Derek Dodder

About Derek Dodder

I have worked in Security Operations since 2011, when I joined the United States Marine Corps. I was Honorably discharged after two successful combat deployments to Afghanistan, working with a Special MAGTF, and working with the R4OG retrograde operation. For four years, I was trained as a 0621, Field Radio Operator. I regularly set up multiple nets, monitored those nets, dispatched from those nets, and passed mission critical information onto my Command & Control. While in I performed as a Training Officer, Supply and Maintenance coordinator with the Global Combat Support System (GCSS). There I was responsible for training subordinance and maintained and tracked over $5 million worth of communications gear. I was a Corporal of Marines. Once I was out of the services, I pursued my dream job in the entertainment industry, going to the Los Angeles Film School. I was a Production Assistant on many productions including Amazon’s hit series Bosch. There I was responsible for assisting the Locations Manager in coordinating extras, setting up signage, helping with scheduling, and fetching coffee for the crew. It was a great experience, and I maintain many of the relationships I made to this day. However, my path would take me in a different direction when I moved near family in Las Vegas Nevada. I started working with MGMRI, in 2018. I’ve been an Armed Security Officer, Dispatcher, Booth Officer, and a basic floor and hotel unit. I’ve met and maintained many connections in the Casino Industry and have a growing understanding of how to protect the public, serve the public, and protect company assets. During Covid, I worked for Chaos Security for 2 years before going back to MGMRI. There, I worked in the media department while pulling some security details. It was a small company with some of the most serious Security Operations professionals I have had the pleasure of working with, that include former Navy Seals, former Green Berets, an MMA fighter, and many other kinds of Security Professionals.

Experience

1. Assistant Security Manager

   MGM Resorts International

   Oct 2022 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US

Education

• Advanced Training Institute

  Electrician

  2022 — 2022

• Las Angeles Film School

  Associate's degree, Science of Film Production

  2012 — 2015