Russ Willmon, CPP

Experience

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  Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.

  Oct 2006 - Feb 2016

  Senior Branch Manager

   Business license holder for the Utah branch office Manage a $6.7 million portfolio of diverse clientele spread over 2/3 of the state and indirect oversight of the entire $14m portfolio for the ‘brick and mortar’ Ensures profitable operations with full profit & loss accountability  Provide strategic direction for the Utah team in collaboration with Area management Recruit, select, develop and manage staff and first-line supervisors to operate segments of the business Direct all networking and sales initiatives to further the growth of the business Collect, organize, compile, and analyze information pertaining to operations and financial performance so as to make well-informed decisions  Directly manage all operational projects for the Utah operations  Selected by Area management to provide peer mentorship to new branch managers within the Nevada & Utah markets Ranked consistently in the top 10 highest performing brick-and-mortar business units within the Rocky Mountain Region which encompasses 20 states Recognized in 2011, 2012, & 2013 for 100% client retention and achieving the region’s top rate recovery program in 2012 Selected by regional management to co-head and drive the corporation’s new technology service offerings as a pilot program resulting in a region-wide rollout Assisted in the professional development, through mentorship, of staff members which resulted in several, favorable promotions within the corporation Consult area and regional management in market trends, new business opportunities and branch support needs  Create new ways to market services and diversify service offerings Increased year-over-year net profit 3 out of 4 years with a cumulative average of 10.0% growth annually Show less

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  Www.theNightWatchmen.co

  Feb 2016 - Apr 2017

  Owner, Principal Advisor

  The NightWatchmen advises guarding companies on their service delivery, operations, training, guard technology, client relationship management, and business development lifecycle.

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  State of Utah

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2020

  Board Member - Security Licensing Committee
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  ASIS International

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Chapter Chair - Utah
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  Defencify Training

  Apr 2017 - now

  Co-Founder & CEO

  At Defencify Training (www.defencifytraining.com), we're obsessively passionate about creating and delivering interactive, online courses that satisfy regulatory training mandates, company mandates, and client requirements. Our training platform can be customized with our client's branding, settings, users, and content library. Employees enjoy 24/7 access, courses that are optimized for mobile devices, engaging (& fun) content, and downloadable completion certificates. Administrators benefit from automatic assignment of content, automated emails, cloud records management, and powerful reporting. As a result, security companies can hire more people, train them (consistently) better, and get them through the licensing process quicker. There's a better way to do training in: California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, & Minnesota (& more to come). That's what we do. Show less