J.A. LaSorsa & Associates is currently recruiting for a Senior Security Manager/Executive Protection Specialist position for one of my clients.

The position will be based out of Oahu, Hawaii.

The position description:

1) Provide protective and physical security coordination for the Principals to include: analyzing travel routes, conducting security advances for any high profile or publicized event the client will attend, conducting threat assessments, completing security reports and making recommendations to senior management and the family to avoid any identified risk.

2) Monitor activities and provide physical security at school locations.

3) Travel with the Principals to coordinate their risk management needs as dictated by the threat.

4) Monitor media and public sources each day to determine if any current events may/will negatively impact the client risk or threat profile.

5) Establish liaison with local and state police agencies to monitor local risk and provide a formal assessment of the risk.

6) Monitor and assess all physical security and procedural security functions at all offices to ensure all equipment and procedures meet desired expectations and are adequate for the level of threat and the risk management requirement; report deficiencies, vulnerabilities, and solutions to the Director of Security or Assistant Director of Security.

7) Oversee the Protection of Proprietary Information program.

Develop security policies and procedures at the corporate headquarters for access control, emergency evacuation, mail delivery, bomb and /or telephone threats, workplace violence, and fire or medical emergency.

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One of your biggest choices in this field is to decide if you want to branch out on your own or if it would be a better fit to work for an established entity.  Don’t let what you may consider limited experience weigh this decision.  Finding the right job is all about how you market yourself and how you present what you have to offer.  Use whatever skills you may have and make sure people know what it is you have to provide.  This goes for a future employer or a future client.

Remember this, networking and marketing are a large part of the private sector.  If you chose to branch out on your own, you and you alone will be the one telling people what it is you do, what service you provide, what you have that others can’t give them.  You are self-employed, you sell yourself!  The next best thing to selling yourself is to have friends and colleges selling you as well.  Network, a term that you will hear over and over again in any business, so pay attention!  Get plugged in with a network, go to the local bodyguard schools and find groups that branch off from them.  The more people that know about your abilities and skills the more people there are out selling for you as well.  Many people have acquired great jobs through “connections”.  Ultimately you want to get business through referrals; business should come to you, not you going to find the business.

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I have known David for years and he is a man of integrity, intelligence and an expert in the arena of Executive Protection. I highly recommend his training program and materials for any aspiring EPS/Bodyguard. If you are interested in learning more about this line of work, LaManno’s materials are an excellent starting point.

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Salary Range: 79,397.00 - 103,220.00 USD per year

This position is located in the Office of the Secretary, Homeland Security Office (HL), and reports to the Supervisory Protection Specialist (Special Agent-in-Charge) and Senior Protection Specialist (Deputy Special Agent-in-Charge) for Executive Protection Operations.  The incumbent serves as a special agent and participates in coordinating security, communications, transportation, accommodation and logistics requirements for the Secretary of Agriculture as well as for accompanying dignitaries or family, as appropriate, to assure the personal safety of the protectee and his party at all times during any emergencies which may arise, regardless of the physical location of the protectee.

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