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Name: Richard D. Sem
Birthdate: June 21, 1948
Current Employment:
Sem Security Management (self-employed)
Address: 602 Trevino Drive, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Tel: (262) 862-6786
Fax: (847) 589-8566
Email: Dick.Sem@SemSecurity.com
Internet website: http://www.SemSecurity.com
(1) Relevant prior and part-time employment, with dates:
- 1996 2000 Pinkerton Security Northeast Region Vice President (Montvale, NJ)
- 1985 - 1996 Waste Management, Inc. Director of Security, Crisis Management and HelpLine (Oak Brook, IL)
- 1981 - 1985 Sem Security Management Security Consulting and Expert Witness Services (Brookfield, WI)
- 1970 - 1981 Wisconsin Industrial Police, Inc. (now a unit of Pinkerton, Inc.) Vice President and General Manager (Milwaukee, WI)
(2) Degrees and relevant special training:
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, Marquette University. Have since attended classes and workshops on all aspects of management, security, compliance, and communications.
- Attended Management Action Program (MAP) in 1999.
(3) Other professional activities:
International Security Management Association (ISMA):
- - President, 1993-1994
- - Board Member 1988 - 1994
- - This association is composed of senior security executives of large (i.e. Fortune 500) firms in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS):
- - Member, International Strategic Planning Committee, 2001 and 2002
- - Member, Educational Strategies Council in 2000
- - Certified Protection Professional (CPP) since 1979
- - Greater Milwaukee Chapter Chairperson in 1980
- - Midwest Regional Vice President in 1981
Past Member, Corporate Ombudsman Association.
Treasurer and Founding Member of the Waste Management Toastmasters.
Committee Chairperson for the Waste Management Education Initiative.
Past Chairman of the Wisconsin Governor's Select Committee on Law Enforcement, Business & Economic Crime.
Taught industrial security classes at the Milwaukee School of Engineering and the Milwaukee Area Technical College. Articles published in Security Management (3/98), Security, Police Work Journal, Wisconsin Business Journal, and Building Operating Management. Presented a series of workshops and talks on Violence in the Workplace in 1998.
(4) Retainer Information:
- Times retained by claimant's counsel: 7
- Times retained by defense counsel: 12
(5) Names, address and telephone numbers of attorneys who may be contacted as references:
Dan O'Brien
Attorney at Law
Hennessy & Roach, P.C.
140 South Dearborn
Suite 520
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 346-5310
Gary L. Wilkinson
Attorney at Law
1301 Riverplace Blvd., Suite 1818
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 398-1818
Brian J. Dusek
Attorney at Law
Cassiday, Schade & Gloor
20 North Wacker Drive
Suite 1040
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 641-3100
Atty John W. Minier
Yates, McLamb & Weyher, LLP
One Hanover Square, 421 Fayetteville Street Mall,
Suite 1200
Raleigh, NC 27601
Telephone:(919) 783-5300
(6) Publications that contain your ads: None
(7) Usual and customary fee:
$200.00 per hour
(8) Areas of Expertise and Experience:
Note - Letter codes used in front of the subject
mean:
[ T ] Testified in court or at depositions on the subject;
[ R ] Retained as a consultant, but have not testified on the subject.
[ Q ] Qualified to testify or consult on the subject, but have not
served as a paid consultant.
[T] Administrative negligence [failure to direct, inadequate supervision]
[T] Agency/Company policies, practices and customs
[T] Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives (not in law enforcement)
[T] Inadequate premises security (guards, CCTV, locks, lighting,
etc.)
[T] Insufficient or inadequate training
[Q] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[T] Inadequate security processes (training, supervision, hiring/screening,
etc.)
[T] Security Policies and Procedures
[T] Workplace Violence
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