August 26th, 2015
Thank you
for the opportunity to participate
in the ASIS North
Shore Chapter 2nd Annual
Officer Appreciation Dinner and for your organization of the
Officer of the Year award. As you know,
AlliedBarton
takes great pride in the professionalism our officers display when
addressing our clients' security needs and
we welcome the chance to
recognize employees who
distinguish themselves by going "above and
beyond
the call of duty."
AlliedBarton
is honored to nominate Officer Ryan Montag. Officer
Montag's first aid response and utilization of his Red Cross training,
saved
the life of an employee at
Experian Marketing Services Headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois on June 12th,
2015.
On that
day,
Officer Montag was stationed at
Experian's Reception Desk,
where he traditionally works
for AlliedBarton from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. At 1536, Experian
employee Amy Salinas
called 911 after noticing her
colleague Tenika
Taylor slumped
over in the chair at
her desk.
The Site Shift Lead, Officer Andrew
Wieland, specifically dispatched Officer
Montag to Taylor's
desk
due to his ability to
positively manage stressful situations.
Upon arriving at Taylor's desk,
Officer Montag found her
unresponsive, struggling to
breathe. With
the assistance of an Experian employee, Officer Montag moved
Taylor
from her chair to the ground. He then
rotated Taylor onto her right
side
and observed her breathing. Officer Montag felt Taylor's
breathing
was shallow and slow.
She was also not responsive to her name
or questions pertaining to her
current state. During this observation, Taylor stopped
breathing completely and her eyes
started
to become bloodshot. When Officer
Montag could not detect Taylor's
pulse, he rolled her
onto her back and started chest compressions. After about
100 chest compressions and
CPR, Taylor started breathing again. She was moved
onto her right side and monitored by Officer
Montag until being relieved when Schaumburg Police, Fire and Paramedics arrived on site at 1542, 6-minutes
after
the
initial call to
911.
Paramedics
worked
on Taylor for 15-minutes
before moving her by stretcher to the
ambulance. She received
10-more minutes of
care before the ambulance left for the hospital. She remained
hospitalized in intensive
care for two-weeks
while doctors pinpointed
what happened.
She eventually underwent
successful heart surgery and
returned to work at Experian
in the beginning of August.
Thanks
to Officer Montag's
quick response, Taylor
is back to leading a normal life, having avoided any long
term damage from
her medical incident.
Taylor and her
parents have both come
by
Officer Montag's post and personally thanked
him for the heroic effort
he displayed
in saving her life.
AlliedBarton
believes that
Officer Ryan
Montag is an excellent
nomination for ASIS North Shore Chapter's
Officer of the
Year Award. During the above
incident, he displayed
poise in identifying Taylor's
symptoms.
He remained
calm and acted in conjunction
with her colleagues
to position her for First Aid and CPR. He
called
upon and utilized his training to administer First Aid and CPR. Finally, he remained on the scene and
continued to provide care
to Taylor until Paramedics
could step in. AlliedBarton
believes
Officer
Montag is a shining example of
what the ASIS North
Shore Officer of
the
Year award is all about; demonstrating
the life changing impact security officers can have on
their clients when
they
work as a team,
utilize their training and display tenacity under pressure. We hope you will
agree and recognize Officer Montag for
his exemplary service to
Taylor, Experian and
AlliedBarton.
Should you
have any questions
regarding this nomination, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at
630-
276-6044 or via email at
kevin.tomich@alliedbarton.com.
I look forward
to seeing both of you at the Officer Appreciation
Dinner on October 8th. Thank you again for coordinating this
event and
for
your organization
of the Officer
of the Year Award.
All the best,
Kevin Tomich
Business
Development Manager
AlliedBarton
Security Services
3710 Commercial Avenue,
Suite #13
Northbrook, IL 60062
Cell: 630-276-6044
Kevin.tomich@alliedbarton.com
