Gabriel served a tour of duty as an Infantry
Marine, deploying once in support of the Global War on Terror.
During his time on active duty, Gabriel served as an 81mm Mortar
Gunner, TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel) Team member,
Range Safety Officer, and Acting Platoon Sergeant. While serving
with the unit's TRAP team, Gabriel received training alongside the
PSD (Personal Security Detail) Platoon, specializing in close
personal protection of senior military officers and government
officials.
Starting in 2015, Gabriel worked for Optimal
Protection for 3 years, achieving the rank and title of Assistant
Regional Operations Manager (Midwest). In the years after leaving
Optimal Protection, he has moved around as an Independent
contractor, working for companies such as RCI, BIA, Wolfgar,
Lawrence Aviation, Regius Services, VSS and TigerSwan. In this
time, He has participated in a variety of events and operations,
including executive and dignitary protection, surveillance and
private investigations, process serving, hostile terminations,
security threat and risk assessments, tactical response, corporate
consultations, workplace violence mitigation, as well as leading
and coordinating security teams to assist with the relief efforts
of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Florence, Michael and Laura. He has
worked and coordinated alongside local police departments, DHS,
ATF, FEMA and the Secret Service.