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