Scott Nelson
Cibolo,TX
Summary
Seasoned Asset Protection Specialist with substantial experience in apprehending shoplifters, de-escalating situations, investigating external and internal theft, and being a top performer in the region. I also have built strong, trusting relationships with managers from multiple stores and districts, and law enforcement from multiple agencies. I have trained many Asset Protection Specialists, and I have been a trusted person for them to go to for advice.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Asset Protection Specialist
The Home Depot
San Antonio, Texas
07.2010 - 08.2025
- Stop and apprehend shoplifters
- Teach associates about security awareness and safety
- Partnered with and built strong relationships with law enforcement for cases and investigations
- Partner with management regarding safety and security
- Network with other retailers to identify shoplifters and build investigations
- Investigate repeat offenders and create investigations and BOLOs for them
- Investigate internal thefts
- Train new Asset Protection Specialists
- Write detailed reports for incidents that occurred at the stores
- Partnered with and built strong relationships with managers and associates across multiple stores and districts
- Saved videos and reports for future possible court cases
- Participated in inventories
- Partnered with and built strong relationships with Home Depot Organized Retail Crime Investigators
Education
Associate of Arts - Social And Behavioral Sciences
Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA12-2020
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA08-2012
Skills
- Incident investigation
- Report writing
- Surveillance techniques
- Loss prevention strategies
- Conflict resolution
- Relationship building
- Law enforcement collaboration
- Safety regulations
- Effective communication
- Training facilitation
- Attention to detail
- Team leadership
- Internal audits
- Asset recovery
- Incident reporting
- Policy enforcement
- Investigation techniques
- Physical security
- CCTV monitoring
- Physical detention of suspects
- Property damage investigation
- Shoplifter apprehension
- Plain-clothes surveillance
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Evidence preservation
- Problem-solving
- Active listening
- Organized Retail Crime Understanding
- Excellent communication
- Detail-oriented
- Report writing skills
Certification
- Loss Prevention Qualified January 10, 2024
Accomplishments
- Top ten performer in the region for case numbers for many years
- Received recognition many times for my performance
Timeline
Asset Protection Specialist
The Home Depot
07.2010 - 08.2025
Associate of Arts - Social And Behavioral Sciences
Golden West College
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Golden West College