This is a show I would like to see. Oatman is famous in the executive protection (EP) world, and the courses he teaches are fantastic from what I have heard. It is definitely on my list for future training. R.L. Oatman is also the author of several excellent books on the subject of EP and security.
What really makes this interesting, is the author that he is protecting while filming in the slums of Mexico. The author’s name is Brad Thor and he is writing a thriller about battling the gangs and crime in Mexico. Brad Thor has made quite a name for himself in the military/police/contractor world, and this show should be packed with all sorts of industry best practices for EP. Check it out. –Matt
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Towson security firm seen at work in Mexico
Team protects author researching drug trade, kidnappings
Gus G. Sentementes
December 1, 2009
Robert L. Oatman does executive protection – and no, he isn’t a beefy, brainless bodyguard.
He is a fit, trim and congenial figure who likes to wear crisp suits and who works with his team to draw up complex plans for shielding people they’re paid to protect. It’s a point of professional pride that none of his clients have ever been attacked on his watch over the past 20 years.”If you’ve got to touch your gun, it means you’ve made a mistake,” said Oatman, 62, whose R.L. Oatman & Associates Inc. is based in Towson. “It’s not about the gun. It’s all about planning.”Much of the work that Oatman and his associates do is low profile and behind the scenes, since most clients don’t want attention drawn to them and they want to avoid dangerous situations. Because of the confidential nature of his work, Oatman avoids publicity and ordinarily would’ve scoffed at the idea of allowing a film crew to shoot him and his team in action – until the right opportunity called.A New York-based television production company called him up a few months ago, wanting to send a crew to shadow him and his team on one of their missions for a new show called “Dangerous Drives,” on Fox’s Speed Channel cable network.It turned out to be a new kind of adventure for Oatman, who has been on many in his 40 years of law enforcement and executive protection experience. In September, Oatman and his team protected thriller writer Brad Thor on a trip to some of the grittiest parts of Mexico City while the author did research for a book on drug trafficking and kidnapping – and a film crew taped their efforts.
