January 2014 NEWS Find the Phrase that Pays Within this Newsletter is a hidden phrase that can get an ALERT employee a $25 gift card. The phrase is “It pays to be Alert” The first person from each branch to contact Jason Hamilton with the location of the phrase will received the gift cards. November October Winners: SEF, Zakkary Shumaker SWF, Charles Sulzbach SRQ, Mike Cholak Contact Jason ONLY by email: [email protected] Winter Jackets Seasonally cold weather is now here. But, its not to late to order a Windbreak or a Bomber Jacket for the cold months ahead. If you would like to order please contact Human Resources at [email protected] Windbreaker $32.60 Welcome Len Ford, CPP: Executive VP and Managing Director Jason Hamilton, CPP It gives me great pleasure to announce the addition of Len Ford to the ALERT Executive Team. Mr. Ford will serve as Executive Vice President and Managing Director in charge of security expansion for Southwest Florida , to include Lee , Charlotte and Collier County. Len has over 30 years of experience in contract security, consulting and investigations. His past experiences include executive positions with the world’s largest security providers with a specialty in the development of risk-mitigating security and access control solutions designed to integrate security personnel, patrol and security technology. Prior to joining ALERT Protective Services, Mr. Ford served for many years as Vice President of Sales for Securitas Security Services USA. As Vice President, he played an integral part in managing and growing a $300 million region that included 10,000 employees. Prior responsibilities included developing and leading the sales and marketing strategy for a large international consulting and investigations organization. In addition he developed objectives, policies and programs for the sales and marketing activities of a $2.6 billion dollar services enterprise. Mr. Ford was employed with Ernst & Young in 2003, as a director in their Litigation Advisory Group. With his tenure and expertise, Len is passionate about his clients. He states: “As a security professional with over three decades of experience I am enthusiastic about being able to discuss security issues with my clients. An excellent security company will assist its clients in obtaining and providing the best security program at the best cost for their particular needs. The best security at the best cost (not opposing concepts) can be easier to achieve than one may initially believe" says Len..."There are three distinct areas to be considered, as Florida case law, in particular, is specific regarding how property owners and managers can be found negligent. A competent security company will always consult clients in three exacting areas: 1) duty to protect 2) foreseeability and prevention 3) incident causation or property manager’s / owner’s provision of safe and secure environment. Owners and managers do not have to spend a lot of money to meet these standards. An educated and trained security professional will know how to address these issues and, most importantly, will consult with his client to budget and implement a prudent security program.” Len is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP™), as awarded by ASIS International, the world’s largest organization with over 36,000 members worldwide. As such, he is Board Certified in Security Management. This certification is awarded to individuals whose primary responsibilities are in security management, have the necessary experience & education and who have demonstrated advanced knowledge in eight separate disciplines that include: Bomber Jacket $39.50 Security Principles & Practices Business Principles & Practices Personnel Security Physical Security Information Security Emergency Practices Response Investigations Legal Aspects Len Ford earned a BA in Criminal Justice from Aurora University, Aurora IL and his MBA as well as his Doctor of Business Administration from California Coast University He is a member of ASIS International and the South Gulf Coast Chapter of the Community Association Institute. Please join me in welcoming Len Ford to the ALERT Team! Visit our website: www.alertprotectiveservices.com Page 2 We continue to congratulate our Officers who have completed the e3 Learning Modules through the Officer Certification Program. Levels GS, 1, 2 & 3: (All Modules) Anthony Della Volpe P/S/O Lyndon Sherriffe P/S/O Nicolas Badal P/S/O Anthony Della Volpe Roy Zawinsky Richard Stodolak Nicolas Badal Robert Neff Barry Pollock Kenneth Spry Lyndon Sherriffe Robert Neff Roy Zawinsky P/S/O Barry Pollock P/S/O P/S/O Richard Stodolak P/S/O Kenneth Spry P/S/O Jason Hamilton, CPP Since early 2012, ALERT has been running a formal officer recognition program known as OFFICER SPOTLIGHT. Our goal is to recognize members of our ALERT Team each month for their hard word and dedication. These member are present with a certificate and a gift card as well as have their picture taken. They are “Spotlighted” in the ALERT Scene and in the Payroll Portal with a