User:Bernard M. Martinage

Founder and Director of Operations and Education of FDRP since 1998, Director of Operations and Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the Safe & Secure Group since 2006, Bernard Martinage leverages 41 years of professional expertise into tailored security & protection services, firearm training and professional hospitality.

French-born, Bernard Martinage has lived in four different countries, has been in the United States for almost 30 year and is a proud naturalized citizen.

Bernard Martinage authored 22 books relating to hospitality, private security and firearm training.

Tens of thousands of students have benefited from his experience throughout his books used by over 200 schools around the US.

Bernard Martinage owns two Registered Trademarks, a US Patent (US Patent No. 10,321,758) and has another Patent pending.

As a Training Counselor Bernard Martinage has delivered 680 NRA Firearm Instructor certifications to candidates from all branches and background.

In the hospitality sector Bernard Martinage founded 6 levels of certification and two levels of educator accreditation, compliant with NOCA Standards, used by US-Fortune-500s a World-Fortune-100, universities and operators around the US, hosting in excess of 3,000 certifications annually.

Bernard Martinage is also the Founder and developer of the Women-Safety-Program and Realter-Safety-Program. He also created the S.T.O.P. (Scenario Training & Operational Planning) Program for individuals and businesses protection against active shooter.