NO. 2 2011 - Securitas

Scott Gardner, senior analyst
with the Global Risk Group,
adds “Our Vigilance dashboard
support recently helped with
security to protect stars of a hit
TV series, while they met with
fans across America. However,
in addition, we followed up with
a report on what fans said about
the events and the stars themselves.
We contributed to future
business decisions, something
beyond our normal scope.”
Another key member of the
team, Global Risk specialist
Derick de Jesus, continues to
explore ways to stream in information,
and designs dashboards
which provide an optimized view
of the total security state and
business objectives. As he says,
“All of us know what it means
to work in the field and we take
our commitment to those we
support very seriously. Vigilance
represents our know-how and
experience, and over time will
include the collective intelligence
of thousands of agents and
officers.”
Keeping customers
As Brad Van Hazel, president,
Global and National Accounts,
Securitas USA, sees it, “Vigilance
is a robust tool to help us be
proactive with our clients. From
a business continuity standpoint,
we will become more integrated
with clients. Whether it’s a tsunami,
or a biohazard spill, we will
be ahead of the curve in terms
of knowing the facts first, and
being able to act. As some of our
global customers move toward
Vigilance, they will integrate
the capabilities with their own
systems in place. In turn, staffing
requirements will be at a higher
level for both short and longterm
assignments, where we can
step up to the task.”
Van Hazel suggests that being
first in mind with the CEOs of our
valued customers will happen
increasingly when they have
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