Melvin Jones
Roswell,GA
Summary
Adaptable security leader accustomed to managing challenging situations with grace and diplomacy. Skilled in managing large-scale public events and monitoring densely crowded areas to provide effective risk management.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Security
Marksman Security Corporation
07.2024 - Current
- Directed security services and safety functions to align key processes with goals and objectives of organization and regulatory compliance.
- Oversaw safety of guests, employees and and assets by enforcing and regulating security policies and procedures and monitoring and maintaining security systems.
- Developed and grew staff competencies through team development, implementation and support of specific training for various responsibilities.
- Established measures, metrics, thresholds and targets to drive performance in alignment with security and other business strategies.
- Analyzed security threats and risks and developed mitigation strategies to reduce potential losses.
Security and Logistics Officer
Allied Universal
01.2017 - 02.2019
- Managed functional areas of logistics.
- Collaborated with project managers to discuss procurement, logistics and service requirements for optimized purchasing power.
- Delivered logistic support to leverage existing resources with cost-effective savings.
- Tracked assets disposal and determined IOM's best interest to upgrade inventory list.
- Analyzed procurement requests to identify service providers' information with performance, quality, and prices to determine transaction requirements.
- Supervised logistics functions and operations.
- Provided support to commander and executive staff members.
- Trained new staff on job duties, company policies, and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.
Security Guard
Gateway One
04.2012 - 01.2016
- Greeted guests professionally and courteously to cultivate welcoming atmosphere while making safety top priority.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations to assess and deflect issues.
- Remained calm, assertive, and mindful to think critically and problem solve during stressful situations.
- Responded quickly to incidents and assessed active situations for security concerns.
- Patrolled and monitored premises in company vehicle, on bicycle, and by foot.
- Checked identification of persons entering and exiting facility to eliminate unauthorized visitors.
- Completed full building and grounds patrols to spot and investigate concerns.
- Worked independently and collaboratively to resolve urgent issues to protect lives and property.
- Updated shift logs and produced daily reports to document security activities and specific incidents.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration Accounting
Gibbs College
Livingston, NJ07-2006
Skills
- Business Continuity
- Premises monitoring
- Administrative Management
- Policy Development
Incident Response
Security training
Employee assessment
Certification
- Crisis Management
- CPR
- OSHA
Timeline
Director of Security
Marksman Security Corporation
07.2024 - Current
Security and Logistics Officer
Allied Universal
01.2017 - 02.2019
Security Guard
Gateway One
04.2012 - 01.2016
- Crisis Management
- CPR
- OSHA
Associate of Arts - Business Administration Accounting
Gibbs College
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