What people are saying about Greg

As a trainer and practitioner of the art and science of Human Behavior Profiling, Greg proposed a new lexicon and added a dimension to problem solving that gave the user the advantage in time and space to kill, capture, or contact an adversary by combining his precepts about human nature with his insights about alien cultures and his expert knowledge of weapons and warfare. 

Greg Williams is a transformational character who has adapted his skills and abilities to defeat insurgents and [IEDs] on the battlefield.


Greg has demonstrated an ability to recalibrate understanding and efficiently adapt mental models to emerging situations. 


Greg has multi-conflict, full spectrum operational experience with conventional and special operations forces, law enforcement professionals, and other government agencies. The Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) General James Mattis referred to Greg Williams as “National treasure.” 


Who is Greg Williams?

Greg Williams is the former Director of Human Behavior Pattern Recognition & Analysis / Irregular Warfare for Orbis Operations in McLean, Virginia. Previous to that, Greg was the Director, Human Behavior Pattern Recognition & Analysis / Irregular Warfare for Cubic Applications in San Diego, California USA. 

Greg is a decorated, veteran urban law enforcement professional and a decorated, veteran former soldier with over 30 years of combined experience and expertise. He is an adjunct professor of Sociology and has done work for Western State University, San Diego State University and the University of Southern California as well as USC’s Institute for Creative Technology. Greg is an industry expert in Irregular Warfare for the Defense Community. 

Greg has worked with the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEA) Mobile Enforcement Team (MET) and the 5th Judicial District’s Drug Task Force and Shooting Task Force in Colorado. Greg has held virtually every law enforcement position from patrol officer, shift supervisor, SWAT director, undercover Narcotics operations supervisor, Undersheriff and Interim Chief of Police.

Greg has a US Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret security clearance and has worked as a subject matter expert, contractor or consultant for many US DoD Agencies including the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, the Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities (CETO), Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) and the US Marine Corps Special Operations Training Group (SOTG) to name but a few.

Outside of the USA, Greg has worked with NATO Commands including Strategic Allied Command Transformation (Four Star Command), the Hungarian Defence Forces and the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC). Greg has done work for the Ministry of Defense of Iraq, Afghanistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Greg has been a subject matter expert (SME) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) as well as for the future immersive training environment joint capability training demonstration (FITE JCTD).

Greg has trained every Tier One military force in the United States and much of the world. Greg has trained the DEA, FBI, ATF, CIA, DIA, and the US Department of Homeland Security, US Border Patrol, US Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), US Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue team (BORSTAR), US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and many other agencies tasked with the protection of US Citizens domestically and abroad.

Greg created Combat Profiling and the Combat Profiling Program of Instruction (POI) and the USJFCOMs highly successful Border Hunter Program of Instruction (POI). Greg Williams was the architect of the world-renowned US Marine Corps’ highly successful and lifesaving Combat Hunter program. In addition to the Combat Hunter program of instruction (POI); Greg Williams was instrumental in designing and refining the USMCs’ Lioness and Law Enforcement Professionals programs for combat zones.

The programs that Greg created [Combat Profiling, HBPR&A (Human Behavior Pattern Recognition & Analysis), ASAT® (Advanced Situational Awareness Training), MASAT® (Maritime Advanced Situational Awareness Training), SOFSAT® (Special Operational Forces Advanced Situational Awareness Training), ITSAT® Insider Threat Situation Awareness Training)] are scientifically and academically vetted and Combat tested (Iraq, Afghanistan, HOA) and currently used by many DoD Agencies, US Forces, and Homeland Defense partners. Greg also developed GSAT® (Gatekeeper Situation Awareness Training) to help combat the suicide pandemic and SHARPSAT® to help address the sexual harassment dilemma for the US Army.

Greg has developed programs for Private Security Firms, several major Air Lines, numerous school systems, First Responders and Law Enforcement agencies.

Greg has lectured at Universities in Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Colorado and California and was the co-author on two white papers for scientific journals.