PMCI - September 2021

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PROFILING
PROFILING PROCYPHER:
WITH JIM WENZEL
BY: TRAMPAS SWANSON & JIM WENZEL
ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS IN BEING THE DEPUTY EDITOR OF PMCI MAGAZINE HAS COME FROM THE
AMAZING PEOPLE I HAVE GOTTEN TO WORK WITH DURING MY TENURE WITH THIS PUBLICATION. NOT ONLY
THE TALENTED PEOPLE WE HAVE SPOTLIGHTED IN INTERVIEWS AND SPECIAL FEATURES BUT BEHIND THE
SCENES AS WELL. I OFTEN FEAR OUR READERS DON’T GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGEABLE
EXPERTS IN THEIR OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS THAT CHOOSE TO BE PMCI STAFF WRITERS. WHO THESE DEVOTED
WRITERS ARE, THE BACKGROUNDS THEY COME FROM AND THEIR “DAY JOBS” WHEN THEY AREN’T WRITING
ARE SIMPLY IMPRESSIVE TO SAY THE VERY LEAST.
In this issue, I wanted to share my experience that
came from getting to sit down with PMCI’s very own
Jim Wenzel and discuss his highly specialized global
company, Procypher. Through this discussion I learned
about Jim and his partners educating private security
teams, law enforcement agencies and government
operatives worldwide to be better prepared for things
such as antiterrorism and the ongoing battle with
individual terrorist organizations and cartels.
As Jim and I talked in great length, both “off the
record” and on, I found the level of training, mature insight
and out of the box thinking were very eye opening and
extremely educational. Despite knowing Jim for over two
years now, I came away with a greater appreciation of who
he was and what Procypher really does.
Without going into too many details right now, I invite you
to enjoy the following interview.
Trampas (PMCI): Welcome, Jim. Would you mind telling our
readers a little bit about yourself before we get started?
Jim: Firstly, I would like to thank you, Trampas and PMCI; it is a
pleasure to share and contribute to the magazine. Hopefully,
I will be able to provide insights into the soft science of
Personal Protection today, contributing to their safety, wellbeing,
and success.
So, I will start with my name, Jim Wenzel; I am a U.S.
Marine veteran and a retired Law Enforcement Officer. One
of my favorite roles was being a Department and Police
Academy Instructor. I have taught courses ranging from
Defensive Tactics, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Baton,
Handcuffing, all the fun stuff to courses such as Field Training
Officer and Intro to Terrorism.
From there, I trained various levels of the United States Law
Enforcement Agencies, U.S. Military Special Operations Units,
Members of the Australian Border Force, and other Foreign
Governments in the various areas of Profiling and Effective
Investigation Techniques.
I think I found my passion when I went through
Investigations and Crisis Negotiations training. The nearest I
can explain it is by saying that taking down and disabling a
hostile individual by using their values, beliefs, attitudes, and
behaviors as my primary weapon is incredible… nearly as
enjoyable as BJJ.
PMCI: So why start your own company?
Jim: Procypher was a reaction to the “behavior profiling
industry”… Myself and business partners working in and
around protective services saw a lack of direct applicability
and consequent impact provided during profiling training
for Protective Service personnel… So we decided to do
something about it.
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