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Douglas Elms

PPS®, PMP®, LSS-GB® Principal Consultant

Doug Elms is an expert in assessing violent behavior, business risks, and at keeping people safe.

Beginning his career with the Little Rock Police Department as a uniformed Police Officer, Doug worked the streets of what is known as “The Most Dangerous Small City in America”. During his ten years in law enforcement, Doug managed thousands of violent crime investigations and arrests and relied on intense training to survive several deadly encounters. During Bill Clinton’s Presidential Campaign based in Little Rock, Doug gained extraordinary experience in understanding threats to protectees, protective intelligence, and in dignitary protection. Doug served as an Executive Board Member of the Arkansas State Fraternal Order of Police and is a graduate of the highly regarded Executive Protection Institute.

With such proven experience, Doug was recruited by Walmart Stores, Inc. into their Loss Prevention Division. In his 24-year career with the world’s largest company, Doug was directly responsible for assessing business and security risks to the global enterprise and managing corporate security measures in stores, the home office, and facilities worldwide. For three years, Doug lived in China, introducing the Asset Protection and Safety profession to Asia as Walmart opened Walmart Stores, Sam’s Clubs, Distribution Centers, and Global Procurement Offices throughout Asia.

Doug was a founding member of Walmart’s Global Security Division and its Executive Protection Team where he was personally responsible for the protection of three CEOs and members of the Walton Family. Post 9/11, Doug formed and led the Risk Intelligence Sharing Consortium (R.I.S.C.) a forum for security leaders of top Fortune companies and law enforcement to share information about risks and mitigation strategies.
Doug excelled within Walmart and was promoted to lead operations business segments with over $1 billion in annual sales, and then led teams of Innovations Architects where he was responsible for, or a contributor to, game changing business initiatives such as $4 Generics, Walmart on Campus, Walmart Pay, 3-2-1 Save, and opening Walmart stores, and procurement offices, throughout Asia. Doug has earned designations, and is skilled, in Lean, Six Sigma, and Project Management.

Retiring from Walmart in early 2017, Doug is founder and Principal Consultant of SafeHaven Security Group, LLC., where he partners with a select group of clients providing workplace violence prevention / threat assessment & management, uniformed security specialists, and executive and family protection. His clients include bank groups, philanthropic foundations, high wealth / high risk families, churches, food manufacturers, and medical professionals.

Doug is a sought-after security and business consultant, has two adult children and two younger children, and resides and rides motorcycles in beautiful NW Arkansas.

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Tim D. Keck

Senior Consultant
Chief of Police, Retired
-Expert in Performance and behavior under pressure -Best Selling Author and Sought After Speaker

Tim D. Keck is a best-selling author, a top-rated speaker and a court-certified expert on threat management. He has taught thousands of people how to stay safe even under the most difficult of circumstances.

Formerly, Tim was a career police officer and SWAT leader who rose through the ranks to Chief of Police. He has testified before a Congressional committee, provided VIP protection to celebrities, and spearheaded a multi-national undercover investigation.

Tim is an entrepreneur who has helped start several successful brands including GoBulletproof, ThreatShield 5, WorshipSafe and, of course, SafeHaven Security Group. He has been quoted in publications from Newsweek to The New York Times and has made several appearances on national television.

Tim's presentations are full of both wit and wisdom. He uses improvisational humor and true stories to illustrate learnings that can be put to use immediately.

In his previous career, Chief Keck’s work was recognized by several federal agencies including the Drug Enforcement Agency and Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Justice wrote “The FBI and the American people have been the beneficiaries of your professionalism and dedication to duty…” about his career-long efforts.

Tim has assisted people and organizations from L.A. to London and from Calgary to the Caymans. Clients include PepsiCo, Kimberly-Clark, Walmart Stores, Tyson Foods, Marriott, Arvest Bank Group, J.B. Hunt, OppenheimerFund, Total Oil – Canada and many more.

Tim lives in the hills of NW Arkansas with his sassy bride Laura and a variety of farm animals.

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Monte Mills

Senior Consultant
Data Center and High Risk Facility Protection, Dignitary Protection

Monte’s valiant 12 years of military service as a Combat MP in the United States Army included over 400 combat missions, serving in major combat operations: Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom as well as Operation Nobel Eagle protecting top secret military locations in combat hazardous zones, and protection details of United States Dignitaries and Ambassadors. Monte was selected to serve in critical protection details, and as logistics supervisor, at the National Security Agency and the Pentagon responsible for the protection of high value protectees around the world. Monte Mills is highly experienced with strong skills in security, safety, facilities and risk management and crisis planning. After his military career, Monte managed physical risk and data center operations security for a financial institution for over 17 years. Today, Monte is a Consultant with SafeHaven Security Group responsible for advising and protecting a wide range of clients and regularly speaks on topics related to keeping people safe and protecting their brand image.

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Michael Johnson

Consultant

Mike Johnson is a retired police lieutenant with experience in patrol, detectives, narcotics and SWAT. He has been successfully leading people for over two decades and is one of the most genuine people you will ever meet.  

