Premises Liability Expert Witness in all Security Related Matters and Settings.
Qualifications:
Mr. Santoro is an A.S.I.S. Board Certified Protection Professional (CPP) with 30+ years’ experience in security, safety, investigations, and asset protection. Mr. Santoro is credited with developing security programs comprised of proprietary and contract guard forces, CCTV design/operation, physical security, compliance testing, claims/due diligence/criminal/background/ investigations, access control, ethics issues, target hardening, and armed/unarmed executive protection. Mr. Santoro specializes in private and public organization Litigation Support, Security Program Administration/ Management/Operation, Risk Management, Safety, Executive Protection, Major Crime, and Physical Security Analysis. He has experience with hospitality, casino gaming, nightclub, bar, healthcare, public housing, public sector, retail, convenience store, petroleum vendor, museum, and entertainment sector security litigation consulting. Santoro has consulted to clients regarding security operations, security program audit, litigated matters, control center operations, security standards, critical incident management, special event planning, high-value asset protection, specialized target hardening equipment, video evidence, parking garage, contracted security services, internal and external crime prevention, responsible gaming programs, cash-in-transit protection, Active- Shooter Awareness, sudden violence, and workplace violence prevention.
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) International Board Certified Protection Professional (CPP) –Maintained continuously since 2007. The ASIS CPP is the Gold Standard for Security Certification, to qualify must have 7 years of private sector security management experience, possess a bachelor’s degree or higher, complete a 225-question assessment test covering security standards and practices topics including; security operations, emergency/crises management, investigations, risk management, asset protection, executive protection, information technology security, special event security, CCTV and electronic security systems. Recertification requirements including audited 60 CEU’s every three years.
Thirty Years of Corporate Security Management in large Gaming Resorts in multiple jurisdictions, five years of experience overseeing Risk Management, Insurance and Claims function for 5 gaming/resort operations. 10 years’ experience as expert witness. Provided premises liability expert witness litigation support and consulting for over 175 cases.
Experienced with handling litigated matters involving security from the following sectors/settings/incident types:
Hospitality Higher Education-Residence Halls
Casino Gaming/Resort Leisure Entertainment
Nightclubs/Bars Hotel/Motel
Healthcare Industrial/Manufacturing
Public Housing Pharmaceutical/Storage/Transport
Apartment Complex Residential Communities
Public Transportation Warehousing
Parking Facility Concert/Special Event
Contract Security Museums
Pawn Shops/Gold Exchange Armored Car/CIT/Cash Vaults
Homicide Workplace Violence
Wrongful Death Excessive Force
Aggravated Assault Major Crime
Sexual Assault Car Jacking
Robbery/Armed Robbery Shootings/Stabbings
Active Assailant Mass Shooting
Sudden Violence Domestic Violence
