Richard Giffins
Drexel Hill,PA
Summary
Assisted in loss prevention and asset protection management through thorough investigations. Supported teams in implementing effective strategies to minimize losses. Contributed to a positive work environment by mentoring team members.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Asset Protection Specialist
Home Depot
02.2020 - Current
- Audits of high theft merchandise
- Merchandise protection standards Metrics
- Protection of all assets
- Safety
- ORC investigations
- Apprehension of external theft
- Internal investigations
- I currently control 5 stores, Broomall and Ridley that is my home store.
Loss Prevention Supervisor
Kohls Dept Store
11.2015 - 02.2020
- Responsibilities
- Internal / External theft resolution.
- ORC theft investigations.
- Safety investigations
- Execution in areas of high Shrink.
- Auditing
- Product protection partnership with management team
- Control of two locations
Asset Protection Specialist
GIANT/MARTIN'S
02.2004 - 10.2015
- Internal / External theft resolution
- Built Investigations
Multi Unit Loss Prevention Investigator
SEARS HOLDING CORPORATION, KMART DIVISION
04.1986 - 01.2004
- Loss prevention Investigator
- Kmart Stores - Philadelphia(home location) to Connecticut and to Atlanta 52 stores total
- Trained and partnered with LPM showing how to build Internal/ External Theft investigations
- Customer Accident Investigation
- Work place violence
- Shrink Analyst
- Site Surveys, investigations
- Work with local law enforcement authorities on ORC Cases
Education
3 years criminal science - Criminal Justice and Forensics
Delaware County Community College
Media, PA05.1984
Academic Degree Business Management - Business management
Upper Darby High School
Upper Darby, PA06.1980
Skills
- Interviewing (10 years)
- Auditing (10 years)
- Surveillance (10 years)
- Risk management (10 years)
- Loss Prevention/Asset Protection (10 years)
- Loss Prevention (10 years)
- CCTV (10 years)
- Workers' Compensation (10 years)
- Analysis skills (10 years)
- Fraud prevention and detection (10 years)
- Microsoft Access (10 years)
- Succession planning (10 years)
Certification
- Wicklander interviewing and interrogation October 1992 to Present
- Driver's License
Accomplishments
Return on investment(ROI) is always positive with every company I have worked with. Resulting in reduction in losses as well as gains in sales.
Assessments
- Working with MS Word documents — Completed July 2024
- Knowledge of various Microsoft Word features, functions, and techniques
- Full results: Completed
- Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Timeline
Asset Protection Specialist
Home Depot
02.2020 - Current
Loss Prevention Supervisor
Kohls Dept Store
11.2015 - 02.2020
Asset Protection Specialist
GIANT/MARTIN'S
02.2004 - 10.2015
Multi Unit Loss Prevention Investigator
SEARS HOLDING CORPORATION, KMART DIVISION
04.1986 - 01.2004
3 years criminal science - Criminal Justice and Forensics
Delaware County Community College
Academic Degree Business Management - Business management
Upper Darby High School