PPSC Staff Profile Steve Albrecht, PHR, CPP EDUCATION: Doctorate in Business Administration (D.B.A.); California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA, 2000
M.A., Security Management; Webster University, San Diego, CA, 1996 Named “The Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year” Named one of six “Distinguished Graduates” for 4.0 GPA in all coursework
B.A., English; University of San Diego, 1984 Business Administration minor
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS: Basic Peace Officers Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Certificate; San Diego Police Regional Training Academy, 1984
Reserve P.O.S.T. Certificate; San Diego Police Department, 1986
Board Certified in Human Resources; “Professional In Human Resources (PHR)”; awarded by examination from the Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM), 1995 – present
Board Certified in Security Management; “Certified Protection Professional (CPP)”; awarded by examination from the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), 1997 – present
Diplomate: “Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress (BCETS)”; awarded by examination from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, 2001 – 2003
Board Certified, “Clinical Hypnotherapist (Ct.H)”; awarded by examination from the American Board of Hypnotherapy, 2003 – 2007
“Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol Training (OCAT) Instructor Certification,” awarded by examination and demonstration from Personal Protection Consultants, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, 2006
Bilingual Spanish Language Certification Program, UC San Diego Extension: Spanish I for Communication, July 2005 – September 2005 Spanish II for Communication, September 2005 – November 2005 Spanish III for Communication, January 2006 – March 2006
POLICE EXPERIENCE: Reserve Sergeant, San Diego Police Dept.; 1994 –1999 (took 15-year city service reserve retirement) Reserve Training Officer; 1987 – 1989 Reserve Officer; 1985 – 1994 Police Officer, San Diego Police Dept.; 1984 –1985
Police Assignments: San Diego Police, Stress Management Training Consultant – Early Identification and Intervention System Project (EIIS), 2005 – present San Diego Police; Southern Division, Reserve Patrol Supervisor; 1994 – 1999 Domestic Violence Unit Investigator; 1993 –1999, cleared 1,500 cases Sex Crimes Unit; sex offenders registration/interviews, 1996 – 1997
WORK EXPERIENCE: Dr. Steve Albrecht, PHR, CPP: Director; 2002 – present Baron Center, Inc.: Senior Consultant (sub-contractor); 2002 – 2004 Baron Center, Inc.: President; 2001 – 2002 Albrecht Training & Development: Managing Partner; 1987 – 2001 Karl Albrecht International: Training Consultant; 1985 – 1987 San Diego Police Department: Police Officer; 1984 – 1985
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: Adjunct Faculty, College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University; 2007 – present, San Diego, CA, “Workplace Violence Prevention”
Adjunct Faculty, Delinquency Control Institute, University of Southern California; 2004 – present, Los Angeles, CA, “Stress Management for Law Enforcement,” “Critical Incident Stress Management,” and “The Police Response to Workplace Violence”
Adjunct Faculty, Criminal Justice, Chapman University, 2003 – present, San Diego, CA, Graduate Courses: “Victimless Crimes” and “Trends in Criminal Justice”; Undergraduate Course: “Crime and Delinquency”
Adjunct Faculty, Certificate Programs, California State University Fullerton, 2003 – present, Fullerton, CA, Threat Assessment & Management: “Fundamentals of Threat Assessment and Case Management”; Effective Employee Management for Managers: “Communication Skills for Leaders,” “The Art of Motivating Employees,” “How to Achieve Customer Service Excellence,” and “Presentation Skills”
Adjunct Faculty, Administration of Justice Department, Grossmont College, 2000 – present, El Cajon, CA, “Investigative Techniques for Security Management” and “Police Academy: Laws of Arrest – P.C. 832”
Course Leader, Two and Three-Day Programs, American Management Association, 1997 – present, New York, NY, “The Brain Power Course”; “The Power Thinking Course”; “Negotiating to Win”; “Management Skills and Techniques for New Supervisors”; “Survival Skills for Supervisors”; “Making the Transition From Employee to Supervisor”
Adjunct Faculty, Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, National University, 1996 – 2000, San Diego, CA, Graduate Course: “Criminal Investigation Analysis – Profiling”; Undergraduate Course: “Criminal Behavior”
Adjunct Faculty, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), 1998 – 1999, “Assets Protection I: Concepts & Methods”; speaker/trainer for four-hour workplace violence training module during weeklong program.
