# Jadranko Draženović — SECURITY RISK ADVISORY

> Independent security risk advisor for organisations operating in high-risk environments — three decades in protective security, sixteen of them in the world’s most demanding places.

Website: https://drazenovic-advisory.com/

Jadranko “Jimi” Draženović began in the Croatian Armed Forces, spent thirteen years providing long-term protective security for a high-profile private client across Europe, and has worked since 2010 in the world’s most demanding security environments — Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Libya. He has led close protection teams for diplomats and executives, managed multinational guard forces alongside coalition militaries, and advised missions and corporations on risk, planning and crisis response.

## Pages
- [Home](https://drazenovic-advisory.com/): Independent security risk advisor for organisations in high-risk environments. Three decades in protective security — Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Libya.
- [Services](https://drazenovic-advisory.com/services.html): Security risk assessments, site surveys, travel risk reviews, security and crisis plans, MEDEVAC arrangements, training and retained advisory.
- [Experience](https://drazenovic-advisory.com/experience.html): A continuous record in protective security since 1991: Kabul, Helmand, Khost, Basra, Kurdistan, Mogadishu and, since 2023, Tripoli.
- [About](https://drazenovic-advisory.com/about.html): Jadranko Draženović — independent security risk advisor, Trogir. Thirty years in protective security, sixteen of them in the world's hardest places.
- [References](https://drazenovic-advisory.com/references.html): Written references from U.S. military officers, corporate leadership and security managers, 2011–2022. Signed letters held on file.
- [Gallery](https://drazenovic-advisory.com/gallery.html): Photographs from three decades of protective security — Helmand, Kabul, Somalia and Somaliland. The places, the routes and the teams.
- [Contact](https://drazenovic-advisory.com/contact.html): Talk to an independent security risk advisor. WhatsApp, email or a call — based in Trogir, Croatia, working worldwide.
- [Privacy](https://drazenovic-advisory.com/privacy.html): What this website collects: nothing. No analytics, no tracking, no cookies, no contact form that stores anything.

## Contact
- WhatsApp (preferred): +385 91 456 7110 — https://wa.me/385914567110
- Email: jimdrazenovic@gmail.com
- Phone: +385 91 456 7110
- Based in Trogir, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. Works worldwide.
- No street address, map or coordinates are published anywhere on this site, by the client's instruction. He is based in Trogir and meets in person in Trogir, in Split, or at your location.

## Languages
This site is published in English and Croatian. Jadranko Draženović works in Croatian (native) and English (professional, C1).

## Services
### ASSESS — Know before you go.
- **Security Risk Assessment** — A structured assessment of the threats to your people, assets and operations in a specific environment — political, criminal, terrorist and operational. Built from field experience in the environments where these risks are real, not theoretical. You receive findings you can act on, ranked by likelihood and impact.
  - DELIVERABLE: WRITTEN ASSESSMENT WITH PRIORITISED MITIGATIONS.
- **Country & Market-Entry Assessment** — Considering operations, investment or a first project in a difficult market? This assessment covers the security environment, operating constraints, local dynamics and the practical realities of moving people and assets. It answers the question boards actually ask: can we operate there, and what will it take?
  - DELIVERABLE: MARKET-ENTRY SECURITY BRIEF FOR DECISION-MAKERS.
- **Site & Facility Security Survey** — An on-site review of offices, residences, accommodation, project sites or facilities — access, perimeter, procedures, guard force and emergency readiness. Conducted the way hostile-environment sites are actually probed, with recommendations proportionate to your risk and budget.
  - DELIVERABLE: SURVEY REPORT WITH PRIORITISED UPGRADES.
- **Travel Risk Review** — A practical review of planned travel to elevated-risk destinations — routes, accommodation, movement, contingencies and medical options — aligned with recognised travel risk management practice. For a single executive trip or a standing travel programme.
  - DELIVERABLE: TRAVEL RISK BRIEF AND MOVEMENT PLAN.

