A regional leader overseeing physical security services for four hospitals and multiple clinics spanning Northwest Washington and southern Alaska.Highlights:• Served as a member of the Incident Management Team in response to COVID-19 pandemic, serving as the Incident Commander, Planning Section Chief, and ICS Technical Specialist.• Championed system wide initiatives to unify emergency communications tools and methods as well as for the development of multifaceted adult learning programs on preventing workplace violence and responding to an active shooter event.• Conducted physical security evaluations of facilities to identify and implement mitigations of detected vulnerabilities utilizing industry standard practices include Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).• In collaboration with executive leadership, architectural, and project management teams, expanded the utilization of Lenel based physical access management systems and Milestone video management systems to provide early detection and monitoring of critical locations.

Serve as department head responsible for hiring, scheduling, training, and mentoring of 23 direct reports.Highlights: • Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program principles to develop, execute, and evaluate internal and multiagency disaster drills and exercises.• Investigate and identify violations of policy and law such as diversion of medications, embezzlement of funds, and workplace violence through internal interviews, surveillance, and evidence collection.• Design and implement adult educational courses to provide safety and security training to over 1100 staff members, including the incident command system, fire response, hazmat decontamination, and actions to take in response to an active shooter.

Responsible for administration of data network and telecommunications systems.Highlight: Decreased calls for service and increased productivity and accuracy by developing and presenting end-user training on the use of hardware and software systems.

Authored white papers designed to educate IT professionals on solutions to technical problems.Presented to 500+ IT professionals on the use of proxy systems to enhance Internet security.

Presented Microsoft MCSE – Internet, MCSE – Messaging and Cisco CCNA Foundations courses and Co-authored Cisco CCNA Foundations’ courseware, including lectures and lab elements.