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Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Independce, Mo

Manage internal and external fraud and theft investigations throughout Midwest, consisting of 13-18 facilities. I utilize basic and forensic accounting principles, exception reports, surveillance, and employee tips, internal audit and inventory results, and integrity interviews to identify fraud, theft, and compliance breakdowns. Maintain relationships with outside agencies, i.e. police, courts, and legal to bring cases to resolution. Provide training to Operations and Loss Prevention associates and store management in system compliance and loss prevention. Collaborate with district/store management to build awareness. Conduct Store Operations, Human Relations, and Loss Prevention, legal and policy compliance audits throughout the South West region. While ADLPM I re-staffed the district, hired trained and supervised and write performance review for loss prevention direct reports. conducted LP management orientations, and managed a new LP team thru the 4th quarter. Was awarded district of the year and had the lowest shrink in district history second lowest in the region.Second lowest shrink in Region years runningTwo time District of the YearEliminated target stores in the within 24 months.

ASSET PROTECTION MANAGER 5 retail &14 Automotive Facilities, 1 Repair and merchandise distribution centerI was recruited to orchestrate tactical leadership, in the development and re-establishment of an asset protection program and team. Manage loss control, security efforts, fire protection, customer/employee safety, and internal / external fraud and theft investigations. Provide recruitment, training, and performance evaluation of staff. Conducted operational compliance audits and acted as store operations manager during operations manager’s absence.Reduced store shrink by 29.8% within 24 months.Completely reengineered an asset protection team and program, developing a very collaborative working relationship with management staff and associates. Recognized by Senior Vice President of stores operations as one of the three best operated LP programs in the company.

5 Retail & 4 Automotive Facilities, 1 Central Distribution warehouseRecognized for achieving LP and Operational company standards in every assigned unit within 8 months.Developed productive relationships with retail and auto shop managers to increase overall compliance scores with company operational, safety and security auditsAssisted District Manager in overall operations and trained/mentored and developed all new loss prevention managers in the Kansas City market.ERIC L. BARGER

Assisted District Manager in overall operations, trained/mentored and developed all new loss prevention managers in the Kansas City market

Managed the physical security aspects, acquisition and installation of loss control equipment for the new Venture conversion/renovations.Selected as the Kansas City District Training Team Leader to assist in organizational issues and train loss control managers.Reduced inventory shrinkage 66% within first year (3.29% to 1.25% to sales) through restructuring front-end operations and instilling greater emphasis on shrink control and internal/external theft.Eliminated an OSHA investigation by developing a response package to a Letter of Intent to Investigate, which resulted in accommodation for the best reply/cooperation in 20 years.

Managed the physical security aspects, acquisition and installation of loss control equipment for the new Venture conversion/renovations.Selected as the Kansas City District Training Team Leader to assist in organizational issues and train loss control managers.Reduced inventory shrinkage 66% within first year (3.29% to 1.25% to sales) through restructuring front-end operations and instilling greater emphasis on shrink control and internal/external theft. Eliminated an OSHA investigation by developing a response package to a Letter of Intent to Investigate, which resulted in accommodation for the best reply/cooperation in 20 years.

Lead the operational management of evidence documentation position and command post for an organization specializing in the safeguard of corporate assets during labor disputes. Supervised a staff of 7-35.Provide 35 mm and video instructional orientation to new associates.Assisted in the development of a training program for documentation of video footage which was instituted within the corporate training process.

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