Chris Larson

Experience

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  Cornerstone Security

  Feb 1998 - Sept 2000

  Field Operations Manager

  Responsible for overseeing the day to day field operations of the security officer services, including, but not limited to • Writing Post Orders; setting up new posts; scheduling officer assignments; assigning new officers to post; interviewing applicants; HR responsibilities for on-boarding new hires; • Post checks (at least twice a week); post inspection (checking post for cleanliness and any unauthorized or contraband items, ensure that each post has ample supplies of all required company and client paperwork, and picking up and returning all office paperwork including employee paychecks); Uniform Inspection (inspection of security officers for compliance with all company uniform requirements and grooming standards); Filling all unassigned or abandoned posts; • Working all special client service events; and Training all security officers on general and post specific procedures. Providing security and safety for contracted companies in the area. This included public events, private residential parties, and family events.• Assisted the owner with consulting and evaluation of Businesses, Churches, and Schools. Responsible for writing and implementation of confidential reports and crisis management programs for those entities. Show less

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  Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.

  Nov 2000 - Jun 2002

  Site Supervisor

  Responsible for the day to day contract security guard force operations for Securitas (Formerly Burns International) serving at the Kellogg Company world headquarters. Managed a team of 21 to provide customer service, executive protection, and access control for the several buildings on the campus and over 2500 people.• Managed schedules, employee and customer complaints and officer disciplinary action in accordance with company policy.• Very good problem solving and conflict resolution skills in dealing with the public, protest organizations, and employees. Show less

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  U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration

  Jun 2002 - Oct 2003

  Lead Screener

  I was responsible for the checkpoint and baggage screening areas of the airport. This includes but not limited to identifying, distributing and balancing the workload/tasks among employees.• Responsible for maintaining high level of security in the public and secure areas by making determinations on suspicious items that pass through the checkpoint and baggage screening areas.• Responsible for monitoring and preparing reports of work accomplishments and administrative information.• Responsible for dealing with and resolving escalated situations with the passengers during the screening process. Show less

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  Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. (Global & National Accounts)

  Oct 2003 - Jan 2014

  Global Account Manager - Kellogg Company

  Responsible for managing security officer services for multiple client sites of manufacturing, distribution and sales offices world-wide.•Responsible for site visits and creating comprehensive security audits, evaluations, implementation of CTPAT (US Customs and Border Protection policies/standards) and surveys to provide effective guidance to client demands.•Managing, overseeing and coordinating with Kellogg Information Technology and Security System vendors to maintain 24/7 operations accessibility to the physical security systems (Pro-Watch and American Dynamics CCTV equipment).•Created and maintained the training standards and operating procedures for all Securitas and Kellogg personnel on all aspects of the physical security equipment during conversion or migration projects.•Responsible to assist the client in conducting and coordinating investigations of fraud, criminal misconduct including theft, corporate fraud, product diversion, extortion, product tampering, physical threats and kidnapping which reduced the risk of the organization by 50%.•Responsible for the development and coordinating emergency response policies and procedures for the Battle Creek and Chicago corporate campuses. This included creating Emergency Action Procedures, Maps and route arrows for severe weather in all corporate buildings. As Incident Commander, I was responsible for maintaining the safe evacuation of the buildings for multiple situations. This was accomplished through training of floor captains and response teams on a bi-annual basis as well as conducting periodic drills for compliance with safety standards for the company. Show less

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  Anthem, Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2016

  National Security Technology Manager

  Effectively manage 22 servers for the Corporate Security Enterprise-wide access control, CCTV, Visitor Management, & Intrusion Detection Systems (Vista) in the production & development environments.•Managing & collaborating with Anthem Information Technology & Security System vendors to maintain 24/7 operations accessibility to the physical security systems leading to a 99.5% uptime availability rate for the past two years.•Oversees the daily operations, maintenance, programming, modifications and/or expansion of 22 servers for the physical security systems. 2 years’ experience of outstanding customer service to diverse clients on service requests for access to client facilities within the network.•Responsible for training staff on appropriate procedures & modifications to the systems in conjunction with maintaining corporate security standards and procedures.•Responsible for enhancing the badging process by creating an onsite badge activation process whereby officers at local sites can activate cards immediately. This resulted in a 80% faster activation rate for our department while still maintaining a high level of security and lowering our risk.•Collaborated with Info Security, Legal, and Disaster Recovery Teams on Audit/Compliance functions on behalf of the department for Physical Security/Environmental Security related questions for potential/current customer audit/assessment reviews.•Developed processes and Collaborated with multiple departments on IT projects for integrating the access control system with other business units as a downstream system to Active Directory, AVATAR, TSRM and ServiceNOW.• Managed the restricted access program for the security systems with maintaining data owners and quarterly restricted access audit reports. In this role I was able to provide more value to the organization by reducing the man hours taken on this process by 25% while maintaining a high level of security to comply with company audit/assessment requirements. Show less

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  DHL

  Nov 2016 - now

  Manager, Loss Prevention Technology
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  ASIS International

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

  Chapter Chair