Matthew Oko
Shelton,CT
Summary
Experienced Travel Risk Management Analyst with a background in security services and a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. Expertise in operation center management, travel intelligence, reporting, and data trend analysis. Seeking a full-time position as a Security Officer or related role within the Private Security Sector.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Security Guard
Securitas Security Services
New Haven, CT
12.2024 - Current
- Part-time work while I focus on preparation for a better physical self, for scoring on the CHIP test.
- Consist of patrolling areas, daily activity reports, and other similar security roles.
- Operation Center trained for when shifts are available, which consist of dispatching officers to the scene of an active situation, granting access to visitors and employees, coordination of our shuttle, and more.
Security Supervisor
Securitas Security Services USA
Wilton, CT
10.2024 - 12.2024
- Supervising security operations at ASML lithography in Wilton, CT.
- Detailed use of Alert Media, Prowatch, Bading Systems, and analytic components.
- Provided security team leadership and contributed to on-call duties.
- Complete daily reports detailing shift completion within all security forces for the shift.
- Assessing security risk and mitigating potential issues with security risk techniques.
- Assessed company security risks and developed actionable solutions to be presented to management.
- Articulate security efforts for special events, VP arrivals, coordination needs, and supervising the security detail at multiple sites, including the security operations center.
- Having strong team-building characteristics to keep a security team active and observant on shift.
Travel Risk Management Specialist
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
New Haven, CT
04.2023 - 09.2024
- Responsible for different tasks such as management of intercontinental travel request from employees worldwide, understanding the approval process and impact of carbon footprint, and the daily monitoring of high risk destinations to ensure employee safety
- Monitoring of countries using high yielding data factors and high risk interest points to ensure safety and quality standards are met for all company travelers
- This relates to emergency travel management systems and other intelligence findings
- Using skills and critical thinking to decide what would be best in high tense situations, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and delays in travel
- Utilizing travel risk intelligence systems and AI to incorporate templates and briefings that can inform travelers of their high risk destination, or if a traveler would like more information on a destination such as hospitals, vaccination requirements, and other crucial information when needed
- Working alongside companies such as ANVIL, Securitas Risk Intelligent Center (RIC), Seerist, and many others to collect valuable information and ensure quality reporting for employees
- Approvals and maintenance of travel worldwide resulting in lengthy audits to ensure all data is captured and filtered through correct channels
- Day-to-day utilization of computer skills, social skills, and other aspects that help employees and others get the correct information needed when in travel assistance.
Security Specialist
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
New Haven, CT
09.2022 - 02.2023
- 8th floor stationed, helped new hires and any employees or contractor with questions, guidance, information, trainings, and badging
- Created badges for employees worldwide, shipped and uploaded all with correct level of access for buildings depending on location and work status
- Created process for approving background checks for all New Haven contractors and ensuring hiring process with badging was done correctly with assigned trainings
- Monthly and weekly badging reports for offices worldwide to compare influx of employees weekly and to accommodate for seating arrangements in office
- Proficient in Excel, Outlook, Microsoft teams, S2 Global, smartsheets, and other applications used on a daily basis
- Working with our operations center to ensure all employees have trainings completed and have correct access assigned to their profiles
- Making sure to arrive on time daily and help employees as needed.
Security Guard
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
New Haven, CT
05.2020 - 09.2022
- CPR certified and have a valid Security Guard Card
- Trained under Securitas, privately hired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals in New Haven, CT
- New Haven Operations Center (NHOC) trained floater with experience in Global Security Operations
- Experience in Security systems such as S2, iVisitor, S2 Global, Guard force, Exel, Outlook, Emergency travel systems, and more
- Having skills in report taking and noting faults during tours that may help ensure the correct people are notified of the fault.
Education
Associates of Science, Criminal Justice - Police Science
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport, CT05.2020
Diploma -
Shelton High School
Shelton, Connecticut05.2018
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice - Police Science
University of New Haven
West Haven, CTSkills
- Liability Programs
- Risk advisory
- Employee Safety
- Audit Coordination
- RMIS Systems
- Stop-loss reporting tools
- Information Security
- Data Analysis
- Invoice monitoring
- Supervisor experience
- Team coordination
Volunteer Experience
- Shelton Police Department, Food drive, Ride-alongs, Community help such as clean ups
- Housatonic Community College, Food drive and donations
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Security Guard
Securitas Security Services
12.2024 - Current
Security Supervisor
Securitas Security Services USA
10.2024 - 12.2024
Travel Risk Management Specialist
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
04.2023 - 09.2024
Security Specialist
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
09.2022 - 02.2023
Security Guard
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
05.2020 - 09.2022
Associates of Science, Criminal Justice - Police Science
Housatonic Community College
Diploma -
Shelton High School
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice - Police Science
University of New Haven