As a young man, Mike signed up for the United States Air Force where he spent the next nine years. His experiences there included Operation Desert Storm, time as a Criminal Investigator, and membership in the Joint Drug Enforcement (AFOSI) and Anti-Terrorism Teams. 

Continuing his bent toward serving and protecting others, Mike then began a career in law enforcement. He served twenty-eight years and was involved in most every aspect of the profession. Mike worked the streets as a Patrol Officer before being selected for assignment in Narcotics and later as a Supervisor over the Drug Task Force. He would later be promoted to Lieutenant and serve as Patrol Watch Commander and Assistant Commander in the Criminal Investigation Division. Mike also has experience in SWAT, Crisis Negotiations, Public Information, Defensive Tactics and as a Certified Law Enforcement Instructor.  

Mike's academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude) and graduation from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.  

Mike lives in northwest Arkansas with his wife Becky. He has four grown daughters, several grandchildren, and loves to fish and motorcycle. 

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Bobby Beatty

Site Manager

Bobby Beatty is a protector. His entire life has been spent in  the service of people, often putting himself in jeopardy to ensure              the safety of others.  Bobby has served in the Army, worked as a Corrections Officer, and then in Probation and Parole, before joining SafeHaven Security Group, LLC. 

As an ROTC officer, Bobby completed a bachelor’s degree in Criminology from Arkansas State University with a minor in military history and sociology.  From there he spent 15 years in the United States Army, serving as an infantry officer, where he was Levell II combat certified and worked for the Marksmanship Training Center.  Bobby was deployed in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was awarded a Combat Infantry Badge.  He was also involved in various combat operations that established and maintained security for the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad.  Bobby led a distinguished military career retiring from the United States Army as Captain. 

Following his military service overseas, he took one of the toughest jobs in America; working as a Corrections Officer for the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections.  Bobby went on to become a Probation/Parole Officer where he achieved the rank of Agent. 

Bobby is a National Rifle Association certified pistol instructor and has taught courses at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy. 

Bobby’s primary focus is on protecting and serving others by using his real world experience to inform decision-making, so that people both feel safe and are safe. That’s one of the reasons clients love him. 

Finally, Bobby doesn’t leave this commitment to others at the door when he leaves work.  Bobby uses his easy-going, friendly demeanor to serve as a counselor/mentor for high school students at an annual summer camp and teaches Bible classes to students at his church.  In addition, he and his wife have dedicated their time as foster parents as part of their faith-based approach to life.  

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Joey Everhart

Northwest Arkansas Operation Manager Security Consultancy/ Risk Assessment/ Life Safety

Joey Everhart is a retired Fire Captain/Paramedic with 20 years of experience in the fire service. Joey has also spent time in law enforcement as a SWAT Paramedic and ERDI Dive Rescue specialist. He is a certified HazMat Specialist and also holds technician level certificates in confined space, swift water, trench, high and low angle rope rescue, structural collapse and swift water. Joey has taken classes all over the country from the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg Maryland to the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View California.

Joey has dedicated his life to the service of his community. Joey started out his career at the age of 18 as a volunteer firefighter. At the age of 22 he was hired as a full time fireman/EMT. Joey continued his volunteer service over the years and rose to the rank of Fire Chief managing a department of 15-20 members. In his full time career Joey strived to further his education in all areas fire related. Joey promoted to the rank of Captain in 2013 and has spent time on multiple fire companies including the cities heavy rescue unit. In 2018 Joey took a position in the training division where he developed multiple training programs which provided vital development for the departments members. Joey also ran multiple fire academies which trained entry level firefighters for agencies region wide. In 2019 Joey was asked to serve as interim Batallion Chief. Joey served in this role for 6 months while the vacancies were being filled. Joey has also served on regional and statewide committees including the Arkansas WMD committee which helped disperse federal funds and equipment to departments in the state, thereby increasing the state’s readiness for HazMat and WMD incidents.

Joey’s time in the fire service and in law enforcement provides a unique perspective to clients. Joey has technical knowledge and an eye for safety that can help clients provide a safe and secure work environment for their employees.

Joey lives in Northwest Arkansas with his wife Desiree and son Calvin. Joey attends church regularly and serves as a Deacon to his congregation. He also enjoys spending time outdoors with his family hiking, fishing and hunting in the Ozarks.

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Pat Walsh

Senior Consultant
Corporate Security – Executive Protection – Threat Management

Pat has over forty years of experience in progressively higher-level

assignments in the private sector. He was the Vice President & Chief

Security Officer for a privately held, global investment banking and

financial services firm for over sixteen years. In this role, Pat was

responsible for developing and implementing an enterprise-wide risk

management program that addressed issues such as executive

protection, physical security, electronic security systems, travel safety & security for international

travelers, workplace violence prevention and active shooter response programs. In addition, he

successfully guided the firm through a long-term attack by animal rights extremists.

