About
Premises Liability/Negligent Security Expert.
Security Management Consultant, Former FBI Special Agent, and Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer for Sony Electronics' global operations.
Appointed by the Mayor of San Diego to serve on the Citizen's Review Board on Police Practices and led one of the evaluation teams.
Board-certified business and organizational security management consultant with over 35 years of experience in premises liability, negligent security, use of force (guard force), workplace violence, special event security, security policies & procedures, negligent hiring/supervision, and investigations.
Contributing author to "Strategic Security Management: A Risk Assessment Guide For Decision Makers, Second Edition."
In 2019, I was invited to join the 14-person Senior Advisory Group of the FBI's Domestic Security Alliance Council based in Washington, D.C. I was elected to the Board of Directors for the FBI-affiliated Infragard San Diego Chapter.
Earned a Master’s Degree in business and organizational security management, summa cum laude, from Webster University. Received my undergraduate degree in English from Florida International University with a minor in business. Received additional senior executive education with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, and the University of Michigan Business School.