Michael Cantrell is Vice President,
Entertainment Operations and Executive Protection for Andrews
International.
Prior to joining Andrews International, Michael held a number
of high profile executive management positions, both in the
motion picture entertainment field and the defense industry.
Michael began as a graduate of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Academy and served as a police officer for the city of Culver
City, California, where he worked in the patrol division
and served as a Field Training Officer.
Michael's executive management experience began with TRW
Space & Defense Division as Manager, Physical Security.
In this capacity, Michael managed a physical security department
of 18,000 employees located in fifty-six facilities in the
Los Angeles area, and seven other facilities nationwide, with
over 400 personnel under his direct control.
After almost 8 years working with classified government
programs, Michael moved to the entertainment security sector,
accepting a position with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
at the Sony Pictures Entertainment world HQ in Culver City,
California. During his 11-year stay, Michael attained the
position of Vice President, Corporate Security & Fire/Life
Safety, with global responsibilities. In this capacity he
managed a number of multi-million dollar budgets, developed
a staff of over 200 personnel, and had direct responsibility
of Investigations, Executive Protection, Threat Management,
Uniformed Division, Traffic Division, Special Event Logistics,
Technical Security Services, Command Central, Emergency Operations
Center and Emergency Preparedness Department.
Concurrent with his executive management position at Sony
Pictures Entertainment, Michael reinstated his active status
with the Culver City Police Department in 1995, and is a
licensed Firearms Instructor with the police department.
His expertise and involvement with the Bureau of Security
and Investigative Services as a security/firearms expert,
garnered him a position with the BSIS Special Expertise Committee
tasked with the responsibility of revising and implementing
a statewide improved firearms manual and training program
for the security industry.
In September of 2001, Michael joined Andrews International
as Vice President, Entertainment Operations and Executive
Protection Division. He oversees the Andrews International personnel assigned
to Sony Pictures Entertainment, Culver Studios, KTLA, Sunset
Gower, Fox Entertainment and Warner Brothers Studios.
Michael has utilized his many years within the entertainment
industry to help provide Andrews International's growing
list of high-profile motion picture clients with unparalleled
entertainment security consulting, on-site management, and
staffing.
Mike is a
P.O.S.T Certified Rangemaster (California Rangemaster Association) and a
Certified Firearms Instructor: (California Department of Justice).
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