David Adamson
Depauw
Summary
Proven leader in loss prevention, adept at driving significant shrink reduction and enhancing security across multiple states for FIVE STAR FOOD SERVICE/BREAK TIME SOLUTIONS. Excelled in building strategic plans and teams, leveraging expertise in security equipment and investigation techniques. Achieved below-industry shrink rates, demonstrating exceptional analytical and team management skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
MAINSTREAM FIBER NETWORKS
NEW SALISBURY, IN
02.2025 - Current
- Manage day-to-day warehouse operations at New Salisbury Location
- Work with contractors and sub-contractors to fulfill work orders for underground, aerial and splicing
- Ordering appropriate products to maintain constant stock levels
- Review BOM’S to and order products for upcoming projects
- Maintain all essential paperwork for shipping and receiving
- Loading and unloading of all shipments in and out of the New Salisbury location
CORPORATE LOSS PREVENTION MANAGER
FIVE STAR FOOD SERVICE/BREAK TIME SOLUTIONS
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
05.2021 - 11.2024
- I was tasked to build a team to oversee 1500 micro markets that grew to over 4600 in 9 states
- Analyze shrink trend reports and investigate reported losses
- Build a strategic plan to monitor each market to effectively manage shrink
- Built a plan to combat over 2 million dollars a month loss within the company footprint and pushed our shrink number down below the industry standard
- Use of multiple camera systems cloud based, and DVR based remotely
- Including Rhombus, Revo, Smart Pss, Verkada, Aero, Kodak, and Night Owl
- Use of Panoptyc theft detection software
- Create a log of every market over the company footprint to hold the information for accessing and monitoring of each
- Including the type of monitoring system, log in's, passwords, installation date and geographical location by branch
- We have built a system to create investigations and send them directly to our customers for review and to collect restitution for our loss
- We built a restitution log to track when the investigations were sent and the resolution
- Travel to branches to educate merchandisers on shrink and how to help control
- Met with the top leaders of the company weekly and biweekly to discuss shrinkage and any new measures to be implemented to help control shrinkage
- Produced market integrity reports weekly and sent to each of the branch's management to help produce sales within the market and to show stock out locations
- Collaborate with other operations teams to address issues and improve security
- Communicate directly with the clients to help address shrink in their locations
- Meet with CSM'S weekly to discuss open investigations and any potential new markets that would be experiencing high shrinkage
- Monitor POS systems for variances
- Monitor interior and exterior of Five Star locations directly under my control
- Oversee the cash office and do weekly video surveillance to ensure all procedures are followed
- Oversee the company Azuga in car monitoring system to minimize loss through accidents, speeding and unsafe driving
LOSS PREVENTION MANAGER, HUNTING DEPARTMENT MANAGER, FISHING DEPARTMENT MANAGER
BASS PRO SHOP
CLARKSVILLE, IN
01.2015 - 05.2021
- Directed loss prevention team of 6 associates along with managing 70 other associates between the other two departments.
- Overseeing security for 289,00 square foot multi-level retail store
- POS auditing
- Safeguarding credit applications and other sensitive documents
- Review of all federal firearms documents
- Store safety audits
- Answer alarm calls
- EAS tagging security
- Monthly audits for shrink and time theft
- Monthly firearms audits
- Pos and safe audits
- Duties include Department Sales, Staffing, Training and Merchandising
- Setting department features while keeping a high level of customer service
- Supervise 50+ employees
- Hiring and counseling of all staff
- Establishing action plans to drive the performance of sales in each department
- Proactively identifying opportunities to reinforce the stores' brand through retail and field activities
- Along with promoting high quality retail standards at every opportunity
- Supervise opening and closing of the store
LOSS PREVENTION LEAD
BASS PRO SHOP
CLARKSVILLE, IN
01.2010 - 01.2015
- Auditing all 4473 forms for mistakes and errors to stay within all federal and state laws
- Control shrinks and Theft in a large volume store both internally and externally
- Conducting and Auditing cash drops
- Verifying, logging, and acquiring firearms upon receipt to ensure the correct serial numbers are in the correct boxes to prevent errors from vendors
- Monitoring of the alarm system and video cameras
- Conducting new hire orientations and safety meetings
HUNTING LEAD/ARCHERY LEAD
BASS PRO SHOP
CLARKSVILLE, IN
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Oversaw all aspects of the archery department
- Supervised up to 30 employees while maintaining great customer service
- Set up bows along with sales, service and troubleshooting of archery equipment
- Firearm Sales
- Special ordering of firearms and other products
- Training new hires
- Inventory control along with empty peg reports
STORE MANAGER
ON TARGET OUTDOORS
CORYDON, IN
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Daily operation of store
- Maintain store inventory
- Ordering of firearms, archery equipment and all other products
- Supervising employees to maintain customer service standards
- Promoted business
- Set up and ran all archery shoots at the store location
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER
GUN WORLD AND SPORTING GOODS
CORYDON, IN
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Daily operations of store
- Lead Archery Technician
- Ordering of firearms, archery equipment and all other products
- Set up and ran all archery shoots at the store location
- All other aspects of the store as required by the store owner and manager
Education
High School Diploma -
Jeffersonville High School
Jeffersonville, IN05-1987
Skills
- Security equipment
- Investigation techniques
- Strategic Planning
- Workplace safety
- Fraudulent activities investigations
- Proven Leader
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Logistics analysis
- Customer service
Timeline
LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
MAINSTREAM FIBER NETWORKS
02.2025 - Current
CORPORATE LOSS PREVENTION MANAGER
FIVE STAR FOOD SERVICE/BREAK TIME SOLUTIONS
05.2021 - 11.2024
LOSS PREVENTION MANAGER, HUNTING DEPARTMENT MANAGER, FISHING DEPARTMENT MANAGER
BASS PRO SHOP
01.2015 - 05.2021
LOSS PREVENTION LEAD
BASS PRO SHOP
01.2010 - 01.2015
HUNTING LEAD/ARCHERY LEAD
BASS PRO SHOP
01.2005 - 01.2010
STORE MANAGER
ON TARGET OUTDOORS
01.2002 - 01.2005
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER
GUN WORLD AND SPORTING GOODS
01.2000 - 01.2002
High School Diploma -
Jeffersonville High School