Biography:

Mike is responsible for the oversight of all Allied Universal Healthcare account operations in over 4,000 health care facilities, including over 800 hospitals across the United States and Canada. Mike serves as the subject matter expert for health care security operations and provides support for a wide variety of operational, financial, regulatory, and compliance-related tasks associated with health care security operations. As a published author and recognized expert in his field, Mike designs security programs and guides to ensure security objectives are developed, implemented, and achieved. Before his current role, Mike served as the national director for healthcare operations and as the director of security and emergency management for two health care systems that included inner-city Level-1 Trauma Centers. He is a proud member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and served in the U.S. Air Force in a variety of security and executive protection roles. Mike holds multiple board certifications in security, health care security, and emergency management, along with a bachelor’s degree in criminal psychology and a master’s degree in emergency management. He is an active member and has served in multiple volunteer positions with the International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety, the American Society for Training and Development, A.S.I.S., the Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. This speaker has no real or perceived conflicts of interest that relate to this presentation.