Team Position: COO 

Sr. Scenario Designer

Unit: Executive Management, 

HSEEP Scenario Design

Legacy: Deployed LEP/OEF, Country Operations Officer 

Expertise:

HSEEP Exercise Design, Development, and Management

Program Design and Management

Law Enforcement Subject Matter Expert 

International Organized Criminal Investigations

International Narcotics Investigations

Threat Finance

Undercover Operations SME

Tactical/SWAT Operations

Law Enforcement Instructor

Published Author

Bio:

JT Taman is a 21-year veteran Supervisory Special Agent with the United States Department of Homeland Security. He started his law enforcement career with the St. Petersburg Police Department in Florida. He has received numerous commendations, including Special Agent of the Year, U.S. Customs Service Commissioner’s Unit Citation, United States Department of Justice, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section Commendation, Department of Homeland Security Special Service Award-Iraq, Homeland Security Special Response Team Unit Citation for operations conducted in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and in July of 2015 he received the United States Secretary of Defense’s Defense of Freedom Medal for Valor in Afghanistan.

Notable Publications: Co-author of the acclaimed book “Outside The Wire In Blue”.

Education: Master’s Degree, University of South Florida. 

U.S Army Counter-insurgency Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan.