Alan Tlusty
Baltimore,MD
Summary
A proven Asset Protection professional with over 20 years of experience in retail and corporate environments. Highly motivated, organized individual who has specialized skills in various types of investigations, interrogations and controlling company assets. A strong ability to work as part of a team or individually. Highly adaptable to the evolving corporate strategies.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
District Asset Protection Manager
Safeway Inc.
Lanham, MD
06.2015 - Current
- Responsible for product, cash and the physical integrity of up to 40 hi-volume stores in the Maryland region, consisting of approximately 1800 employees.
- Manage third-party, audit teams to reconcile reported inventory.
- Perform in-depth audits and investigations that improve shrink results.
- Investigate employee theft, vendor theft, workplace violence, sexual harassment, race/gender discrimination, customer complaints, policy violations, and ethics/hotline calls.
- Developed detailed case reports for all investigations.
- Educate and train management / hourly employees on corporate initiatives, policies and procedures.
- Recruited, hired, trained, and managed up to ten Asset Protection Specialist.
- Testified in court, unemployment hearings, and union grievances.
- Average workload of 240 to 280 cases per year over the last five years.
- Help prepare human resources, associate relations and corporate attorneys with EEOC complaints, union grievances, and lawsuits.
Loss Prevention Investigator
Safeway Inc.
Lanham, MD
06.2004 - 02.2015
- Performed over 1,200 investigations that covered various types of corporate fraud, employee relations, loss and policy violations.
- Performed hundreds of audits that consisted of reviewing night operations, backroom procedures, and cash handling.
Management Consultant / Supervisor
Norman Jaspan Associates
New York, NY
05.1998 - 04.2004
- Account manager to Fortune 500 client undercover investigation projects.
- Performed security audits to decrease shrink and increase product controls for client accounts.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice -
Rutgers College of Arts & Sciences
01.1997
Skills
- Investigation Management
- Surveillance Techniques
- Loss Prevention Strategies
- Internal Audits
- Surveillance Systems
- Team Training
- Data Analysis
Certification
- Certified Forensic Interviewer
- Certificate of completion from the John E. Reid and Associates, Inc., advanced course
- Member of International Association of Interviewers
Awards
- 2010 recipient of Safeway's Outstanding Employee Achievement Award
- 2013 recipient of Safeway's Loss Prevention Case of the Year
References
References Upon Request
Timeline
District Asset Protection Manager
Safeway Inc.
06.2015 - Current
Loss Prevention Investigator
Safeway Inc.
06.2004 - 02.2015
Management Consultant / Supervisor
Norman Jaspan Associates
05.1998 - 04.2004
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice -
Rutgers College of Arts & Sciences