General Manager Security Officer

Professional Summary

Retired New Jersey State Police Lieutenant, with 26 years’ experience and extensive managerial, administrative and operational experience. Over 50 years of Martial Arts training and teaching. Currently the owner of the Bob Long School of Self-Defense. Conducted Self-Defense and Defensive Tactics training classes for the New Jersey State Police, US Marshal Services, local municipality Police Departments as well as individualized training for local, state and federal law enforcement officers. Highly adept at taking swift and decisive action in critical and rapidly evolving situations; demonstrated leadership qualities with a focus on working collaboratively to investigate and solve complex casework; skilled at building rapport with administrators, teachers and students.

Experience

The Frisch School, Paramus, New Jersey

Armed Security Officer with Davis Security Solutions, August 2024 to Present

Provide security for school staff, students, buildings and property.

Regularly patrol school perimeter and facilities, including security checks of school sites.

Ensure access is limited to approved and specified points of entry, as well as school grounds, athletic facilities, and parking areas.

Completes reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities.

Department of Public Works, Maywood, New Jersey

Laborer, January 2024 to July 2024

Maintain public grounds, roads, parks, sewers, and buildings, such as salting, plowing, landscaping, cleaning catch basins, and other related tasks as assigned.

Weed mitigation, small tree trimming, curb and gutter clearance, curb and crosswalk painting, small area concrete repair, and sign maintenance.

Bulky item pick up from streets, alleys, and city-owned properties.

Assist in resolving city staff facility requests and concerns.

Planet Fitness, Naples, Florida

General Manager, June 2023 to December 2023

·Recruit, hire, train and develop staff consisting of Assistant Managers, Member Service Representatives, Trainers, and Cleaners.

·Manage all day-to-day operations.

·Enforce all Planet Fitness policies and procedures.

·Determine and improve weak areas of the club.

·Drive and grow club sales using sales skills and training.

·Staff management.

·Schedule staff and ensure all shifts are covered.

·Resolve employee issues or concerns.

·Administration and processing of all weekly/bi-weekly employee payroll.

·Facilitate all member requests, issues, and questions.

·Determine and communicate equipment repair in Fitness EMS in a timely manner.

GymGuyz SW Florida, Naples, Florida

General Manager, 2022 to June 2023

·Recruit, hire, onboard and offboard all team members.

·Support personnel related problems or difficulties.

·Manage day-to-day operations, including overseeing staff, client communications and care.

·Perform daily, weekly and monthly business driving activities.

·Achieve desired sales and profitability goals through leadership and motivation of team members.

·Ensure ongoing prospecting and generation of new prospective clients.

·Resolve client complaints in an expeditious and tactful manner.

·Manage all aspects of logistics including scheduling, verification of sessions and vehicle assignments.

Impact Zone Fitness and Sports Performance Center, Norwood, New Jersey

General Manager, 2017 to 2021

·Manage day-to-day operations of facility, including overseeing staff, client communications and care, financial statement reviews and daily facility maintenance.

·Lead the MMA, Self-Defense and Wrestling departments by acting as a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor.

·Develop training schedules, workout plans and guidelines for one-on-one trainings and group sessions.

·Identify prospective clients and communicate information on facility to gain new business.

·Act as client-care liaison to address concerns and ensure successful resolution to issues.

·Maintain certification requirements by taking continuing education courses on most up-to-date practices for personal training and group fitness.

·Collaborate with instructors to review effectiveness of classes and instruction, and investigate ways to improve areas of weakness.

·Work with maintenance staff to ensure facility machines are safe, in excellent working order, workout rooms/facilities are sanitary and germ-free.

Lodi High School, Lodi, New Jersey

School Security Investigator, 2015 to 2017

·Investigated out-of-district students attending high school with inaccurate residence information.

·Conducted daily attendance review for students.

·Communicated attendance discrepancies with appropriate faculty and staff members.

·Reviewed records and documentation regarding students past discipline issues.

·Investigated any threats of violence, bullying or misconduct.

·Led personal property investigations as well as internal conflict resolutions.

·Assisted in developing safety plans for active shooter situations.

·Ensured students’ safety during fire drills, lockdown drills and other safety exercises.

New Jersey State Police, Troop B, Totowa, New Jersey

Lieutenant, Unit Head – Troop B Criminal Investigation Office, 2012 to 2013

·Supervised 32 State Police Detectives dispersed between nine different State Police Stations throughout New Jersey.

·Managed approximately 5,200 criminal investigations per year.

·Charged with scheduling daily administrative tasks for the unit.

·Conducted Criminal Investigation Inspection of all station Detective Bureaus to provide integrity of all records and administrative functions.

·Gave daily briefings to Troop Commander and Deputy Troop Commander on criminal

activities as well as unit activities.

Sergeant First Class, Assistant Unit Head, 2011 to 2012

·Worked with the Unit Head in Troop B Criminal Investigation Office to accomplish daily administrative tasks within the Criminal Investigations Unit.

·Collaborated with supervisors to make decisions on personnel scheduling, staffing issues,

criminal investigations, seized vehicles and conducted searches and seizures.

Detective Sergeant First Class, Zone Supervisor, 2009 to 2011

·Supervised four State Police Stations in North Jersey Troop B Criminal Investigation Office; oversaw all administrative and criminal investigation tasks associated with each station.

·Handled Trooper evaluations and personnel decisions; worked collaboratively with leadership

to ensure all criminal investigations were handled in a timely manner.

Detective Sergeant Totowa Sub-Station Detective Bureau, 2003 to 2009

·Supervised and oversaw all aspects of criminal investigations and administrative tasks for the Totowa Detective Bureau in Troop B Criminal Investigation Office.

·Oversaw the New Jersey Permit to Carry Bureau for three major banks in the area.

·Provided direction and case management pertaining to all criminal investigations for approximately 55 members of the New Jersey Permit to Carry Bureau assigned to Totowa Sub-Station.

·Conducted all court preparation and discovery pertaining to criminal investigations for all

members of the Bureau.

Detective, Sussex Station Detective Bureau, 1998 to 2003

·Conducted hundreds of major criminal investigations in Troop B Criminal Investigation Office, ranging from homicides, sexual assaults and aggravated assaults to burglaries, theft and fraud.

·Participated in the response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, on the World Trade

Center.

Trooper, Trooper 1, Sergeant, Field Operation Section, 1987 to 1998

·Led criminal and motor vehicle enforcement and investigations in Troop B and Troop D.

·Assigned to Division Headquarters for numerous years to act as a member of Operation Roadside Task Force and Criminal Task Force, focusing on drug interdiction.

Education

·National Academy of Sports Medicine, Certified Personal Trainer. 2013

·Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, New Jersey, Associate’s Degree, Liberal Arts, 1995

·New Jersey State Police Academy, Fort Dix, New Jersey, 1987.

·Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, New Jersey State Police Academy, 21 Credits.

·Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, 74 Credits.

Professional Skills

·New Jersey Retired Law Enforcement Permit to Carry, Armed/ SORA Certified, Auto Theft Investigation, Interview and Interrogation Specialist, Self-Defense and Defensive Tactics Expert, High-Intensity Tactical Training, Criminal Investigation, Active Shooter Certification, First Line Supervisor Trained, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools, Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents

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