Forrest Hise
Partner, Director of Business Development
Fhise@1stvetsec.com
Forrest is responsible for new client relationships at 1st Veterans Security LLC. He leverages his background in engineering, private security, and business management to ensure clients are receiving the most effective and highest quality security available to the private market.
"I enjoy working with our clients to find the most effective ways to secure their business operations and to solve their unique security challenges. 1st Veterans Security LLC employs elite U.S. veterans from the U.S. special operations community and the law enforcement space to bring a higher skilled private security force online to the private market." - Forrest Hise, Director of Business Development
Forrest originally comes from the upstream, private energy sector with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University and a M.B.A. from Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business. He worked as a deep water reservoir engineer on a $2 Billion deep water asset in the Gulf of Mexico - Horn Mountain. Later, his responsibilities expanded to managing a small team of engineers and leading the capital raising efforts for several onshore oil prospects. Forrest believes in leading from the front and never asking personnel to complete a task he is not willing to do himself. To this end, Forrest maintains the licenses, credentials, and same operation standards required from all field personnel. In 2023, he was appointed to the Board of Directors at the Better Business Bureau.
Background
Boards
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business - 2018
Beta Gama Sigma International Honor Society (Top 10% of Class)
Bachelors of Science Degree - Petroleum Engineering
Cum Laude Latin Honors
Louisiana State University - Craft and Hawkins Dept. of Petroleum Engineering - 2014
Ranked 4th in Class
Pi Epsilon Tau (Petroleum Engineering National Honor Society)
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering National Honor Society)
Phi Kappa Phi
Certifications
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) 2015
NRA Basic Pistol Instructor
Louisiana State Police Concealed Handgun Permit Instructor
NRA Refuse to Be a Victim Instructor
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) 2018, 2022
ASIS International Member 2022
Languages
Arabic
Louisiana State University - 2 Semesters
Elementary Proficiency
French
Intermediate / Working Proficiency
Private Security Guard Licenses
Mississippi
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Armed Private Security Guard License
Texas
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Level II Un-Armed Non-Commissioned Private Security Guard License
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Level III Armed Commissioned Security Guard License
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Level III Armed Commissioned Security Guard - Pepper Spray / Chemical Dispensing Device Certified
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Level IV Personal Protection Officer (PPO)
Louisiana
Armed Security Officer License - Pistol
Armed Security Officer License - Rifle
Armed Security Officer License - Shotgun
Contact
I'm always looking for new ways to help clients and their businesses secure their operations. Let's connect!
Direct: 337-344-9933