ALEX PADOVAN

acpdf3@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 416-***-****

** ****** *****

Toronto, ON

M2J 2V7

Personal Summary

• Experienced security and enforcement professional and high end customer

service

• Extensive background in regulatory investigations.

• Exemplary written, oral and presentation skills.

• Effective communicator and negotiator in union/non-union environment.

• Interpreted site and post orders training to hundreds of security officers

• Generated memos and gave direction to procedures and policies

• Intensive investigation & law enforcement experience as Government Inspector

• Guest instructor to Ontario Provincial Police block training units; Northwest

Region, Ministry of natural resources Enforcement Units.

• Presented hundreds of seminars and lectures on personal safety

• Initiated orientation sessions to Campus Foot Patrol, Special Events Security

teams.

• Over 5 years Loss Prevention experience for high end chain retail stores.

• Instructed hundreds of private individuals in self defence, use of force and

legalities

• Adept HR ability such as interviewing, resume screening, employee selection.

• Developed and instructed recruit training programs, Ministry approved courses

and custom driven projects.

• Supervisor Anti Piracy for advance film screenings and VIP Protection for talent

and production crews.

• Fluent in English, Italian and strong conversational/written French.

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Previous Experience

Grade Learning

Nov 2013- Present

Toronto, ON Canada

Instructor

• Qualified career college instructor under Ministry of Training, Colleges and

Universities.

• Taught peer to peer and up to 30 persons in Private Security and Investigative

Services Act under Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services.

• Instructed Occupational Health and Safety, OHS Supervisor, Accessibility

Ontarians w/ Disabilities (AODA), Employment Standards mandatory training.

• Rendered classrooms safe by cleaning, removing obstacles from staircases and

doors, ensuring equipment, tables, and chairs were in working order.

• Ensured PC’s, projectors and teaching materials were operational and at site.

• Promoted and instructed all course material for 40 hour programs.

• Helped recruits prepare resumes and cover letters, advised on dress, deportment

and interviewing skills, assisted with immigration and legal issues, provided

expert experience into security and law enforcement industries, supplied

students with industry contacts.

• Identified and corrected program deficiencies for required textbooks and material.

• Volunteered own source material to ensure students could become trained and

certified.

• Facilitated the online licence application process.

Bilingual Business Education College

January 2013 – Present

Toronto, ON Canada

Instructor

• Qualified career college instructor under Ministry of Training, Colleges and

Universities.

• Taught Peer to peer and up to 30 in Private Security and Investigative Services

Act under Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services.

• Rendered classrooms safe by cleaning, removing obstacles from staircases and

doors.

• Ensured projectors, PC’s and other office equipment operational.

• Promoted and instructed all course material for 40 hour programs.

• Helped recruits prepare resumes and cover letters, advised on dress, deportment

and interviewing skills, assisted with immigration and legal issues, provided

expert experience into security and law enforcement industries, supplied

students with industry contacts.

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Andrews International

March 2011 – Present

Toronto, ON Canada

Anti Piracy Supervisor

• Led teams of 2-15 in high profile, heavy customer service oriented details fro

movie industry.

• Tracked attendance, call ins and absenteeism

• Liaised with industry celebrities, directors and crews on advanced film

screenings.

• Wrote and documented DARS (Daily Activity Reports) via online submissions.

• Discreet and cordial electronic wanding of personal baggage prior to entry to

theatres.

• Identified piracy trends and technologies.

• Trained recruits and wrote evaluations.

• Executive Protection details and planning for talent and crews.

Reilly Security

November 2009 – July 2013

Toronto, ON Canada

Training Manager

• Regularly taught classes of up to 20 new recruits.

• Coached and mentored hundreds into the industry standards, training and

protocols.

• Human resources generalist duties; pre-screening (sometimes over 35

contacts/daily), telephone and live interviews(at least 2-3/week),

recommendations for hire, sign-on process for taxation, employee handbooks,

quartermaster stores(sized and uniformed recruits), proper dress and

deportment, company orientations.

• Proficient creating PowerPoint 2 day orientations to 40 hour training modules.

• Specialized in Defensive Tactics programming and development, legislative

updates, current trends, program design and implementation.

• Practical instruction of all required physical components, scenario-based training,

testing and grading of accredited industry forms.

• Guided several incidents requiring employee discipline while marinating

compliance with Employment Standards and Labour Codes.

• Secondary role providing Executive Protection and Guarding details for

outsourced details where labour was short or unavailable.

• Regularly lifted and moved office equipment, desks, banker’s boxes, reports,

sometimes over 1800 lbs/day.

• Executive Protection details for Bell Canada and CBC Corporations.

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Intelligarde International

November 2008 – November 2009 (1 year 1 month)

Toronto, ON Canada

Lead Officer

• Site Lead for over 20,000 person community, overseeing teams of 1-4.

• Effectively handled hundreds of complaints and calls for service.

• Managed several fatality crime scenes.

• Secured at least 2 suicide scenes.

• Liaised with numerous police, fire and ambulance on hundreds of calls.

• Initiated partnership programs for community to meet n greet security teams.

• Wrote detailed, daily reports and incident reports, maintained daily notebook.

• Evaluated recruits coached and mentored in all aspects of safety.

Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario

Jan 2001 – July 2007

Thunder Bay & Toronto, ON Canada

Provincial Inspector (bilingual)

• Case managed hundreds of diverse and complex investigations,

• Completed interviews/witness statements both live and video.

• Prepared court briefs and laid charges.

• Full understanding and expertise of relevant legislation such as Liquor Licence

Act, Gaming Control Act, Criminal Code and Trespass to Property Acts

• Wrote court-ready detailed, accurate and complex Liquor and Gaming

investigations resulting in near 100% conviction rate.

• Liaised with Crown Counsel and provided expert advice as to sentencing and

dispositions, acting with impartiality and discretion.

• Monthly attended inspections in remote regions of the province from

Manitouwadge to the Manitoba border, managing over 700 establishments,

travelling thousands of KM via fleet inspections vehicle.

• Testified in over 30 Provincial Court and in quasi-judicial proceedings.

• Outstanding organizational and case management ability to plan most

investigations; included evidence collection, maintaining an evidence vault,

sending liquor samples to LCBO laboratories to obtain certified true copies,

maintaining investigation logs, obtaining relevant police notes as well as

• Active field investigator with an over 90% conviction rate, with sound analytical

and reasoning skills to participate in or lead investigations.

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• Managed busy office environment; over 600 emails, 3-400 phone calls, over

1200 pieces letter mail, inspected over 800 Special Occasion Permits, averaged

30-50 site inspections monthly.

• Regularly used Compliance Assessment and Spot Inspection forms, weekly

planners, fleet maintenance and budget expense forms.

• Invited instructor to the OPP Block Training Unit – Northwest Region

• Lectured to major enforcement groups such as the Ministry of Natural Resources

Enforcement Unit, OPP and Thunder Bay City Police uniform and Detective

divisions, CSIS and the RCMP on various topics of expertise: Liquor and

Gaming legislation as well as Use of Force and Defensive Tactics.

• Promoted to Intelligence Liaison to the CISO (Criminal Investigation Service

Ontario) for our office and served with OPP Anti Terrorism and US Dept of

Homeland Security.

• Met many Stakeholders on a regular basis: building complex management and

Boards of Directors, University Administration, Crown Counsel and Provincial

Government reps, Members of Parliament, Community Leaders and other

business and private representatives.

• Worked exclusively with JFO (Joint Forces organization w/ RCMP, OPP, Thunder

Bay City and Drug Units)

• Joint undercover operations with Guns and Gangs, Drugs and Biker Enforcement

Units, making arrests and gathering intelligence, grading and disseminating

same.

• Identified branches of Organized Crime in 2 remote regions of Northwestern

Ontario.

Software

• MS SUITE (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) proficient w/ thousands of hours

practical use and experience, used on a daily basis.

• Self taught and learned from IT specialists at places of employment.

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Education and Certifications

Queen Elizabeth High School Diploma – Sioux Lookout, ON – Grade 12

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Lakehead University – Thunder Bay, ON – BA Sociology

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Certified General Investigation Training (GIT) Ontario Police College

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Certified Liquor Inspector (LI-1) Ontario Police College

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Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor (PPCT)

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Certified Level One Coaching (3M)

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Certified BST and BST Instructor – Justice Institute British Columbia

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Certified Security Officer Course – Confederation College

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Certified Protection Officer (IFPO)

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Certified Effective Leadership Seminar Series (EL-101)

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Certified Union Steward Levels 1 & 2 - OPSEU

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Certified WHIMIS

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Certified H2S = Hydrogen Sulphide

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Certified International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)

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Certified Close Protection Specialist – Globe Risk Holdings

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Military Service – Lake Superior Scottish Regiment – Private & 2 nd Lt

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Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) Certification

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Licensed Private Investigator/Security Guard

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1st Aid/CPR certified

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Alcohol Liability/Hostile Person/Aggression Recognition Management

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VHF Marine Radio Operators License

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Smart Serve Certification

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Race Relations and Diversity – Lakehead University

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Hostage Crisis and Recovery Training – Thunder Bay City Police

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Mid-Atlantic Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement (MAGLOCLEN)

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Interview/Interrogation Certification

Courtroom Procedure Certification

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Crime Scene Management Certification

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Red Cross Instructor

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Fraud Detection Training – Counterfeit Materials

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Andrews International – Anti/Counter Terrorism Training

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Use of Force

Patrol Techniques

Anti Piracy

Courtroom Testimony

Crime Scene Preservation

Leadership Training Series – Counseling, Empowerment,

and Leadership Qualities, Listening and Speaking Attributes,

Communications, Delegation, Values and Mentoring.

Gang Recognition

Cultural Diversity/Sensitivity

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Supervisor Instructor

Other/Previous:

• Conducted several, intensive risk based assessments for private properties.

• Working Knowledge of Request for Proposals for bids to security contractors.

• Working knowledge of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) and

associated legislation.

• Campus Security Officer at Lakehead University – 12 years

• Canada Post Security/Mail Count 1 year contract

• Casino Security – 6 months contract

• Apprentice Projectionist – 5 years

• Surveyor Crew Chief – 10 years

• Assistant Bar Manager – 5 years

• Private Investigator – 20+ years (current dual licence)

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