Security Director
CurrentResponsible for coordinating all loss prevention and security efforts for assigned facilities across the state of FL and the United States Virgin Islands. To include a 1 million square foot distribution warehouse, 2, 40,000 square foot warehouses in the USVI, 2 national call centers, 7 cross dock depot facilities, 6 Direct Warehouse Sales store locations and 4 sales offices.Coordinated and saw through to completion numerous physical security system designs, installations and implementations, from projects over $1 million to small scale projects under $25,000 and everything in between, to include IP security cameras, intrusion detection systems, access control, and fire systems.Managed private network of 8 servers, 400TB of storage, 900 security cameras and over 100 access controlled devices.Managed multiple security vendors daily through bid requests, job selection, installation management and ongoing systems support.Assist local managers with their efforts and compliance with adhering to established security procedure to include weekly orientation of new employees and presentations and question and answer sessions at Oversight of contract security operations and on-site management of officers, including but not limited to the selection, training and contracting guard/security personnel. Monitoring all security equipment for effectiveness to include monthly testing and upgrading equipment on an end of life cycle.Leading and mentoring a team of 6 loss prevention associates and 1 security supervisor.Assisted SGWS corporate in implementing access control standardization across 44 US states, Canada and the Caribbean to include interviewing 8 different companies and evaluating their systems based on corporate needs.Responsible for leading investigations and interviewing employees suspected of theft or policy violations across Florida and the United States and assisting corporate on multiple occasions with successful closing of cases and employee terminations.