Incorporated in 2024 in California, Paladin Shield offers security training and consulting in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Paladin Shield is licensed as a Firearms Training Facility (TFF 1710) by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS). Our instructors are also licensed by BSIS.
THE TEAM
Paladin Shield is dedicated to bringing you the very best instructional cadre.
Daniel Butler
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CEO/Lead Instructor
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Daniel Butler
Dan retired from federal law enforcement after 24 years of service. He is skilled in crisis management, criminal investigation, intelligence, and law enforcement training. His assignments included SWAT Senior Team Leader (tactical commander), Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator, Chairman of the Bay Area Terrorism Working Group (BATWinG) and Supervisory Special Agent. Over the last 20 years, he has provided tactical/firearms instruction to hundreds of local, federal, and international law enforcement officers. He is certified as a firearms instructor by multiple agencies including the FBI, California POST, the NRA and the California Department of Justice. Dan has a Ph.D in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California and is a nationally-registered Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). For more details, see his LinkedIn Profile.