Summary
Jeff Gauldin is a Pinkerton Director based in Georgia. He leads strategic operations and advises clients on comprehensive risk management solutions, partnering with cross-functional teams to design and implement security strategies for complex, high-risk environments while aligning solutions with business objectives.
Career Highlights
Jeff is a security and loss prevention leader with expertise in workplace violence prevention
behavioral threat assessment
and corporate investigations. He is known for identifying risk trends
driving proactive mitigation strategies
and collaborating with stakeholders to protect people
assets
and operations.
Work Experience
Jeff previously served as a Senior Employee Relations Investigator, leading workplace investigations from initiation through resolution. He analyzed multi-layered data to identify systemic risks, developed proactive mitigation strategies, and partnered with Legal, HR, and business leaders to manage sensitive, time-critical issues.
He also served as a Regional Security and Loss Prevention Manager with Amazon, overseeing security operations across the AMER region, including high-risk markets, such as Las Vegas and Atlanta. In this role, he managed a team of Security and Loss Prevention professionals supporting multiple operational sites, ensuring site compliance, physical security readiness, and performance of security programs. He led initiatives to mitigate risks, prevent loss, and protect associates, customers, and assets, while overseeing budgets and purchase orders exceeding $20 million annually. He collaborated closely with senior management, finance, and procurement teams to maintain operational continuity and secure the end-to-end supply chain.
Earlier, Jeff worked as an Asset Protection Business Partner with Target, managing security risk and workplace violence prevention efforts across the Atlanta market, implementing solutions spanning physical security, employee safety, and incident response.
Jeff’s experience spans supply chain, logistics, and retail sectors, with specialized expertise in workplace violence prevention, suicide ideation response, integrated physical security systems, and high-value operational oversight.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Kennesaw State University
Skills
Security & Risk Management
Workplace Violence Prevention & Threat Assessment
Investigations & Case Management
Supply Chain & Logistics Security
Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Leadership
Financial Oversight & High-Value Operational Management
Physical Security Systems
Crisis Management & Incident Response
Affiliations
ASIS International
International Organization of Black Security Executives
Transported Asset Protection Association
Language(s)
English