### PREPARE — The plan exists before it is needed.
- **Security Plans & Procedures** — Mission and project security plans, standard operating procedures and security management frameworks — tailored to your operation and the standards your stakeholders expect. Documents your team will actually use, in plain language.
  - DELIVERABLE: SECURITY PLAN AND SOP SET.
- **Crisis & Evacuation Planning** — Contingency plans for the events you hope never happen — incident response, evacuation, relocation and communications. Built and rehearsed the way missions in Tripoli, Mogadishu and Kabul build them.
  - DELIVERABLE: CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND EVACUATION PLAN.
- **Medical Contingency (MEDEVAC) Arrangements** — Field-medicine-informed planning for medical emergencies in places where the ambulance is not coming — casualty response, stabilisation options, evacuation routes and provider coordination.
  - DELIVERABLE: MEDEVAC PLAN INTEGRATED WITH YOUR OPERATIONS.
- **Security Training & Exercises** — Practical preparation for staff deploying to or operating in difficult environments — threat awareness, movement discipline, incident response and crisis decision-making, from briefings to full exercises. Firearms and range instruction delivered where lawful, through licensed facilities.
  - DELIVERABLE: TRAINING PROGRAMME AND EXERCISE REPORT.

### ADVISE — A senior advisor beside your decision-makers.
- **Retained Security Advisory** — A standing advisory arrangement: your security counsel for planning, incidents and the questions in between. The continuity of an in-house security manager, without the headcount.
  - DELIVERABLE: RETAINED ADVISORY, SCOPED TO YOUR OPERATION.
- **Project & Mission Security Oversight** — Senior oversight of security across a project or mission lifecycle — from mobilisation to close-out — ensuring plans are implemented, providers perform and leadership stays informed.
  - DELIVERABLE: OVERSIGHT CADENCE AND REPORTING TO LEADERSHIP.
- **Provider Vetting & Selection** — Choosing a local guard force, PSD team or security company in an unfamiliar market is itself a risk decision. I specify the requirement, vet the candidates and negotiate the arrangement — on your side of the table, reselling nothing.
  - DELIVERABLE: REQUIREMENT SPEC, VETTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION.
- **Executive & Delegation Travel Advisory** — Advance planning and on-the-ground coordination for leadership visits to elevated-risk locations — the same discipline applied to diplomats and executives in Tripoli, Mogadishu and Basra.
  - DELIVERABLE: VISIT SECURITY PLAN AND COORDINATION.

