24 yrsMarcus Reyes
Founder & Operations Director
A former patrol sergeant who founded Meridian in 2008. Runs the command center’s standards and supervises the firm’s largest guarding contracts.
The firm
Built like an operation.
Licensed protection, run like an operation.
Meridian Protective Group was founded in 2008 by a team of former law-enforcement and military protective specialists on a simple operating principle: security is not a body in a chair — it is a disciplined operation. Sixteen years on, we run a 24/7 command center, deploy state-licensed armed and unarmed officers across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and protect residential estates, corporate campuses, executives, and events with documented posts, measured response times, and accountable supervision.
The operating principle
Security is not a body in a chair. It is post orders written to your site, documented tours you can audit, field supervision, and a command center that answers at any hour. That discipline is the difference between presence and protection — and it is the standard we hold on every contract, from a single overnight post to a multi-agent executive detail.
What we run
- A 24/7 command center with licensed dispatch
- State-licensed armed and unarmed officers across DFW
- Executive protection led by Level IV personal protection officers
- Remote video monitoring with active voice-down deterrence
- Documented reporting, supervision, and a standing security review
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Years protecting DFW
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Licensed officers
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Active posts nightly
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Avg. mobile response
0%
Client retention
24/7
Command center
Who runs it
Command, protection & compliance.
24 yrs
18 yrsDana Okafor
Director, Executive Protection
Leads Meridian’s close-protection division. Background in federal protective operations and high-net-worth residential security.
15 yrsElena Vasquez
Director, Training & Compliance
Owns officer training, DPS licensing, and compliance. A certified instructor who keeps every officer current and every file audit-ready.
11 yrsJames Holt
Command Center Supervisor
Runs the 24/7 command center and dispatch. The voice on the radio when a post calls in and the coordinator behind every response.
Licensing
Documented & on file.
Licensing & compliance
Company license
TX DPS PSB #C-09471
Regulated by
Texas DPS · Private Security Bureau
General liability
$5,000,000
Surety
Fully bonded on file
Workers' comp
In force for all officers
Armed authorization
Level III commissioned