Craig Laprath, LPQ: Area Loss Prevention Manager in Morgan, UT

I currently oversee 18 locations in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada with responsibility over all aspects of protection of company associates and assets to include safety and security, CCTV equipment, emergency/crisis prevention and response and store and market investigations. My regular duties include on site operational, merchandising and merchandise protection directives follow up as well as financial and regulatory compliance audits for store safety and security, risk assessments and overall profitability. I am a certified trainer with supervision of 44 store security employees, which includes their recruiting, hiring, development and performance management. Results/Recognition:

Created and organized a custom fishing tackle company with fellow business partner to include all aspects of business start-up from initial concept through successful product launches and market commercialization. Handled initial market analysis, product line conceptualization, research and market testing, production, pricing and sales commercialization. Helped secure several significant high profile vendors and sponsorship endorsements leading to company sale in 2013.

I managed the outbound shipping department that provided daily shipment to 60 Target stores where I directed daily activities of 40 direct reports with responsibility for improvement in their development, productivity, teamwork, safety and quality standards while supplying stores with on time delivery of product life cycle process. I also functioned as a Safety and Emergency Response Team Leader with responsibility of training and certification over all emergency/crisis response team members and stewardship over 150 employees.

I oversaw multiple districts in northern California as the point of contact for store security, crisis management, and all large-scale retail theft investigations. I was a certified trainer for Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and Internal Investigations and I trained leadership on incident prevention, CCTV installation and tactics, organized theft and fraud investigations, and case building and prosecution. Certified as trainer for off site and mobile criminal surveillance tactics. I closed FY2010 with 24 closed Investigations for over $87,000 in resolution and supported peers in an additional $78,000 in prosecution. I successfully built and maximized partnerships with local law enforcement agencies, California Highway Patrol, High-Tech Crimes Task Forces, and Secret Service partners for prosecution.

I managed the operations of a 140 team member $74 million high-volume, high-risk store location. Performed regular leader on duty role managing entire store operation, merchandising, receiving, front end and customer service, scheduling, cash controls, opening/closing and emergency situations as store second in charge.

Retail sporting goods store general manager covering all aspects of sales, merchandising, customer service, training, payroll, inventory control, hiring, development and disciplinary action of employees. Store consistently posted double-digit gains under my direction.

Account manager for staffing agency with responsibility over recruiting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding of employees to fulfill staffing needs of contracted employers in the area. Liaison between contracted employers and temp employees to handle all issues around employee performance, development and continued employment in industrial signage production company.