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.

Nominations are now being accepted for the US OSPAs. The US OSPAs are part of a global awards scheme currently running in eight countries and designed to recognize and reward outstanding performance within the security sector.

Entry to the US OSPAs is open to companies, teams and individuals who have performed at an exceptional level and you can enter as many categories that are applicable.

Nominations are open from today until the 23rd July 2018, and submissions are invited in the following categories:

The US OSPAs will be presented on Monday, 24th September 2018 at the Global Security Exchange (GSX), which is taking place in Las Vegas.

The judges are nominated by leading security associations across the US who proactively support and participate in these awards. All judges sign up to an ethics policy and mark independently. The criteria for each category as well as full details on how to enter are available on the OSPAs website.

Professor Martin Gill founder of the OSPAs says, “These awards provide the opportunity for global recognition of exceptional performance. The awards are increasingly being recognized as one of the highest accolades a security professional or company can receive. Finalists and winners will be promoted not just across the US but across the world.”