OSPAs Finalists Announced

Now in their third year, the U.S. 2018 U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) are part of a global awards program to recognize and reward companies, teams, and individuals who have performed at an exceptional level within the security sector.

The full list of finalists are:

Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director

Major Alexander R. Liggett – 11th Security Support Squadron
Raymond Gerwitz – Executive Director, Deputy Chief Security Officer – MD Anderson Cancer Centre

Outstanding Security Team

Allied Universal SJURT Puerto Rico
Hillsboro Technical Operations Security
Sodexo

Outstanding Security Consultant

Luke Bencie – Security Management International
Michael Glasser – Glasser Security Group
Michael A. Silva, CPP – Silva Consultants

Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding)

Admiral Security Services
Global Elite Group Inc
Sodexo Inc

Outstanding Security Training Initiative

Bloomberg Security Operations
Matthew W. Doherty – Hilard Heintze
Wombat Security, a division of Proofpoint

Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer

IDIS America
Kisi Inc
SmartWater CSI LLC

Outstanding Security Officer

Cynthia Hale – Allied Universal
Richard W. Sullivan – FBI Phoenix Division

Outstanding Young Security Professional

Drew Weston – CodeLynx
Eric Oleksy – Allied Universal
Russell Mallette, CPP – Allied Universal

Winners will be announced on-site at GSX during a networking luncheon on Monday, 24 September. Tickets for the luncheon are included with an All-Access pass, or can be purchased for $90 with a free Expo-Only pass. Learn more about registration options for GSX and register today.