Adjunct Faculty, Criminal Justice, Central Texas College (for the U.S. Navy), 1996 – 1997, San Diego, CA, “Introduction to Criminal Justice”
Guest lecturer, Webster University; 1996 – present, San Diego, CA
BOOKS: TACTICAL PERFECTION: The Street Cop’s Ultimate Survival Guide (in press; Paladin Press, 2008)
TOUGH TRAINING TOPICS: A Presenter’s Survival Guide (Pfeiffer, 2006)
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE (ghostwritten, with Dr. Karl Albrecht, Jossey-Bass, 2005)
SURVIVING STREET PATROL: Realistic Officer Safety Solutions (Paladin Press; 2001)
FEAR AND VIOLENCE ON THE JOB: Prevention Solutions For the Dangerous Workplace (Carolina Academic Press; 1997)
CRISIS MANAGEMENT FOR CORPORATE SELF-DEFENSE: How to Protect Your Organization in a Crisis (AMACOM; 1996)
THE TIMELESS LEADER with John Clemens (Bob Adams Publishing; 1996)
SERVICE, SERVICE, SERVICE! (Bob Adams Publishing; 1995)
TICKING BOMBS: Defusing Violence in the Workplace with Dr. Michael Mantell (Irwin Professional Publishing; 1994); one of the first nationally published business book on this subject
ONE-STRIKE STOPPING POWER (written under pen name “Frank Albert”; Paladin Press; 1993)
ADDED VALUE NEGOTIATING: The Breakthrough Method for Building Better Deals with Karl Albrecht (Business One Irwin; 1993)
STREETWORK: The Way of Police officer Safety & Survival (Paladin Press; 1992) THE PARALEGAL'S DESK REFERENCE (ARCO/Prentice-Hall; 1992)
CONTACT & COVER: Two-Officer Suspect Control with John Morrison (C.C. Thomas Publishers; 1990)
THE CREATIVE CORPORATION with Karl Albrecht (Dow Jones Irwin; 1987)
CHAPTER CONTRIBUTIONS: “Assessment / Prevention of Workplace Violence,” for Richard, M.A., Emener, W.G., & Hutchison, W.S. Employee Assistance Programs: Wellness / Enhancement Programming, 4th Edition. (Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 2008) “Approaches and Archetypes: Eight Possibilities for an Event-Driven Coaching Intervention,” for The 2007 Pfeiffer Annual: Consulting, edited by Elaine Biech, (Pfeiffer, 2007)
“How to Succeed in the Coaching Process,” for The 2006 ASTD Organizational Development and Leadership Sourcebook, edited by Mel Silberman, Ph.D. (ASTD Press, 2006)
“The Mindreader Icebreaker,” for The AMA Trainer’s Activity Book, edited by Carolyn Nilson (AMACOM, 2004)
“Stalking and Domestic Violence: Fear and Obsessive Intimacy,” for Stalkers and Their Victims: Prevention, Intervention, and Threat Assessment, edited by Joseph A. Davis, Ph.D. (CRC Press, 2001)
“Stress Warning Signs,” The Best of the Police Marksman, edited by Connie Dees, (The Police Marksman Association Publishing, 1994)
“Contact & Cover: Field Tactics for Effective Suspect Control,” Total Survival, edited by Ed Nowicki, (Performance Dimensions Publishing, 1993)
COLUMNS: Contributing Editor – American Cop magazine, August 2005 – now
Award Winner – 1st Place, Monthly Columns; San Diego Press Club, “Streetwork” column; San Diego Police Officers Association publication, The Informant; 1999
Editor – “Streetwork” column; San Diego Police Officers Association publication, The Informant; 1986 –1999
Columnist – Police &
Security News; 1990 – 1999 ARTICLES: “Adapting the Twenty-Eight Articles: Using Counter-Insurgency Ideas for Street-Level Encounters”; American Cop Magazine, January/February 2008“If I Were a Crook”; Police Magazine, October 2007
“Are You a Manager or a Leader?: Defining Managership vs. Leadership”; The Resource, (San Diego Chapter newsletter of the Society for Human Resource Management), August 2007
“Contact & Cover: Officers Must Remember Their Roles”; Law Officer Magazine, April 2007
“Securing Yourself Against Dangerous Clients”; California Lawyer, April 2007
“Best Method to Handle Irate Customers is the ‘Great’ Method”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; March 12, 2007
“United Consultants Can Stand, Divided Consultants Can Fall Before Clients”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; September 18, 2006
“Passing the Smell Test With Employee Issues”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; April 17, 2006
“Electronic Recording of Investigations; (book review) Security Management, April 2006
“Are You a Manager or a Leader?”; Employers Group Newsletter, February 2006
“Rewarding Workers Will Keep Them Motivated”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; February 27, 2006
“Lunch With Potential Hires a Good Idea”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; January 16, 2006 “Customers, Prospects, or TWIRP’s: There’s an Important Distinction”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; January 2, 2006
“Tactical Perfection: Creating Your Own ‘Routine’ Survival System”; American Cop Magazine, November / December 2005
“Set, Follow, Enforce Sexual Harassment Policy”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; November 7, 2005
