For over 15 years, Leading Edge Strategies has provided industry training to thousands of airport professionals, in addition to publishing numerous publications on airport safety and security.
Jeffrey C. Price, Owner. has nearly 30 years of experience in airport management and training. He is the lead author of Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats, and Practical Airport Operations, Safety and Emergency Management: Protocols for Today and the Future. He is considered an internationally recognized expert in aviation security and has been the lead trainer for the American Association of Airport Executives for 15+ years. He is a former airport director of a national general aviation airport, and served as the assistant director of airport security at Denver International Airport. Jeff is also a full professor at the Metropolitan State University of Denver in the Department of Aviation and Aerospace Sciences, and holds a bachelor degree in Professional Pilot and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction.
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We also routinely partner with Lori Beckman of Airport Security Consulting for security related projects. Lori is the former Security Director at Denver International and the nation’s expert in airport access control and credentialing.
For certain emergency exercise facilitation and design programs and certain training programs we routinely partner with Justin Overholt of Crimson Effect LLC. Justin is an experienced Denver fire fighter with ARFF certifications and trains the range of FEMA ICS related courses. |
Dawn Escarcega is a former Supervisor with America West with over 20 years experience in airline operations and management, and designing and developing training curriculums. She has a degree in Aviation Management from the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
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