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Meet Our Team

Meet Our Team

Every member of our team brings unique experience to the table. Comprised of top professionals from the highest agencies in the nation, we are the elite in our field.

Chuck Savickis

Foreign and Domestic Counter Terrorism

Chuck Savickis, a retired FBI Special Agent and former US Navy SEAL, has a 28-year career marked by leadership in the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team and roles in organized crime and SWAT operations in New York. He now serves as the CEO of Far Ridge Services LLC, focusing on solutions for active shooter threats. His firm also advises and trains tactical units globally. Chuck holds degrees from Framingham State University, the US Naval Special Warfare Center, The FBI Academy, and Wharton’s Critical Mission Team program.

Chuck’s Executive Bio and Experience

Chuck Savickis is a highly accomplished and respected retired FBI Special Agent with 28 years of extensive real-world experience in confronting and resolving the most dangerous, urgent, and complex threats facing the United States both domestically and globally. He is recognized within the Special Operations community as an expert practitioner in both foreign and domestic Counter-Terrorism and High-Risk Law Enforcement Operations.

As a 17-year veteran operator of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), Chuck performed every aspect of this high-risk mission set and was promoted to the highest level of operational command. He achieved numerous commendations and awards for his operational success during his tenure.

Chuck began his FBI career in New York City, where he worked for 6 years conducting large-scale Organized Crime and Narcotics Investigations, as well as, Undercover and SWAT Team assignments. He received multiple awards for the success of his case work.

Prior to his career in the FBI, Chuck served 5 years as a US Navy SEAL, deploying around the globe in direct support of United States foreign policy.

After retiring from the FBI, Chuck continues to work in the professional security realm. He currently owns and operates a private security consulting business, working with clients throughout the United States and abroad to ensure client safety and organizational resilience. He advises and trains Federal, State, City, and Local Tactical Units on organizational best practices to maximize their operational effectiveness. Chuck is also the current Chief Executive Officer for Far Ridge Services LLC, working to provide a failsafe solution to the growing active shooter threat that now threatens the American public across all venues.

Chuck is a graduate of Framingham State University, the US Naval Special Warfare Center, The FBI Academy, and the Wharton Business School Critical Mission Team Concentration. His education and experience make him a highly sought-after expert in his field.

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Chris, I’m the FBI’s program manager for active shooter situations and on the White House working group seeking ways to prevent gun violence. I wanted to drop a note and let you know that I thought the DOJ video was well done. You address many points that we have been stressing.

Katherine Schweit
FBI Program Manager, Active Shooter Situations, The White House, Retired

I worked with Chris on a case covering several months and found him to be most diligent in handling the requirements of the project from inception to completion. He was always quick to respond to requests for information and assistance and his work product was invaluable to the successful outcome of the case. Chris is very goal oriented and was flexible to employ the necessary tactics and strategies to achieve the goals we had set for the project.

Kent Richardson

Chris, thanks so much for those kind words. I know my staff is very grateful for your insights and advice on keeping PCM a little safer. I can see God has given you a real calling in this area, and I encourage you to keep at it. At the end of your career, when you are looking back at everything, knowing you did what God called you to do will be worth more than you know. Take this advice from someone on that side of the river! Many blessings to you and safe travels!

Pastor Tom

I first met Chris Grollnek after the Pulse Nightclub massacre. He’s extremely knowledgeable about best practices regarding active shooters. Chris took great pains to explain law enforcement’s failures when responding to Pulse. He doesn’t talk down to ordinary citizens. Rather, he converses in a manner the layperson can comprehend. I’m very grateful for my professional relationship with Chris Grollnek.

Timothy Cwiek
Senior Writer Philadelphia Gay News

Thank you for presenting at the People’s City Mission on December 10th. Your presentation was greatly appreciated, and I have already shared some of the valuable information you provided with my organization. Your storytelling approach was engaging, although it would have been helpful to know more about the audience’s background and why we were all there. It’s a shame more people couldn’t attend, as your message deserves to be heard by a wider audience. Best of luck in your mission to raise awareness and put an end to these events.

Chris Klingenberg