Cody Martin

Founder

Brings over 17 years combined of federal law enforcement, training, and physical security experience.

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About cody

Cody is the founder of Risk Strategy Group, based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, centrally located in North Texas.

With over 17 years of federal law enforcement, training, and physical security experience, Cody focuses his time on both corporate and non-profit organizations. He regularly advises individuals, groups, multi-national corporations, and NGOs on security threats while conducting customized training as-needed.

Cody’s major work has included:

National course creation for Improvised Explosive Device Recognition and Response for his federal agency
Subject Matter Expert and national trainer in firearms and officer survival
Risk assessments and security plans for some of the world’s wealthiest companies and ultra-high-net-worth individuals
Assisted the United States Secret Service with physical security of President George W. Bush

Cody holds a BS and a Masters in Criminal Justice from Tarleton State University.

Highlights

12 Years of federal law enforcement extensive experience with expertise in threat management, active shooter, violent/external crime, and executive protection
Strong focus on multi-location security teams, firearms training, emergency response, and preparedness
Trained federal and local law enforcement as well as other government, state, and private agencies to include numerous Fortune 500 companies
Trained and served on the security team of a large metropolitan megachurch.

Certifications

Active Shooter Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training
Officer Survival Instructor
Firearms Training Instructor
Firearms Instructor (Train the Trainer)
Fort Worth Division Threat Management Coordinator
Fort Worth Division Firearms Training Coordinator
Fort Worth Division Officer Survival Coordinator
Executive Protection (Close Protection)
Dangerous Mail Investigations Specialist
Post-blast Investigations
MP5 Operator

Forensic Sampling | Suspicious Substance Screening
HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations)
Real Time Radiography (RTR) Operator
Firearms Training Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Money Laundering Investigations
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Response and Recognition Instructor
Sabre 5000 Handheld Trace Detector
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) | Level B
Advanced Interview and Interrogation | Reid Technique
Logos Orama II - Train the Trainer

Recent presentations

Publications

Full Resume

Work experience

Risk Strategy Group—Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Principal Consultant (2017 – Present)
Offer a variety of physical security services including; evaluating risk levels, active shooter response, threat identification, crafting mitigation strategies, and mail-borne threats.

Conduct risk assessments/surveys
Security planning with an emphasis on mitigating risk
Training in threat recognition and response
Perform travel risk analysis

United States Postal Inspection Service—Chicago, IL & Fort Worth, TX

Federal Agent (2005 – 2016)
Support and protect the U.S. Postal Service and its employees, brand, infrastructure, and customers; enforce the laws that defend the nation’s mail system from illegal or dangerous use. Ensure public trust in the mail.

Liaison with U.S. Department of Justice, state and local law enforcement agencies, and local prosecutors to investigate complex federal cases and prepare them for court
Directly targeting robbery, burglary, and assault
- Dedicated work violent crime team
- Conduct security and safety audits
- Facility safety training and awareness campaigns
- Active shooter training to 100’s of civilian employees
Utilize investigative techniques to conduct thorough investigations with the intent to prosecute. These techniques include but are not limited to:
- - Analytical research
  - Open-source intelligence
  - Human intelligence
  - Surveillance
  - Interview and interrogation
  - Prepare complex comprehensive legal documents and prosecution reports
  - Pursue and restrain suspects
  - Utilize technical equipment
  - Preparation of affidavits to successfully acquire court orders
  - Serve federal warrants and subpoenas
- Format and write complex prosecution reports
- Trial preparation research
- Support prosecutors by providing expert testimony in court
- Executive protection
  - Advance trips
  - Travel route planning
  - Medical considerations
  - Venue specific training
  - Threat recognition
  - Control measures
  - Hazard avoidance techniques
- Additional responsibilities:
  - Threat Management Coordinator for 3-State Division
  - Officer Survival Instructor
  - George Bush Security Detail (Mail Screening)
  - East Texas Identity Theft Task Force
  - Public presentations and training on mail screening, active shooter response, security, facility preparedness, and situational awareness

Dangerous Mail Specialist (2006 – 2016)

Responsible for responding to all CBRNE events related to the USPS and some private couriers.

Biological Detection System (BDS) – System within processing facilities screening for biological threats (requires level B PPE/SCBA)
HAZWOPER certification
Forensic Sampling and Suspicious Substance Screening (FSSSS)
Post-blast investigations
Narcotics
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Recognition and Response
Presidential Mail Screening SME for President Bush (43)
Super Bowl mail screening operations
NBA All-Star Game mail screening operations

Emergency Response Team Alternate Team Leader (2011 – 2016)

Provide rapid response and perform tasks necessary to mitigate any crisis, emergency, critical incident, or natural disaster. Oversee and/or participate in the command, planning, logistics, or finance sections of the Incident Command System (ICS), or all of the above simultaneously.

