Ashton Ellis

Began security work in 2002 at the age of 21 in Phoenix, Arizona. First 3 years working security details as a Night Operations Manager for a local security agency. Shortly after those 3 years began contracting with the federal government with supporting agencies such as CBP and ICE on the Arizona/Mexico border. In 2007 was assigned to work Illegal Immigration detainee transports through the Nogales Border Patrol Station. In 2008, I was assigned to work on a protection detail on the Southern Border Fence Project during the Bush Administration. My mission was to provide executive protection to the construction crews from any danger of cartel coming through certain areas of the Arizona desert. In 2009, started work in Doha, Qatar working as a Force Protection Officer/Base Security Services for DynCorp International under a United States Department of Defense Contract. When the Qatar contract was completed deployed to Baghdad, Iraq Victory Base Complex as a Rapid Response Team member with Special Operations Consulting. I worked that detail from April 2010-May 2011. Moved to Houston, Texas to work with a company and received certification as a K-9 Handler. In 2011 deployed to Afghanistan providing force protection with a British Company (Page Group) with the United States Special Forces Forward Operating Base. After contracting with Page Group moved to Austin, TX where I worked with a company providing Executive Protection to the Consulate of Iceland and K-9 services. In 2016 I was lead on a mobile security detail for the Dakota Access Pipeline in Northern South Dakota region. In 2017 I was the Agent in Charge on personal protection detail for a former Vice President of the United States. In 2019 I was assigned to a Residential Security Team (RST) for a high-net-worth CEO in Austin, TX for a period of 6 months. Currently I contract with multiple companies providing secure transport and various other security related duties to their high-net-worth clients all over the State of Texas.