Joe Russell is the CEO and founder of Cardinal Consulting Inc.; it was founded in 2002. He has a combined 40 years of experience in law enforcement and contract security management. Managing both national and locally owned services. In 1982, he attended the prestigious CPP Security Management Academy in Van Nuys, CA. A great deal of his basic knowledge was formed by attending and working in this exciting environment. He has been licensed in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Georgia, and Virginia. During the period from 1989 until 2001, he owned and operated his own security service, Triad Protective Services. His company during that period was awarded the National Blue-Chip Enterprise Award by the US Chamber of Commerce and was the first security guard service to ever receive the award. After successfully selling his company in 2001, he was determined to help others start and build their own security guard service companies.