“The Care and Feeding of Your Expert Witness”; California Lawyer, November 2005
“Clearly Worded Documents Benefit Both Sides”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; September 26, 2005“Hiring a Good Person as Key as a Skilled Worker”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; August 15, 2005“Coaching Employees is a Varied Responsibility”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; August 1, 2005
“Approaches and Archetypes: Eight Possibilities for Event-Driven Coaching”; PIHRA Scope, July-August 2005“What the 9/11 Commission Report is Asking Every Business to Do: Protecting Our People in the ‘New Normal’”; Employers Group Newsletter, June 2005“Can’t We All Just Get Along in the Office?”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; September 20, 2004
“School Violence: The Terrorists’ New Weapon Here?”; The San Diego Union-Tribune op-ed page, September 8, 2004
“A Trick For Your Trade”; The ASTD Training & Development Journal, September 2004
“How to Deal With Disgruntled Employees”; San Diego Business Journal, Small Business Help Line; August 30, 2004
“Managing and Mediating When No One Wants to Get Along”; Employers Group Newsletter, July 2004 “Workplace Violence at Root of San Onofre Incident”; San Diego Business Journal op-ed page; February 4, 2002
“Guns at Work in the Wake of Wakefield”; The San Diego Union-Tribune op-ed page, January 3, 2001
“The First Line of Defense in School Violence Must Be Campus Personnel”; The San Diego Union-Tribune op-ed page, June 24, 1999
“The Price of Violence: Using Threat Experts in the Civil Process”; Workplace Violence Prevention Reporter, June 1999
“The TSCM Team - Security Manager Partnership” with Richard A. Withers, Jr., M.A., CPP; Security Management, December 1997
“On the Suspect’s Turf at Work”; The Informant, San Diego Police Officers Association, July 1997
“Failing to Learn From Corporate History”; The San Diego Union-Tribune op-ed page, November 24, 1996
“The Public Challenge of Private Problems”; Security Management, May 1996
“A Way to Reduce Workplace Violence”; The San Diego Union-Tribune op-ed page, January 28, 1996
“Domestic Violence and Workplace Violence: Partners in Crime”; The Informant, San Diego Police Officers Association, Parts I and II - April and May 1995 “Contact and Cover”; Police Magazine, April 1989
VIDEOS: On-Camera Host, “The San Diego Police Early Identification and Intervention System,” San Diego Police Department EIIS website video, August 2007
On-Camera Host, “The Skill-Building Supervisor”; www.InfoPeople.org webinar Series, June 27, July 18, October 3, October 17, and November 14, 2005
Board of Advisors - California Peace Officers Standards & Training Commission (P.O.S.T.); “Fear and Anger: Mastering the Hidden Enemy” telecourse video program; December 2003 – May 2004
Board of Advisors - California Peace Officers Standards & Training Commission (P.O.S.T.); “The Police Response to Workplace Violence” telecourse video program; February - June 1999
Screenwriter, “Ticking Bombs” two-tape video program, produced by corVision Media, 1995
SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS: Creator, one, two, four, eight, and sixteen-hour training programs: Workplace Violence Prevention: What Every Supervisor Needs to Know, Now Workplace Violence Awareness for Employees Added Value Negotiating: Building Balanced Deals The Brain Power Seminar High-Speed Problem-Solving The Mindex Seminar I-Speak Your Language Seminar Sexual Harassment Prevention: California AB 1825 Requirements Safe and Secure Workplaces Domestic Violence and Stalking in the Workplace The Police Response to Workplace Violence The Difficult Library Patron: When Being Nice Isn’t Enough Coaching Skills for the Library Supervisor Event-Driven Coaching Basic H.R. Investigations Diversity in the Workplace Drug and Alcohol Awareness for Supervisors Drug and Alcohol Testing for Safety-Sensitive Positions Stress Management Time Management Painless Business Writing Performance Evaluations Communication Skills Teamwork Conflict Resolution Presentation Skills Employee Motivation Moments of Truth: Managing for Customer Service The Code of Quality Service Contact & Cover: Two-Officer Suspect Control
COURSE MATERIALS: Board of Advisors, Parlay International seminar course notebook; “Preventing Workplace Violence”; 1997
Board of Advisors. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Facilities (JCOAH) computer-based training course; “Preventing Workplace Violence”; 1997
Board of Advisors, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) report; “Combating Workplace Violence: Guidelines for Employees and Law Enforcement”; 1995
CONFERENCE / ASSOCIATION SPEECHES: “Employee Threat Assessment: Stopping Workplace Violence Now (Sessions One & Two)”, two 60-minute webinars; November 15 & 16, 2007, sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program Association.
