Brian Quast

About Brian Quast

Loss Prevention Expert who Provides Loss Prevention Leadership and direction. Builds and maintains productive partnerships at all levels. Executes training and awareness programs at all levels. Investigates internal loss and provides leadership to effectively reduce shrink and create a culture of honesty. Determines effectiveness of loss prevention policies and procedures through compliance auditing and use of exception reporting. Provides effective leadership, assistance, and maintains shrink reduction. Assist in on-boarding process for new Loss Prevention Associates and other Corporate Loss Prevention Personnel.Specialties: Physical Security, Training, interviewing, and investigations

Experience

1. Director - Safety, Security and Loss Prevention

   Ace Hardware Corporation

   Aug 2025 — Present

Education

• Harper College

  AAS, Criminal Justice

  1987 — 1989

Skills

• Shrinkage
• Interviews
• Surveillance
• Crisis Management
• Closed-Circuit Television (Cctv)
• Physical Security
• Security Management
• Private Investigations
• Cctv
• Wicklander-Zulawski Interview & Interrogation
• Inventory Control
• Multi-Unit
• Investigation
• Asset Protection
• Investigations
• Workplace Violence Prevention
• Internal Investigations
• Retail
• Interviewing
• Stores
• Loss Prevention Strategies
• Fraud Investigations
• Corporate Security
• Fraud
• Training
• Interrogation
• Security Operations
• Workplace Violence
• Interrogation Techniques
• Background Checks
• Organized Retail Crime
• Loss Prevention