Keeping your people safe... and your brand out of the headlines!Doug Elms is an expert in assessing violent behavior, business risks, and at keeping people safe.Beginning his career with the Little Rock Police Department as a uniformed Police Officer, Doug worked the streets of what is known as the Deadliest Small City in America. During his ten years in law enforcement, Doug gained extraordinary experience in understanding violent behavior, protective intelligence, and dignitary protection. With such proven experience, Doug was recruited by, and enjoyed an exciting 24 year career with, the world’s largest company, Walmart, where he was directly responsible for assessing business and security risks to the global enterprise, managing corporate security measures in stores, the home office, and facilities worldwide, and personally protecting three CEOs and members of the Walton Family. Doug excelled within Walmart and was promoted to lead an operations business segment with over $1 billion in annual sales, and then led teams of Innovations Architects where he was responsible for, or a contributor to, game changing business initiatives such as $4 Generics, Walmart on Campus, Walmart Pay, 3-2-1 Save, and opening Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs in China. Doug earned designations in Lean, Six Sigma, and Project Management.Retiring from Walmart in early 2017, Doug created, and is the Principal Consultant of, SafeHaven Security Group, LLC., a firm where he and his partners, also with their own distinguished expertise, work with a select group of clients providing workplace violence prevention / behavioral threat assessment & management, professional uniformed security personnel, and executive and family protection. Doug is a sought-after security and business consultant, has two adult children and two younger children, and resides and rides motorcycles in beautiful NW Arkansas.
Listed skills include Loss Prevention, Retail, Merchandising, Inventory Control, and 19 others.
