Security Manager

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Boezellar "Gunny" Thomas

Security Training Director, Government Contracts/ Private Security

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Years In Industry

38 years in security industry

22 years as Senior Instructor/Marine Corps Master Instructor supervising & conducting readiness assessment of Instructors and overseeing compliance with Annual, semi- annual, quarterly and monthly by instructing, data entry as well as assisting HR in safe termination environment.

Highlights of Accomplishments

Director of Security DSI Inc.; Served as the Director supervising officers on gate procedures, personnel, and vehicle inspection. Respond to Home intruders and vandalism. Worked alone side Hoover Police department tracking down violators by using the Dwelling Live Management System. Served as the convening authority on all contested traffic tickets. Trained any and all new officers as they came aboard the contract in patrolling, defensive driving techniques and how to write traffic tickets on several all violations.

Training Director for Top Guard Security Inc./ Training Academy Instructor/ Management Supervisor; during a five (5) year tenure trained over 10,000 officers, Certified Training Instructor in Firearms (Handgun, Shotgun, Rifle and Axon Taser) Expandable Baton, Arrest Authority, Conflict Management (Verbal De-escalation), Smith Cushion Driving, Supervisors, Quality Assurance, Instructor of IAHSS Security Training Valley Health Hospital (Winchester, VA.), assisted and trained Account Managers and leaders in Active Shooter Courses/ Workplace and Campus Security.

Director of Training for a Virginia Based Security Deco Security Company and Academy; during that time trained over 2500 security Officers, assisted in Project management, budgeting and Federal, DOD and State compliance requirements as well as taught Military Law Enforcement Subject matter to our DOD base Installation Security Officers.

Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, Naval Security Group Activity Northwest (NAVSECGRU)

o6 years as Master (Senior) Instructor

o4 years as Battalion Training Chief, Mobile Training Team (MTT); trained more than 240 Marine Security Forces personnel each month.

Instructor & Training Director for 700 civilian security personnel at DOD's Eastern Regional Ports;

courses taught include Anti-Terrorism and Operations Risk Management

NCO in charge of urban warfare training exercises for over 50 multiple-agency/civilian SWAT personnel

Certifications

(Partial List)

Marine Corps Nuclear Technician (Nuclear Weaponry Guard), Okinawa, Japan; selected by Section Chief

Marine Corps Security Force Cadre Instructor of Base Security Supervisors

Marine Corps Armed Security Guard Instructor

13 years as Compliance Agent, Virginia Dept. of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)

Virginia Special Conservator of the Peace

DCJS certified Private Security Instructor

DOD certified OSHA and Mishap Investigator

Homeland Security (FPS) Federal Security/ Contract Instructor, Magnetometer/ Personnel Scanning

18 years as DCJS Baton and OC Spray Instructor

13 years as DCJS Firearms Instructor, Axon Taser Instructor, Smith Cushion Driver Instructor, American Red Cross (BLS) Instructor

Summary of Security Instructor/ Manager Expertise

Director of Security--- 13 months DSI Security Golf Course gated Community Birmingham, AL (Greystone) 2 Properties nearly 900 homes,

Training Director, Government Contracts Top Guard Security Hampton Roads, VA

Director of Training---5 years

Trained Instructor of 100% of Armed (all weapons) Expandable Baton, OC Spray, Axon Taser Instructor and Unarmed Security officers (over 1100) on Government (Federal & State DMV), Module Campus Security Officer Training (Norfolk State University/ Tidewater Community College) and Private local security contracts. Use of Force/ Deadly Force escalation, Arrest Authority, Baton, Handcuffs, Verbal De- escalation, Self Defense, Supervisor Training, Smith Cushion Driving, Red Cross Instructor. Maintain Section Budget and Supervised other Instructors and Managers for over 9 individual contracts (over $11 million) to include proposals and start- ups annually.

Security Coordinator—2 years at QVC Distribution Center Suffolk, VA

QVC's 5 U.S. Distribution Centers shipped 300,000 packages daily: QVC's annual revenue in

2016 was $2.4 billion

Director of Training—3 years Action Facilities Management Norfolk, VA

Ensured training regulations compliance for over 500 security officers serving government contracts

Senior Trainer (Train the Trainer)—3 years Southeastern Protective Services Suffolk, VA

and DynCorp International

Recruiter/screener of new applicants, re-processed clearances and administered behavior exams on the Virginia contracts during the Navy DOD contract bridge training transition from military to civilian security

Training Director, Asst. Project Manager—6 years Deco Security Service Norfolk, VA

and Deco Security Service Training Academy

Instructor/Training Director instructing over 250 Dept. of Defense (DOD)'s Eastern Regional locations ports including Norfolk Naval Shipyard personnel in 4 weeks, exceeding DCJS firearms requirements

Instructed in X-Ray and Magnetometer, taser and Use of Force/ Deadly Force

Master Instructor—22 years U.S. Marine Corps

Education

U.S. Marine Corps Staff College Quantico, VA

Over 3,000 hours of military and homeland security, and Department of Defense too numerous to list; most taught by specialized experts in their field

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