## Track record
- **2023 – PRESENT · TRIPOLI, LIBYA** — Close Protection Team Leader & Security Advisor — EUBAM Libya, contracted via First Call. Leading the protective team for the Head of Mission, EU diplomats and visiting delegations at the European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya, contracted through First Call, a licensed Libyan security company; advising mission leadership on threat, risk and security planning; secure movements in B6 armoured vehicles; mission security plans, contingency and medical evacuation arrangements; liaison with authorities, diplomatic missions and security partners.
- **2022 – 2023 · KURDISTAN, IRAQ** — Security Team Leader & Risk Assessment Consultant — Dana Gas, Kurdistan. Led a six-member close protection team for Dana Gas executives at the Khor Mor field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, through a period in which the field itself came under repeated attack; residential security, secure travel management and journey planning; training and operational guidance for local security personnel.
- **2021 – 2022 · MOGADISHU, SOMALIA** — Close Protection — Pbi2, on a US-funded development programme. Client protection operations and training of national security force personnel for Polaris Business Intelligence & Investigations (Pbi2), supporting a Chemonics-implemented development programme, in one of the world’s most demanding urban environments.
- **2018 – 2021 · SOMALIA & SOMALILAND** — Security Advisor & Close Protection Team Leader — GardaWorld, Somalia & Somaliland. Security advisory and risk analysis for representatives of the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, United Nations and other international organisations; planning and coordination of secure movements, including meetings with the President and the Prime Minister of Somalia; incident management and crisis response across Mogadishu, Galkayo and Berbera.
- **2015 – 2018 · SOUTHERN IRAQ** — Tactical Operations Team Leader & Security Advisor — Janus Global Operations, West Qurna. Armed close protection and secure escort for Lukoil and PetroChina engineers and specialists between oil fields, drilling sites and airports in B6/B7 armoured vehicles; protection of critical oil and gas infrastructure at West Qurna; coordination with national security forces.
- **2014 – 2015 · BASRA, IRAQ** — Security Specialist Team Leader & Advisor — Olive Group, Basra. Protective operations and B6/B7 convoy planning for Baker Hughes expatriate specialists; clients repeatedly requested him as their permanent team leader.
- **2013 – 2014 · HELMAND, AFGHANISTAN** — Close Protection — Blue Hackle, on the ITT project in Helmand. Personal protection for the ITT project manager and designated personnel; advance reconnaissance, journey planning and contingency arrangements in a high-threat province.
- **2012 – 2013 · KHOST, AFGHANISTAN** — Security Supervisor & Manager — Combat Outpost Bowri Tana, alongside the 101st Airborne. Managed a 38-member Afghan security team protecting Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Gorbuz district, Khost province, on the Pakistan border — working daily alongside C Company, 3-187 Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division; ran the security operations centre, delivered training and strengthened base defence — endorsed in writing by the company’s Executive Officer.
- **2011 – 2012 · HELMAND, AFGHANISTAN** — Close Protection Team Leader & Site Security Manager — GardaWorld, on the URS/AFCEE programme. Led a ten-member international close protection team and developed a 63-member Afghan guard force protecting construction of an Afghan National Police base at Nad-e Ali, built for URS under the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment. The site was attacked repeatedly by hostile forces from September 2011 — with zero security breaches.
- **2010 – 2011 · KABUL, AFGHANISTAN** — Risk Assessment & Security Specialist Team Leader — Shield/Stratex, Kabul. Security risk assessments, site surveys and close protection for Potomac Fusion, ITT and ECCA, for United States Marshals and other US federal personnel, and for international organisations and contractors across Kabul; static security for residential compounds and offices; on-scene crisis management.
- **1997 – 2010 · EUROPE** — Security Consultant & Close Protection, private client. Thirteen years of protective security and security management for a high-profile private client across Europe — residences, daily life, and domestic and international travel, in complete confidentiality.
- **1991 – 1996 · CROATIA** — Croatian Armed Forces — elite unit. Infantry service in an elite unit through the Homeland War — patrols, reconnaissance and force protection; the foundation of a career built on discipline and judgement under pressure.

## Training and certifications
- Close Protection — City & Guilds (SIA syllabus): Protective operations, threat and risk assessment, route planning, incident management.
- Tactical Firearms Instructor — IBSSA: Instructional design and delivery, range safety and risk management, weapons handling standards.
- B6 Armoured Vehicle Driving — IBSSA: Protective and evasive driving, convoy and VIP transport in hostile environments.
- MIRA Field Medic — DALMED, Poland: Medicine in remote areas: trauma response, casualty care and evacuation in austere settings.
- CMAS Dive Master 3★ — CMAS: Dive leadership, planning and rescue — evidence of a standard: trained past the point of comfort, in every element.

## What clients and commanders wrote
These are extracts from signed letters of recommendation and official memoranda held on file, 2011 to 2022, written by U.S. military officers, corporate country managers and security leadership. Names are withheld online at the client's instruction; the full signed letters are available on request. The quotations are reproduced in their original English in every language of this site, because translating a quotation while a real officer's rank and posting sit beside it would attribute to him words he did not write.
- "I have never felt safer… a true security professional." — Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Kabul, 2011
- "His awareness of potential threats was apparent, and he put his clients first." — Director, U.S. professional services firm, 2011
- "The construction site has been subject to numerous attacks by hostile forces… During this time we have not encountered a breach of security on the project." — Country Manager, international engineering corporation, Helmand, 2012
- "I would personally trust him to ensure the protection of my life or my employees in a situation of danger or jeopardy." — Project Manager, international engineering corporation, Helmand, 2012
- "He has a high level of integrity and he consistently makes tough decisions… I would recommend him for any job in the security field." — Captain, U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division, Khost, 2013
- "His clients have approached me a number of times and asked if he can be their Team Leader permanently." — Project Manager, international security company, Iraq, 2015
- "He often demonstrated critical thinking under the most demanding conditions… a strong work ethic, a high level of responsibility and integrity." — Deputy Country Security Manager, Mogadishu, 2022

## About this site's information
Built by Sorich (sorich.hr) for Jadranko Draženović, using AI-assisted tooling under human direction. Every factual claim on this site — dates, roles, locations, certifications and quotations — was checked against a source document held on file and approved by Jadranko Draženović before publication. The quotations come from signed letters of recommendation and official memoranda; they are reproduced verbatim and are never translated. There is no review markup, no rating and no visitor statistic on this site, because none could be verified. Where a fact could not be evidenced it was left out rather than estimated: several photographs carry no location for exactly that reason. The Croatian pages are a human translation of the English source, not a machine substitution. Anything here can be evidenced on request.

