POM Philosophy
In an ideal world, homes, schools and businesses would be free from casualty and crime. Unfortunately, we know that to be far from the truth, and that the places we live, learn and work will never be immune from the elements of ill intent, and the individuals that plan to commit crimes against persons or property.
To that end, POM fully understands, that we will not be able to prevent each and every incident or attack; however, through constant and consistent planning and preparation, we can competently create a more safe, secure, and orderly environment that is less conducive for failure and much more conducive for success. - POM Founder RJ Boatman
RJ Boatman
RJ Boatman founded POM in 2011 in an effort to provide a quality of public safety services to Texas public, private, and charter schools. After selling the company in 2019, Mr. Boatman continues to serve as an advisor for client contract negotiations and off-duty law enforcement services.
Mr. Boatman's career and leadership span over four decades at the municipal, county, state, and national levels. He has worked as a Chief of Police, Organized Crime Board Governor, Federal Task Force Director, Emergency Management Coordinator, Regulatory Compliance Director, State Education Director, Adjunct University Professor, Chief Government Officer, and Magistrate / Judge. He is a graduate of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, the Department of State Diplomatic Security Services Academy, the DEA Drug Unit Commander's Academy, the FBI Command College, the Secret Service Dignitary Protection Course, Sam Houston State, Dallas Theological, and Purdue University.
Mr. Boatman has been a certified instructor for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education since 1992 and has taught over three thousand cadets, officers, and command staff through area colleges and agency-based academies. He has taught multiple courses at the FBI and DEA, regional training facilities. During his tenure as Judge, he led the court-based security training program, lecturing to hundreds of Judges and other court personnel as a faculty member of the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center. He received the 1995 United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Regional Award for Outstanding Service in the Field of Drug Law Enforcement. He developed and directed an 18-month project in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General, that tracked and arrested 52 federal fugitives, weapons, and narcotics traffickers hiding and illegally residing in section 8 housing projects in the Texas Gulf Coast region. He coordinated security details for two U.S. Presidents. He is a certified expert for courtroom testimony; specializing in law enforcement policy, procedures, ethics, and use of force.
He is the Co-developer and former Operations Director of the nation’s first Center for Safe and Secure Schools at the Harris County Department of Education, the former Director of the Texas Education Agency’s Persistently Dangerous Schools Project, and the former Executive Director of the Texas Safe Schools Alliance.