Vance E. Morris has over 20 years of experience in corporate security and protection. He has expertise in risk management, operations planning, training, and facilities management. Morris has worked as an independent security advisor and corporate security manager for ABB, where he established security programs for over 350 facilities. He also has extensive experience providing high threat protection on contracts around the world.

1. Vance E. Morris
42197 Shorecrest Terr. Aldie Virginia 20105 | 571-271-6301 | vanceemorris@yahoo.com
PROFILE
Accomplished security professional with 20+ years of combined Corporate Protection and Security Management experience
with strong leadership, communication, team-building, and risk management skills. Experienced in efforts to lead regional and
global security initiatives in diverse and challenging settings. Highly capable to identify, develop, implement, and manage
security and crisis management processes with a focus on personal, financial, physical, and property risk reduction.
HIGHLIGHTED AREAS OF EXPERTISE
· Personal Protection: Over 25 years of real world, verifiable experience in both high threat and passive environments.
Qualified in U.S. State Department High Threat Protection, Virginia DCJS 32E trained.
· Corporate Security: Corporate Security Manager with ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) responsible for over 350 facilities spread
across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
· Risk Management: Identify risks and vulnerabilities, analyze, and asses the likelihood of those identified risks, then design
and implement processes to help mitigate or eliminate such risks.
· Training/Staff Development: Design and conduct strategic and tactical training scenarios for managers and staff.
Instituted a comprehensive employment evaluation program to continuously assess the capabilities, aptitude, and skills to
ensure the highest level of performance, and personal development. Prepared post-operative reports summarizing actions,
and made revisions to Standard Operating Procedures based upon evaluations.
· Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT SECURITY ADVISOR | SELF EMPLOYED | 04/15 – PRESENT
· Risk Management: Identify risks and vulnerabilities, analyze, and asses the likelihood of those identified risks, then design
and implement processes to help mitigate or eliminate such risks.
· Operations Planning: Plan and coordinate daily security operations with the client, and all other staff functions in order to
achieve a seamless delivery of security services.
· Training/Staff Development: Design and manage comprehensive security training programs in order to build or enhance
technical and operational competencies.
· Facilities Management: Work with the client to identify, implement, and manage, new processes to the facility operations
plan to reduce operating costs, increase operational efficiency, and enhance overall productivity.
CORPORATE SECURITY MANAGER | ABB (ASEA BROWN BOVERI) | 04/12 – 04/15
Program Manager- ABB Safe and Secure Workplace: The North America Safe and Secure Workplace Program (SSWP)
program was to establish a regional organization with the ability to effectively and efficiently identify, manage, resolve, and
mitigate future incidents across the North America region. The ABB Secure Workplace Program was intended to optimize
individual, team, and enterprise performance through an organizational culture of respectful and responsible behaviors. To
achieve this new culture, ABB in partnership with outside vendors developed two ongoing and evolving training programs;
· Workplace Violence Prevention, ABB WPVP (Managers): The purpose of the training is to make all ABB sites safer by
equipping managers with simple tools and strategies to better recognize the early warning signs of workplace violence and
then to intervene to stop the escalation to violence. This strategy-based session focuses on preparing managers to
safeguard their own personal safety in specific situations through effective and appropriate strategies.
· ABB Performance Driven by Respect, ABB PDbR (All NAM Employees): Intended to optimize individual team and
enterprise performance through an organizational culture of respectful and responsible behaviors. This was achieved
through equipping all employees with simple tools and communication strategies intended to help them better get along
with fellow employees and perform at their peak performance level.
Travel Security Manager, ABB North America
· Worked with ABB Group to improve and streamline the overall travel security program in order to make the process more
user friendly for the business traveler.
· Reviewed all traveler information sheets prior to employees departing to any high threat area.
· Provided travel security briefs prior to travel as needed.
· Worked closely with International SOS to repatriate sick or injured international travelers based in the North American
region as needed.
· Provided travelers with a video library that assisted in the generation and submission of all required travel security
documents.
PROFILE
HIGHLIGHTED AREAS OF EXPERTISE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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· Through collaboration with the ABB Travel Manager, ABB North America led all other regions in travel security policy
compliance.
· Tracked and documented all high risk travel worldwide on a quarterly basis to ensure compliance with Travel Security
policies.
HIGH THREAT PROTECTION| INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR | 06/02 – 12/11
· 2002 Haitian Presidential Detail, Port-au-Prince
· 2002 US Consulate, Jerusalem Israel- WPPS DynCorp International
· 2004 Greystone Ltd, Baghdad Iraq- International Republican Institute Contract
· 2006 Blackwater USA, Baghdad Iraq- Special Projects Team (SPT-I)
· 2009 Gardaworld, Baghdad Iraq, IBTCI Contract
· 2009 US Training Center, Spin Boldak- Afghan Border Police Training Contract
· 2010 Triple Canopy, Baghdad Iraq- US Embassy, TST
· 2011 Gardaworld, COP Charkh, Logar Provence Afghanistan
INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SPECIALIST| SELF EMPLOYED | 01/93 – 06/02
· Security Management: Identify, Asses and Analyze, potential risks, then design and Implement a tailored
security/protection program to help mitigate identified risks.
· Operations Planning: Operations Planning: Plan and coordinate daily security operations with the client, and all other
staff functions daily in order to achieve a seamless delivery of security services.
· Training/Staff Development: Design and manage comprehensive security training programs in order to build or enhance
technical and operational competencies.
· Facilities Management: Work with the client to identify, implement, and manage, new processes to the facility operations
plan to help reduce operating costs, increase operational efficiency, and enhance overall productivity.
CORPORAL E-4, TEAM LEADER | UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. | 08/87 – 08/91
Provided a highly-trained expeditionary security force capable of deploying within 24hrs worldwide to respond to threats or
incidents against U.S. naval or diplomatic missions.
Deployments
1989 Hurricane Hugo, recovery relief, Puerto Rico.
1989 Operation “Just Cause” Republic of Panama.
1991 Operation: Desert Storm in 1991.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Kidnap Incident Management Course, Control Risk
Enhanced Violence Assessment and Management, ASIS
Executive Protection Program, ASIS
Active Shooter, ASIS
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Awards and Commendations
Rifle Expert Badge 2nd AWD
Pistol Expert Badge 3rd AWD
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Navy Unit Commendation
Humanitarian Service Medal
Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon 2nd AWD
Letter of Appreciation 2nd AWD
High Threat Operations Certification, Blackwater USA
High Threat Operations Certification, Triple Canopy
High Threat Operations Certification Recertification, Triple Canopy
Violence Risk Assessment and Management, Proactive Resolutions
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS