SGT. JIM SCHLICHER

Sergeant Jim Schlicher is a 30-year veteran officer from suburban Chicago, IL now serving as Dignitary Protection for Corban Protection Group, LLC as well as Security for the Tennessee Titans

Jim served as a Sergeant on patrol and specialized for 22 years in SWAT as the Team Commander for a multi-jurisdictional Team responsible for the protection of over 300,000 residents and was assigned to Illinois’ State Narcotics Unit.

Surviving an officer involved shooting, Sgt. Schlicher received a Medal of Valor from the DuPage County Hundred’s Club.

Jim has headed the field training program, advanced training, use of force, policies, procedures and scheduling for the department. Jim served as an SRO and was appointed the Regional School District’s critical  incident  advisor  developing,  instituting and training school staff and students K-12 in both policy and strategies for an Active Shooter Threats.

Jim received his Bachelor’s Degree from Illinois State University and holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Social Science. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety – School of Police Staff and Command and recently completed training with the prestigious Force Science Institute.

Jim continued in the field of Public Safety and currently works as a Firefighter and EMT for the Village of Clarendon Hills and a sworn law enforcement officer for the Indian Head Park Police Department.

Sgt. Schlicher continues to train in both Law Enforcement and Fire arena’s, instructing at the Suburban Law Enforcement Police Academy.  Jim joined Calibre Press in 2015  and   instructs   our  legendary   Street   Survival   Seminar,   Tactical   Leadership,  Legally Justified, Constitutional Use of Force and Scenarios & Tactics for the The  Field Training  Officer  courses. Jim  is the lead on our newest courses, Active Threat Incidents and Guardian  on the Grounds.