Olms has over 25 years of experience working for five different federal law enforcement, intelligence, and security agencies. Mr. Olms has served as the owner of ARX, an Agency Security Director, a Special Agent for the U.S. Secret Service, a Special Agent for the Department of Defense, and an Investigator for the Department of Justice.
Mr. Olms has served as the Lead Training Instructor for several federal agencies, and has taught Situational Awareness, De-escalation Techniques, Basic Self-Defense Techniques, Active Shooter Prevention, Active Shooter Response, and Terrorism/Travel Safety to over 6000 individuals in the past 10 years. Mr. Olms has also planned and conducted over 40 active shooter live training exercises at facilities in 21 states and Puerto Rico.
During his federal service, Mr. Olms has conducted over 1000 investigations regarding threats to government officials, workplace violence, employee misconduct, fraud, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, as well as many other traditional criminal investigations. Mr. Olms has also successfully planned and executed several hundred protective operations involving high-threat special events or the protection of government officials. In addition, Mr. Olms has designed and supervised the installation of over 100 security systems at secure federal facilities throughout the country.
Mr. Olms is certified as an Active Shooter Instructor by the Department of Homeland Security and the ALICE Training Institute, and is also a certified De-escalation Instructor. Mr. Olms holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice, with a concentration in Homeland Security and Intelligence Analysis from Michigan State University.
Contact Us
We offer free consultations to discuss your security and training needs.
Contact info:
info@arxsecurityconsulting.com
(970) 402-8807
Fort Collins, CO
Testimonials
“After training in both de-escalation training and active shooter, our staff and I feel significantly prepared and empowered. Chad is extremely professional, with a wealth of knowledge, while also making the training approachable and interactive. I was very impressed at his ability to put everyone at ease, despite the challenging subject matter of active threats. Our staff feels significantly more prepared to deal with difficult or threatening customers and situations. This training was also a valuable platform to help us reevaluate our policies to better support our staff. After taking it, I believe everyone and every business should take this training. I’d highly recommend Arx Security Consulting for life and business security training.”
“Our organization has worked with Chad for quite a while, for over a year at least, having taken several of the available classes. We are very happy with the results. The classes are informational and can be applied in both a work setting as well as personal life. For organizations that can benefit from any type of security training, ARX Security Consulting is your go-to organization.”
“Personal safety is no joke. It’s important when taking classes, to have an instructor who has actual experience - not just theories they read somewhere. Chad’s resume is extensive; he knows what he’s talking about because he lives it. Today’s increasingly uncertain environments require us all to be better prepared - not paranoid. Chad’s classes are a critical part of that mission.”