Providing top notch bookkeeping and administrative support to small businesses in the Northern Virginia area. Specializing in the waste management sector.

Recruited to manage security operations and re-establish a positive security culture for US secure card production facilities containing multiple data centers. Developed and implemented security policies and procedures to establish standards that ensured compliance and a uniform and prudent discharge of security practices.Key Achievements: Developed a regional internal audit program from ground up. Reduced the number of audit findings from yearly PCI card vendor security audits each year following implementation.Managed the installation of over $1M in new video surveillance, access control system hardware and badge readers. New technology allowed the company to decrease the amount of time needed to investigate acts of theft, fraud or violations of employee standards of conduct.Developed and implemented security awareness training procedures for all newly hired personnel in order for them to understand the importance and role that good security practices played in their day-to-day tasks.

Hired to create a safe and secure environment for guests and team members through dedication to shortage control, safeness, and theft and fraud control in a retail environment that achieved over $50 million in sales each year. Communicated with law enforcement on a regular basis to identify external retail theft trends and testified in court proceedings when needed to prosecute shoplifters. Responsible for the care and maintenance of over $100,000 worth of CCTV equipment, to include pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras, fixed cameras, monitors and digital video recording devices.Key Achievements: Closed all cases of employee theft that were investigated with a successful criminal prosecution.Recovered over $30,000 in restitution.Led a team of loss prevention specialists that consistently led the district in apprehensions of shoplifters.

Responsible for providing security and law enforcement coverage throughout a 1,700 square mile Transit Zone that serviced over 1 million riders a day in the three separate jurisdictions of DC, Maryland and Virginia. Patrolled assigned area observing for criminal activity. Responded to calls for police services from the public. Gathered preliminary investigation information as a first responder to crime scenes. Enforced state and county laws and local ordinances and arrested suspected violators of the law. Wrote detailed arrest and accident reports in order to complete investigations and presented evidence and testimony in a judicial setting.Key Achievement: Chosen by my peers to receive the Harry Davis, Jr/Marlon Francisco Morales Leadership Awardfollowing the completion of the Tri-State (VA, MD and DC) police academy.

Selected as NCOIC of Reports and Analysis Division which served as repository for all incident reports, investigation reports, and traffic citations issued on base. Responsible for coordinating judicial and non-judicial punishment for violators with senior base leadership. Conducted assessments of government facilities to identify their vulnerabilities to possible terrorist attack and established policies and procedures for the management and oversight of the installation physical security program.Key Achievements: Created and maintained electronic database for all incident and investigation reports completed byinstallation police force. Allowed for quick retrieval of documents when needed for Article 15 hearings or court martial proceedings.Coordinated, updated and reviewed over 90 military installation security and emergency responseplans and 30 security personnel operating instructions a year as NCOIC of Plans and Programs section.Provided Anti-terrorism/Force Protection briefings to over 1000 US citizens residing in a foreigncountry in order to increase their awareness of terrorist organizations and their methods of operation.