Don Kidd
Retired FBI Special Agent
Chief Operating Officer for Gold Shield 1811, Inc.
Licensed Private Investigator
Licensed Security Officer
Served 24 years as an FBI Special Agent in the Denver, Tampa, and Atlanta Divisions
Member of the FBI’s Atlanta SWAT Team for 15 years, serving as an Operator, Assault Team Leader, Assistant Team Leader, and Supervisory SWAT Team Coordinator
Conducted numerous security risk assessments for government and private sector facilities for National Security Special Events
Served on several protection details for U.S. Attorneys General and FBI Directors when they traveled domestically and internationally
Provided protective security measures for numerous high profile government witnesses and defendants, to include the key witness in the homicide of a Virgin Islands Police Officer in St. Croix, USVI, trial of 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, and mass murderer Brian Nichols
Certified Crisis Management Coordinator, tasked with leading FBI Field Division preparation and execution for critical incidents, special events, and preparatory exercises, to include being the primary point of contact for the multi-agency crisis management team for the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida
Regional Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Coordinator for the Southeast Region of the U.S., encompassing 8 states, 10 FBI Divisions, and 20 Judicial Districts
Served as the FBI Drug Strike Force Supervisor, directly responsible for the overall coordination, liaison, investigative, and administrative oversight of all major national and international drug investigations in the Atlanta Division
Headed an International Contract Corruption Task Force in Ballad, Iraq, comprised of military security forces, other U.S. Government Agencies, and local Iraqi personnel, addressing major contract fraud and corruption violations occurring during Operation Iraqi Freedom war efforts
Served as FBI’s Assistant Legal Attaché at the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines
Extensive investigative experience as an FBI case agent targeting major criminal enterprises, drug trafficking, organized crime, and violent crime matters
While in the Denver Division of the FBI, served as Safe Trails Task Force Coordinator, addressing all serious federal criminal matters on American Indian Tribal Territory, to include aggravated physical and sexual abuse of children
Prior to joining the FBI, served as a police officer with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, Florida
Attended the University of Notre Dame on a football scholarship (playing all four years) and obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree
