Security Operations Officer

STEPHEN P. ABBOTT

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PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTOR

Security professional with over 20 years of extensive overseas and domestic experience and expertise in security operations, force protection, law enforcement operations, management, and training. Deployed to austere environments four times, with a proven ability to conduct, manage, and lead all manner of security operations in a variety of environments.

Core Competencies Include:

Security Operations

Mobile Patrols/Static Security

Access Control

Executive Protection

Security Procedures Implementation

Training/Certified Firearms Instructor

Risk Management/Consulting

Performance Evaluation

Management

Team Building

Critical Thinking

Mentoring

Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SITE SECURITY FOR MAJOR PROPUSLSION COMPANY, X-BOW PROPULSION SYSTEMS, BLACK WATCH SECURITY, LLC, LULING, TEXAS NOVEMBER 2024 – PRESENT

Access Control, Armed Security Mobile Patrol

Provided access control to the site, restricting access to authorized personnel

Provided armed mobile patrol, monitoring the perimeter of the site

Provided control and direction for equipment and package deliveries

Assisted company safety director in preparing and securing site prior to testing of equipment

Assisting local, county, state and federal authorities in all situations

BUS MONITOR/SECURITY, ACRI DEFENSE/OPERATION LONE STAR

SOUTHERN BORDER, STATE OF TEXAS NOVEMBER 2023 TO JANUARY 2024

Bus Monitoring, Passenger Accountability, Bus Driver Security.

Provided safety and accountability of passengers prior to onboarding, while in transit, and at arrival to the destination.

Provided state agency with updates on the status of passengers while in transit

Maintaining accurate passenger count using state issued software.

FORCE PROTECTION, NATO, MULTI-NATIONAL BATTLE GROUP-EAST, CAMP BONDSTEEL, KOSOVO FEBRUARY 2016 – FEBRUARY 2017

Force Protection, Armed Guard

Provided both static, support by fire platforms and mobile security for the installation and associated airfields as well as quick reaction force.

Conducted access control measures for vehicles and pedestrians entering the installation.

Conducted biometric data collection utilizing MOBS software.

Served as associate instructor for the company’s training section on site.

ADVANCED PROTECTION SERVICES, LLC, MYRTLE BEACH, SC APRIL 2010 – FEB. 2016

Security officer, Special operations team lead, Primary firearms instructor

Provided facility and patron security for various clients across the state of South Carolina, to include executive protection for VIP’s.

Was responsible for overseeing the individual and small team proficiency in specialized skills which the team applied with adaptability, improvisation, and innovation against elements that are often unprepared to respond.

Was responsible for the planning, organizing, training and execution of tailored and integrated assignments.

Was responsible for maintaining an effective collaboration between Advanced Protection Services security officers and public law enforcement; local, state, and federal.

Insured that the team is trained and properly equipped and that they are deployed at the right time to the right place for the right missions.

BLACKWATER WORLDWIDE, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN APRIL 2008 - APRIL 2010

Associate instructor, Counter Narcotics Training Unit

Instructed and trained indigenous Afghan Narcotic Police Officers in various blocks of instruction, including but not limited to; Firearms, Close Quarters Battle, Defensive Tactics, Tactical Mobility Driving, Interview and Interrogation, Undercover Operations, Surveillance, Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Proper Search Methods for Personnel and Vehicles, Access Control, Afghan constitutional law, precursor chemical identification in Kabul and Spinbuldak, Afghanistan as well as mentoring the officers on actual counter-drug operations.

Provided contingency support to forward operational forces in support of current global operations.

CITY OF MYRTLE BEACH, MYRTLE BEACH, SC OCTOBER 1995 – MAY 2005

Police officer, Street Crimes Unit

Patrolled the city limits for proactive criminal deterrence, answered calls for service, making arrests for criminal violations, preparing written reports, providing testimony in court proceedings.

Prepared, managed, and took part in undercover operations, to include controlled buys and reversals.

Conducted both static and mobile surveillance.

Prepared and conducted community policing projects within the city limits.

EDUCATION

University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Basic Law Enforcement Certification

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, certified private security firearms instructor. Instructor Certification Number: 091364

Texas Department of Public Safety licensed private security officer, Level 3/Level4

License # 01008283

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour Construction Safety and Health certification # 26-007******

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