Melissa is a passionate security management professional with 20 years of experience protecting assets and educating business leaders about safety, security, and risk. Melissa is actively engaged in the industry and strives for the promotion of integrity and excellence in the profession.
Career Highlights
Global and regional security manager
Designed threat management programs for multiple organizations
Security management and criminal justice adjunct instructor
Work Experience
Melissa Mack’s work experience includes security management positions at global, regional, and local levels. Melissa has managed organizational security programs ensuring compliance with corporate, client, and regulatory requirements. She has developed and led workplace violence prevention programs responsible for threat management and training as well as participated in global, regional, and local incident management teams. She has experience managing physical security systems including access control, surveillance systems, alarms, and visitor management. Melissa has also managed global real estate projects, vendor relationships, security officer services, and physical security systems personnel. During her industry tenure, Melissa has also held various roles with several retailers developing and managing asset protection programs. These programs range from compliance, policy and procedure development, and training to investigations, fraud, and data analytics.
Education, Training, and More
Certified Protection Professional (CPP) since 2013
Master’s degree in Criminal Justice Leadership & Management from Sam Houston State University
Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University
Advanced interview and interrogation techniques
Legal Assistant/Paralegal certificate
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Officer
Texas license #C10030
Skills
Risk management
asset protection
data analytics
investigations
physical security
training & development
threat management
security awareness programs.
Affiliations
ASIS – Member (2011 – present), Nominating Committee GBOD (2019 – 2021), Austin ARVP (2021), Houston Chapter Chairperson (2020), WPV Prevention & Intervention Standards Technical Committee (2019 – 2020), APP Item Writing Committee (2018)
ATAP – Texas chapter member (2020 – present)
Language
English