The SMSI Team - Diverse, Talented and Experienced

SMSI has assembled a team of diverse, talented, and experienced professionals thereby allowing the firm to respond to a wide range of security needs. The team includes specialists in healthcare security, computer and data security, as well as experts in school security and lodging security. The SMSI team includes social psychologists and sociologists in order to address those behaviors that can adversely affect the bottom-line. After all, the goal of any successful security program is to positively reinforce desired behaviors while discouraging undesired and criminal behavior in the workplace.

When a crime occurs, including in the workplace, three conditions must pre-exist in order for that crime to occur. They are motive, means, and opportunity. An effective security program must address each of these three preconditions in order to deter both crimes against both people and property. SMSI has the expertise to meet each of these three preconditions within a wide range of settings. The goal is to anticipate, deter, and prevent security problems. (Some of the SMSI Team is listed below.)

Ron Lander, CPP

Ron Lander, from Riverside, California, spent 23 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department prior to becoming a security professional. During his tenure with the Sheriff's Department, Ron conducted investigations on a wide variety of criminal activities, including high-technology crime. Ron has been in the private security profession for the past 17 years. Ron is an expert in the application of security technology to include access management systems, alarm systems, and closed circuit television systems. Ron is in high demand as a knowledgeable speaker and has appeared numerous times as a presenter at events sponsored by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). He understands security's role in the protection of privacy (HIPAA). In 1999, ASIS honored Ron with the Presidential Award of Merit for his outstanding work in the area of "Protection of Sensitive Information."

Roland Ouellette

Roland Ouellette, who is based in New Hampshire, is one of the most qualified security and police trainers in the United States. Roland is best known for his development of the Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB®) that is being used by hundreds of companies and hospitals across the nation. He is the author of the book Management of Aggressive Behavior. Roland has over 30 years of experience as a trainer in the fields of law enforcement, military, corrections, private security, and healthcare. He has lectured on Use of Force issues throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Russia, Trinidad, Switzerland, and England. He is also a contributing author of the highly acclaimed book, Total Survival and the co-developer of the Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol Training (OCAT®) program and manual. He served nine years as the New England Director of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET).

Dick Sem, CPP

Dick is a security professional with more than 30 years of diversified security management experience. He ran large-scale security operations for Wisconsin Industrial Police and later with Pinkerton/Securities, the world's largest security company, where he was a Vice President. Dick was the Director of Security and Crisis Management for a Fortune 100 Corporation with more than 60,000 employees and over 12 billion dollars in gross revenues. He is a past president of the International Security Management Association (ISMA). He is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security and serves on the National Strategic Planning Committee. He has held his Certified Protection Professional (CPP) credential since 1979. Dick is an accomplished publisher and speaker on a wide range of security topics. He has extensive experience in the area of Workplace Violence prevention and has testified numerous times as a security expert witness. Dick is spearheading SMSI's American School Security division.