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Houston, TX *****

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Michael Benson

CARRER SUMMARY

President and Chief Executive Officer of The National Security Academy and B.P Security & Investigations with the responsibilities as a licensed manager for both companies. Marketing and Sales Manager for BP Worldwide Security. This accountability includes managing business operations. I was later the Marketing and Sales Managers of two other small Security Companies

Experience

2017- 2018 - Empire Security & Investigations

Manager/ Sales

Responsible for job functions as a Manager

Responsible for marketing City, State, and federal government bid proposals and contracts.

2007 – 2017 – Gulf Coast Security and Investigations

Manager/ Sales

Responsible for job functions as a Manager

Responsible for marketing City, State, and federal government bid proposals and contracts.

Feb 2013-2016– BP Worldwide Security Inc

Manager / Sales

Responsible for job functions as a Manager, Licensed Commissioned Security Officer, Licensed Personal Protection, Licensed Private Investigator

Responsible for marketing City, State, and federal government bid proposals and contracts.

Manager/ Sales

March 1989-2016 National Security Academy Houston, TX

President - CEO

Responsible for job functions as a licensed manager, licensed classroom and firearms instructor (J-1375), licensed Concealed handgun Instructor (2823), Licensed Personal Protection instructor (w-123), approved Private Investigations continuing education Instructor (I116), National Rifle Association of America Certified Pistol and Personal Protection Instructor and approved ASP Baton Instructor.

Responsible for marketing and government bid proposals and contracts.

Major Accomplishment – Established NSA’S first International customer base.

Responsible for coordinating student orientations with the Director of Training and the Director of Job Placement every month

Responsible for daily operations of the National Security Academy, which includes interacting with the advisory board and delegating decisions regarding admissions, class scheduling administration, continuing education, course curriculum development and job placement.

March 1989-2006 B.P. Security & Investigations Houston, TX

President - CEO

Responsible for job functions as a licensed Manager, Licensed Commissioned Security Officer, Licensed Personal Protection, Licensed Private Investigator

Responsible for marketing City, State, and federal government bid proposals and contracts.

Major Accomplishment – Established B.P Security & Investigations first major city subcontract for 3/4 of a million dollars in 1999. Second major city subcontract 8.5 million.

Responsible for daily operations of B.P Security & Investigations, which includes delegating decisions regarding Marketing, Human Resources, Job Scheduling, Finance, Operations, In-service Training, Administration and Customer Relations.

Responsible for coordinating the Security Officer Division, Patrol Division, Investigations Division, Personal Protection Division, Bail Enforcement Division, Security Consulting Division and the Digital Surveillance equipment division.

Sept-1993 – March 1994 American Security Academy Houston, TX

General Manager

Assembled Americans first successful recruiting team known as Career Options (Independent Contractor). The teams greatest accomplishment was recruiting 30 basic Security Officer students in one week

Major accomplishments included; Establishing ASOA’s first state contract with the Texas Rehabilitation Commission and its first contract with the National Veterans Outreach Program. Also assisted with the design of ASOA’s first television commercial. And worked closely with the CEO, CFO and the current Contract Liaison Officer with the first proposal outline for ASOA’s Hospital Security Curriculum.

Interacted with Health Care Instructors to make sure company policies were met and adhered to.

Conducted Student orientations every week with the CEO.

March 1992- Sept 1993 Chenier School Houston, TX

Admissions Director

Responsible for marketing Chenier’s training centers.

Responsibilities included establishing advertising budgets, hiring and terminating employees.

Responsible for training recruiters with the proper sales techniques, developing sales scripts, admissions policies and procedures

Major accomplishment: increased the Chenier School student recruitment from 20 students per month to 150 students per month, which increased the gross revenue from $ 150,000 per month to $ 377,500 per month. This feat made Chenier School the largest Security Academy in Texas

Conducted student orientations every week with the CEO and the Job Placement Director.

Education

Sept 1989- Feb 1993 Sept 1989 – Feb- 1993 Career Options Houston, TX

Chief Executive Office

Responsible for full-time operations, which include marketing, finance and employee relations.

Developed job placement procedures and job training curriculum

Negotiated job placement contract between potential client and employers.

Responsible for making presentations to civic group, employees, churches and available job training programs.

Aug 1988- Aug 1989 Allied Education Detroit, MI

Admissions Director

Responsible for marketing Lawton’s training centers and job placement curriculum to the Detroit metropolitan community (including dislocated workers from Ford, Chrysler & General Motors.

Major Accomplishment: $ 6 million dollars in sales the first year

Managed a staff of 12 employees. Responsibilities included hiring and evaluating employee’s monthly performance.

Conducted sales training seminars

Responsible for generating monthly revenue and interacting with the financial aid departments, which qualified clients, based on the Department of Education guidelines.

Jan 1987 – July 1988 Allied Education Houston, TX

Regional Admissions Representative

Responsible for organizing and implementing the admissions procedures of the third largest national vocational school system in the USA.

Major accomplishments: Became the number 1 admissions representative in the nation in December 1998 and March 1989.

1971–197*-**-**** North Harris Montgomery County Community College

Law Enforcement Training

Security Officer & Firearms – J-1375 (Licensed with the State of Texas)

NRA Basic Firearm Instructor

Personal Protection Instructor – W 123.

Certified ASP Baton Instructor

Department of Public Safety-Concealed Handgun Instructor

Graduate 10/2/96 License # 2823

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas 1975-1979

Bachelors of Business Administration

Major: Marketing

B.A in Business Administration, 1979, Wichita State University, Kansas

Awards

20012001 Texas Businessman of the Year 2001 Texas Businessman of the Year Award, National Republican Congressional Committee

Organizations

Member of American Society of Industrial Security, International Foundation for Protection Officers, National Rifle association, Association of Security Services, and Private Investigators of the State of Texas

Honorary co-chairman of Business Advisory Council in Texas

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