John W. Coovert
SVP, Chief Physical Security Officer
- Role
- SVP, Chief Physical Security Officer at SAP
- Location
- Bellevue, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John W. Coovert
A highly experienced security professional with over 37 years of experience in physical security, law enforcement, and the military. Focused on strong leadership and prioritizing to achieve determined results. Excels at developing relationships with business units supported by, and in support of, security programs. Possesses unique and dynamic experience from tenures at security roles at various notable companies, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the United States Marine Corps. John has been able to progressively advance through leadership/management positions due to his ability to motivate staff, increase productivity, develop plans and solutions in fighting crime, provide safety and effectively use the tools provided. Additionally, he has served as a Director, Manager, Supervisor, field training officer, while employed in the security industry as well as worked independently as an Executive Protection Specialist for several companies.Specialties: Security Management, Corporate Security, Security Project Planning, Physical Security Operations, Investigations, Crisis Management, Executive Protection, Event Security, Training, Awareness and Enablement.
Experience
SVP, Chief Physical Security Officer
Jan 2023 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US
Education
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Criminal Justice & History
1991 — 2007
R.L. Oatman & Associates
Executive Protection Specialist Certification
2006 — 2006
Skills
- Workplace Violence
- Operations Management
- Security Audits
- Military
- Counter Surveillance
- Tactics
- Security Management
- Private Investigations
- Evidence
- Law Enforcement Operations
- Risk Assessment
- Cctv
- Emergency Services
- Access Control
- Security Awareness
- Loss Prevention
- Patrol
- Firearms
- Protection
- Executive Protection
- Close Protection
- Investigation
- Asset Protection
- Leadership
- Surveillance
- Crime Prevention
- Alarm Systems
- Crisis Management
- Policy
- Self Defense
- Weapons
- Security
- Internal Investigations
- Enforcement
- Security Operations
- Background Checks
- Security Training
- Homeland Security
- Counterterrorism
- Personal Security
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