Education:
Philadelphia College of Textiles & Sciences, Business Administration
He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and received this designation by process of examination (1985).
He is a Certified Fraud Consultant through the International Fraud Training Institute (1998)
He is a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners International
Educational Programs attended:
Private Security Seminar, The Private Security Task Force of The Citzens Crime Commission of Phila, June, 1977.
Business Ethics Seminar, Gary Edwards & Gov. Richard Thornburgh, The Ethics Resource Center, Philadelphia, PA, April, 1988.
Continuing Education Credits earned attending four day convention of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) over the past twenty years:
ASIS, Annual National Seminar & Exhibits, 1982 to 1990, various security related programs
ASIS, Annual National Seminar & Exhibits, 1991 to 2000, various security related programs
ASIS, Annual National Seminar & Exhibits, October, 2001, various security related programs
ASIS, Annual National Seminar & Exhibits, September, 2002, various security related programs
Continuing Education credits toward maintaining CPP Certification earned while attending annual two day seminars hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of ASIS over the past thirty years.
Continuing Education credits earned through participation and attendance of two day seminars hosted by the National Standing Committee on Investigations, ASIS, over a ten year period.
Public Law Enforcement & Private Security, Police Chiefs’ Association of SE Pennsylvania, 10/91
Business Vs. Police Investigations, Police Chiefs’ Association of SE Pennsylvania, 3/92
Tools & Techniques for Fraud Examination, Assn of Certified Fraud Examiners, Phila., PA, 8/96
Level of expertise:
Expert # 5914 is the owner of his company in suburban Pennsylvania. Founded in 1981, He provides various security and loss prevention services and electronic systems to businesses and institutions in the Delaware Valley. Expert # 5914 provides a variety of civil and criminal investigative services and a complete background investigation service to corporate and legal clients throughout the country. From 1971 to 1981, he was the Operations Manager for a regional and an international security firm with responsibilities for clients in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
He has over 30 years management experience in the fields of security and investigation.
He was also a partner in the Strategic Consortium International, Risk Assessment & Asset Protection Specialists, which was a marketing group of eight of the top security and investigation experts in the U.S.
Professional Affiliations:
He has been a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), the largest society of security professionals, since 1976, and served as the Chairman of the National Standing Committee on Investigations for 1998. He was a member of this committee from 1986 to 1998. Previously, he was the Regional Vice President for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware (1991-92) and has held various chapter offices.
He is also a member of or is affiliated with The Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators (PALI)., The Penna. Burglar and Fire Alarm Assn., The Penna. Private Security Task Force, The Southeast Pennsylvania Police Chief's Association, Intelnet, the Phila. Hotel Security Director’s Assn and the National Council of Investigative and Security Services.
He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration Academy of the Philadelphia Public School District (1998 - ).
In 1989, He was elected to the Board of Directors and Vice Chairman of the Citizens Crime Commission of the Delaware Valley and served on its Executive Committee for four years as the Vice Chairman of all of the suburban county chapters of this criminal justice watchdog organization.
He is an active member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the International Visitors Council of Philadelphia
Publications:
He is a regular provider of security related articles in two national trade publications, Security (Cahners, Des Plaines, Il.) and Risk Management Advisor (BBP, Waterford, Ct.)
More publications available upon request
He has guest lectured at local universities (St. Joseph's and W. Chester) on Physical Security Systems and Guard Force Management and at the Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration Academy of the Phila High School Academies.
Participant/Speaker/Presenter:
Police Chiefs’ Association of SE Pennsylvania, Cooperation between Law Enforcement and Private Security, 9/85.
The Pharmaceutical Security Directors’ Association, Philadelphia, PA, Guard Force Management, 1983
The Pennsylvania Crime Prevention Officers Association, Mechanicsburg, PA, Security Service Operations, 4/89
Home Health & Hospice Workers Group, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Phila., PA, Personal Safety, 8/94
The Pennsylvania Crime Prevention Officers Association, The Fair Credit Reporting Act & Investigations, 4/96
The National Conference - Credit Union Fraud & Loss Prevention, Myrtle Beach, SC, Background Investigations, 9/96
ASIS, National Seminar & Exhibits, Washington, DC, Background Investigations, 9/93
ASIS, National Seminar & Exhibits, New Orleans, LA, Investigative Resources on the Internet, 9/95
ASIS, National Seminar & Exhibits, The Fair Credit Reporting Act – Negative Impact, 9/00
ASIS, Standing Cmte on Investigations Workshop, Orlando, FL, Conducting Background Investigations, 11/89
ASIS, Standing Cmte on Investigations Workshop, San Diego, CA, Using Contract Investigators, 12/88
ASIS, Standing Cmte on Investigations Workshop, Phoenix, AZ, Using the Internet for Investigations, 3/91
ASIS, Standing Cmte on Investigations Workshop, Philadelphia, PA, Internet Resources, 11/94
ASIS, Standing Cmte on Investigations Workshop, Chicago, IL, Investigation Resources on the Internet, 11/95
ASIS, Standing Cmte on Investigations Workshop, Long Beach, CA, The Amended FCRA and its Problems, 11/98
ASIS, Phila Chapter Seminar, Phila, PA, Investigative Techniques 11/94
ASIS, South New Jersey Chapter, Absecon, NJ, Background Invns, 11/89
ASIS, Delaware Chapter, Wilmington, DE, Background Invns, 11/88
ASIS, Columbus, Chapter, Columbus, OH, Background Investigations, 5/89
ASIS, Reading Chapter, Reading, PA, Investigative Techniques, 6/89
ASIS, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA, Internet Invns, 12/89
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