President /CEO - Security and Safety Design Inc.
(2025-02)
- Conduct risk assessments to determine foreseeable security and safety vulnerability and create mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate the risk.
- Consults on appropriate application security and safety requirements and controls, and provide guidance on meeting these requirements.
- Conduct design reviews during the design phase of the project to meet standards, international building codes, and OSHA requirements.
- Consults on DOD progressive collapse and bomb blast mitigation requirements.
- Conduct risk assessment and managed parking facility for hotels and arenas.
- Create safety and security standards and operation procedures.
- Conduct construction site visits for new construction, expansion and full renovations to identify safety or security requirements with authority having judication.
- Create design standards for video management systems, access control system.
- Conduct architectural plan reviews for low voltages (i.e. security systems, safety, & fire life safety)
- Work closely with general contractors, subcontractors, and owner/stakeholders throughout the design phase, construction and commissioning low voltage systems for turnover.
- Conduct data center commissioning and systematic process – including power, cooling, security, and IT systems – is designed, installed, and operates according to the owners' requirements.
- Review third party service agreements/contracts to ensure in alignment with insurance terms and conditions regarding low voltage systems.
- Review low voltage bids to ensure all listed items, associated with unit cost is accurate and determine if value engineering is possible.
Director of Global Security and Safety Design – Risk Management - Marriott International Corporate Headquarter - Bethesda Md
(2021-02 - 2025-01)
- Led Senior Managers and Managers in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Greater China, South America, Central America, and North America across multiple time zones.
- 90 % travel to all continents in low and high threat environments.
- Served as Project Manager for all assigned projects in the design and execution and on budget.
- Led Crisis Management teams globally, as the subject matter expert in response to natural disaster and potential threats to Marriott properties.
- Managed workload and schedules of Senior Managers, Security Design and Safety Services in all continents.
- Supported and assisted Senior Managers, Security Design Services with project/stakeholder issues resolution.
- Cross-functional partnership as the subject matter expertise to Architects, General Contractors, Interior Designs and Global Designs VPs, Sr. Directors, and Sr. Managers to mitigate foreseeable risk.
- Provided regular reviews and maintenance to Chapter 16 - Global Safety and Security Design Standards.
- Followed international building codes and authority having judication.
- Ensured mitigation measures for properties to meet information security requirements to Data Center security standards.
- Conducted designed phases reviews from conceptional (i.e. SD, DD,) to construction drawings.
- Collaborated with Global Safety and Security Operations to maintain and updated Threat Condition Program procedures to incorporate mitigation designs.
- Created Global Security Operation Standards for all continents.
- Collaborated with IT leadership regarding system design and polices.
- Liaised with regional Global Design leadership.
- Provided repository of approved safety products and vendors used by properties.
- Assisted Senior Director, Global Safety & Security – Centralized Services and Director, Program Management – Centralized Services with negotiating pricing agreements and national/international contracts with safety & security vendors.
- Provided vendor research and selection process vendors for all security systems, such as access controls, CCTV cameras, door contacts, video managements systems.
- Continuously monitor Security Design Services programs, processes, and procedures for opportunities for improvement.
- Provided security and safety design services for hotels, residences, offices, associate housing, and yachts for new builds, conversions, renovations and acquisitions in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and CALA by incorporating GS&S requirements and design guidelines and threat condition procedures for 33 brands (Ritz-Carlton, Gaylords, JW Marriotts, W hotels, Resorts, Casinos, Residences, Yachts, etc.).
- Completed property level inspections of new construction for hotels, residences, casinos to verify compliance with Marriott's design guidelines, SOP's and threat intelligence program.
- Supported GS&S Operations team during hotel pre-opening stage, up to and including ordering of specific supplies, countdown matrix and pre-opening kits.
- Conducted Property Improvement Plans (PIP) for conversion hotels pertaining to safety and security requirements.
- Proficiently used industry specific software (Bluebeam) to ensure timely and accurate review of construction drawings.
- Performed complex security and safety design quantitative and qualitative analysis for hotels, residences, casinos, theme parks and kids' playgrounds, waterparks on new construction projects.
- Designed Security Command Centers in low and high threat environments.
- Independently managed own work while managing team and contributing to department and/or business results.
- Provided more senior associates in achieving business results by: providing training and technical guidance to less experienced staff, where appropriate, and serving as point-of-contact for problem resolution.
- Achieving results against budget within scope of responsibility.
- Champion excellence in business ethics and integrity, social responsibility, cross-cultural effectiveness, and associate engagement.
- Communicate frequently with: Security Design Services teams, Senior Director, Global Safety & Security - Centralized Services, Global Design stakeholders and leadership.
- Reported on activities at GS&S meetings and any other meetings as required by the business.
- Conducted risk assessments in all continents to ensure compliance with high-risk requirements.
- Incorporated DOD Progressive Collapse and bomb blast mitigation requirements.
- Attended Kick Off meetings for all projects and work closely with low voltage integrators, and ownership.
Senior Manager of Technical Security and Safety Services -Risk Management - Marriott International Corporate Headquarters
(2011-02 - 2021-02)
Supported the mission of Marriott International Global Safety & Security Department in minimizing controllable losses, as well as maintaining a "Duty of Care" across all Marriott International businesses.
- Implemented the system and design philosophies of all new construction, renovation and acquisition Marriott International business and architectural & construction projects.
- Conducted research of vendors in Loss Prevention products/services and serve as a liaison between the vendors and the end users.
- Maintained and updated the Marriott International Loss Prevention polices and standards within all Marriott International businesses and the Marriott Architecture and Construction Group.
- Developed functional requirements and review architectural designs for new construction and conversions hotels, residence, casinos and resorts - globally. Integrating multiple security systems in a layered effect and environmental security, critical infrastructure protection, building designs, interior/exterior layout, detection systems, structural barriers, access controls communications, and CCTV assessment—contributes to the protection of assets as well as the control and reduction of losses.
- Provided a detailed, systematic, professional approach to the design of a fully integrated physical security and safety programs.
- Maintained a complete knowledge of OSHA, IBC, EPA, NFPA 101, NFPA 72, ADA regulations and laws.
- Provided solid recommendations to property owners for improving protection against terrorism, workplace violence, street crime, and other threats globally.
- Site visits international and domestically to ensure compliance are achieved.
- Assisted Marriott Global Design with new construction and conversion property design to include providing technical specifications and property punches.
- Maintained a list of approved products and service vendors. Developed, maintained, and updated the Global Safety and Security, and Operations standards regarding safety and security.
- Conducted new construction, renovations property punches on safety and security specifications.
- Keep up to date with liability factors/ideas in the areas of safety and security regarding A & C design.
- Investigated root causes regarding general liability and worker's compensations.
- Provided travel personal protection to owners, stakeholders during meetings and personal travel.
Complex Director of Loss Prevention - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Residences Washington DC. - Washington DC. 20037
(2001-10 - 2011-02)
- Maintained a complete knowledge of all aspects of the hotel: take necessary action to ensure that subordinate security staff provides all necessary support and services in every conceivable situation.
- Maintained current knowledge (and disseminate to subordinates) of house rules, District of Columbia and Virginia criminal laws, and police procedures: monitor the activities of staff personnel in relevant areas (e.g., protecting scenes of crime, report writing, acquisition of evidence for court, etc.).
- First report of accident to guests and associates and worker comp and general liability through claim managements.
- Effectively serve as liaison between security professionals at the federal, state and local levels.
