Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JIM BREMNER
President & Founding Member

Mr. Bremner has over 30 years experience in law enforcement including uniform patrol and emergency response tactical unit as Special Weapons Team leader. Jim is qualified as a sniper, weapons technician, tactical trainer and Use of Force and firearms instructor. He has provided instruction and seminars for various police, military, EMS and security agencies throughout North America and overseas.

His many qualifications and/or certifications include weapons technician and instructor (on a variety of weapons), EOD technician and Andros and Pedsco operator, CBRN Instructor (live agent certified), chemical munitions and distraction device instructor, baton instructor, aircraft assault instructor, rappel master, close personal protection instructor, special reaction team instructor, and nuclear emergency response team instructor.

He has more than 30 years of extensive martial arts and unarmed combat experience in Tae Kwon Do, Jiu Jitsu, Washu Kung Fu and Israeli Krav Maga, and is certified by Israeli Special Forces instructors.

In addition to tactical training, Jim lectures on the subject of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and has co-authored, along with Dr. Sean P. O’Brien, an article entitled ‘PTSD and the Police’, which has been published in The Canadian Critical Incident Magazine, Illinois Law Enforcement Journal, RCMP Gazette and Blueline Magazine.

Jim and Connie Adair have co-authored ‘Crack in the Armor: a police officer’s guide to surviving post traumatic stress disorder’, a self-help guide written to assist first responders in understanding the effects of work-related critical incident stress.

Jim also provides tactical police consulting for the film and television industries; most notably as tactical consultant for the award-winning CBS/CTV police action drama series, Flashpoint. He was responsible for training the cast in the handling of special weapons and choreographing tactical scenes. Jim also has an on screen roll in the Flashpoint interactive game found on CTV’s official Flashpoint site.

NIR MAMAN
Spec. Ops Expert

Experience in the fields of Military Special Operations, Police Tactical and Use of Force training, High Risk Security Operations, and Close Protection.

Areas of specialization include: Counter Terror Warfare, Hostage Rescue Operations in permissive and non-permissive environments, Single and multi-Officer Active Shooter Intervention, Tactical Operations, Use of Force, and close quarters combat/Krav Maga.

Certified Counter Terror Warfare NCO/Instructor through the Israeli Special Forces Counter Terror and Special Operations School, appointed as the Counter Terror School’s SME for Active Shooter Intervention. Certified Use of Force Instructor through the Ontario Police College and the Atlantic Police Academy. SWAT qualified in the United States and Canada.

Extensive knowledge, skills, and qualifications in the use and deployment of various firearms for effective real life tactical and defensive applications. 40 years of extensive Martial Arts and unarmed defensive tactics/survival systems, holding Black Belts/Instructor qualifications in Israeli Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do, Hap Ki Do, and WTF/Olympic Tae Kwon Do.

I have trained numerous Special Operations units under the United States Special Operations Command on an official capacity in preparation for their deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

To date, I have trained thousands of Special Forces Soldiers, Police Tactical/SWAT Officers, Police Patrol Officers, Customs and Immigration Enforcement Officers, Tactical and Armed Security Officers, Close Protection Agents/Bodyguards, and Instructors in all those fields from various Countries around the world including Canada, the United States, Israel, and others.

RON BOYKO
Chief Executive Officer

Ron is an experienced business leader with an extensive history in client management, program development and implementation.

He has over 20 years operational and sales experience in providing facilities management services to industrial, commercial, institutional and residential property management customers.

He has a proven track record in dissecting and solving complex problems and brings an extensive history of discipline and the ability to adhere to deadlines, budgets and specifications without compromising quality. Ron’s exceptional client management skills have allowed him to attract new clients while simultaneously maintaining strong relationships with existing ones. His clients have spanned multiple sectors and included such notable names as Sick Kid’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Commerce Court, Scotia Plaza, Brookfield, Oxford, CBRE, Cadillac Fairview, City of Toronto, PCL, Ellis Don, Zurich Insurance and many more. Ron attended the University of Guelph in the Bachelor of Commerce degree program.

CRAIG PEDDLE
Treasurer

Craig Peddle brings over three decades of law enforcement expertise. Craig grew up in Toronto, Canada and has served as a police officer in the community of Jane and Finch, Malvern, Special Investigation Services, Detective Services, Street Crime, the Gun and Gang Task Force, Community Response Unit, Youth Services, Community Policing Support Unit, Intelligence Services, Investigative Support in Professional Standards as an Investigator and Surveillance Officer, a ‘Wire-Tap” investigator/supervisor and has assisted with Homicide investigations during many lateral assignments; including criminal gang cases and offences related to firearms and explosives.

Craig has been actively studying and investigating criminal gang culture, gangs and gang members since 1995. He was the first operational gang coordinator for the Toronto Police Service and has authored and assisted with implementing strategic, tactical, operational and community based plans as they relate to criminal street gangs municipally, provincially and federally with the Solicitor General of Canada.

He is a certified Advanced Trainer/Instructor and has developed and instructed lesson plans, courses, or seminars for the Toronto Police College, Ontario Police College (OPC), the New York State Police Academy, Ontario Gang Investigators Association (ONGIA), Middle Atlantic Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN), Criminal Intelligence Services Canada (CISC), Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario (CISO), Ministry of the Attorney General Canada (MAG), Ontario Association Of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

His vitae includes operational certifications and years of experience as a Surveillance Officer designated by the Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario (CISO), Toronto Police Service and was trained, certified, designated, authorized and tactically operated as an under- cover agent under the authority of Bill C-24 (n.b Lawful Justification, 25.1 cc) in wire-tap invest.

RYAN BOYKO
Managing Partner

Ryan’s strong background in sales and marketing is complemented by operational experience in providing services to the Canadian real estate and construction industry.

Previously, Ryan served as VP of Sales and Marketing for a national property management and facility services firm, focusing on the commercial and multi-residential sectors.

Previously, Ryan served as VP of Sales and Marketing for a property management firm that provided General Contracting, Disaster Recovery, Building Restoration and Environmental Abatement services to national customers across the industrial, commercial, Institutional and residential sectors. In that role, Ryan was instrumental in growing the company’s sales from $5M to $25M in just 7 years and transforming it from a Toronto based company to a national player.