Richard Smith

Richard Smith is a highly skilled individual with a wealth of experience in strategic and operational security, safety expertise, and a strong focus on physical and facility security.

His expertise includes risk and emergency management, threat assessments and mitigation strategies, crisis and venue operational management, continuity of operations, internal and confidential investigations, as well as collaborative internal and external relationship building.

Richard possesses a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Global Business and Leadership, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (FBINA).

His areas of expertise encompass a wide range of fields including business management, strategic initiatives, stakeholder development, enterprise security operations and management, strategic intelligence and analysis, program and project management, active shooter/workplace violence prevention programs, resource protection planning and operations, governance and compliance, continuous process improvement, and organizational, team, and individual development.

He has an impressive educational background with a Doctor of Business Administration with Distinction from California Intercontinental University, a Master of Arts with Honors in Administrative Leadership from the University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude in Management, Communication, and Leadership from Concordia University-Portland.

Richard Smith has held key positions in various organizations including Chief of Police at Marysville Police Department, Commander, Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Police Officer at Vancouver Police Department, Deputy Sheriff at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and a former professional baseball player in Major League Baseball.