Matt Schneider is the President of Forward Movement Training & Consulting and a nationally recognized expert in organizational safety and security. Matt is a highly sought after presenter and instructor in the areas of School Safety and Workplace Violence.

Matt has his Bachelors of Science in Psychology and began his law enforcement career in 2006 when hired by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office in Boise, Idaho. Matt spent a year as a Detention Deputy, working inside the jail, before moving to Patrol. After three years on Patrol, Matt tried out for, and was selected, to join the agencies SWAT team. Matt Spent 5 years on the SWAT team as an Entry Operator.

While on the SWAT team, Matt was selected to join the agencies street crimes unit where he was deputized as a Task Force Officer (TFO) with the U.S. Marshals Office’s Fugitive Taskforce. After two years as a TFO, Matt promoted to Detective and was assigned to the Narcotics Unit where he served in an undercover capacity for a year and a half.

In 2014, FMTC quickly began showing signs of early success, pulling Matt out of Law Enforcement full time. Matt left the Sheriff’s Office as a full time Detective, remaining with the department as a Reserve Deputy, where he still volunteers on Patrol helping protect the citizens of Ada County.

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