Conference Speaker, Employee Assistance Professional Association National Annual Conference; October 26, 2007, San Diego, CA “The Employee Assistance Professional’s Role in Employee Threat Assessments”
Pre-Conference Speaker (full-day session), Employee Assistance Professional Association National Annual Conference; October 24, 2007, San Diego, CA “Employee Threat Assessment: Stopping Workplace Violence Now”
Conference Speaker, League of California Cities Annual Conference; September 7, 2007, Sacramento, CA “The Dangerous Taxpayer: Preventing Workplace Violence at City Hall”
“Employee Threat Assessment: Stopping Workplace Violence Now”, 30-minute webinar; August 28, 2007, sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program Association.
Pre-Conference Seminar Speaker, Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC) annual conference; July 11, 2007, Ventura, CA “Service Leadership”
Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) chapter meeting; June 6, 2007, San Diego, CA, “The Old Country Buffet Murder: A Hard Look at Third-Party Threats”
Speaker, County Safety Officers’ Organization of California; April 18, 2007 statewide conference, Morro Bay, CA, “OC Pepper Spray Training for County Employees”
Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Eastern Regional Conference; March 27, 2007, Arlington, VA, “The Old Country Buffet Murder: A Hard Look at Third-Party Threats”
Speaker, San Diego County Law Enforcement Training Managers Association; March 15, 2007, San Diego, CA, “Contact & Cover: Two-Officer Suspect Control”
Keynote Speaker, Independent Cities Association annual conference; February 3, 2007, Santa Barbara, CA, “School Violence: Before and After Columbine”
Speaker, California Joint Powers Insurance Association annual conference; November 16, 2006, San Francisco, CA, “Coaching: Investing in Your Most Important Asset”
Keynote Speaker, Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner 2007 Employment Law Seminar; October 24, 2006, San Diego, CA, “Workplace Violence Realities: Best Practices for Preventing Danger in the Office”
Speaker, International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) chapter meeting; October 19, 2006, San Diego, CA, “Event-Driven Coaching: Do You Have Smart Slackers, Problem Children, Plow Horses, or Rising Stars?” Conference Speaker, Campus Violence Prevention Project, Santa Clara University; June 22, 2006, Santa Clara, CA, “Stalking Overview and Dynamics”
Speaker, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) chapter meeting; June 13, 2006, Lancaster, CA, “Event-Driven Coaching: Do You Have Smart Slackers, Problem Children, Plow Horses, or Rising Stars?”