brief description of why they were chosen for this recognition. Anyone can be nominated… site Officers, Flex Officers and Account Managers! We based our choice for the Spotlight on recommendations from Clients, Residents, Branch Managers, Account Managers AND Security Officers. The best recommendations we can get are from fellow Officers and Account Managers! From the Team Members spotlighted in our monthly newsletters, we will select finalists, based on number, for either quarterly or yearly awards. This recognition is shared with peers, ALERT Management and most importantly, CLIENTS! An example of a previous SPOTLIGHT is shown here. Officer Spotlight—Scott Grabowski Officer Scott Grabowski was working at one of our newest client sites, The Concession, when lightning stuck very close to the South Gatehouse. This caused a surge and a power outage, shutting off the lights, computers and the entrance and exiting gates. At this point Officer Grabowski had to manually open the entrance & exit gates so residents would be able to enter and leave the community, which would be normal procedures, but Officer Grabowski to it one step further by creating a step by step guide, to include pictures, on how to open the gates at the site, in the event that this happened again in the future. Thanks to Officer Grabowski for thinking ahead and looking out for your coworkers this represents follow thru, initiative and team work in the best sense. Branch Managers and Account Managers have been consistently asked to send recommendations for SPOTLIGHT. I am reminding all Officers to PLEASE DO THE SAME. If you would like to nominate someone that you feel has done an exceptional job in their position, please don’t hesitate to send Human Resources, Branch Managers, or your Supervisor an email, or call me personally to tell me about them. It doesn’t take much… a simple paragraph will do. These employees deserve the recognition! Something to Consider…. “ Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow” Robert Kiyosaki Visit our website: www.alertprotectiveservices.com The Welcome Abby Rust: Operations Manager, ALERT Southwest Florida Branch Rob Hurth Abby Rust joins the ALERT Protective Services team as Operations Manager for our Southwest Florida branch. She has 18 years of management experience in the contract security and investigations industry; including human resources, risk management and operations. She attended the University of Southern California and Humboldt State University. Abby began her career as a private investigator in 1990 for Preston’s Investigations located in Burbank, California. Her largest client was the State of California who contracted their worker’s compensation and liability claims to be investigated by her company. Abby was extensively trained in surveillance, report writing and taking witness statements. She remained with this company until the owner passed away in 1998. Abby then began working for Professional Security Consultants, a very large contract security and executive protection company. In the 9 years she was there, she went from Office Manager to Scheduling Manager to Operations Manager and ultimately to Human Resources/Risk Manager. This was during the time when the company grew from 200 local employees to now being a global company employing more than 3000 security officers. Abby’s husband was offered a position in Southwest Florida with the company he’s been with for 26 years and so the family relocated to the Fort Myers area. She is very excited to be back in the contract security industry and looks forward to working with all of you. Scene Page 3 Uniform Requisitions Biagi Scotti Over the past month or so, I have received a number of uniform requisitions, for a variety of reasons. Some have been as post-hire follow up orders and others have been for replacement of worn items. ALERT’s goal is to have every security officer looking his/her best, so in the case of worn uniform items, I certainly understand. As a matter of efficiency and to ensure we get the best possible shipping rates, we have enacted a bi-monthly uniform ordering schedule for things that are out of stock. The reason I am sharing these things with you is that a fair number of these requested uniform items are still sitting in my office waiting to be picked up, in some cases, nearly a month after notification that they are ready for pick up. Because of this, we must implement a formal policy. When an officer submits a uniform requisition and notified that uniforms are ready for pick up, they will have one week pick them up at their local branch office. If the items ordered have not been picked up within that time frame, I will put them back in stock for new hires or other uniform requisitions that need to be filled. Most importantly, if your uniform requisition was for worn uniform items and you are on duty and not adhering to our uniform standards & expectations as detailed in your Company Orientation or Security Officer Handbook, you may be subject to Corrective Action. Some of you have asked me to