Leadership Rooted in Retail Security and Compliance
Peak Investigations was built on decades of hands-on retail security, facility oversight, and loss prevention leadership. Our foundation comes from direct operational responsibility inside large-scale distribution and retail environments across the United States.
Regional Facility and Loss Prevention Leadership
From 1995 to 2016, leadership roles included regional facility manager and loss prevention oversight for several Western U.S. retail support centers.
Responsibilities included,
Site inspections including security, safety, chemical, and locking devices
Key Responsibilities
- Managed loss prevention officers and clerical staff member.
- Conducted annual Loss Prevention Best Practices audits.
- Reduced retailer merchandise shortages through claims review.
- Directed theft investigations and case documentation.
- Responded to fleet truck accidents for rapid insurance recovery.
- Designed and maintained burglar alarm and CCTV systems.
- Assisted with security operations for large corporate conventions.
- Partnered with HR on employee investigations.
- Conducted root cause analysis for incidents and accidents.
- Trained staff on OSHA and EPA compliance standards.
Core Focus Areas
- Sales, cash handling, and POS control review.
- Fraud detection and exception report analysis.
- Shrink and inventory accountability review.
- Investigate suspects and interview.
- Detection of sweetheart sales and internal theft.
- CCTV, burglar, and fire system review.
- Associate Awareness Security and Safety Training.
- Review of chemical storage and environmental compliance.
- Internal control evaluation to prevent employee theft.
- Lock and physical security assessments.
Every audit concludes with direct staff training targeting identified vulnerabilities.
Advanced Certifications
- Safety Risk Management (Degree 1995).
- Criminal Justice—Investigations Management (Degree 2003).
- SMIA—Social Media Intelligence Analyst (2015).
- CORCI—Certified Organized Retail Crime Investigator, 2017 (recertified 2022, 2026).
- Colorado Licensed Investigator—Level 2.
- Wicklander-Zulawski—Interview/Interrogation Techniques & Advanced Interview/Interrogation.
- Worker’s Comp—Investigations and Fraud Prevention.
- ECRIME Investigation Training (2017-2020)
- Investigating Pink Collar Crime (2016-2021-2025).
- Harnessing open-source intelligence to detect and prevent financial crime.
- “Me Too”: Navigating the changing waters of workplace threats & harassment.
- Autodesk Design is used for designing camera/security projects.
- 2025 OSHA Inspections/Reporting Update. 2025.
Professional Memberships
Practical Experience That Reduces Liability
This background combines operational leadership, investigative execution, and compliance training. The result: clear findings, documented evidence, and corrective action plans that protect companies from loss, penalties, and claims exposure.