Rob is a highly decorated retired 30 year veteran of The Baltimore County Police Department. He served on the full time SWAT team for 23 years with 16 years as Team Leader. As the senior Team Leader, he has been involved in the successful resolution of over 2000 high risk entries and countless barricade situations. Rob is recognized as one of the most operationally experienced SWAT team leaders in the United States.
Among his many career highlights, Rob was the senior Team Leader during the nationally recognized “Joseph Palcynski” hostage rescue operation in 2000. For his numerous contributions in the successful operation, he was awarded the Baltimore County Medal of Honor and the Police Foundation award for valor.
Rob has numerous instructor certifications covering all facets of tactical operations and specializes in hostage rescue and active shooter incidents. He has provided training to thousands of law enforcement personnel from federal, state, and local agencies to military personnel. He has provided protection details for multiple high level politicians including the President, Vice President, First Lady, and the Pope. Rob is a United States Air Force veteran and served on the USAF Emergency Service Team (SWAT).
Rob retired in October 2014 and founded Secure Tactical LLC, a fully licensed and insured professional security, tactical training, and private investigation company. Secure Tactical is recognized as a leader in the Jewish community providing security for multiple Jewish schools, Synagogues and events. Secure Tactical has provided security assessments and training to numerous private and public schools, government facilities and numerous other businesses.