have our Area Patrol supervisors deliver uniforms to you while on duty. Unfortunately, this is not workable, and ha not been since 2008, except in emergency situations. Our Patrol Supervisors are not a uniform delivery service they have supervision and patrol inspection duties to attend to. Having & wearing uniforms are a personal responsibility, as much as having good personal hygiene. Having said all of this, we understand that sometimes things happen and you might have an issue getting your uniform items picked up within this timeframe. If this should happen to you, please contact either me or your supervisor so we can make alternate arrangements. Employee Referral Program Aetna and Life Insurance Policies Canceled Biagi Scotti We are encouraging all of our employee to make referrals, regardless of the position he or she may hold with ALERT. One of the things we ask in the hiring process with an applicant is how they heard about us, and nothing sounds better than that they heard about the position from one of our employees. ALERT does offer a $100.00 bonus to employees that refer someone to a position with the company. The only condition to receive this bonus is that the referred applicant is hired and completes his or her 90 day probationary period. So, refer a security officer today - it reflects well upon you and allows you to make a little extra money. Biagi Scotti Due to the low number of participants during open enrollment, ALERT is unable to offer Aetna Limited Medical Plan and the United Healthcare Life Insurance policy. There was a participation minimum and unfortunately, we were not able to reach it. Please note that if you signed up for any of these two plans you will not receive these benefits and deductions will not be taken out of your check. We are still offering Colonial Life plans and United Healthcare Dental/Vision plans. Visit our website: www.alertprotectiveservices.com UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS Roy Zawinsky Feb 1 Eddie Garrett II Feb 2 Badinter Schweitzer Feb 2 Jason McKenna Feb 2 Ronald Perdew Feb 3 Dominick LaDue Feb 4 Michael Collins Feb 5 John Close Feb 6 John Biase Feb 8 Doug Kaminski Feb 14 Robert Oberther Feb 18 Richard Cedrone Feb 21 Michael Garcia Feb 23 Reynaldo Williams Feb 26 Lawrence Luttrell Feb 26 Lawrence Luttrell Feb 26 Jean Estimable Feb 28 Michael Cholak Feb 28 January Birthdays Bruce Bennington Dec 1 Shaun O’Donnell Dec 1 Stuart Cottrill Dec 2 Randy Maurer Dec 3 Jonathan Acosta Dec 6 Raymond Thornhill Dec 6 Thomas Peters Dec 8 Nick Presendieu Dec 8 Earl Gorcia Dec 11 Jeff Pasius Dec 12 Richard McEwen Dec 13 Everett Copper Dec 13 Shaun Magnus Dec 18 Jim Keown Dec 20 William Harris Jan 3 Nicholas Celentano Jan 5 Laura Bouchard Jan 6 Tara Arnsteen Jan 15 Cynthia Ray Jan 16 Scott Christie Jan 18 Stormy Sexton Jan 26 Paul Kenner Jan 26 Barry Pollock Jan 27 Lorky Jules Jan 29 Angela Cliber Jan 30 Alan Taggart Jan 30 Barbara Gray Jan 30 December Anniversaries January Anniversaries One Year Kaydia Morris Patrice Fontus Biagi Scotti Steven Pike Richard Jefford Damion Stephenson Kory Slachta Lance Guerrier Nicholas Celentano Matt Lynch Heidi Conley Corporate Office & Sarasota Branch Office 5561 Marquesas Circle Sarasota, FL 34233 Office: (941) 554-8210 Fax: (941) 554-8209 SW Florida Branch Office 5237 Summerlin Commons Blvd. Fort Myers FL 33907 Office: (239) 275-2257 Fax: (941) 554-8209 SE Florida Branch Office 8461 Lake Worth Rd Lake, Worth, FL 33467 Office: (561) 228-6135 Fax: (561) 203-9026 December Birthdays Four Years Raymond Thornhill Kenneth Lee One Year Michelle Wilcox George Reed Alexander Sinnott Michael Garza Five Years Richard McEwen Warren Wing Seven Years Jonathan Bonds Eddie Garrett II Stephen Soukup Two Years Frank Hargett Dominique Martin Paul Kenner Six Years Edward Handel Five Years Douglas Hunichen John Close James Eckes Jonathan Acosta Seven Years Stormy Sexton Donald Roberts Richard Herranz Two Years Ethan Colon Donald Mitchell Six Years Michael Gleason Welcome New Hires Proud Members of: Abby Rust Debi Scharff Donald H Fern Ericka Westerlund Michael G Garcia Marva Rutledge Sophia Lauture Jeff Haidet Chief Executive Officer Alan S Sherman Nicholas A Chalmers Michael W Crowley Marco Morales Jordan T Hayes Brian Decko Austin Murphy Jason Hamilton, CPP President & Chief Operating Officer Arthur E Tate Robert Neff Jody Tatoute Jerainesha Coleman Kevin Rothstein Igor Kravchenko Craig Smith Executive Vice President & Managing Director Raven Harvey Ian Berry Cass Bowman Michael Fox Robert Bognar Mian Asim Len Ford, CPP Executive Vice President & Managing Director Newsletter Editors Biagi Scotti Jason Hamilton, CPP Direct Comments and/or Questions to: [email protected] Rob Hurth Branch Manager SW Florida Jerry Cushing Branch Manager Sarasota Biagi Scotti Human Resources Manager John Bartolome Operations Manager, Sarasota/West FL David Shumaker Operations Manager SE Florida Visit our website: www.alertprotectiveservices.com Abby Rust Operations Manager SW Florida
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