Leonard Hernandez

12 years of Law Enforcement experience.

10 years as Security Consultant/Executive Protection.

• 5 years of experience providing security to Los Angeles NBA teams, players and personnel; which included road games and special events.
• Served as primary security personnel to several VIP celebrities and sports athletes.
• Extensive experience in providing security and security planning for Middle Eastern/foreign dignitaries.
• Provided security and tactical planning for business professionals in the transportation of high end merchandise and property.

VISION SECURITY CONSULTANTS: 2008-2013

• Executive Protection Detail.
• Travelled locally and nationwide with high end clients, primarily NBA players and their families.

PLATINUM PROTECTION GROUP 2006-2012

• Served as the primary security consultant and manager for one of the largest restaurants chains nationwide.
• Served as the primary security consultant and advisor to the Sunset Music Festival which included over 250 security personnel.
• Provided executive protection to high end clients and their families.

LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER

Garden Grove Police Department, Garden Grove, CA. 2001-2004

Police Officer (Retired)

Conducted regular patrol duties.

Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, CA 1993-2001

Police Officer

Assigned to Hollenbeck Division 1993-1994.

Assigned to Southeast Division 1994-1995.

Operation South Bureau Crash

Gang Officer

Assigned to the elite Operation South Bureau CRASH gang unit.

Centralized out of 77th Division.

Patrolled and suppressed gang crime and activity as the city’s top gang enforcement unit for the Los Angeles Police Department.

Collected evidence and information leading to the arrests and convictions of gang members and their associates.

Served as squad leader to the entry team for South Bureau Homicide.

Gang Investigator

Assigned to the FBI’s Hoover Task Force out of the West Los Angeles Office.

Deputized as a SPECIAL AGENT by the United States Marshalls office in conjunction with the FBI.

Worked as a lead investigator.

Assigned to collect data on some of the largest gangs in the Los Angeles area.

Gathered intelligence from victims, informants and other gang members.

Lead investigator for the Bureau’s 5-Duece (52) Hoover task force.

Worked in alliance with other local city police, state and federal investigators.

Served as one of LAPD’s top gang experts.

Served as the leading gang expert for the Orange County D.A.’s office and used as a court expert in testimonials on gang members and crimes committed.

Conducted undercover operations.

Conducted numerous surveillance and counter-surveillance operations.

Expert in weapons and tactics.

Assigned to LAPD’s elite UPR Tactical Rifle and Shotgun cadre.

Assignments

Patrol

FBI Task Force

Southbay Gang Task Force

Gang Officer

Gang Investigator

UPR Tactical Rifle Cadre

South Bureau Homicide Entry Team

Special Agent United States Marshall’s Office

Gang court expert

Personal:

Male

46 yrs. old.

6-1, 205 lbs.

Excellent physical shape and condition

Married 14 years to a registered Pediatric charge nurse.

4 boys (25, 21, 12, 8) The two oldest boys serve in the United States Marine Corps.

2 yr. old daughter

Education:

B.A. in Psychology from the University of the Pacific, Stockton, Ca.

Minor in business and sociology