LAURIS V. FREIDENFELDS
847-650-4640
LFreidenfelds@gmail.com
Nationally recognized security consultant
and director level manager with a specialty in Heath Care and Education
markets. Has 34 years of security industry experience. As a consultant, he acted
as a Project Director or Manager for over 50 projects throughout the United
States.
Education
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University of
Illinois Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice & Psychology, 1977
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John Reid &
Associates Criminal Interrogation
Training, 1978
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Chicago Police Academy
Police Officer Training, 1979
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University of
Illinois Criminal Investigations courses, 1980
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U.S. Internal
Revenue Service Financial Crimes Investigations, 1981
Technical Papers, Publications and
Speeches
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"Consultant -
Contractor Relationships" CASI-RUSCO Conference, 1994
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"Current Asset
Management Technology Systems," CASI-RUSCO Conference, 1997
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"Security
Programs and Technology" IFMA Conference 1995
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"Security
Technology for the Building Manager" IFMA Conference 1996
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"Physical
Security for Information Security Managers" Info Security Magazine, June
1998
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"Security
Management Systems" necdigest, 2002
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"Security, Can We
Protect Against Acts of War/Terrorism," Security
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Technology
& Design, January 2002
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"Protection
Against Terrorism," Building Operating Management, January 2002
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"School Security
Programs," Security Technology & Design, October/November 2003
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"Designing
Enterprise Security Systems," ISC West 2005
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"Security
Programs for Healthcare Facilities," NFPA 2005
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"Integration of
Security and Life Safety," ASIS 2005
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"IP Video
surveillance," Security Technology & Design, January 2006
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"Outsourcing
Access Control," Security Technology & Design, February 2006
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"Overcoming the
Challenges of Wireless Video", ISC West 2006
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"Premises
Security" NFPA Fire Protection Handbook 20th Edition, 2008
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"Working with
Security Consultants" TYCO Symposium 2009
Professional Experience
Rush University Medical Center
Director
Security and Emergency Preparedness
2008
-Present
RJA/Sako & Associates, Inc.
Vice
President
2003-2008
Senior
Project Manager
2001-2003
Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Corporate
Security Director
2000-2001
Systech Group, Inc.
Principal
1996-2000
Sako & Associates, Inc.
Senior
Associate
1989-1996
Brink's
Incorporated
Account
Executive
1986-1989
Honeywell,
Inc.
Sales
Representative
1984-1986
Northwestern
Memorial Hospital
Security
Manager/Chief Investigator/Assistant Director
1977-1984
Specific Project Highlights
Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL
Project Manager for the program development phase of the new hospital facility
design project.
Fairfax County in Fairfax, VA
Project Manager for a team that executed a physical security assessment of the
facilities in the second largest county in the United States. The project
included the assessment of current state and the development of security
standards for the county buildings.
United States Senate Offices, Locations
Nationwide
Project Director for a project that developed standards for all of the home
state offices for United States Senators and then assessed the facilities in
comparison to these standards.
State of Illinois Capitol Complex,
Springfield, IL
Project Director for a project assignment to assess the state of security
technology and operations for the capitol of Illinois. Developed a recommended
approach for the future planning and implementation.
BlueCross BlueShield Iowa, Illinois, Texas
and Oklahoma
Project Consultant and
Manager for a "Weak Point Analysis" assignment to review the security
technology and operations at over 50
facilities in several states.