Scott Jones
Founder & CEO | Former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent
Protection built on intelligence, preparation, and discretion.
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Biography
Scott Jones is the Founder and CEO of AMERINE Executive Logistics, where he leads discreet, intelligence-driven protection programs for ultra-high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate executives, and other high-profile principals. With more than 25 years of experience spanning federal law enforcement, executive protection, protective intelligence, complex investigations, and security logistics, Scott has built his career around a fundamental principle: effective protection should anticipate risk, control critical variables, and allow the client to continue living, leading, and traveling without unnecessary disruption.
Scott served as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service from 1998 through 2015. During that tenure, he was assigned to the Bush Protective Detail, providing direct personal protection for former President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush and conducting security advances for domestic and international presidential travel. He later served in the Miami Field Office, where he led both a 25-agent financial-crimes unit and an eight-agent Protective Intelligence Unit responsible for investigating threats and coordinating federal prosecutions.
As Protective Logistics Coordinator for the Miami Field Office District, Scott supported presidential and vice-presidential protective operations throughout South Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. His responsibilities included coordinating movements, personnel, travel, scheduling, lodging, and operational logistics for approximately 150 agents — experience that continues to inform AMERINE's disciplined approach to security advances, route planning, secure transportation, and international travel protection.
Following his Secret Service career, Scott served for more than six years as a Special Agent with the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General. He led complex federal investigations involving large-scale financial and medical fraud, theft, drug diversion, serious employee misconduct, and threats against federal personnel and facilities. He subsequently moved into private-sector security leadership, directing executive protection, residential security, protective intelligence, and domestic and international travel programs for corporate and high-net-worth clients.
“We don’t sell fear. We sell awareness.”
That principle shapes AMERINE’s approach: identify what matters, explain it clearly, and build proportionate protection around the client’s actual circumstances.
At AMERINE, Scott combines federal protective discipline with the discretion and responsiveness expected by private clients. Every engagement begins with an understanding of the principal's circumstances, routines, responsibilities, and actual risk profile. Protective intelligence, advance work, route and contingency planning, secure transportation, and carefully selected personnel are then integrated into a program designed around the client — not around the appearance of security.
Scott is a licensed Texas Peace Officer, Texas Private Investigator, and Level IV Security professional. He is also a U.S. Secret Service–certified firearms instructor, a Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers–certified use-of-force instructor, a graduate of the U.S. Secret Service Protective Operations Driving Course, and a fifth-degree instructor with the World Hapkido Federation.
His leadership defines AMERINE's operating standard: prepare thoroughly, remain unobtrusive, and protect with calm, professional precision.
Areas of Expertise
Disciplines Scott Personally Leads
Each capability is built around a planning-first protective intelligence doctrine. Scott personally oversees vetting, training standards, and operational planning across every AMERINE engagement.
- Executive Protection (close protection)
- Protective Intelligence & Threat Assessment
- International Travel Security
- Secure Ground Transportation
- Advance Work & Site Surveys
- UHNW Family & Family Office Security
- Corporate C-Suite Protection
- Residential Security Programs
- Complex Federal Investigations
- Crisis Management & Contingency Planning
Career Timeline
A Career Built in Federal Service
Houston Police Department
Sworn municipal police officer — patrol and street-level enforcement experience that grounds federal doctrine in real-world civilian environments.
U.S. Secret Service — Special Agent
Bush Protective Detail supporting former President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush; security advances for domestic and international presidential travel; Miami Field Office leadership of a 25-agent financial-crimes unit and an eight-agent Protective Intelligence Unit; Protective Logistics Coordinator for approximately 150 agents across South Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General — Special Agent
Led complex federal investigations involving large-scale financial and medical fraud, theft, drug diversion, serious employee misconduct, and threats against federal personnel and facilities.
Private-Sector Security Leadership
Directed executive protection, residential security, protective intelligence, and domestic and international travel programs for corporate and high-net-worth clients.
Founder & CEO — AMERINE Executive Logistics
Leads AMERINE's executive protection, secure travel, residential security, and protective-intelligence practice for private families, family offices, and corporate leaders.
Why It Matters
What Federal Discipline Brings to Private Protection
- Federal protective discipline applied to private-sector engagements
- Planning-first methodology — protective intelligence drives every detail
- Single-point accountability — Scott personally vets every assignment
- White-label discretion — no logos, no posturing, no footprint
- Programs built around the client, not around the appearance of security
Media & Speaking
Interviews, Podcasts & Industry Commentary
Scott speaks selectively on executive protection methodology, protective intelligence, UHNW family security, and the realities of operating in high-risk international environments. For media inquiries, podcast bookings, or panel invitations, please reach out directly.
Booking & Press Inquiries
Email scott@amerineexecutivelogistics.com or call (281) 799-1877.
Request a ConversationFrequently Asked Questions
Working With Scott Jones
Common questions about protective intelligence, secure transportation, and how clients engage AMERINE.
What is protective intelligence, and why does it matter for private clients?
Protective intelligence is the disciplined process of identifying, assessing, and disrupting threats before they reach the principal. It combines open-source research, social-media monitoring, route and venue analysis, behavioral indicators, and liaison with local authorities. For private clients, it means a security program that prevents incidents rather than reacting to them — and it is the foundation of every AMERINE engagement Scott Jones leads.
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How does Scott Jones approach secure transportation?
Scott's approach to secure transportation comes from his U.S. Secret Service Protective Operations Driving Course training and years coordinating presidential and vice-presidential logistics across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Every movement begins with route planning, venue advance work, contingency routes, medical and evacuation points, and vetted drivers. The goal is not a dramatic motorcade; it is quiet, predictable, controlled travel that lets the principal move normally.
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What does a new client engagement look like with AMERINE?
Every engagement begins with a confidential conversation about the principal's circumstances, travel patterns, public exposure, and concerns. Scott then directs a threat and risk assessment, develops a tailored protection plan, and — if the client proceeds — assigns a team built around the actual requirements. Advance work, protective intelligence, secure transportation, and ongoing operational support are integrated from day one, with Scott remaining personally involved in planning and quality control.
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Does Scott Jones personally lead every assignment?
Scott vets every engagement and oversees protective intelligence, operational planning, and team selection. While day-to-day coverage may be delivered by a carefully selected team of vetted agents, Scott maintains direct accountability for methodology, standards, and client alignment. The firm is intentionally boutique so that senior judgment is not delegated to a rotating account manager.
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Can AMERINE handle international travel security?
Scott's career included protective-logistics coordination across South Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. International travel planning may include destination review, provider due diligence, transportation requirements, medical and evacuation considerations, and communications planning when confirmed in writing.
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How does AMERINE protect client confidentiality?
Confidentiality is built into the operating model. AMERINE uses white-label discretion, non-disclosure agreements, limited operational circulation of personal details, and carefully selected agents who understand that the client's privacy is part of the protection. Operational specifics, client identities, and methodology are not shared publicly or used for marketing.
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Discuss Your Security Requirements Confidentially
Every engagement begins with a private assessment of the principal's circumstances, travel, exposure, and security objectives.