Mr. Eddie Whitford is a highly experienced specialist in the Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA), with over four decades of leadership and instructional experience in military, healthcare, and security training settings. As the Founder of PMVA Solutions, Eddie has dedicated his career to developing and delivering evidence-based strategies that promote safety, de-escalation, and resilience in high-risk environments.

His qualifications include multiple Level 3 BTEC diplomas in Restraint, Self-Defence, and Conflict Management Training, certified by the National Federation of Personal Safety UK. He holds Master-Level Instructor certification in Safety Intervention from the Crisis Prevention Institute (UK) and is a certified Manual Handling Instructor (QQI Level 6). Eddie also holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in Self-Defence and is a Level 3 Black Belt Krav Maga Instructor, further underscoring his deep practical expertise in personal safety and physical intervention.

A former Special Forces Instructor and Senior Military Unarmed Combat Instructor with the Irish Defence Forces (1982–2007), Eddie also served as an instructor at the Military College’s Cadet School. Following his military career, he transitioned into healthcare, leading PMVA and safety training for mental health and intellectual disability services across Ireland since 2007.

Eddie’s work continues to influence best practices in aggression management and safety intervention, with a focus on training professionals to act safely, confidently, and ethically in volatile situations.