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  • President, Shields, LLC
  • TSA Key Account Manager, Smiths Detection
  • Director of Aviation Security (North America), Morpho Detection
  • MBA, Strategic Management, University of Chicago

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Ron Shields

Ron Shields is a senior account and program manager specializing in aviation security, based in Bristow, Virginia.

Since July 2023 he has been President of Shields, LLC, advising security equipment manufacturers on TSA purchasing and customer growth. From 2017 to 2023 he was TSA Key Account Manager at Smiths Detection, maintaining $630 million in direct sales to the TSA. From 2012 to 2017 he was Director of Aviation Security, North America, at Morpho Detection.

He has also served with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, and has held business consulting roles.

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