Memberships:  ATLANTIS Company

Senior Security Management Team

Security Consultant Team

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ATLANTIS Memberships:  Individual & Company, Affiliated Companies

Individual members of the premier, professional,  international security organization (formerly American Society for Industrial Security)

BOMA Greater Cleveland

BOMA Akron

Search First
                                     INFORMATION SERVICES, Inc.

an ATLANTIS  Company

Quota Contract Cleaning Services, Inc. 

an ATLANTIS  Company

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CLEANING Since 1993
Ohio - Florida

Tom >      Office, HQ:  440-717-7050 ● 800-701-8665

Cell:  (440) 223-5730    Fax: (440) 717-7055

    Tom is a locally and nationally recognized security practitioner enjoying a sterling reputation that he has well earned. He has the distinction of being a Certified Protection Professional, board certified by the American Society for Industrial Security, ASIS International.

For more background information on Tom and his credentials, please click here > Bio
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- Security Consultants -

Thomas Lekan, CPP (above)
Robert Tempero
Charles Patten

Note:  Partial list - not all consultants appear here - listing just begun

Robert Tempero

Brief:  30 years experience in all phases of corporate security, including bank, financial, insurance, and other facilities and operations

Physical Security – Risk based assessment for all aspects, from construction to alarms to security designs to video to terrorist threats

External Fraud Investigation – Assessment of potential threat and vulnerabilities - development of risk-based solutions for external fraud, policies and procedures, law enforcement liaison, staff development, interaction with foreign governments and court officials.

Internal Fraud Investigation - Development and implementation of risk based policies and procedures to reduce potential for internal fraud, Development of investigative staff and support group

Executive Protection - Training for executives at all levels, from Board of Directors to front line staff, from a risk based perspective, secure sites, offices, clear and workable policies and procedures

Facilities - Facilities construction and management, including branch offices, primary data centers, cash vaults, home and regional offices, project management , design development, negotiations

Insurance Risk Management - Management of insurance and risk transfer program using a risk based approach; management of brokerage firms and direct negotiations with individual underwriters, most all types of insurance. 

 

Robert Tempero

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Charles (Chuck) Patten

FACILITY SECURITY AND FIRE/LIFE SAFETY CONSULTANT

Charles (Chuck) Patten is a US Navy Veteran, Former US Secret Service Agent, Chief of Police and Corporate Security Executive with over 30 years of experience including Corporate Security and Life Safety management, Contract Security, Security Investigations, Background Screening, Special Event Security and Law Enforcement. Mr. Patten has a proven track record of developing innovative Security and Emergency Response strategies for a wide variety of property types and business models. 

Chief of Police:

      As a Chief of Police for a small, developing department, Chuck instituted a full-time officer recruitment program, developed professional, internal training programs and policy and procedural guidelines, established a bureau of investigations, upgraded uniform standards, added tactical response equipment, opened the department to community action response by establishing patrol speed and traffic safety zones and was a key player in the Safety Patrol education program in the local schools. Chuck was a leading member of the area Chiefs of Police Association and helped to develop a program that provided a coordinated, multi agency emergency response and mutual aid program to insure quick, local action to critical incidents.

Special Agent:

      As a Special Agent with the US Secret Service, in addition to assigned criminal investigative and undercover duties, Chuck served as a detail agent for two Presidents and a President Elect. He was a member of an Agent advance team for an “around the world tour” of a USSS protectee. He served as a lead advance Agent during two Presidential campaign tours, coordinating area law enforcement response teams, providing threat assessment and logistical guidelines for a safe security environment in a variety of facility types: High Rise buildings, airport hangars and terminals, schools and university campus areas, light and heavy manufacturing plants, outdoor stadiums, inside arenas, flat land event sites and developed parade route security plans through heavily populated urban environments.

 Security; Special Events:

      As a business owner and security consultant Chuck has provided expert security advice to multiple facility types, delivered event staff security teams and advisors to concert venues throughout the US. Chuck served as the security advance coordinator for, and traveled with, the Cleveland Orchestra on a world tour. Chuck has provided professional security advice and planning for multiple, large outdoors concert events and festivals and served as the primary security consultant for MCA/Universal and its many outdoor concert facilities throughout the US and provided security consulting to House of Blues concert venues.

 Security, Fire/Life Safety; High Rise, Commercial / Manufacturing Facilities:

     As a Director, National Security for a Fortune 500 company with over 700 high rise facilities throughout the US, Chuck established and developed portfolio wide, regional exception, emergency response plans, security officer deployment strategies, first- responder /on-site security interaction protocols, standardized security equipment guidelines, security contract training and performance standards and a central security incident, review and after action report process. This “corporate” experience has provided Chuck with the personal tools and insight to understand and work in and with a corporate directed team environment. Chuck also served as the Director of Security and Fire/Life Safety for the largest high rise developer and property management company in Los Angels with direct authority for two of the largest high rise projects in LA, including the signature, Library Tower. After 9/11, Chuck served as a consultant for Vance International providing threat assessments and security enhancement advice to high-rise properties, bank operation centers, private airport hangars, and other critical infrastructures facilities throughout the US. Chuck has also designed security systems: CCTV, alarms, DVR’s, for regional bank branch locations and central operations areas. Chuck has developed over 40 original security related forms to guide, audit and evaluate security operations in a variety of facility types.

     Chuck is skilled in facility threat assessment, process improvement and management of vendor contracts with strong skills in communicating safety and security needs and gaining consensus and buy-in from business leaders.  He is detail oriented, an excellent communicator, highly motivated and able to make decisions in high-pressure situations. Chuck holds a Top Secret clearance and is a contract Special Investigator for The Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

EXPERTISE, FOCUS

• Expert in Conducting Site Surveys and Vulnerability Assessments: Specializes in evaluating security force operational preparedness for both emergency response, including fire life/safety and day-to-day activities. Has surveyed and assessed over 700 class “A” high-rise buildings throughout the US.

• Security and Concert Event Consultant: Developed a pre-concert briefing sheet, including an evacuation plan for all staff, a pocket-style post description pamphlet, the "Safety Team" approach to event staff positions, temporary command centers for extraordinary events; law enforcement/security coordinated training & response teams; certified, four level, event security training courses with certificate award programs.

• Audit of Security: Audits security contract against services being delivered; establish an RFP for new security proposals, develops and designs security reports and scenario training formats, prepares emergency procedures, evaluates and critiques the procedures and manuals in use and will evaluate, and make recommendations related to, the electronic security tools being used by security at the facility including; cameras, video recorders, access control, alarms, communication tools, etc. Will also evaluate and make recommendations regarding the policies, procedures, and training programs in place for the use and maintenance of such security tools.

Professional Affiliations and Accomplishments:

• American Society for Law Enforcement Training

• International Security Management and Crime Prevention Institute

• International Association Counterterrorism and Security Professionals

• National Criminal Justice Association

• Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association

• Association of Former Agents of the U.S. Secret Service

• State of Florida, State of Florida Class C & G License and Concealed Weapons Permit.

Chuck Patten:  

• ATLANTIS Security
  Management Services
• Search First Information Services, Inc.
• Quota Contract Cleaning Services, Inc.