Kia Jareth Liburd is a highly qualified individual with extensive education, training, and professional experience in the field of criminal justice, security, and emergency management.
**Educational Background**
-**Bachelor’s Degree**:
- Field: Criminal Justice
- Institution: Monroe University, New York
- Minor: Emergency Management
- **Master’s Degree (In Progress)**:
- Field: National Security, Intelligence, Cybersecurity with a Concentration in Global Terrorism
- Institution: King’s Graduate School, Monroe University, New York
**Professional Experience**
**Security Industry Expertise**
- **Founder & CEO**:
- **Pyramid Security Consulting**:
- Founded on December 18th
- Has been operating successfully for seven years
- Manages multiple high-profile contracts
- **Past Employment**:
1. **Police Force**:
- Served from ages 18 to 22 (5 years)
2. **Ocean Terrence Inn (OTI)**:
- Role: Inventory Comptroller’s Assistant, later promoted to Purchasing Clerk
3. **Guardian Agency**:
May 2018 - December 2019, agency's first employees during its startup phase
- Advanced to supervisory level before departing
**Major Security Contracts Held by Pyramid Security Consulting**
- **Amory Enterprises**: Since June 2020 - Present day
- **St. Kitts Electricity Company Limited (SKELEC)**:
- Security provider since November 2020 to date
- **National Housing Corporation (NHC)**:
- Contract ongoing for two years to date
- **COVID-19 Quarantine Security Contracts**:
- Locations: Rams Birdwalk Apartments and Ocean Edge Resort
- Service duration: December 2020 – May 2022
**Certifications & Skills**
- **Firearm Training**:
- Certifications received for pistols, shotguns, and rifles
- Trained by NRA-certified instructor Stephen Cohen in Florida, USA
- **Emergency & Disaster Management Certification**:
- Actively pursuing certification through FEMA
**Competencies**
- Proven leadership and entrepreneurial expertise as the CEO of a prominent security consulting firm.
- Extensive hands-on experience in law enforcement, security operations, and emergency management.
- Capable of managing large-scale security contracts and event security services.
**Key Accomplishments**
- Initiated and scaled Pyramid Security Consulting with multiple ongoing and completed contracts in diverse sectors.
- Managed quarantine security services during the global pandemic.
- Continues to provide high-quality security services for large events such as the **St. Kitts Music Festival**, showcasing exceptional logistical and operational capabilities.
**Ongoing Development**
- Pursuing a Master’s degree in Global Terrorism and FEMA certification in emergency/disaster management, demonstrating commitment to continuous professional growth.
Mr Alerick Edwards is an Inspector in the Royal St. Christopher & Nevis Police Force, he holds a B.S in Police Administration from the Central Police University in Taiwan. Mr. Edwards holds a 2nd degree black belt in judo, and is also a ballistician.
Mr. Edwards is a member of the freemasonry lodge chapter based in St. Kitts.