Prior to this assignment, Pat served with FedEx for twenty-five years in positions such as Senior Manager

of International Security, Senior Manager of Corporate Security and Senior Manager - Management

Preceptor. He was responsible for the development and implementation of FedEx's proprietary security

officer and executive protection programs as well as serving on the team that developed a

comprehensive workplace violence prevention program.

Pat also has over eighteen years' in the public sector as a certified law enforcement officer with the

Shelby County (TN) and Pulaski County (AR) Sheriffs' Offices as a reserve officer. As a law enforcement

officer, he was a certified Police Firearms Instructor, certified Range Safety Officer and successfully

completed training programs for patrol carbine and SWAT operations. He achieved the rank of Captain

with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and held positions in the Civil, Detective, Training and Fugitive

divisions.

Pat has a Master of Science Degree and a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He also holds certifications as a

Certified Protection Professional (CPP) with ASIS International and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with

the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Pat, as a Consultant with SafeHaven Security Group, shares

his extensive experience to the benefit of our Clients

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Brandon Newlin

Security Team Operations – Client & Officer Engagement

Brandon’s career experiences in both the military and in private security developed his leadership skills to oversee security teams that integrate into, and support, clients’ business operations seamlessly. 

Brandon valiantly served 11 years in the United States Army as Infantryman with over 300 combat missions in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.  He was promoted to Master Resilience Trainer where he became an expert in Suicide Intervention and in Sexual Assault Response.   

After serving our nation, Brandon joined SafeHaven Security Group.  Immediately being recognized as a talented leader, Brandon was quickly promoted through the ranks, most recently assigned as Senior Officer in Charge at a manufacturing site for a nation-wide company where he had responsibility for establishing security priorities with the client, leading a large team of security professionals, and the execution of all security operations.   

Brandon’s hands-on approach with clients and officers makes him a natural fit with SafeHaven Security Group’s approach of managing our clients’ security so they don’t have to. 

Brandon is SafeHaven Security Group’s leader in Central Arkansas, lives there with his family, and is an outdoor enthusiast. 

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Bio of Gary Plank

GARY PLANK

Expert in Behavior Profiling - Threat Assessment - Risk Management

 Gary retired from the Nebraska State Patrol after serving the 

citizens of the State for 28 years – including 24 years 

in the Investigative Services Division as a criminal investigator and the last 17 years as the State’s only behavior profiler. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts degree in Mental Health Counseling, both from Chadron (Nebraska) State College. 

As one of only 34 graduates of the FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime Police Fellowship Program, Gary received 11 months of intensive training in behavior profiling and studied under FBI profiling pioneers such as Roy Hazelwood and John Douglas. As part of an elite international class of only seven members, he was able to participate in developing profiles of offenders from around the world. He has also attended the Advanced Threat Management Academy developed by the Gavin de Becker Agency in California. 

Gary has presented extensively on threat assessment, campus safety, workplace violence, school violence, stalking, criminal sexuality, and homicide issues. During his tenure with the State Patrol, he developed and managed the State’s threat assessment response for high-ranking government officials and celebrities and implemented the State’s Sex Offender Registry and Cold Case Squad. 

His research activities have included collaboration on FBI studies of sex offenders, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation stalking research, and research on threats with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Law/Psychology Department. He served on the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Insider Threat Expert Panel for ManTech Security & Mission Assurance Corporation on a U.S. Department of Defense contract. His expertise in investigating sex offenders earned him appointments from two Nebraska governors on the Governor’s Work Group on the Management of Sex Offenders. 

Gary’s threat assessment work has been published in nationally recognized peer review journals and presented at national threat assessment conferences. His publications include co-authoring the chapter “Evaluation of Anonymous Threats” in the French Canadian-published Psychology of Criminal Investigations: The Research of the Truth. 

As a member of the faculty at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska, Gary helped to develop the Masters of Forensic Science Program, where he headed the Investigative and Behavioral Science Tracks. 

Gary has dedicated his life to protecting people from around the world and works with corporate, education, law enforcement, and church security professionals to keep them and their stakeholders safe. 

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Ronnie Jackson

Security Operations/ Cultural Art Protection/ Client Relations

Ronnie is an enthusiastic and passionate leader with over 30 years hospitality management experience. His background in large-scale operations is an asset for our clients.  

Ronnie accepted the position of Director of Guest Services with The Capital Hotel which lasted 25 years where he worked both front and back of the house. Through his leadership and the teamwork of others, the Capital Hotel remained a AAA Four Diamond hotel and The Capital Hotel was on both Conde’ Nast Best Places and Southern Living Magazine places to stay due to Ronnie’s excellent leadership. He also worked alongside the Security Team to make sure guests, hotel assets, and staff were safe.  

Ronnie joins Safehaven Security Group as Site Supervisor for the reimagined Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. He is a Certified Institutional Protection Manager through the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection.  

Ronnie is married to his wife Diedra for 34 years and they have two adult sons, a daughter in law and his granddaughter Journei, who is his pride and joy. Ronnie enjoys spending time traveling with his family, cycling, and fishing.  

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