Speaker, East County Personnel Association; April 20, 2006, La Mesa, CA, “What Makes Training So Tough?: Hard Subjects and the Perils of Employee Learning”
Speaker, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) chapter meeting; April 18, 2006, Temecula, CA, “What Makes Training So Tough?: Hard Subjects and the Perils of Employee Learning”
Speaker, San Diego Mystery Club; January 12, 2006, San Diego, CA, “Fear and Violence on the Job: Managing the Scary, Violent, or Stalking Employee”
Keynote Speaker, International Employee Assistance Program Association chapter training conference; November 18, 2005, San Diego, CA, “The Unique Role of EAP’s in Threat Assessment and Beyond”
Speaker, California Joint Powers Insurance Association annual conference; October 27, 2005, Long Beach, CA, “Time Management”
Speaker, Washington State Veterinary Medicine Association annual meeting; September 30, 2005, Yakima, WA, “Managing the Dark Side of Your Practice”
Speaker, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) chapter meeting; July 26, 2005, Burbank, CA, “What the 9/11 Report is Asking HR Professionals”
Speaker, 32nd Street Naval Station Base Police Training Program; July 21, 2005, San Diego, CA, “Fear and Violence on the Job”
Speaker, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) chapter meeting; March 15, 2005, Los Angeles, CA, “What the 9/11 Report is Asking HR Professionals”
Keynote Speaker, Employee Assistance Professionals Association conference: “The Ticking Bomb: How to Deal with Threats in the Workplace”; March 4, 2005, Houston, TX, “Threat Management” “Managing Domestic Violence in the Workplace,” Threat Assessment Teams”
Speaker, Public Agency Risk Managers Association (PARMA) annual state conference; February 7, 2005, Palm Springs, CA, “Stress Management”
Speaker, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) chapter meeting; January 10, 2005, Lancaster, CA, “What the 9/11 Report is Asking HR Professionals”
Closing Plenary Speaker, National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) national conference: Partnering in Workplace Violence Prevention”; November 17, 2004, Baltimore, MD, “Threat Assessment Teams”
Speaker, California Joint Powers Insurance Association annual conference; October 14, 2004, Indian Wells, CA, “Stress Management”
Keynote Speaker, BioNet; July 23, 2004 meeting, San Diego, CA, “Terrorism Update”
Speaker, Utah Prosecution Council; June 24, 2004 statewide conference, Provo, UT, “DV & Stalking in the Workplace”
Speaker, County Safety Officers’ Organization of California; April 15, 2004 statewide conference, Napa County, CA, “Threat Assessment: A Prevention Response to Workplace Violence ”
Speaker, Association of Government Risk Pools (AGRIP) conference; March 24, 2004, Santa Barbara, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Speaker, American Society of Safety Engineers chapter meeting; February 3, 2004, San Diego, CA, “Workplace Violence”
Speaker, California Joint Powers Insurance Association annual conference; October 9, 2003, Carlsbad, CA, “Stress Management”
Speaker, American Water Works Association California-Nevada conference; October 8, 2003, San Diego, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Speaker, Assurex/Intersure Loss Control Conference, Oct. 6, 2003, Del Mar, CA, “Beyond Profiling: Threat Assessment Exercise” Keynote Speaker, National Human Resources Association chapter meeting; September 16, 2003, Cincinnati, OH, “Fear and Violence on the Job”
Closing Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 29, 2003, Anaheim, CA, “The University of Arizona Nursing School Shootings”
Speaker, Escondido Rotary Club meeting; July 29, 2003, Escondido, CA, “Workplace Violence”
Speaker, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) chapter meeting; June 10, 2003, Lancaster, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) chapter meeting; April 2, 2003, San Diego, CA, “The University of Arizona Nursing School Shootings”
Speaker, National Public Employers Labor Relations Association (NPERLA) annual conference; April 7, 2003, Newport Beach, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Speaker, Public Agency Risk Managers Association (PARMA) annual state conference; February 20, 2003, Palm Springs, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Panel Member, Risk Analysis Group Conference; December 5, 2002, San Jose, CA, “The Essentials of Securing Enterprise Assets: From the Front Gate to the Hard Drive”
Speaker, BioNet Group, November 8, 2002, San Diego, CA, “Terrorism Update”
Keynote Speaker, County Safety Officers’ Organization of California; October 24, 2002 statewide conference, Lake County, CA, “Counterattacking Terrorism: Certain Responses in Uncertain Times”
Panel Member, Risk Analysis Group Conference; August 18, 2002, San Diego, CA, “The Essentials of Securing Enterprise Assets: From the Front Gate to the Hard Drive” Speaker, San Diego Hotel Human Resource Association; August 17, 2002 chapter meeting, San Diego, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Keynote Speaker, National Human Resources Association; September 27, 2002 national conference, Rochester, NY, “Threat Assessment and Beyond: A Practical Exercise for the Threatening Employee”
Speaker, North County Personnel Association (NCPA); September 11, 2002 chapter meeting, Carlsbad, CA, “Crisis Management: When Bad Things Happen to Good Organizations”
Speaker, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS); August 8, 2002 chapter meeting, San Diego, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Keynote Speaker, Public Agency Risk Managers Association (PARMA); July 10, 2002 chapter meeting, Sacramento, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Speaker, North County Personnel Association (NCPA); May 8, 2002 chapter meeting, Carlsbad, CA, “Beyond Profiling: A Threat Assessment Exercise”
Speaker, Public Agency Risk Managers Association (PARMA); April 24, 2002 chapter meeting, San Diego, CA, “Psychodrama Exercise”
Speaker, South County Personnel Association (SCPA); February 8, 2001 chapter meeting, San Diego, CA, “Recent Trends in Workplace Violence Prevention”
Co-Presenter (with Regina Petty, Esq.), American Corporate Counsel Association, San Diego chapter; January 25, 2001, San Diego, CA, “Responding to Workplace Violence”
Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Colorado chapter; September 20, 2000, Denver, CO, “The Riverside City Council Shootings”
Speaker, Idaho P.O.S.T. “Stalking the Stalker” Conference; September 13, 2000, Nampa, ID, “Workplace Violence” and “The Patrol Response to Workplace Violence”
Speaker, Southern Nevada International Personnel Management Association (SNIPMA); July 28, 2000 chapter meeting, Las Vegas, NV, “Workplace Violence Prevention”
Speaker, Domestic Violence in the Workplace Conference, sponsored by the Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women; April 21, 2000, San Diego, CA, “What is Workplace Violence?”