## Who this is for
- Diplomatic missions & international organisations
- Energy — oil, gas & infrastructure
- Construction & engineering in fragile states
- Development programmes & NGOs
- Corporate leadership & executives
- Private clients

## Frequently asked questions
### Who do you work with?
Diplomatic missions and international organisations, energy and infrastructure operators, construction and engineering firms in fragile states, development programmes and NGOs, corporate leadership, and private clients.

### Which countries do you cover?
Deep first-hand experience in Libya, Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan, with protective work across Europe. Assessments and advisory are available worldwide; deployed work is agreed case by case.

### Do you provide protection directly, or advise?
Most engagements are advisory: I assess, plan, oversee and vet. Where protective manpower is required, I specify the requirement and select the right licensed providers — on your side of the table. Direct operational work is undertaken selectively, subject to jurisdiction and licensing.

### Why are no clients named on this site?
Deliberately. Confidentiality is the first service a security advisor provides. Every engagement described here is documented, and documentation is shared in person with serious counterparts.

### Are references available?
Yes — signed letters from military officers, corporate country managers and security leadership, 2011 to 2022, available on request.

### How do engagements begin?
A WhatsApp message or email, then a meeting — in person or by video. You receive a clear written proposal: scope, approach, timeline. No obligation until you say so.

### What does it cost?
It depends entirely on the scope, the environment and the urgency — which is exactly what the first meeting establishes. Proposals are fixed and transparent before any work begins.

## About
Jimi’s career began where security stops being abstract: as an infantry soldier in the Croatian Armed Forces during the Homeland War. Five years of patrols, reconnaissance and force protection taught the fundamentals no course can — composure, discipline, and decision-making when it counts.

In 1997 he moved into private protective security, spending thirteen years responsible for the safety of a high-profile private client across Europe — residences, daily life and international travel, delivered so discreetly that discretion became a professional reflex.

From 2010 onward he took that craft to the world’s hardest postings: Kabul, Helmand and Khost in Afghanistan; Basra, West Qurna and Kurdistan in Iraq; Mogadishu and Somaliland; and today Tripoli, where he leads protective operations and advises the leadership of an EU civilian mission. Along the way he has commanded multinational teams, built and trained guard forces of up to sixty-three personnel, planned movements for meetings at the highest levels of government, and kept a repeatedly attacked project site without a single security breach.

That is the experience behind the advice: not theory about high-risk environments, but three decades of decisions made inside them. It is also why this website names no clients — confidentiality is not a policy here, it is a habit. Every claim on these pages is documented, and the documents are available on request.

## How the work is done
- **To recognised standards** — Security plans, travel risk work and procedures aligned with international good practice and the standards missions and corporations expect.
- **In writing** — Every engagement ends in documentation your organisation keeps — assessments, plans and reports in plain language.
- **Verifiably** — Written references from military and corporate leadership, and supporting documentation for every period of this record, available on request.

## How I work
- **Preparation over reaction** — The cheapest crisis is the one that never happens. Most of this work is making sure it never does.
- **Discretion as default** — No client lists, no name-dropping, no photographs of principals. What happens on an engagement stays there.
- **One accountable advisor** — You get the person with the record — not a junior team under a senior letterhead.
- **Plain language** — Risk advice is useless if leadership can’t act on it. Reports here are written for decision-makers, not for filing cabinets.

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No pricing is published: every engagement is scoped and quoted individually. It depends entirely on the scope, the environment and the urgency — which is exactly what the first meeting establishes. Proposals are fixed and transparent before any work begins.

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