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EP 141 Beyond Observe & Report, You Don’t Hire Journalists: Reframing the Role of Security Officers to Predict, Prevent, Protect with Amotz Brandez, CEO Chameleon Associates
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BIO
AMOTZ BRANDES
Amotz is the CEO of Chameleon Group, first established in 1992. The company’s reach and reputation has grown and now supports a wide range of clients seeking top rung security consulting and training across the globe.
Amotz began his career in an Israeli Defense Forces Special Forces Reconnaissance Unit, leading recon and intelligence gathering teams on complex missions against Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations.
After completing his military service, he moved to Los Angeles and joined the Security Department of the Israeli Consulate and El Al Airlines whose agents are trained to detect suspicious behavior and threats across its operations. As a profiler, Amotz carried out these duties for El Al and the consulate, protecting both assets and dignitaries.
In 2002, he established Chameleon’s Training Department in the wake of 9/11 and has since trained private, public, and military sectors in Predictive Profiling, Security Questioning, Insider Threat, Threat, Risk & Vulnerability Assessments, HUMINT, Effective Security Management, Proactive Security, and more. He designed and developed a slate of eLearning courses to provide Chameleon curriculum to clients in an online format.
Over two decades, Amotz has managed security projects for clients in a wide variety of sectors including aviation, mass transit, critical infrastructure, museums, schools, government agencies, manufacturing, retail, banking, and more.
His diverse professional and personal background affords Amotz a unique ability to develop and deliver threat mitigation solutions that conform well to each unique client’s organizational culture and mission.
Amotz is a leading expert in aviation and transportation security, Predictive Profiling and counter terrorism and is sought out as a speaker, media expert and trainer worldwide.
Amotz earned a B.A. Degree in International Development Studies from University of California at Los Angeles. He is fluent in English and Hebrew.
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