2010 Speakers

 

Keynote Speakers

James L. Grayson, CPP
Senior Security Consultant
Hughes Associates, Inc.

Jim Grayson is a Senior Security Consultant with Hughes Associates, Inc.  His career spans over 35 years in law enforcement and security consulting.  He worked for UCLA on a workplace violence study involving hospitals, schools and small retail environments and consulted with NIOSH on a retail violence prevention study.  His diverse project experience includes schools, universities, hospitals, municipal buildings, high-rise structures and downtown revitalization projects.  Jim holds a degree in criminal justice and a “CPP” security management credential from ASIS.  He is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer on a wide range of security topics.

 

Bill Lewinkski
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Force Science Institute

Dr. Bill Lewinski is the co-founder and executive director of The Force Science Institute, which was launched in June 2004 and is headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota. He also runs the Force Science Research Center, based at the University of Minnesota, Mankato and directed by the Institute. The mission of the Institute and the Research Center is to scientifically determine and fully understand the true dynamics of force encounters – what actually happens between officers and offenders in fluid, rapidly unfolding, life-or-death confrontations.

Dr. Lewinski has a Ph.D. in police psychology, a subject he has studied for more than three decades. He is a full professor in the Law Enforcement Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato where until recently he taught full-time for more than two decades.

He has interviewed more than 1,000 officers who have been involved in deadly force incidents and he has conducted groundbreaking research that sheds light on the little understood and often ignored realities of deadly force encounters. This information has saved officers’ lives on the street and has prevented some from going to prison when they were wrongly accused of criminally using deadly force.

Force Science Institute findings combined with Dr. Lewinski’s expert courtroom testimony have made a dramatic impact on some of the highest profile use-of-force cases in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. His research has been published in numerous national law enforcement publications, Web sites and e-newsletters. Additionally, the work for The Force Science Institute is frequently cited in law enforcement training articles and classes worldwide.

Confirmed Speakers

 

Mike Browning
Business Development Manager, Fire / MNEC
 UTC Fire and Safety — EST3-Sixty

Mike Browning has been involved in the life safety and emergency communications industry for more than thirty years. He was instrumental in the establishment of FAST, which later became EST, and has been involved in virtually every aspect of life safety product design, marketing, business development, and competitive intelligence for such industry leaders as Edwards Systems Technology and GE Security. 

 

S. Daniel Carter
Director, Public Policy
Security On Campus, Inc.

 S. Daniel Carter serves as the Director of Public Policy for Security On Campus, Inc. (SOC) the only national non-profit organization devoted exclusively to assisting the victims of violence on college campuses and to improving campus security. Co-founded by Connie and Howard Clery

in 1987, the organization has been the driving force behind the federal CleryAct and more than 30 other state and federal laws addressing campus

crime reporting and victims’ rights. Carter has been working on improving victims' rights and campus safety for almost 20 years beginning his work while a student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville from which he

graduated in 1994 with a B.A. in Political Science. He helped develop every amendment to the Clery Act since 1992 including the Campus Sexual Assault Victims Bill of Rights, and has twice, in 1999 and 2009, served on U.S. Department of Education “Negotiated Rulemaking” panels responsible for developing campus security reporting guidelines. He also has extensive experience as a crime victim's rights advocate.

 

William Moorhead, J.D.
President and Owner
All Clear Emergency Management Group

Will Moorhead is President and an owner of All Clear Emergency Management Group.  His hospital evacuation experience includes leading evacuation planning projects, designing, conducting, and evaluating evacuation exercises, and serving in emergency operations centers in support of hospital evacuations.  Will is an attorney who has focused his career toward emergency management.  He has served as a volunteer firefighter for over seventeen years.  His professional experience includes state emergency management where he was the legal analyst for a team conducting comprehensive terrorism preparedness.  He later worked as the director of public health preparedness for a multi-county health region as well as a consultant where he led the planning and exercise activities for the company.

 

Bill Nesbitt
President
Security Management Services International, Inc.

Bill Nesbitt, the President of SMSI Inc., is an experienced security professional with more than 33 years of experience, having become board certified protection Professional (CPP) certified in Security Management, in 1978. Bill has been recertified every three years ever since 1978.

 Bill Nesbitt is one of the nation’s leading consultants in hospital security. Bill has not only worked with many hospitals, but he also has the perspective of seeing first-hand the effects of inadequate hospital security programs. This perspective has been gained through his participation as a security expert in over 560 lawsuits, with about 90 of these suits involving hospitals.

