1. DELANDOS JOHNSON II
8956 s. Carpenter st.
Chicago IL. 60620
(773) 603-1708
delandosjohnsonii@gmail.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE AND PROFILE:
To obtain a position in which my educational skills and abilities can be effectively
utilized. I am a goal-driven professional with solid experience in the areas of Loss
Prevention, Customer Service, Leadership and Mentoring skills. I have excellent
interpersonal, communication, organizational and time management skills. This allows
me to achieve and establish all of my near, present and future goals.
EDUCATION:
Taylor Business Institute, Chicago IL.
Associate Degree, Criminal Justice and Security Administration.
EXPERIENCE:
May 2016 - Present Sports Authority, Burbank IL.
Area Investigator - Asset Protection
 Work directly under the supervision of the District Asset Protection Manager,
ensuring that the Asset Protection best practices are followed; identifying losses
and developing action plans to prevent loss and reduce shrink while promoting
asset protection awareness within 12 Sports Authority stores within the Chicago,
Burbank, Ridgeland, Bricktown, North Riverside, and other Illinois Sports
Authority store areas.
 Monitor store staff, vendors, and visitors sales floor and point of sale activities to
identify fraudulent internal or external theft/fraud while initiating internal and
external investigations of dishonest activities.
 Complete required daily, weekly, and monthly audits while validating compliance
with physical security and other “Operation Audit Best Practice” standards (EAS,
CCTV, alarm, locks, cash office, receiving, etc). Also, provide store by store
coaching and training to team members as appropriate to correct any and all
deficiencies and failures that require correction on store audits.
July 2014 - May 2016 Burlington Coat Factory Chicago IL.
Loss Prevention Supervisor
 Create new shrink prevention and awareness programs with the Loss Prevention
team, to showcase and provide them to the Burlington employees and
management teams. Also perform store shrink training to the entire Burlington
staff.

2.  Build a relationship with the store manager to work together and devise efficient
and effective plans to reduce shrink in the “Top 5 store shrink departments”.
 Investigate and resolve internal and external theft cases as both arise. Detect and
deter individuals involved in dishonest or illicit activity in the store.
 Complete required daily, weekly, and monthly audits and inspections and provide
accurate documentation of results.
 Lead a Loss Preventing team of 5 LPA’s.
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January 2012 – September 2013 Home Depot, Bedford Park IL.
Asset Protection Specialist
Responsible for preventing financial loss caused by theft and fraud and supporting
safety and environmental program compliance in my assigned stores.
Utilize several tools to minimize loss to the Company, including but not limited to
identifying incidents of theft and fraud, reviewing CCTV and exception reports.
Testify and appear in numerous monthly court cases. Also, frequently travel to
numerous other stores and provide Asset Protection.
June 2010 – January 2012 Marshalls/A J Wright, Chicago IL.
Loss Prevention Agent
Conduct routine inspections of the facility to maintain full surveillance and
observation and protection of assets.
Conduct surveillance using closed circuit television to detect and apprehend
shoplifters.
Testify and appear in numerous monthly court cases.
Gather data and initiate investigations, in addition to documenting and tracking all
cases in the case management system.
October 2006 – June 2010 Carson Pirie Scott, Chicago, IL.
Loss Prevention Agent
Conduct routine inspections of the store to maintain security and protection of
assets.
Conduct daily, weekly and monthly store audits.
Enforce company standards as they relate to security and safety procedures.