Speaker, California Crime Prevention Officers Association; April 12, 2000 chapter meeting, San Diego, CA, “Workplace Violence and Threat Assessment”
Speaker, Roundtable Session, Industry Week Magazine 100 Best-Managed Companies Executive Summit; March 1, 2000, Tucson, AZ, “Crisis Management - When Tylenol Isn’t Enough”
Speaker, Industrial Security Awareness Council (ISAC) Pacific Islands Chapter; January 28, 2000 chapter meeting, Honolulu, HI, “Managing Workplace Violence and Threats”
Speaker, San Diego Stalking Strike Force Conference; September 24, 1999, San Diego, CA, “Managing Workplace Violence and Threats”
Co-Presenter (with Dr. Joe Davis), National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA); September 1, 1999, Los Angeles, CA, “Stalking, Stalkers, and Their Victims: Prevention, Intervention, Threat Assessment to Case Management”
Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) local chapter; June 2, 1999, San Diego, CA, “The Riverside City Council Shootings”
Speaker, Hotel Security Directors of San Diego and Associates; May 26, 1999, San Diego, CA, “Domestic Violence in the Workplace” Panel Speaker, California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO) annual conference, March 17, 1999, Anaheim, CA, “Violence in Our Schools: Is There Anything We Can Do?”
Speaker, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), March 11, 1999, Chicago, IL, “Assets Protection I: Concepts & Methods”; speaker/trainer for four-hour workplace violence training module during weeklong program.
Speaker, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), November 5, 1998, Denver, CO, “Assets Protection I: Concepts & Methods”; speaker/trainer for four-hour workplace violence training module during weeklong program.
Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) annual conference; August 28, 1998, Los Angeles, CA, “The Escalating Employee: A Practical Exercise”
Speaker, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) disaster preparedness conference; October 28, 1997, San Diego, CA, “Responding to Workplace Violence”
Speaker, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) National Conference; September 8, 1997, St. Louis, MO, “Responding to Domestic Violence in the Workplace”
Speaker, California Association of Hostage Negotiators (CAHN) annual conference; May 29, 1997, Oxnard, CA, “The Police Response to Workplace Violence”
Speaker, American Management Association 68th Annual National Human Resources Conference; April 15, 1997, Dallas, TX, “Corporate Self-Defense: When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies”
Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) annual conference; March 12, 1997, Washington, DC, “The Police Response to Workplace Violence”
Speaker, California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) state conference; February 28, 1997, Manhattan Beach, CA, “The Police Response to Workplace Violence” Speaker, Federal Managers Association (FMA) / USMC Chapter; October 1996, Camp Pendleton, CA, “Workplace Violence Prevention Solutions”
Speaker, San Diego Domestic Violence Council (SDDVC) annual conference; October 1996, San Diego, CA, “Domestic Violence in the Workplace”
Speaker, Zonta Int'l. Women's Executive Assoc. annual conference; September 1996, Ontario, CA, “Domestic Violence in the Workplace”
Speaker, American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) Chapter; September 1996, Colorado Springs, CO, “Workplace Violence Prevention Solutions”
Speaker, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) annual conference; August 1996, Los Angeles, CA, “The Police Response to Workplace Violence”
Speaker, Southern Nevada International Personnel Managers Association (IPMA); August 1996 conference, Las Vegas, NV, “Defusing Violence in the Workplace”
Speaker, Industrial Security Awareness Council (ISAC); April 1996 conference, San Diego, CA, “The Security Manager’s Response to Workplace Violence”
Panel Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; March 1996 conference, Las Vegas, NV, “Violence In the Workplace”
Panel Chair, Western Society of Criminology; February 1996 conference, Rohnert Park, CA, “Domestic Violence In the Workplace”
Pre-Conference and Keynote Presenter, University of Oklahoma Workplace Violence national conference, October 1995, Atlanta, GA
