Willie Simmons retired as a Major of the U.S. Army Military Policy Corp. His areas of specializtion include security risk analyses, emergency response operations, securtiy systems design, litigation support, expert witness, security management, executive protection, and security training and investigation. He has served as Principal and Senior Security Consultant for a Chicago-based security consulting company and as Team Leader of the Security Risk Analysis Team.
Mr. Simmons earned the Mayor Richard J. Daley Police Medal of Honor in 1994 for his work with and support of local law enforcement in Chicago. He is also an active member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He holds a B.A. in Criminology from University of Tampa.