In 2007, Gene became a charter member and president of The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF), a not for profit, 501 c(6), and now the international leader in educating and certifying retail loss prevention and asset protection professionals. As president, he led the development of the academically accredited and internationally sanctioned loss prevention designations, the LPQ and the LPC certifications. Developed with the input of hundreds of industry leaders, subject matter experts, solution providers, academies, they became the gold standard for identifying proficient industry professionals. With the ongoing mission to advance the retail loss prevention and asset protection profession, LPF continued to develop and support industry-leading educational programs, educating the industry like no other organization of its kind in the world. He has also been committed to driving more talent to the industry from colleges and universities. He has served on university advisory councils and has help to create numerous degree programs with concentrations in loss prevention.Also, under his direction, the Loss Prevention Benevolent Fund (LPBF), a 501 c(3) charity organization was created to provide financial relief to loss prevention and asset protection professionals and their families in times of need. The LPBF has become the preferred charity for most industry related conferences. Prior to LPF, Gene served as president of the nation’s largest LP/AP recruiting and consulting firm where he became recognized as an industry leader and subject matter expert on talent assessment and acquisition. He has interviewed, evaluated, and coached thousands of professionals, assisting them in growing their careers. This was after he achieve success as an LP professional and served in several LP director positions. In 2017 he retired and as a result of making countless contributions to the careers of retail loss prevention professionals individually, and to the LP profession as a whole, he was inducted into the NRF Protect “Ring of Excellence”, the "Hall of Fame” for the Retail LP/AP Profession. Numerous other recognition awards included RILA, IOBSE, LP Magazine etc. In his simplified life, Gene continues to coach LP/AP leaders, serves as a LPF Board Member Emeritus and an advisor to LP Magazine and LPJOBS.COM.