Prompt and professional response
Assess and secure the scene while developing a command structure
Protect and preserve all visible evidence
Determine and initiate preliminary security measures
Determine and initiate secondary searches and/or surveillances as necessary
Determine additional personnel and equipment necessary to conclude the initial response as soon as possible
Establish lines of communication with the appropriate Crisis Team
Assist in re‑establishing operational continuity
Coordinate with emergency medical and fire personnel
Control resources and establish effective interagency cooperation
Establish an Emergency Operations Center
Establish communications with the Incident Command Post
Coordinate response and recovery efforts

Executive Protection Detail (2014 – 2016)

Responsible for conducting close protection and efficiently responding to emergent situations as they develop.

Safeguard principal
Mitigate threats
Conduct advance operation planning, including site surveys
Complete risk assessments
Protective intelligence
Maintain sensitive information

Fort Worth Division Threat Management Coordinator (2014 – 2016)

Oversee the Fort Worth Division Threat Management Training Program (Firearms, Officer Survival, and Defensive Tactics) and implement threat management standards for the Division.

Supervise (3) three coordinators and approximately 18 instructors in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas
Manage training dates, locations, class, and individual schedules
Conduct research on policy, procedure, and best practices
Create research-driven proposals to facilitate new equipment acquisition
Meet agency training standards and requirements outlined in USPIS policies
Ensure all Fort Worth Division Inspectors meet requirements outlined in USPIS policies
Create training and lesson plans built around active shooter response for both civilian and law enforcement personnel
Implement training standards for the Fort Worth Division
Maintain training records
Create lesson plans
Create purchase requests
Facilitate contracts and contract renewals
Purchase and maintain equipment, ammunition
Coordinate training efforts with Headquarters
Seek additional training for instructor staff
Prior relevant experience:
- Firearms Instructor, August 2006
- Officer Survival Instructor, February 2008
- Fort Worth Division Firearms Coordinator, July 2012
- Fort Worth Division Officer Survival Coordinator, November 2009

Officer Survival Subject Matter Expert for National Headquarters (2013 – 2016)

Identified by USPIS National Headquarters as a subject matter expert in both Firearms and Officer Survival. Created course material and taught instructor courses.

Researched and drafted course content based on current trends, methodologies, and best practices
New instructor and instructor recertification courses
Tested instructors for proficiency and mastery of the material
Ensured agency policies and procedures were understood, as each instructor is held accountable to them
Taught methods of instruction
Created, then taught, course content, including but not limited to:
- Active-shooter response
- Emergency response
- Critical incident management
- Violent crime response to include: robberies, burglaries, and assault

Improvised Explosive Device Recognition and Response (IEDRR) Instructor (2012-2016)

Selected by national headquarters to research and develop the IEDRR training program from the ground up. The goal of the program was to teach students how to respond to suspicious item incidents, conduct proper threat assessment procedures, determine hazardous characteristics of suspicious items, and take appropriate actions after determining hazardous characteristics of suspicious items.

Research needs related to agency response and to build related training materials
Coordinate with staff at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research
Portable X-ray instruction and image enhancement techniques
Explosive detection system training
Threat assessment
Bomb construction analysis
Investigative techniques
National forensic lab
Explosive demonstrations
Homemade explosives (HMEs) overview
Recent Mail-Related IED Incidents
Skill Stations

Arlington Police Department—Arlington, TX

Police Officer Recruit (January 2005 – July 2005)

Education

Tarleton State University—Stephenville, TX

Masters in Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

RELEVANT TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

Mail Flow Train the Trainer
HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations)
Level B SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus)
Advanced Forensic Sampling
Suspicious Substance Screening
Biological Detection System
SABRE 5000 Trace Detection
Prohibited Mailings
Logos Imaging Orama II Portable X-Ray
MultiRae Portable X-Ray
MultiRae
Ludlum
GenPrime Prime Alert
HAZMAT ID | HAZMAT 360
Miscellaneous testing papers
Post-blast Investigations
Improvised Explosive Device Recognition and Response

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Contribution Award, Inspector in Charge Regina Faulkerson
Certificate of Appreciation, DTMC, Inspector in Charge Regina Faulkerson
Certificate of Appreciation, Coldspring, TX, Homicide Case, VP Area Operations
Certificate of Appreciation, Waldo, AR, Homicide, Inspector in Charge Randall Till
Team Player Award, Acting Inspector in Charge Regina Faulkerson
Letter of Appreciation, ETX Bomb Case, Team Leader Timothy Vasquez
Letter of Appreciation, Assisting FTW EC Team – Team Leader James Galloway
Certificate of Appreciation, ETX Bomb Case, Inspector in Charge Randall Till
Excellent Performance, Broadway Robbery – Inspector in Charge Thomas Brady
Letter of Commendation, Chief of Police, Village of Winfield, Illinois
Outstanding Performance Recognition, Bishop Bomb Case
Letter of Appreciation, Threat Management, Inspector in Charge Thomas Brady
Special Recognition – Bishop Bomb Investigation, Chief Alexander Lazaroff
Excellent Performance Award, FY 2006, Inspector in Charge Kenneth Laag
Letter of Appreciation, Inspector in Charge Kenneth Laag