Kenneth Wilt
Lewistown, PA 17044
[email protected]
+1 828 234 4906

Security minded professional with 20 plus years experience in a variety of security and leadership positions. An individual who has led, trained, supervised, coached and mentored people at various levels
on a wide array of issues. A true professional in every sense of the word, who believes in setting the example in whatever the task, job or mission, is. An individual who has numerous achievement and accommodation awards while serving over 20 years in the United States Military.
· A combat veteran with over 20 plus years of experience in a security environment.
· An individual who is able to make difficult decisions under stressful situations.
· A team player who understands and gets the big picture.
· Highly adaptable and capable of dealing with a wide array of safety and security issues.
· While in the military a leader in war time as well as while at home base.
· A teacher who taught leadership at various levels with great effectiveness.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Work Experience

Human Resource Manager
Unipar Inc-Reedsville, PA
December 2022 to Present
• Recruiting and hiring employees for various job positions.
• Developing and implementing policies and procedures for employee management and training
• Ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations to avoid potential penalties and lawsuits
• Handling employee relations issues and resolving conflicts between workers and management
• Addressing and resolving employee grievances and complaints on an individual basis
• Coordinating performance appraisal and evaluating employee performance based on input from
department managers
• Organizing and conducting employee training and development programs to improve skills and
productivity
• Maintaining accurate records and preparing reports on HR-related data, such as employee turnover
and absenteeism.

Custom Protection Officer
G4S Secure Solutions-(Google Site)
January 2014 to October 2021
• Serves as the Metal Detector Screening Officer ensuring that none of the client’s proprietary information
or property leaves the client’s campus. (This post has been deemed the most important post on the
client’s campus.)
• Interacts with client employees, vendors, contractors and visitors on a daily basis ensuring that all
safety and security protocols are adhered to and followed by all without exception.
• Duties include ensuring that all personnel who exit the client’s critical or controlled areas are exiting
said areas free of any prohibited materials or items.

Corporate Security Officer
Harry and David's Corp.-Hebron, OH
November 2013 to January 2014
· Served as a Corporate Security Officer ensuring that all established security and safety policies and
protocols were adhered to by all Harry and David associates.
· Prepared all incident summaries and reports pertaining to security and safety violations that happened
on my assigned shift.
· Duties also included patrolling the interior and exterior of the Harry and David
Campus ensuring that the facility was safe and secure.

Small Business Owner
Patriot Lawn care-Ladson, SC
May 2013 to October 2013
· Served as the sole owner and operator of Patriot Lawn Care responsible for the maintenance and up
keep of 30 - 40 clients’ lawns.
· Created and organized my own business structure which enhanced the overall effectiveness of my
business and made record keeping much easier.
· I was also responsible for developing my own advertising strategy which allowed me to develop strong
and loyal client base.
· I prided my business on doing good quality work at a reasonable price and in being on time.

Federal Security Officer
DHS/TSA-Charleston, SC
May 2006 to May 2013
• Served as the Lead Transportation Security Officer responsible for up to 8 Transportation Security
Officers.
• Distributed and balanced workloads for assigned Officers in accordance with established policies and
procedures.
• Implemented the appropriate security screening procedures ensuring that any possible threat was
mitigated.
• Coached and mentored superiors, peers and subordinates on numerous standard operating procedures
and how to use various pieces of security equipment to aid in mitigating any possible threat.
• Acts as Supervisory Transportation Security Officer in his or her absence or when directed by the
Security Manager to do so.

Senior Desk Sergeant
U.S. Army-Fort Stewart, GA
July 2005 to March 2006
· Assisted in the coordinating and scheduling activities of fixed all ranges and training areas to avoid conflicts in training.
· Duties also include managing, monitoring, and maintaining the use of 32 live fire ranges, 75 artillery firing points, five mortar points, seven drop zones, three aerial gunnery ranges, one NBC chamber and 280 thousand acres of military training area.
· Coordinated and conducted safety, operational, VIP and OIC on range briefings.
· Coordinated with the FAA concerning the appropriate airspace to be utilized concerning different types of munitions and their maximum altitudes.
· Instructed the OIC/RSO Certification Class to ensure that proper safety and operational procedures for training on Fort Stewart were understood and were followed by all authorized users of Fort Stewart's Training Areas and Live Fire Facilities.

United States Marine / United States Soldier
U.S. Marine Corp / U.S. Army-All Over The World
August 1984 to March 2006
Served and defended this nation's freedom from all enemies, foreign and domestic, for over 20 years,
retiring from military service in March of 2006.

Personal Security Officer
U.S. Army (Iraq)-Baghdad, Irag
December 2004 to July 2005
• Served as the Personal Security Officer (PSO) for a Tier 1 Principle (General Officer) and as the NCOIC of a Personal Security Detail responsible for the personal security of a Tier 1 Principle (General Officer).
• Duties included all coordination’s with appropriate agencies concerning all security issues.
• Planned and coordinated all the movements of a Tier 1 Principle (General Officer), both air and ground movement throughout the greater Baghdad area of operation.
• Responsible for writing all combat operations orders, gathering the latest information on the enemy's situation and analyzing how it will affect each combat mission, as well as conducting risk assessments for all assigned combat missions.
• Responsible for the training and wellbeing of a 5-man Personal Security Detail (PSD).
• Establishes training standards as well as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure team’s survivability and success on all assigned combat missions.

Education

Bachelors of Science in Biblical and Theological Studies
Liberty University - Lynchburg, VA
August 2014 to Present

Diploma
Wheeling Park High School - Wheeling, WV
1982

Skills

• Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Team Building
• Security
• Surveillance
• Military Experience
• Human Resources Management
• Employee Evaluation
• Conflict Management
• Human Resources
• Performance Management
• Recruiting
• Management
• Employee Orientation

Certifications and Licenses

AED Certification
Guard Card
Assessments
Recruiting