Profile
I
am a Board Certified security management
professional with multi-state security
consultant, private patrol, and private
investigator Qualified Manager licenses.
My background includes more than 40 years
of training and experience in evaluating,
developing, and managing security and
crime prevention programs. For 25 of
those years I served as both a private
sector security consultant and a public
sector Peace Officer. I am a former
corporate security manager, police crime
prevention specialist, detective
supervisor, police training manager, and
internal affairs sergeant.
Public Sector:
Police Crime Prevention Specialist and
Supervisor with extensive - hands on -
experience in physical security and crime
prevention management, law enforcement,
emergency management and media
relations. Expertise includes small
business, office, lodging, retail, personal,
and housing security;
architectural/environmental design for
security and workplace violence
prevention. As a senior Crime
Prevention Specialist for "America's
Safest City" provided technical
guidance and training to business managers,
employee groups, homeowners, developers,
property managers, planning officials and
government executives in security awareness,
the recognition and reduction of crime
risks, and the implementation of security
and crime prevention measures. Advised
the City's Planning Department, Planning
Commission and City Council on crime
prevention and architectural/environmental
security; managed the City's Building
Security Ordinance and Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design programs;
conducted design review and plan checks for
building projects in the City; wrote the
City's Security Alarm Ordinance; served as
Police Department liaison to Private
Security Industry; acted as a City Emergency
Services Coordinator; supervised the City's
Police Department Crime Prevention,
Training, Special Enforcement, K-9, and
Detective Units; served as a Police Media
Relations Officer and Firearms
Instructor/Rangemaster.
Private Sector:
Independent security advisor to business,
government, the media, and the legal
profession. Including: Corporate
Security Manager and Guard Force Supervisor
for the West Coast Headquarters of a
National Corporation; Regional Security
Manager, Loss Prevention Manager and
Electronic Security Specialist for a major
Hardware and Department Store chain;
Security Officer Quality Assurance
Representative for a Presidential Library;
Qualified Manager for Private Security
Company with sensitive government
contracts. Licensed as a Private
Security "Qualified Manager" in California
and Nevada. Licensed as a Private
Investigator in California, Nevada and
Arizona. Licensed as a Security
Consultant in Nevada.
Graduate of the
California Crime Prevention Institute, the
California Crime Prevention Institute's
Advanced Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design Course, the California
State Police Executive Protection Course, the
California Department of Justice Dignitary
Security Course, the California Specialized
Training Institute's Terrorism and Earthquake
Courses, various Emergency Management and
Disaster Preparedness Courses and the
Department of Defense Information School.
Licenses &
Certifications
Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
Certified Security Professional (CSP)
California
Private Investigator License # PI6477
California
Private Patrol Operator License # PPO10770
California Private Security Guard #SG1827979
Nevada
Security Consultant/PI License # 852
Nevada
Private Patrol License # 852
Nevada
Private Investigator License # 1588
Arizona Private Investigator License # 1003680
California Advanced & Supervisory Peace
Officer Certification
California Proprietary Security Officer
Trainer # P-00066
National WMD Standardized Awareness Trainer
Crime
Free Multi-Housing Instructor
Risk
Assessment Methodology Certification
California Lifetime Teaching Credential
Police
Firearms Instructor Certification
California Bureau of Security and
Investigative Services Firearm Training
Instructor # TIF 2307
California
Department of Justice Certified Handgun Safety
Instructor # CI201316
National Concealed Weapon Authorization
Teaching
and Speaking Experience
California
Teaching Credential. Numerous
presentations over a 40+ year period to
community groups, professional organizations,
corporations, educational institutions
and military on subjects including: security
management, burglary and robbery prevention,
business security, community crime prevention,
crime prevention through environmental design,
apartment security, office security, emergency
planning and management, workplace violence,
risk assessment, professional development,
security officer conduct, personal and home
security, and other security, law enforcement
and military topics. Periodic guest
appearances on various TV and radio shows. Over
10 years experience as a Police Public
Information Officer.
Professional
Appointments
Security
Subject
Matter Expert - California State Bureau of
Security and Investigative Services Contract,
2012-2013
California Crime Prevention Officers Association
- Lifetime Member: Southern Chapter Board of
Directors - 1979-1981
[Secretary/Treasurer (Region IV) - 1979-1980,
Director (Region IV) - 1980-1981 &
1995-1996]
California
Model Alarm Ordinance Committee - California Crime
Prevention Officers Association, 1979
Administration Of Justice Program Advisory
Committee - Ventura Community College District,
1984-1986
Education & Training Committee - Security
Representative - California Association of
Licensed Investigators, 1991-1992
California Model Building Security Ordinance
Committee - California Crime Prevention Officers
Assoc., 1991-1993
Emergency Preparedness Planning Committee - City
Of Simi Valley, CA, 1992-2001
Professional Certification Committee - Security
Representative - California Association of
Licensed Investigators, 1992-1993
Architectural Graphics Standards Committee -
Security Industry Association/ I.A.P.S.C.,
1994-1995
Security Industry Association - International
Security Conference (West) - New Product Showcase
Judge, 1994-1995
Education Committee - California Hotel & Motel
Association, 1997-2000
Education Committee - Community Associations
Institute, 1998
Ventura County Training Advisory Committee-
Ventura County Law Enforcement Agencies, 1997-2002
Professional Certification Committee - ASIS
International, Santa Barbara Chapter, 2006
Unlicensed Practices Committee - California
Association of Licensed Investigators, 2007-2009
Ethics and Regulatory Compliance Committee - California
Association of Licensed Security Agencies,
Guards & Associates, 2007-2008
Professional Standards Committee -
California Association of Licensed
Security Agencies, Guards & Associates,
2009-2011
Certified Security Professional Committee Chairman
- California Association of Licensed
Investigators, 2012-2013
Information Security Committee - Nevada Society of
Professional Investigators, 2008
Community Based Workplace Violence Intervention
for Business – Steering Committee Member - City of
Oxnard, CA / National Institutes for Occupational
Safety and Health, 2007-2008
Professional
Affiliations
ASIS International
(Formerly American Society for Industrial
Security)
International Association of
Professional Security Consultants
California Association of Licensed
Investigator
Nevada Society of Professional
Investigators
California
Association of Licensed Security Agencies,
Guards & Associates
International Association of Security
and Investigative Regulators
International Society of Crime
Prevention Practitioners
California Crime Prevention Officers
Association
Forensic
Expert Witness Association
Licensed & Insured
I am in full compliance with
the laws of every state in which I do
business. I am also fully insured with
both general business and errors and ommisions
coverage.