Speaker, American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) Chapter; September 1995, Las Vegas, NV, “Workplace Violence Prevention Solutions”
Speaker, San Diego Domestic Violence Council annual conference; April 1995, San Diego, CA, “Domestic Violence In the Workplace”
Speaker, Zonta Int'l. Women's Executive Assoc. annual conference; April 1995, San Diego, CA, “Domestic Violence In the Workplace”
Panel Member, Western Society of Criminology annual conference; February 1995, San Diego, CA, “Domestic Violence In the Workplace”
CONTINUING EDUCATION: “Threat Assessment in Schools”; sponsored by U.S. Secret Service / U.S. Department of Education; April 12, 2007, San Diego, CA
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Eastern Regional Conference; March 27 – 28, 2007, Arlington, VA,
“Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol Training (OCAT) Instructor Certification”, eight-hour program; taught by Dave Fowler, sponsored by Personal Protection Consultants, Inc., December 13, 2006, Las Vegas, NV
“Detecting Deception in Verbal and Written Statements”, 90-minute webinar; November 8, 2006, taught by John Dietz, CPP, CFE and David Lewis, MA, CFE, sponsored by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
“AB 1825 and Harassment Training: What Steps Should Employers Take Now?” SHRM one-hour webinar; September 12, 2006, taught by Michael Johnson, Brightline Compliance, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 15 – 18, 2006, Anaheim, CA
“Testifying in Court: Survival Skills for Professionals”; presented by Stanley Brodsky, Ph.D., June 13 – 14, 2006, Los Angeles, CA
“Early Identification and Intervention Best Practices Conference”; March 27 – 29, 2006, sponsored by the Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix, AZ
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 23 – 26, 2005, Anaheim, CA
The National Standard on Disaster / Emergency Management and Business Continuity (NFPA 1600), taught by InterCEP and the Department of Homeland Security, March 21, 2005, Garden Grove, CA
American Board of Hypnotherapy 2005 Annual Conference; February 16, 2005, Newport Beach, CA, “Rapid Induction Techniques”
The Chameleon Group / California P.O.S.T.; January 31 & February 1, 2005, Whittier, CA, “Terrorist Threat Mitigation”
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 24 – 27, 2004, Anaheim, CA
American Board of Hypnotherapy 2004 Annual Conference; February 13 & 16, 2004, Newport Beach, CA, “How to Conduct Group Hypnosis Sessions,” Personality Prescription for Hypnotherapists,” and “Fast Track Intensive Coaching Certification Training”
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) San Diego Chapter Conference; October 21, 2003, San Diego, CA, “School Violence and Unwanted Pursuit and Stalking on Campus”
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 27 – 29, 2003, Anaheim, CA
Anger Management Group Facilitators Training; sponsored by Anderson & Anderson, June 9, 2003, Las Vegas, NV
American Institute of Hypnotherapy; Basic Hypnotherapy Certification, May 9 – 11, 2003, San Diego, CA
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 28 – 30, 2002, Anaheim, CA
“Threat Assessment in Schools”; sponsored by U.S. Secret Service / U.S. Department of Education; August 14, 2002, San Francisco, CA
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 29 – 31, 2001, Anaheim, CA Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 27 – 29, 2000, Anaheim, CA
“The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation”; taught by Joseph Buckley from John E. Reid & Associates, April 6, 2000, Irvine, CA
“Domestic Violence at Home and Work” and “Stalking Update”; sponsored by Specialized Training Services, taught by Dr. Lenore Walker and Dr. Reid Meloy, April 8, 1999, Orange, CA
“Accelerated Learning Techniques”; sponsored by the American Management Association, taught by Jim Vadokovich, March 25 – 26, 1999, San Francisco, CA
“Profiling Serial Drug Homicides”; sponsored by the California Narcotic Officers Association, February 25, 1999, San Diego, CA
“Detecting Deception”; sponsored by Behavioral Analysis Training Institute, taught by Nick Flint, January 16, 1999, Los Angeles, CA
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 26 – 28, 1998, Anaheim, CA
“Best Practices Continuum: Teaching Improvement Skills”; sponsored by National University, May 29, 1998
