Director ~ Adrian Stephenson MBII.tp

• Director of DSTO since 1999
• Ex Business Manager with Barclays
• Co-director of Head2Toe Security

About Adrian

Adrian has been involved with DSTO since it started training local Door Supervisors in Bournemouth in 1998. Subsequently he has seen the company grow into a national operator offering a range of Security/Leisure industry related qualifications.

He is passionate about customer service and helping people to achieve their ambitions.

Outside of the work environment Adrian is a keen triathlete and also loves to spend time playing guitar.

Trainer ~ Damion Redwood

• Trainer for DSTO since 2009
• Licensed Door Supervisor since 2003
• Fully qualified Tutor since 2007

About Damion

Damion has been working within the security industry for the last 8 years. He has worked in various sectors such as Static guarding, Close protection and Event security but the sector he has mainly worked in is Door Supervision.

Although Damion has been working within the industry for the last eight years, the industry has been around him throughout his life. Damion's father Marcus Redwood is a very well known and respected veteran Doorman who has been working the doors for more than 30 years. Over twenty years ago Marcus started his own company Marc-One Security which has been successfully trading ever since.

Damion is now a partner and operations manager for Marc-One Security. His role includes overseeing the 28 venues and eighty staff  across Kent and Sussex. He is also actively working as a Head Doormen.
 
In his spare time Damion is a practising martial artist. He has studied various martial arts over the years but now mostly sticks to BJJ, Muay Thai and Western Boxing.

Trainer ~ Mike Styles

“Following a police career spanning over twenty years which saw service in both uniform and CID and ending in Child Protection, Mike set up Marine and Leisure Services, a private security  company specialising in security and investigatory services to the hotel and leisure industry.

Contracted to several national and international hotel and leisure groups this included provision of static venue guards, door staff and event staff at hotels, clubs and sporting and music events and also investigation, crime risk management and close protection services.

Mike is the recipient of several awards for community based crime prevention initiatives. Since retiring from an active security role Mike has concentrated on training others and as such has trained both police and forces personnel, NHS staff and security staff for many national and multi-national companies, hotel groups and universities both in the Uk and abroad.

Trainer ~ Eddie Sidaway

• Trainer for DSTO since 2010
• Licensed Door Supervisor since 1999
• Fully qualified Tutor since 2010

About Eddie

Eddie has worked in the security industry since 1999 in a wide range of positions.  He has worked in roles from an overnight Security Guard to Close Protection Officer and Security Manager for some large retailers.

As well as being a serving Head Door Supervisor, Eddie holds a Close Protection license and is also a fully registered martial arts instructor with the British Combat Association.

Eddie works as a Training Manager for Venture Security Management and delivers Security and First Aid Training.
 

Trainer ~ Gavin Chadwick

• Trainer for DSTO since 2007
• Licensed Door Supervisor since 2008
• Fully qualified Tutor since 2004

About Gav

Gavin left a military background in 1988 and became self employed as a freelance operative in the security industry doing surveillance and close protection work as well as training for large multinational companies. 

Since 2004 Gavin has been training security courses for corporate clients as well as within the NHS, licenced trade and local councils specialising in violence and aggression in the workplace.

Gavin states "My passion is making sure people are safe when working and in their everyday lives.  We all need to be much more aware of our own personal safety in this day and age and in my own small way I hope to make people more aware and plan for situations before they arise."

Trainer ~ Paul Howe BSc (hons), MCIM AMBII

• Trainer for DSTO since 2006
• Licensed Door Supervisor since 2000
• Owner of Venture Security Management

About Paul

Paul has worked in the Security Industry for more than a decade and established Venture Security in 2006. In this time he has built a wealth of experience in the protection of people and assets.

Paul has a BSc (Hons) from the University of Plymouth and is a qualified and experienced trainer. He is a member of the Institute of Conflict Management, an affiliate member of the Institute for Learning and an associate member of the British Institute of Innkeeping. More recently he was invited into the SIA’s Strategy and Standards Group for Door Supervision, an industry group dedicated to improving standards within the door supervision sector.

Outside of Venture, Paul dedicates his time to helping local community groups such as Andover Community First Responders, a local group who respond to medical emergencies, and Andover Businesses Against Crime, a group committed to the reduction of business crime in and around the town. He is also a non-executive director of North Hampshire’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Trainer ~ Tony Hayde

• Trainer for DSTO since 2008
• Licensed Door Supervisor since 1983
• Fully qualified Tutor since 2007

About Tony

Tony has had a combined career within the security and hospitality industries for over 28 years.
 
As well as training, Tony still works as a door supervisor, static security and event security on a casual basis.

Tony believes everyone has the ability to achieve anything they want to and that trainers have a responsiblity to help them achieve those goals.