M. Mazhar Afzaal CPP®, PSP®, CSMP®

• Support facility security and personnel access controls in a U.S. regulated food manufacturing environment.
• Monitor CCTV systems for asset protection and employee safety, documenting incidents as required.
• Coordinate with management to ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, and workplace policies.
• Maintain accurate records, schedules, and reports, demonstrating strong attention to detail.
• Interact daily with staff and vendors, providing professional customer-focused support.

• Performed personnel security adjudicative reviews related to access control, workplace misconduct, and compliance violations.
• Reviewed investigative findings and risk indicators to recommend approval, restriction, or revocation of access to sensitive facilities.
• Supported background investigation processing by reviewing incident histories, access records, and compliance documentation.
• Conducted workplace violence, theft, and misconduct investigations and prepared formal written reports.
• Coordinated with HR and leadership to enforce personnel security standards and corrective actions.
• Maintained confidentiality of sensitive personnel security information.
• Effectively lead Security Operations of Sindh (South Region) of FMCG including 03 Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses, Corporate Office, Sales Offices, Regional Offices and National Center of Excellence.
• Maintained Stringent Vehicle Access, Personnel Access and Material access controls.
• Lead Company wise Risk assessments of multiple sites and effectively implemented Risk Mitigation measures for protection of assets.
• Managed $125K+ CAPEX projects including a Centralized Command & Control Room with 1,000+ CCTV live feeds of all National Foods sites PAN Pakistan.
• Managed OPEX budget cycle of $580K for security services and contracts.
• Carried out Security Audits, proactive Risk Assessments and enhanced Policies/Procedures for early threat mitigation measures.
• Managed Projects of revamping CCTV Rooms at Manufacturing Plants and establishment of Centralized Command & Control Room with live feed of 1000 CCTV IP based AI cameras.
• Actively participated in conduct of Food Safety Audits like HILAL, BRC etc. at 03 Manufacturing Plants.
• Managed strong relations with Local authorities like Port Qasim, Sindh Food Authority and Law Enforcement Agencies.
• Conducted In-house training of Security Officers and Drills related to Evacuation, BCP and BIA.
• Conducted Security awareness /Workplace violation prevention campaigns Enterprise wide.
• Supported business resilience through BCP, BIA, and multi-site emergency drill coordination.
• Collaborated with QA, HR, and Operations teams to enforce security standards that supported ISO 22000, HACCP, and Food safety protocols.
• Effectively implemented Asset Protection Strategies and Risk Mitigation of Risks using various strategies and Crime prevention Techniques (e.g. Protection in depth, 5 Avenues, 4Ds).
• Ensured protection of Material and delivery Vehicles and Warehouses in line with TAPA (FSR & TSR) guidelines.
• Disseminating Travel Advisories in the region and across the country on special occasions for travelers Safety & Security.
• Conducted various Investigations on routine matters pertaining to Incidents, Traffic Management and other routine mishaps.
• Lead Inquiries /Investigations pertaining to Workplace violence, theft and non-compliances.

• Supported personnel, contractor, and vendor access adjudication in a regulated port security environment.
• Assessed access eligibility for employees and foreign nationals based on threat, vulnerability, and compliance factors.
• Maintained secure personnel security records and adjudicative documentation for regulatory review.
• Investigated security incidents and violations, supporting adjudicative and mitigation decisions.
• Prepared written reports for leadership and government stakeholders.
• Acted as Port Facility Security Officer and promulgated Policies and Procedures in the light of ISO Code.
• Established and nurtured strong relationships with Local Government and key Stakeholders and Law Enforcement Agencies.
• Maintaining round the clock CCTV surveillance of Port Facility by Vigilance officers’ team and reduced pilferages by 60%.
• Carried out Facility threat assessment, vulnerability assessment and Risk analysis of the terminal and devised Risk mitigation strategies.
• Formulated and reviewed Company’s security plan, contingency plan, Evacuation plan (Foreigners), Policies and SOPs.
• Devised & Implemented Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) of the terminal.
• Preparation of Monthly security reports (MSR) and semi-annual reports to authorities on specified timeline.
• Ensure Security vendor management legal contracts, invoicing, payments, scheduling, and record keeping and security related projects.
• Lead Security Operations of Yard area and close coordination with Safety department and Law enforcement agencies pertaining security and safety of Foreigners.
• Implemented effective Material Management by electronic Gate Passes.
• Protection of critical Infrastructure like Bank, cash counters, R & D, Operations tower with intrusion detection, AI based IP Cameras etc. and ensured smooth Access control of Vehicles and Personnel is carried out in the Terminal & Yard area.
• Delivered OJT, Training Curriculum and Security drills in the light of Business Continuity plan scenarios and Business Impact Analysis.
• Implemented Crime prevention & CPTED techniques and reduced Pilferage to ALARP within the terminal specially in Examination Areas (A Class & B Class Assets).

• Executed personnel security and force protection adjudicative functions for sensitive military installations.
• Evaluated personnel suitability, access requirements, and security risk to support leadership decisions.
• Led security inquiries and investigations, producing documented findings and recommendations.
• Demonstrated strong teamwork, leadership, and communication.
• Effectively served in Pakistan Navy (Marines) for 13 plus years in Operations Branch on important appointments related to Force Protection (Security of Naval Installations, Safety, Admin, Operations, took premature retirement at the rank of “Lieutenant Commander”.

The important achievements during Military services are appended below:

• Led force protection for naval bases, HQs, and port assets including Gwadar Port.
• Directed parametric security projects and acted as Security Officer of key locations.
• Provided security to foreign nationals during sensitive operations (e.g., SINOPEC).
• Coordinated security for International Expo 2019 and VIP delegations.
• Volunteered in flood Relief and SAR operations.
• Trained and mentored officers and recruits in security disciplines.