Brandon Litton
Rockwall
Summary
Dynamic and strategic Physical Security Project and Program Manager with extensive experience across multiple verticals, combining field expertise with office acumen. Proven ability to design, build, and manage comprehensive pipelines from inception through execution and beyond. Skilled in planning, tracking, contract negotiation, and vendor management while effectively coordinating with cross-functional teams. Committed to delivering exceptional client experiences and ensuring project success in physical security systems.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
AECOM, Consultant to Microsoft
10.2025 - Current
- Physical Security - Data Center Construction
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
Project Manager
QCIC - Goldman Sacs
04.2025 - 10.2026
- Physical Security - Project Manager
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
Global Project / Program Manager
Accrue - TIAA Financial
04.2023 - 10.2024
- Physical Security - SME (Subject Matter Expert)
- Consultant project manager for a new construction tower in Frisco, TX. Examined, negotiated and executed $3.1 million security and safety installation. Analyzed technical human resource capability from vendor, sub-contractor and general contractors.
- - Assigned to lead global system wide security device upgrades and system migration for smart mobile credentials, mass notification alerts, AI enabled technology implementation, enterprise level access control migration, integrated intercom and emergency communications systems, command center design and upgrades, license plate cameras installation, compliance archiving changes.
- - Project manager for all new lease construction. Creating initial requirement narratives & design, review and approve vendor proposals, track and close projects. Report and archive as-builts for future use and enterprise system health checks.
- - Initiate visitor management upgrade projects involving 100+ regional offices, institute an admin user training program. Lead project manager to expand mass notification system from alert enterprise to all regional offices, integrate teams messaging and Zoom meeting interruption integration.
- - Reinitialized a 12-month delayed fence project at main campus headquarters. Realigned to include three additional future projects into one major initiative. Successfully implemented strategies to complete the initial project while simultaneously bringing future projects 18 months ahead of schedule. Original budget set for $2.8 million, with negotiation, alignment of requirements, contracting new vendors, the project team achieved budget reduction for all projects combined to $2.1 million. Utilizing the remaining budget allocation to initialize new upgrades for exterior cameras and data center physical security technology migration.
- - Code and Compliance reviewer. Internal audit and risk assessment team member leading review of local building authority permitting.
Branch Manager
Digi Security Systems
07.2022 - 04.2023
- Interviewed and hired talented individuals with top-level strengths, improving organizational talent, and skill sets. Leading a team of 31 employees for local branch for a multi state security integrator. Team makeup: 3 project managers, 18 technicians, 3 service technicians, 2 locksmiths, inventory coordinator, 2 project coordinator, and a 2 project engineer.
- - Successfully introduced new roles and responsibilities by identifying strategic HR deficiencies, executing projects with better communication and confidence, transfer and transparency of updates while delivering more detailed and insightful KPI measurements.
- - Projects included school districts, such as Fort Worth ISD, Dallas ISD & Arlington ISD, City of Highland Park, and many others.
- - Profit & Loss reporting, job costs pre and post analysis, specialized resource allocation and planning, long term multi-project scheduling, and development of project dashboards. Tracked KPI and scorecard to identify leadership traits among technician groups for career advancement.
Security Department Manager
A1 Locksmiths
06.2021 - 07.2022
- - Lead client relations for upgrading key real estate acquisitions and their construction refresh projects in the southeast region of the US. Identified and partnered with vendors in these areas to install and deploy new security systems. Led change management sessions with local facilities management teams to strategize go live implementation and constructed user guides to effectively migrate old databases to new databases.
- - Helped create clear and concise communication to residents about utilizing new security devices in their property.
- - Provided insights on pros and cons of different manufacturers, the physical infrastructure dynamics of sites, and capabilities of different systems.
- - Held weekly updates with Asset Managers / General Contractors / Owners/ Facility managers for national accounts including Dollar General retail sites in Texas area, WingStop restaurants in North Texas area, Apple retail stores in DFW metro area.
- - Worked with the locksmith department to create technical wiring diagrams and deployment objectives to deliver to field technicians in training to transition to technical roles.
Security Department Manager
KHT Electronics
04.2019 - 05.2021
- - Began as licensed security manager, within 4 months increased profit margin by 15% across all projects over $10,000 and by 5% average across projects over $100K. This was accomplished by selectively identifying client objectives and opportunities to expand original scope. Increased change order billing from $0 to average of $15K per project.
- - Decreased cost of materials by identifying value bulk buys from retail during their select inventory reduction initiatives.
Operations Manager
Alpha Wolf Security
03.2017 - 04.2019
- - Operation manager for security, access control & home electronics company. Oversee five subcontracting crews.
Service Department Manager
Compound Security Specialists
05.2010 - 03.2017
- - Led warranty repair work, solved complex problems and maintained client relationships by owning issues and delivering solutions.
- - Started as entry level service technician and became assistant manager of the service department.
Education
No Degree - Systems Networking
TSTC - Texas State Technical College
Waco, TXSkills
- Work flow planning
- Feasibility analysis
- Workforce training
- Project tracking
- Project development
- Systems implementation
- Team collaboration
- Change control operations
- Advanced understanding of multiple industry leading software
- Project scheduling
- Multi-unit operations management
Affiliations
-Member of SIA (Security Institute Association)
Timeline
Project Manager
AECOM, Consultant to Microsoft
10.2025 - Current
Project Manager
QCIC - Goldman Sacs
04.2025 - 10.2026
Global Project / Program Manager
Accrue - TIAA Financial
04.2023 - 10.2024
Branch Manager
Digi Security Systems
07.2022 - 04.2023
Security Department Manager
A1 Locksmiths
06.2021 - 07.2022
Security Department Manager
KHT Electronics
04.2019 - 05.2021
Operations Manager
Alpha Wolf Security
03.2017 - 04.2019
Service Department Manager
Compound Security Specialists
05.2010 - 03.2017
No Degree - Systems Networking
TSTC - Texas State Technical College
PROFILE
- Brandon Litton
- Physical Security Project / Program Manager
- Rockwall, Texas 75032
- 512.417.3421
- brandonlitton1@gmail.com