The Executive Team
W. Rick Jones
President
W. Rick Jones is the President of Specialized Security Consultants and Specialized Security International. From 2003 – 2018, Mr. Jones was the Tennessee Security and Investigative Representative for the National Hockey League (NHL) assigned to the NHL Nashville Predators. In this role he was responsible for all aspects of security regarding league officials, liaison with law enforcement, and interacting with the coaches and management of the Nashville Predators.
Prior to working for the NHL, Mr. Jones was the Tennessee Security and Investigative Representative for the National Football league from 2001-2009 and assigned to the NFL Tennessee Titans. In this role he provided investigative services, to include fraud, due diligence, criminal and civil matters related to the League, players and all NFL teams. Mr. Jones provided advice and coordination of security activities for the physical protection of NFL players, club personnel, League personnel and provided game day supervision of physical security services for visiting teams and League personnel.
Mr. Jones is also a partner with the Private Investigation firm, Hodges & Associates, LLC. In conjunction with Hodges & Associates, Mr. Jones assisted in organizing and implementing all the security protocols for the Iraqi out of Country Voting Project held in Nashville, TN. This security effort also involved assets from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, CIA, U.S. Military, Metro Nashville Police Department, U.S. Department of State, and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Mr. Jones has coordinated and conducted numerous executive protection security details involving government officials, foreign dignitaries, professional athletes, and CEO's of major fortune 500 companies.
Daniel Broekhuizen
VP of Operations
Daniel is the Vice President of Operations and comes to SSC with a strong background in Investigations, Security, and Executive Protection.
Prior to joining SSC Daniel was the Director of Special Investigations with Advance Financial 24/7 headquartered in Nashville, TN. In his role as Director of Special Investigations he was responsible for all internal and external fraud investigations, providing fraud training for 107 stores located throughout Tennessee, and liaising with local law enforcement. Daniel was also responsible for implementing and directing security initiatives for the corporate office located in Nashville, TN.
Daniel spent 20 + years with the United States Secret Service (USSS) working in investigative offices in West Palm Beach, FL, Miami, FL and Nashville, TN. During his career he worked investigations involving counterfeit currency, bank fraud, credit card fraud, identity theft, and protective intelligence matters. While assigned to the Nashville Field Office Daniel was the recipient of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Tennessee, Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement in 2008, 2013, and 2014.
Daniel spent his Protective Detail assignment with the United States Secret Service from 2002 through 2006 on the Protective Detail for Former President and Mrs. Carter. Daniel also has experience working protective details for POTUS, VPOTUS, Presidential candidates, Vice Presidential candidates, and various foreign dignitaries. In 2008, Daniel was assigned as the Presidential Debate Site Coordinator for the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University, Nashville, TN. During the 2016 Presidential Campaign he was assigned to the detail of Vice-Presidential Nominee Mike Pence and his spouse as a shift leader for Mrs. Karen Pence.
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