Mr. Jin Kim

Mr. Jin Kim is widely recognized as a subject matter expert and material practitioner in active shooter and targeted violence attacks. Mr. Kim retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2018 and is a twenty-three year veteran of the FBI’s New York Division. He served as the Active Shooter Coordinator on the Crisis Management Unit and was the leading authority directing active shooter & workplace violence preparedness, resilience, and training, for the FBI’s corporate programming and private sector partnerships.

In addition to regularly presenting and speaking at industry conferences and seminars, Mr. Kim provides risk assessment, operational guidance, and substantive training, to leading corporations and businesses, financial and banking institutions, K-12 schools and higher education universities, hospitals/healthcare facilities, professional sports teams & sporting venues, hotels, non-profit organizations, and public safety departments.

Mr. Kim also served as the FBI’s New York Tactical Training Program Manager, in conjunction with his assignment as a primary Firearms and Tactical Instructor, and was responsible for programming tactical readiness training for both domestic duties and international deployments. In addition, Mr. Kim is a certified ALERRT/FBI Active Shooter Tactical Instructor and has trained a countless number of law enforcement officers in response training.

As part of the FBI’S Police Training and Liaison Program, Mr. Kim was the Director and Principal Instructor of three specialized programs: The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) School; The Executive Protection/PSD Counter Assault Team (CAT) School; and The Observer/Sniper School, respectively. Mr. Kim proudly served as both a certified Tactical Operator and Observer/Sniper on the Special Weapons & Tactics Enhanced Team. Mr. Kim’s career also included numerous international deployments in support of the FBI’s global investigative mission and war on terror.

Mr. Kim is the Founder & Principal of the PerSec Academy, LLC, specializing in Active Shooter and Workplace Violence Resiliency Training and Management and is the creator and founder of the T.A.S.K. method - Threat Adaptation Strategies & Know-How.

Mr. Kim is proudly partnered with Safe and Sounds Schools, Shooter Detection Systems, Alertus Technologies, and Amulet Ballistic Technologies.

Mr. Kim is reachable at JinKim@PerSecAcademy.com or m(610) 742-8344.