Chief Operations Officer & Administrative Director
John Decker
Chief Operations Officer · Administrative Director
- 24 years, King County Sheriff's Office
- Bomb Commander; BATF Explosive K9 Handler
- FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Seattle
- Top Secret clearance (held)
- Deputy Chief, Boeing Enterprise Uniformed Security
John Decker spent 24 years with the King County Sheriff's Office as a bomb technician and bomb commander, SWAT team member, and tactical EMT, then a decade at The Boeing Company, retiring as Senior Manager and Deputy Chief of the Enterprise Uniformed Security Division. He held Top Secret clearance in both careers. At IRIS he is Chief Operations Officer and Administrative Director, and the point of contact for government and agency engagements.
King County Sheriff's Office — 1983–2007
- Bomb Technician and Bomb Commander
- SWAT Team Member
- Tactical EMT
- Search and Rescue Coordinator
- Observer / Crew Chief on the helicopter
- BATF Explosive K9 Handler; member of the BATF K9 National Task Force
- Member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in Seattle
- Held Top Secret security clearance
Key assignments
- 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics
- United States Supreme Court judicial conferences, with the U.S. Marshals Office
- High-profile trials in Washington and Idaho, notably Aryan Nation cases
- Western States Governor Conferences
- Explosive sweeps with the United States Secret Service for Presidential details
- High-profile search warrants; VIP event coordination and planning
The Boeing Company — 2007–2017
- Retired as Senior Manager (Deputy Chief), Enterprise Uniformed Security Division
- Held Top Secret and Yankee White Escorted Access clearance
- Managed and advanced the Explosive K9 Program
- Established the Bomb Analysis Officer role; authored company-wide bomb threat and suspicious package policy
- Worked with the TSA Cargo Screening branch to certify Boeing K9 teams
- Developed Use of Force policy and procedure for security officers
- Planned and conducted enterprise security assessments for major Boeing events
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