
ABOUT
Email: Aegisbtx@outlook.com Phone: 737.302.1343
Matthew West is the owner of Aegis Training and Consulting LLC. He has over 25 years of experience in law enforcement, safety, and security. He has served in a capacity as a state police officer, railroad police special agent, risk manager, investigator, director of investigation and a security director. Matthew currently serves as a full-time peace officer and training coordinator for a Central Texas school district.
Education:
- Associate of Arts in General Education: Southwest Texas Jr. College (SWTJC), Uvalde, TX
- Bachelor of Arts in American Studies: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
- Master of Arts in Homeland Security (With Honors): American Military University
Certifications:
- TCOLE Master Peace Officer Certification
- TCOLE Instructor Proficiency
- TCOLE Field Trainer Officer
- Texas DPS License to Carry Instructor
- Texas DPS School Safety Certification (Guardian Program) Instructor
- Texas DPS RSD Level III and IV Private Security Instructor
- Texas DPS RSD Firearms Instructor
- FEMA/TDEM Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills
- Sexual Assault and Family Violence Investigator
- Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) Instructor
- TCOLE Academic Recognition Award
- TCOLE Firearms Proficiency (Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun)
- NRA Firearms Instructor (Pistol and Rifle)
- School Based Law Enforcement Officer Certification
- ALERRT Level I Active Shooter Response Instructor
- Stop the Bleed Instructor
- Defensive Tactics/OC/Baton Instructor
- Rail Grade and Crossing Accident Investigations/Railroad Investigations Safety Course Instructor
- FEMA Continuity of Operations Level 1 Professional Practitioner
- TEEX Infrastructure Protection Certification (Threat Hazard Mitigation/Infrastructure Security/Advance Critical Infrastructure Protection)
Additional Experience
- Chairman – Medina County Emergency Services District #6 (2007-2010)
- Founding Coalition Member – San Antonio JBSA Electromagnetic Defense Initiative (2018)
- Task Force Member – Bastrop County COVID-19 Task Force (Public Schools Representative)
- Founding Member – Bastrop County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) (2021)
- U.S.A.F. Electromagnetic Defense Task Force 2.0 (2019)
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – CISA (2022): Contributing Member for the Resilient Power Best Practices for Critical Facilities and Sites Publication
