James Van Deventer

Experience

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  Pretoria Fire and Emergency Services

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1995

  LEADING FIREMAN

  All aspects of fire, rescue and emergency services in both city and rural environments

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  CULLINAN PROTECTION SEVICES

  Feb 1982 - Jun 2004

  CULLINAN SOUTH AFRICA

  - Leading a team of personnel- Management of emergency, traffic, rescue, fire fighting, safety and security- Managing of all departments, operations and deployment- Experienced in high angle chopper rescue- VIP protection of councillors as well as members of Parliament - Responsible for planning and managing operational budget as well as purchasing new equipment and vehicles

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  Cullinan Protection Services

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2004

  CHIEF PROTECTION SEVICES

  Leading a team of personnelManagement of emergency, traffic, rescue, fire fighting, safety and securityManaging of all departments, operations and deploymentExperienced in high angle chopper rescueVIP protection of councillors as well as members of Parliament Responsible for planning and managing operational budget as well as purchasing new equipment and vehicles

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  Almco /OSSI/Safenet Iraq

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  PSD MEDIC

  Supervising and maintaining all safety aspects Providing medical care to clientsTreating and stabilizing patients and medically evacuating to nearest hospitalSafety representative both on and off the basePerformed as a personnel security officer (PSO), Personnel security detail (PSD), close protection specialist (CPS) and operational procedures(OPS) on base and during field operations.

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  Cochies

  Jun 2006 - Oct 2009

  Iraq

  PERSONNEL SECURITY AND OPS MEDIC IN HOSTILE AREAS

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  JJVD Construction

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  DIRECTOR

  Managing a team of 500 men Construction of large hotels and office spacesReading and working from plans in order to comply with regulations Keeping the accounts and paying staff Cochise Basrah Iraq (PSD/Paramedic); Providing armed security escorts on different sites Providing armed convoys to clients Providing medical assistance when requiredWorking away from home and working in extremely hot conditions

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  Oshabeni Livestock

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Farm Manager

  Transporting livestock across the country which often required driving for up to 24 hours.Liaising with clients and the general public in order to buy/sell livestock. Carrying out weekly stock takes

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  Argus Janus Security Iraq

  Jan 2011 - now

  TEAM LEADER PSD

  Team leader to 6 members of staff on the Personnel Security Detail (PSD) teamProviding armed protection to clientsTransporting clients in armoured vehicles to oilfieldsProviding medical assistance to clientsUndertaking the daily planning of missions Delivering all aspects of armour and medical training to personnelThis means being away from home for 2 months at a time and working in extremely hot conditions

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  Janus Security Iraq, JSI

  Mar 2011 - Mar 2015

  Security Team Leader

  - Team leader to 6 members of staff on the Personnel Security Detail (PSD) team- Providing armed protection to clients- Transporting clients in armoured vehicles to oilfields- Providing medical assistance to clients- Undertaking the daily planning of missions - Delivering all aspects of armour and medical training to personnel- This means being away from home for 2 months at a time and working in extremely hot conditions

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  Be Organics

  Sept 2022 - now

  Project Farm Manager

  A reliable and hardworking individual with over 21 years of domestic and international experience in Emergency Care,,HSE Supervision, Disaster management, Medical rescue motor vehicles, confined spaces, VIP Protection, and law enforcement in both urban and rural environments. This includes 10 years’ experience in providing armoured protection and medical attention in a hostile environment in Iraq. I am Security operator / Consultant /Supervisor Skilled at identifying and documenting cases of potential security and safety hazards. , Gives me a strong background in management and, Supervision, training, and being out in the field. I am seasoned personal security officer versed in serving high threat areas both local and international. I have experience in serving in the all essential services / search and rescue land and water in South Africa and Land Base Security International that gives me enough experiences in Operations experiences international industry. I am committed to upholding public and economic security interests in all regions. Provides prevention, protection and response services for the benefit of the citizens and property Show less