Thomas Burns

Experience

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  US Army

  Aug 1988 - Jan 1992

  Military Police Officer

  Served four years active service at Ft. Lewis, WA & Ludwigsburg, Germany

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  CT Department of Corrections

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2004

  Corrections Officer/ Instructor

  Daily routine Correction Officer duties as well as High Security Inmate transportation. Original member of the new Firearms Instruction course for both the Correctional Academy as well as annual training.

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  Wal-Mart Stores, inc.

  Feb 2004 - Mar 2006

  Managed all areas of a Wal-Mart Super Center Under cover Loss Prevention and shop lifter detection, CCTV instalation and District LP Trainer.

  • Assistant Manager

    Aug 2004 - Mar 2006

  • In Store Loss Prevention

    Feb 2004 - Aug 2004
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  Wal-Mart Stores, inc.

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2010

  Market Asset Protection Manager

  Multi Unit Asset Protection Management. Supervised a team of 40+ Associates and 10 Walmart Stores in the reduction of Stock Loss and Accident costs.

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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2011

  Loss Prevention/ Safety Manager

  Managed all shrink and Safety programs while enhancing training and full controls within the store.

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  The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P)

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2016

  DM in charge of 9 high end liquor boutiques. ensuring the proper running, budgeting, staffing and supplying of these stores. Multi District, 50 Store Management of Asset Protection, Shrink (Stock Loss) and Safety. Ensuring the Multi Unit/ Banner compliance to all Federal, State & Local laws. Management of staff and budget to comply with corporate expectations. Internal investigations and interview.

  • District Manager- Connecticut Wine, Beer and Spirits for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

    Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Regional Loss Prevention Specialist

    Sept 2011 - Nov 2015
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  WAL-MART STORES USA LTD

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

  Overnight Assistant Manager
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  Amazon

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2022

  Area Manager II
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  N/A

  Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

  I moved to Sneads Ferry, NC and unfortunately had to resign from Amazon.

  I am an experienced Multi-Unit Manager in all levels of Retail. I have experience as a District Manager, District & Regional Loss Prevention/ Asset protection Manager with years of Investigator and Inventory Control experience.

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  Allied Universal

  Dec 2022 - now

  • Client Manager- Eastern North Carolina

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Operations Manager

    Dec 2022 - Jul 2024