How to Respond to an Active Shooter in the Workplace

Darrell Clifton, CPP, CSP

Director of Security | Author | Speaker | Consultant

Author of Hospitality Security - a guide for security managers of hotels, nightclubs, amusement parks, and meeting facilities

- 25 Years of Security Management Experience
- Board Certified in Security Management - CPP
- Board Certified in Casino Surveillance
- ASIS Regional Vice President - Northern California and Nevada
- Secret Witness - Board of Directors
- Downtown Police Tax District - Current Vice Chair, Past Chair
- Hospitality Entertainment and Tourism Council ASIS - Member, Past Chair
- DHS Gaming Subsector Council - Member, Past Chair
- Northern Nevada Chapter of ASIS - Member, Past Chairman 
- Downtown Reno Alcohol Advisory Board - Past Vice Chair
- Regional Alliance for Downtown (Reno) - Vice President
- Washoe County Business Preparedness - Co-Chair
- Washoe County Emergency Ops - Private Sector Liaison
- AlertID.com - Advisory Board
- State Task Force - COOP/COG
- State Task Force - School Emergency Planning
- State Task Force - Public Information
- Regional Active Assailant Response Task Force - Member

Security Magazine's "Most Influential People in Security"

Speaker/Presenter - ASIS International Seminars
Speaker/Presenter - Reed Exhibitions/G2E
Speaker/Instructor - University of Nevada Reno Extended Studies
Speaker/Instructor - University of Nevada Las Vegas
Speaker/Instructor - GamePath - Gaming Mgmt Education

Specialties: Board Certified in Security Management. FEMA certified Continuity of Operations Manager (COOP), Certified in Gaming Management, Drug Recognition, Workplace Violence, Counter Terrorism, Instructor Development,and Database Management. 

Specializes in developing and implementing policies and procedures, reducing liability, and staff training and development programs.

C. David Shepherd

Mr. Shepherd is Chief Executive Officer with Readiness Resource Group, RRG. He served 24 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in various supervisory roles including 22 years of experience in SWAT operations as Team Leader and Coordinator.

For over 7 years Mr. Shepherd served as Executive Director of Security for The Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino – the fourth largest hotel in the world that includes seven million square feet of space in suites, shopping mall, night clubs, restaurants, theaters, convention space and casino.

He served on the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS) Gaming & Wagering National Council; the DHS Commercial Facilities Sector Coordinating Council (CFSCC) as Co-Chairman, Gaming Resorts Sub-council; and on the White House Partnership for Critical Infrastructure (PCIS). He is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas InfraGard Chapter.  He served in the United States Marine Corps.  He earned a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Utah, and an M.B.A. in Management and Masters of Public Administration in Criminal Justice from Golden Gate University.

Readiness Resource Group Incorporated (RRG) has a long history of providing instruction on active shooter response for both the private and public sectors.  They also develop corporate active shooter plans, internal and external communications messages, and business procedures to support the first responder response and employee actions to protect themselves, co-workers and guests during adverse incidents.

What You Will Learn

• Profile of an Active Shooter
• How to Respond When an Active Shooter is in your Vicinity
• How to Respond When Law Enforcement Arrive
• Training your Staff for an Active Shooter Situation
• Recognizing Potential Workplace Violence
• Managing the Consequences of an Active Shooter

*This meeting has been pre-approved by both HRCI and SHRM for general credit*

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