Robert A. Gardner, is a "Board Certified" security management professional with multi-state security consultant, private patrol and private investigator "Qualified Manager" licenses. His background includes more than 40 years of training and experience in evaluating, developing, and managing security and crime prevention programs. For 25 of those years he served as both a private sector security consultant and a public sector Peace Officer. He is a former corporate security manager, police crime prevention specialist, detective supervisor, police training manager, and internal affairs sergeant.

Public Sector: Police Crime Prevention Specialist and Supervisor with extensive - hands on - experience in physical security and crime prevention management, law enforcement, emergency management and media relations. Expertise includes small business, office, lodging, retail, personal, and housing security; architectural/environmental design for security and workplace violence prevention. As a senior Crime Prevention Specialist for "America's Safest City" provided technical guidance and training to business managers, employee groups, homeowners, developers, property managers, planning officials and government executives in security awareness, the recognition and reduction of crime risks, and the implementation of security and crime prevention measures. Advised the City's Planning Department, Planning Commission and City Council on crime prevention and architectural/environmental security; managed the City's Building Security Ordinance and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design programs; conducted design review and plan checks for building projects in the City; wrote the City's Security Alarm Ordinance; served as Police Department liaison to Private Security Industry; acted as a City Emergency Services Coordinator; supervised the City's Police Department Crime Prevention, Training, Special Enforcement, K-9, and Detective Units; served as a Police Media Relations Officer.

Private Sector: Independent security advisor to business, government, the media, and the legal profession. Including: Corporate Security Manager and Guard Force Supervisor for the West Coast Headquarters of a National Corporation; Regional Security Manager, Loss Prevention Manager and Electronic Security Specialist for a major Hardware and Department Store chain; Security Officer Quality Assurance Representative for a Presidential Library; Qualified Manager for Private Security Company with sensitive government contracts. Licensed as a Private Security "Qualified Manager" in California and Nevada. Licensed as a Private Investigator in California, Nevada and Arizona. Licensed as a Security Consultant in Nevada.

Graduate of the California Crime Prevention Institute, the California Crime Prevention Institute's Advanced Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Course, the California State Police Executive Protection Course, the California Department of Justice Dignitary Security Course, the California Specialized Training Institute's Terrorism and Earthquake Courses, various Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Courses and the Department of Defense Information School.

Providing Security Consulting and Expert Witness services from Offices in: Santa Paula, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Scottsdale, AZ