Professional qualifications, experience and public speaking bio.

1. Rick Nelson, CPP
Board Certified in Security Management
Corporate Security &
Operations Executive

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Areas of Expertise
Facilities
Management
Human
Resources
Corporate
Policies
Training
Collaboration
Safety &
Security
Specialties

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Professional Background –
Public Service
 Certified Police Officer
Field Training Officer
Evidence Technician
Property Control Officer
Alternate Shift
Commander

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Professional Background –
Private Sector
 Rick Nelson
 Vice President – Security &
Operations –
ITE Distributing, Inc.
 Subject Matter Expert:
 Employment Law
 Corporate Policy
 Life Safety Systems
 Increased Efficiency
 Increased Client Satisfaction
 Increased Top Line Revenues
 Cost Containment

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Rick Nelson Bio
 After graduating from Aurora University with a degree in Criminal Justice, Rick
attended the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Academy, graduating at the head
of the class of nearly 100 officers. During his career in law enforcement,
Nelson worked in a variety of positions at several municipal police
departments in the western suburbs. During his career, he served as a crime
scene technician, a field training officer, armorer, firearms training officer and
alternate watch commander.
 Leaving public service, Nelson accepted a position with a national distributor
of office products based in Chicago where he oversaw all operations and
administrative functions including safety, security, HR and finance.
 Since 2008, Rick has been providing security consulting services to a variety
of industries focusing on workplace violence prevention strategies through
facility security, employment policies and conflict avoidance.
 Rick is a member of the American Society of Industrial Security professionals,
and the F.B.I’s Critical Infrastructure Protection program and has lectured at a
variety of events in the security industry and non-profit sector.

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Certified Protection Professional
CPP®
Throughout the world, the Certified Protection Professional (CPP®)
designation is acknowledged as the security profession's highest
recognition of practitioners.
It is evidence that an individual is "Board Certified in Security
Management." The CPP® is awarded based upon experience,
education, and of an examination that provides an objective
measure of an individual's broad-based knowledge and competency
in security management. Ongoing professional development is
required in order to maintain the credential.
The CPP® is administered by ASIS International, the preeminent
international organization for security professionals, with more than
35,000 members worldwide.

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Speaking Engagements
 Featured Panelist, The New Normal
– Transforming your Career –
Chicago Non-Profit Networking
Group
 HR’s Emerging Role in Preventing
Workplace Violence – DuPage
Society of Human Resources
Management
 Workplace Violence –
Understanding the Violent Mind –
American Society of Industrial
Security (ASIS) International,
Chicago West Suburban
Presentations

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Contact Information
Rick Nelson
Rnelson881@att.net
(630) 805-1094