 

Cyril Rayan
President and CEO
Resiligence, Inc.

Cyril Rayan is President, CEO and co-founder of Resiligence, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, CA. The company, founded in 2007, is the provider of TipNow™, a leading real-time, text based anonymous reporting service for a diverse number of environments where people gather. These range from K-12 schools, universities and large public gathering places, including retail centers, amusement parks and sports arenas, to entire communities. Current customers include Santa Clara University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the City of Sunnyvale, California, and others. 

Prior to joining Resiligence, Mr. Rayan was CEO of Mindbrook. He holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, an MS in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University, and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Mumbai.  Mr. Rayan is also an accomplished author, speaker and lecturer.

 

Gary L. Sigrist, Jr.
Safety Project Director
South-Western City Schools

Gary L. Sigrist, Jr. is the Safety Project Director for South-Western City Schools where he oversees the Readiness and Emergency Management in Schools (REMS) Grant, awarded through the US Department of Education from The Department of Homeland Security.  South-Western City Schools is the sixth largest district in the State of Ohio and serves a diverse student population of almost 21,000 students.

Gary has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Ohio University and a M.S. in Education Administration from the University of Dayton.  In addition to being an educator since 1982, Gary has also worked in law enforcement for 20 years. 

 

Robert Summers
Director, Security Consulting
Hughes Associates, Inc.

Mr. Summers has over twenty-eight years of combined experience in the areas of private security and law enforcement.  He completed his Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration while serving four years as a police officer in New Jersey.

He has held management positions in the Private Security and Loss Prevention/Loss Control sectors for nationally recognized companies.  He has also supervised the personal protection services for TV/Film/Entertainment personalities and private estate clients. 

He has performed nationwide threat and vulnerability assessments, in addition to design and engineering services for Presidential Libraries, State Capitals, Governor’s Mansions, numerous Government facilities, Hospitals, Law Enforcement Agencies, Universities, and private sector clients.  He also teaches CPTED classes at The Pratt Institute Manhattan.

 

 

Bryan Warren, CHPA, CPO-I
Director of Corporate Security
Carolinas Healthcare System

Bryan Warren is Director of Corporate Security for Carolinas Healthcare System, the third largest public healthcare system in the United States (based in Charlotte, North Carolina). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and has nineteen years of healthcare security experience, primarily in investigations and training. His certifications include Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator as well as Certified Protection Officer Instructor, and he is a licensed trainer in numerous law enforcement and security subjects (including Taser, Defensive Tactics and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention). He has written numerous articles for law enforcement and healthcare security publications, including the Journal of HealthCare Protection Management, Campus Safety, and Health Facilities Management and has authored chapters for the IAHSS Basic, Advanced and Supervisory Training Manuals. Bryan’s department was this year’s honored recipient of the IAHSS Lindberg Bell Award, one of the highest achievements in the healthcare security industry. Bryan is a member of several organizations, including the International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS), the American Society of Industrial Security International (ASIS), the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, and the Southeastern Security and Safety Healthcare Council. Bryan currently holds the position of Vice President - Secretary for the IAHSS and is the Deputy Sector Chief for Emergency Services in the FBI’s Infragard program for the Charlotte Metro region. Bryan enjoys educating others, and in particular, developing informative and entertaining training methods and programs. Bryan is married, an avid photographer and enjoys computers and all types of gadgetry.

Chris Wright, CPP
President  and CEO
The Wright Group, Inc.

Chris M. Wright, CPP has over thirty-five (35) years of experience in the investigative field. During her security career, Chris developed a keen interest and acknowledged expertise in workplace violence programs and issues of privacy in society.  She has created the following programs:

 

Chris is a CPP, holds the current positions:

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John Wu
Director, Emergency Preparedness and Safety
Waubonsee Community College

John H. Wu is the Director of Emergency Preparedness and Safety at Waubonsee Community College west of Chicago. His responsibilities at Waubonsee include providing strategic direction to the campus police department. Prior to this appointment, John enjoyed 25 years in the fire service, finishing his career as the Fire Chief in Naperville, Illinois.

John earned a Bachelors degree from State University of New York and a MBA from Regis University in Denver.  He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer program and is designated as a Chief Fire Officer by the Center for Public Safety Excellence.