“Management and Investigation of Hostile Work Environment – Discrimination Claims”; sponsored by V.T. & Associates, April 20, 1998, Irvine, CA
“Basic and Advanced Training in Critical Incident Stress Management and Post Trauma Syndromes”; sponsored by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, taught by Dr. Jeffrey T. Mitchell and Dr. George S. Everly; (32-hour course), September 11 – 14, 1997, San Diego, CA
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) National Conference; September 8 – 12, 1997, St. Louis, MO
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) National Conference; August 27 – 29, 1997, Anaheim, CA
“Assessment of Violence Potential” seminar; sponsored by Specialized Training Services, taught by Dr. Reid Meloy, June 12, 1997, Orange, CA
“Community Policing to Combat Domestic Violence” conference; sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, June 11, 1997, San Diego, CA
“Domestic Violence Intervention” eight-hour seminar; sponsored by San Diego State University, Trauma Recovery Services Certificate Program, taught by Dr. Morris Touriel, April 19, 1997, San Diego, CA
“Competency Based Interviewing” seminar; sponsored by Psychological Consultants to Management, Inc., taught by Dr. Alan Davidson, April 10, 1997, San Francisco, CA
“Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Exam Review Course”; sponsored by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), April 4 – 5, 1997, Tucson, AZ
“The Impact of Compassion Fatigue / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on the Caregiver” eight-hour seminar; sponsored by San Diego State University, Trauma Recovery Services Certificate Program, taught by Dr. Patti White, March 22, 1997, San Diego, CA
ATAP National Conference; March 12 – 14, 1997, Washington, DC
“Serial Rapist Profiling” seminar; sponsored San Diego County Crime Analyst Association, taught by Dr. Phoebe Kelsoe, January 28, 1997, Carlsbad, CA
Coursework: “Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures and Forensic Techniques”; developed by Vernon Geberth (NYPD Ret.) for Classen-Buck Law Enforcement Seminars; December 21, 1996, Alpine, TX
ATAP National Conference; August 28 – 30, 1996, Anaheim, CA
ATAP National Conference; March 13 – 15, 1996, Washington, DC
“Stalking the Stalker” seminar; San Diego District Attorney’s Office, March 8, 1996, San Diego, CA
ATAP National Conference; August 1995, Anaheim, CA
“Violence In the Workplace” seminar; sponsored by the California Peace Officers’ Association, July 1995, Riverside, CA
“Managing Unacceptable Behavior” seminar; American Management Association, June 1995, San Diego, CA
“Supervisory Effectiveness” course; City of San Diego, April 1995, San Diego, CA (Required for all police sergeants)
SURVEYS: Design Participant; Defense Personnel Security Research Center workplace violence survey, 1994
Co-creator, “Employee Quality Worklife Survey”; Karl Albrecht International, 1992
PRESS: USA Today; Fortune Magazine; Security Management Bulletin; ASTD Journal; Philadelphia Inquirer; Hartford Courant; Insurance Review; North New Jersey News; OSHA Journal; Atlanta Constitution; Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel; Hospitality & Gaming Risk Management; TechWeek; Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Washington Times; Washington Post; Los Angeles Times; Orange County Register; Daily Californian, San Diego Union-Tribune; Riverside Press-Enterprise; Las Vegas Review-Journal; San Diego Attorney; Safety Management; HR.Pro2.net; Office.com.; Good Housekeeping; Asbury Park Press; San Diego Business Journal; Houston Chronicle; Business Insurance Magazine; New Bedford Standard-Times.
RADIO & TV: Over 75 interviews with national, regional, and local radio and TV, including CNN, CNBC.
Guest Host, “Workplace Violence Today,” KFNN Radio, Phoenix, AZ, July 7, 2000
MEMBERSHIPS: Elected National Secretary – Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP); August 2003 – August 2005 Founding Member and 2002 – 2003 San Diego ATAP Chapter Secretary American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) – National and San Diego Chapters Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) – National and San Diego Chapters Founding Member San Diego District Attorney’s Stalking Case Assessment Team (SCAT) Balboa Park Safety & Security Cooperative Authors Guild |