Michael Fried Email & Phone Number

• Investigated internal theft and losses. Worked closely with internal stakeholders to detect and analyze losses. Interviewed internal associates suspected of causing losses. Mentored and aided in the development of Loss.
• Within first 12 months, led the Loss Prevention Department in cases that resulted in Loss Prevention interviews; approximately 90% led to a successful resolution or termination.
• Utilized applications and information beyond loss prevention programs resulting in saving the organization approximately $50,000 in less than four weeks in an internal investigation uncovering theft via companywide.
• Lowered Cost of Sales by approximately 15%.
• Developed and mentored LP personnel via Business Intelligence systems as an additional tool to prevent internal, external, and operational losses and creating a program to expand and monitor their successful use of.

• Conducted investigations resulting in shortage reduction for the East Region consisting of 140+ stores. Determined and identified trends in shrink in Sales Reducing Activities (SRA), Institutionalized Shrink (IS).
• Recovered $75,000 of detected “bad debt” by identifying several ORC groups involved in gift card/credit card fraud.
• Discovered an ORC credit card ring fraud involved in a Card Not Present (CNP) scam across Gap, Inc. resulting in the recovery of approximately $150,00 in merchandise.
• Examined the inventory system and identified several issues, including the main cause of IS; turned information over to inventory control and information technology teams to discover issues found were linked to $1M in.
• Partnered with the United States Secret Service to facilitate an investigation involving a credit card/return fraud and additional wire fraud ring. Case value was approximately $100,00.
• Worked in tandem with GE/Synchrony Capital on a fraud investigation involving brand credit card account fraud and theft totaling $138,000.

Center District, Israel

• Israel National PoliceCentral DistrictIsrael6/93-3/03Advanced Master Sergeant6/93-5/96- Patrol Unit, Rehovot, Israel
• Responded to civilian calls to 911.
• Manned checkpoints for criminal/terrorist activity.
• Escorted prisoners to and from court.
• Routine patrols.5/96-12/97- Special Patrol Unit
• Crowd control during demonstrations and civil disturbances.