Karl Lipscomb
Glen Burnie,MD
Summary
Detail-oriented and versatile Security Officer proficient at performing all duties. Providing excellent customer service, and maintaining all-time great client satisfaction. Offering excellent knowledge of security operations with mechanically-inclined skills in computer based hardware and software information technology systems.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Security Officer Sergeant/Supervisor
Professional Security Consultants
05.2023 - Current
- Collaborate/coordinate with subordinates to complete tasks and responsibilities
- Implement new security protocols to prohibit trespassing and increase safety
- Respond immediately to security threats, breaches, and emergencies, following proper protocols
- Conduct training sessions for new security personnel to facilitate compliance with security protocols
- Secure buildings and premises by patrolling property on foot or vehicle
- Survey multiple CCTV feeds to closely monitor key areas on buildings and grounds
- Enforce rule infractions to violators and escorte trespassed persons off premises
Armed Security Officer
Defensor Security
04.2023 - Current
- Maintain order and safety while providing customer service and information to building visitors and employees
- Review guest identification and employee credentials to authorize entry into building restricted access zones
- Monitor building entrances and exits to detect intrusions and protect assets
- Patrol internal building spaces and outer grounds to identify and deter threats to assets.
Campus Police Officer
St. Johns College Annapolis
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Provided visible security and protective services to the college community by conducting routine patrols of buildings and outdoor areas on campus
- Enforced college rules and polices, as well as state law
- Identified and responded to emergencies by utilizing critical decision making by employing tact, diplomacy, and individual judgment to resolve incidents
- Coordinated response efforts to emergencies on the college with Annapolis Police and/or Fire Departments, as well as the Maryland Capitol Police and other outside agencies
- Assisted in the transportation arrangements of ill or injured persons when necessary
- Obtained a Special Police Commission and maintained certifications as appropriate, to include CPR, AED, tourniquet, OC spray and police baton
- Responded to calls for lockouts and admit authorized personnel to locked buildings and rooms
- Attended internal/external courses, classes, and seminars, to further develop protective services skills and knowledge
- Completed required shift logs and reports, highlighting routine activities, suspicious circumstances, and critical incidents
- Observed, reported, and addressed faulty and/or unsafe situations, equipment, and lighting that are not in working order, setting up caution tape, traffic cones, and other preventative measures
- Monitored/responded to burglary and fire alarms via centralized electronic interface systems
- Utilized radio, telephone and computer communications equipment to contact security team and other on-campus personnel
Security Officer
Allied Universal Security Services
03.2021 - 06.2022
- Issued access cards to authorized personnel granting entrance onto facilities
- Patrolled internal building spaces and facility grounds to identify and deter threats to assets
- Guarded restricted areas to prevent unauthorized entry
- Searched bags manually to identify prohibited items and contraband
- Operated x-ray and body scanning equipment to prevent prohibited items from being carried onto premises.
- Enforced security policies and removed violators and unauthorized individuals from premises.
Security Officer
Securitas Security Services USA
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Monitored, logged, and authorized entrance and departure of vehicles, cargo trucks, visitors and employees
- Screened individuals and prevented passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas
- Monitored CCTV cameras and alarm systems for security breaches
- Checked and verified photo identification prior to granting facility access.
- Regulated vehicle and pedestrian traffic onto building grounds.
Assistant Operations Manager
Dollar Tree
01.2018 - 05.2020
- Assisted with all store functions and day-to-day store activities as directed by the Store Manager
- Performed opening and closing procedures in the absence of the Store Manager
- Assisted the Store Manager in protecting and securing all company assets
- Processed damaged merchandise on a daily basis
- Maintained all areas of the store, including the stockroom and sales floor, to company standards to include recovery
- Assisted in the management of cashiering activities to ensure all company cash handling practices & guidelines are always followed by all associates
- Assisted with training and development of store associates as delegated by the Store Manager
Education
High School Diploma -
Meade Senior High School
Fort Meade, MD06.2016
Skills
- Subordinate Training
- Conflict De-Escalation
- Asset Protection
- Hardware Engineering
- Hardware Development, Analysis, and Testing
- Communications
- Technical Support and Troubleshooting
- Graphic design
- Data analysis
Accomplishments
- TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential
- Maryland State Police security guard license
- Un-restricted Maryland CCW handgun permit
- BLS AED & CPR certification
- Handcuff, Baton, and OC spray certification
- Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission 80 hour SPO course certificate
- SPO in-service 12-hour mandatory training certificate
- PoliceOne academy Hate crimes law enforcement training course #P45547 certificate
- PoliceOne academy campus-based training: Clery act course #P45535 certificate
- PoliceOne academy arrest, search, & seizure (fourth amendment) course #P45533 certificate
- PoliceOne academy evidence collection, control, and storage course #P43502 certificate
- Adult mental health first aid USA certificate
Timeline
Security Officer Sergeant/Supervisor
Professional Security Consultants
05.2023 - Current
Armed Security Officer
Defensor Security
04.2023 - Current
Campus Police Officer
St. Johns College Annapolis
02.2022 - 04.2023
Security Officer
Allied Universal Security Services
03.2021 - 06.2022
Security Officer
Securitas Security Services USA
10.2020 - 03.2021
Assistant Operations Manager
Dollar Tree
01.2018 - 05.2020
High School Diploma -
Meade Senior High School
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