I am a Board Certified Security Management Professional with multi-state Security Consultant, Private Patrol and Private Investigator Qualified Manager licenses. My background includes more than 40 years of training and experience in evaluating, developing, and managing security and crime prevention programs. For 25 of those years I served as both a private sector Security Consultant and a public sector Peace Officer.

Since 1991 I have been retained as a Forensic Security Consultant and Expert Witness on more than 185 occasions in matters involving: premises security adequacy and/or conduct of security personnel in nightclubs, bars, hotels, casinos, restaurants, shopping malls, department stores, convenience stores, supermarkets, parking facilities, government facilities, apartments, gated communities, service stations, supermarkets, construction sites, jewelry stores, sports stadiums, amusement & entertainment venues, country clubs, real estate offices, private residences, and airports.

I have qualified and testified as a security expert in United States District Court and various California, Nevada, and South Dakota State Courts. I have provided deposition testimony, expert reports, and written declarations in various California, Nevada, Arizona, and U.S. District Court proceedings.

Areas of Expertise

• Qualifications and Conduct:
  • Security Guards
  • Bar & Nightclub Bouncers
  • Private Investigators
• Use of Force / Detention and Arrest
• Premises Security Issues
• Security Adequacy 
• Security Management  / Policies and Procedures / Best Practices
• Crime Prevention Theory
• Building and Site Security Design
• Workplace Violence Issues
• Unlicensed Security Activity
• State and Local Regulatory Compliance

Expert  Profile

Licenses & Certifications

• Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
• Certified Security Professional (CSP)
• California Private Investigator License # PI6477
• California Private Patrol Operator License # PPO10770
• Nevada Security Consultant/PI License # 852
• Nevada Private Patrol License # 852
• Nevada Private Investigator License # 1588
• Arizona Private Investigator License # 1003680
• California Advanced & Supervisory Peace Officer Certification  
• National WMD Standardized Awareness Trainer
• Crime Free Multi-Housing Instructor
• Risk Assessment Methodology Certification
• California Lifetime Teaching Credential
• Police Firearms Instructor Certification
• CA/NV/AZ Concealed Weapon Authorization  

Experience, Education &  Training

Please see my CV for a comprehensive overview of my experience, education and training.

Teaching and Speaking Experience

California Teaching Credential.  Numerous presentations over a 40+ year period to community groups, professional organizations, corporations, educational institutions and military on subjects including: security management, burglary and robbery prevention, business security, community crime prevention, crime prevention through environmental design, apartment security, office security, emergency planning and management, workplace violence, risk assessment, professional development, security officer conduct, personal and home security,  and other security, law enforcement and military topics.  Periodic guest appearances on various TV and radio shows. Over 10 years experience as a Police Public Information Officer.

Professional Appointments

• California Crime Prevention Officers Association
  • Lifetime Member: Southern Chapter Board of Directors - 1979-1981
  • [Secretary/Treasurer (Region IV) - 1979-1980
  • Director (Region IV) - 1980-1981 & 1995-1996]
• California Model Alarm Ordinance Committee - California Crime Prevention Officers Association, 1979
• Administration Of Justice Program Advisory Committee - Ventura Community College District, 1984-1986
• Education & Training Committee - Security Representative - California Association of Licensed Investigators, 1991-1992
• California Model Building Security Ordinance Committee - California Crime Prevention Officers Assoc., 1991-1993
• Emergency Preparedness Planning Committee - City Of Simi Valley, CA, 1992-2001
• Professional Certification Committee - Security Representative - California Association of Licensed Investigators, 1992-1993
• Architectural Graphics Standards Committee - Security Industry Association/ I.A.P.S.C., 1994-1995
• Security Industry Association - International Security Conference (West) - New Product Showcase Judge, 1994-1995
• Education Committee - California Hotel & Motel Association, 1997-2000
• Education Committee - Community Associations Institute, 1998
• Ventura County Training Advisory Committee- Ventura County Law Enforcement Agencies, 1997-2002
• Professional Certification Committee - ASIS International, Santa Barbara Chapter, 2006
• Unlicensed Practices Committee - California Association of Licensed Investigators, 2007-2009
• Ethics and Regulatory Compliance Committee - California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards & Associates, 2007-2008
• Professional Standards Committee - California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards & Associates, 2009-2011
• Information Security Committee - Nevada Society of Professional Investigators, 2008
• Community Based Workplace Violence Intervention for Business – Steering Committee Member - City of Oxnard, CA / National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health, 2007-2008

Professional Affiliations

• ASIS International (Formerly American Society for Industrial Security)
• California Association of Licensed Investigator
• Nevada Society of Professional Investigators
• California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards & Associates
• International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators
• International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners
• California Crime Prevention Officers Association
• International CPTED Association
• California Design Out Crime Association
• Airborne Law Enforcement Association
• Forensic Expert Witness Association
• National Crime Prevention Council
   

For Matters In Nevada, California, and Arizona

These states require persons performing any type of investigation activity for hire to be licensed as a Private Investigator.  If the security expert you retain engages in any activity that results in the securing of evidence or information to be used by that expert or anyone else in any legal proceeding or before any court, board, officer or investigation committee, they are required by law to be licensed in the state where the investigation occurs.

Nevada:  Nevada Revised Statutes 648.012.  “Private investigator” defined.  “Private investigator” means any person who for any consideration engages in business or accepts employment to furnish, or agrees to make or makes any investigation for the purpose of obtaining information with reference to:  ...  4.  Securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer or investigating committee.  Nevada also requires that Security Consultants be licensed. (NRS 648.0155 & NRS 648 .060)

California:  Business and Professions Code 7521 (e).  A private investigator within the meaning of this chapter is a person...who, for any consideration whatsoever engages in...(e) Securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer, or investigating committee.   You must also be aware that it is a violation of California law for anyone - attorneys included - to knowingly engage the services of a non-exempt unlicensed person. (BPC 7523(b) & 7582.3(b))

Arizona:  Arizona Revised Statutes 32-2401-16. "Private investigator" means a person...who, for any consideration, engages in business or accepts employment to: (b) Secure evidence to be used before investigating committees or boards of award or arbitration or in the trial of civil or criminal cases and the preparation therefor.

Retaining an unlicensed security expert to conduct any investigation or do anything beyond reviewing documents and/or physical evidence that you provide to them may be illegal and is definitely not in your best interests or the best interests of your client.  A security expert who is ignorant of the law, or who is willing to provide his of her services in violation of the law, should cause great concern to any attorney looking to retain them.

I am in full compliance with all applicable licensing laws in every state in which I do business.