About Bedrock

Paul J Nelson

Chief Executive Officer

Owner & Founder

Paul is responsible for legal and compliance issues plus serving as qualifying agent and licensee for the corporation. In 1992, he founded the original company in California, which grew to be the dominant provider of security services in North San Diego County. Between 1999 and 2014, Paul established operations in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Denver. Paul is Native American by birth and an active citizen of the Cherokee Nation. 

Todd McGuire

Vice President of Finance

Mr. McGuire is an entrepreneur who thrives in the challenge of startups and helping them succeed and grow into established businesses. Mr. McGuire was instrumental in scaling Bedrock in into what was recognized on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in 2017 and 2018. After spending nearly a decade working in finance and marketing for multimillion dollar brands and startups, Mr. McGuire has found a career in scaling profitable security companies.

J Damien Scott

Operations and Consulting

Mr. Scott handles operations and consulting for Bedrock. Mr. Scott is a former United States Marine and police officer with more than 20 years of full charge executive experience providing executive protection, security and crisis management, investigation and intelligence services for government, private, and international organizations. 7+ years experience training and working with host country security forces.