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= Brian K. Rand =

Brian Kenneth Rand (born April 13, 1978) is an American author, public speaker and educator. His first book, Rise of the Emergency Manager: Restructuring Emergency Services in a Time of Civil Unrest, is a fact-based, non-fiction novel about Rand's Avant-garde approach and experience, navigating the new era of social justice movements and the inception of a new terrorist threat called, "Proxyism" spreading rapidly across the country and the globe. Serving as a key member of public sector emergency services and private sector corporate risk-management, Rand describes novel techniques designed to mitigate and combat the effects of Proxyism. His book became the #1 Amazon new release, on January 16th, 2021.

Early Life and Education
Rand was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Union Square, a cultural section of Somerville, Massachusetts. He lived in Greater Boston for most of his life, moving from Somerville to Watertown, MA at the age of 11. Rand is the youngest of two children. His father, was a U.S. Army Master Sergeant, serving with the Army Security Agency (ASA) as a a part of Military Assistance Command, Viet Nam (MACV) during the Viet Nam War, and The Gulf War, before retiring after 27 years of service. His mother was the Deputy Director for the State of Massachusetts' Medicaid program. Rand is a 1996 graduate of, Minuteman Technical Highschool in Lexington, MA., and a graduate of, Middlesex Community College (AS), Salem State University (BS), graduating summa cum laude from both programs of study. Rand received his master's degree (MPA) from, Anna Maria College, and is a graduate of the College of the Albemarle Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLET) located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Career
Rand was hired as a firefighter/EMT for the Metropolitan Boston city of Watertown, IAFF Local 1347, on January 20th 2000. He was promoted to Fire Officer, Rank of Lieutenant on August, 18th 2013, and served as the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Officer; Training Officer and emergency management coordinator. Rand was involuntarily retired by the department after a still alarm rescue left him permanently injured. Rand began teaching as an adjunct professor for the Middlesex Community College Fire Science Program, and still teaches on an as-needed basis for the college system. In 2015, Rand was recruited and hired by the United States Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as an Intelligence Officer, serving as an emergency manager for the agency, specializing in chemical, biological, radio-logical, nuclear and high-yield explosions (CBRNE). Rand was designated a Subject Matter Expert (SME) working directly with his counterparts within the US intelligence community (IC) on mass-casualty planning and improvised explosive device (IED) construction, efficacy and mitigation. On March 13th, 2017 Rand was brought onto, Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations as the Director of Operations for Washington, DC; Maryland and Delaware field offices. Later that year he would also absorb the duties as Interim Director for Pennsylvania. He is now an author and advocate for the advancement of Emergency Management and Emergency Services.

Proxyism
Proxyism: Proxyism is a term defined and developed by Rand, to describe clandestine terrorism, or terrorism through a second party or proxy. Illegal acts can take place towards groups, or on an individual’s behalf to try and coerce governments while under the guise of a greater/noble movement. He describes the relationship as a virtual yin-yang, or good-attached-to-evil, situation where the two have some form of parasitic-symbiosis —and that is what is so alarming. The fact that terrorism can be blanketed with a noble cause is what Rand considers the defining line of Proxyism and the new age of terrorism.

United States Marine Corps
Rand enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in 1995 as an 0351 Infantry Assault-man. He attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, SC., 1st Battalion, Bravo Company, Platoon 1164. He was chosen to attend security forces training at Naval Security Activity (NSA), Chesapeake, VA and selected to, stationed with, and deployed with the 1st Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company (FAST Co. ) Rand received his Honorable Discharge in August of 1999, at the rank of Sergeant (E-5). Rand served with, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, SMMC Troy E. Black, During his assignment to FAST Company in Norfolk, VA..

United States Army
In 2006, Rand reenlisted into the military as a 68w Combat Medic for the 399th Combat Support Hospital (CASH); located on Hanscom Air Force Base, in Bedford, MA. Rand attended the US Army Healthcare Specialist Course, located at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX. He received his 2nd Honorable Discharge in June of 2008, At the rank of Sergeant (E-5).

Books, Multimedia, and Publications
Rise of the Emergency Manager: Restructuring Emergency Services in a Time of Civil Unrest (Book; Print; 2021)

Emergency Management: Changing the Culture Through Education and Understanding (White House Author; web; 2014)

Terrorism or not to Terrorism: Why a Word Matters (Article; web; 2021)

Insurrection on Capitol Hill: A Total Collapse of the Incident Command Structure (Article; web; 2021)

Waiting for the Smoke to Clear (Video; web; 2009)

Awards
2006 Watertown Fire Department Commendation for the preservation and saving of human life 2010 Watertown Fire Department Commendation for the preservation and saving of human life

2014 Target Corporation award for Community Resiliency

2014 Recipient of the White House Champion of Change Award, presented by President Barack Obama

2014 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Preparedness Hero Award , presented by Craig Fugate, Administrator of FEMA

2016 Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Special Act Award for Mass Casualty Planning

2016 Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Special Act Award for full-scale exercise development and oversight

2017 Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Special Act Award for specialty program development

2017 Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Meritorious Service Award for novel disaster planning and preparedness

2017 Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Certificate of Commendation awarded by Robert Varela, Senior Executive Service (SES)