Wayne Brown:
CLASS OF 1966
Robert E. Lee High SchoolClass of 1966
San antonio, TX
Wayne's Story
Wayne Brown, owner of Bodyguard Armoring, is a second generation craftsman.
He earned a military Class "A" aircraft TIG welding certification at age 20 at Turbine Support division of Chromalloy American Corporation, where he worked for 5 1/2 years.
He holds ASE and ICAR certifications in autobody and painting.
4 years experience composite materials laminating, building and repairing fiberglass composite canoes and kayaks as owner of Brownline Canoes and Kayaks, shop Forman at Power Cat Boats and Jet Boats at Jetaway. He has bought, rebuilt and sold hurricane damaged boats at his shop in Austin.
He opened an exotic and high end import collision repair shop in Austin in 1980 and In 1990 began building armored vehicles as Bodyguard Armoring for a customer who needed a "Bulletproof" vehicle. Since 1990 Bodyguard Armoring has produced VIP vehicles, rebuilt Police SWAT vehicles, made personal armor shields or architectural armor for use in the U.S., Mexico, Peru, Colombia, China, Hait...Expand for more
i, Uganda, Nigeria, Israel and South Africa. Bodyguard Armoring's newest product are armored ISO shipping containers for use as offices or shipboard Citadels.
He studied homebuilding at Trinity university, and Building trades at Austin Community College, graduating in 1984.
He and his wife built their first house on the Guadalupe river outside New Braunfels in 1985, then rebuilt it when it was declared a total loss by FEMA after a flood in 1998. They have since built a steel frame "Green" home to Austin Energy's Green Building specifications, with 13" thick walls, white metal roof, spray foam insulation, low e windows, small heat pumps, etc. that uses half the electricity of a conventional house its size. A rainwater collection system has been installed and Solar panels are scheduled for 2016.
He built his current steel shop building and is currently expanding it.
For stress relief and for fun he rides his road bike at least 500 miles a year on the hill country roads near his home.
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