BARRY A.

NICHOLS
50 Indian Trail Court Home Phone: 770-947-9207
Powder Springs, Ga. 30127 Cell Phone: 770-855-2956
Email Address: b
n80a504@westpost.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over thirty years of experience in Safety, Security, Risk Management, and Loss C
ontrol in corporate, branch, and
multi-unit operations, within the retail, industrial, manufacturing, restaurant,
hospitality, convention center, and
resort environments.
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Through a proven work ethic, strong communication and interpersonal skills, have
gained the ability to remain
flexible and carry out objectives during the most challenging of business circum
stances.
* Created and built the Safety, Security, Risk Management, and Loss Control depa
rtments for a multi-unit retail operation.
* Built and developed the Safety, Security, Risk Management, and Loss Control fu
nctions for a multi-unit retail operation, a consulting agency, and a resort pro
perty.
* Built, trained, and developed the security, loss control and safety staff (fro
m 28 to 145 employees) in a multi-unit retail operation. This included the corpo
rate office, distribution center, and stores.
* Provided leadership, advice, and strategic planning for Safety, Risk Managemen
t, and Loss Control functions in retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and industr
ial environments.
* Provided stable management and leadership during a critical change in the enti
re upper management staff within one of our divisions.
* Was successful in three OSHA audits. No serious infractions found and negotiat
ed for lesser fines.
* Assisted in managing the closure of two multi-unit divisions.
* Provided stable management and leadership to carry the management and employee
teams through a severe crisis (the company being sold).
* Rollout of Corporate Safety Manual to over 4000 employees throughout the U.S.
* Assisted in the research and development of a Disaster Preparedness and Busine
ss Continuity Plan
EXPERIENCE
July, 2003- July 2010 Cobb Galleria Centre
Director, Loss Prevention
Direct report to the Assistant General Manager. Helped with the development of t
he Safety, Security, and Risk Management department which included policy develo
pment, establishing goals, training and awareness programs, risk assessments, si
te-specific training, safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA Life Safety, FEMA, GEMA, Hom
eland Security, State, and County), staff management, cash control, investigatio
ns, crowd control, traffic control, marshalling, and General Liability claims.
Major Achievements include: Development of approximately 80 Best Practices, deve
loped department specific safety training program, developed departmental traini
ng manual to encompass all areas of operation, and assist with the development o
f a Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Plan.
2001-March, 2003 Building One Service Solutions
 Safety/Risk/Loss Control Manager
Direct report to the Risk Manager and Division President. Helped develop the Sa
fety, Risk Management, and Loss Control Department which included policy develop
ment, establishing goals, training and awareness programs, risk assessment, site
-specific training, strategic planning, safety compliance (OSHA, DOT, State, and
Local), investigations (theft and accident), staff management, new employee ori
entation, inventory and cash control, contingency planning, fleet safety, Worker
s Comp. and General Liability claims,
Major Achievements include: Rollout of Corporate Safety manual company wide (thr
oughout U.S. and to approximately 4000 employees), first year reduction of the t
otal dollar amount of Workers Comp claims by 9%, developed site-specific safety
training for mall, manufacturing, industrial, public transit, medical, fleet, an
d airport operations. Also served on Corporate Safety Council.
1998-2001 KSL/Lake Lanier Islands, Buford, Georgia Directo
r of Public Safety and Loss Control
Direct report to the Property President. Built and developed the Security, Safet
y, Loss Control, and Risk Management Department which included policy developmen
t, establish goals, strategic planning, training
and awareness programs, risk assessment surveys, liability claims, sampling and
testing, safety compliance (OSHA, EPA, DOT, State, and Local), fleet safety, pro
ject management, inventory and cash control, physical security, environmental re
gulations, health and hygiene programs, accident trend analysis, safety and loss
control investigations, budgets, staff management, new employee orientation, an
d contingency planning.
Major Achievements include: Reducing departmental turnover from 340% to 35%; ser
ved on Executive and Safety Committees; initiated cross-training programs due to
high initial turnover; developed safety manual for each department; developed b
lood borne pathogen exposure plan; assisted Human Resources Department establish
compliance with filing employee medical records; initiated monthly departmental
safety training standards; reduced the average cost of a workers compensation c
laim by 15%; and reduced the average cost of a general liability claim by 40%.

1988-1997 HiFi Buys, Smyrna, Georgia Director, Security, S

afety/Risk Management/Loss Control
Direct report to President and CEO. Created, built, and developed the Loss Contr
ol, Safety, and Risk Management functions. This included policy development, est
ablishing goals, strategic planning, employee screening, training and awareness
programs, handling labor issues, safety compliance (OSHA and DOT), fleet safety,
workers compensation claims, general liability claims, budgets, staff managemen
t, investigations (labor, Safety, loss control), risk assessment surveys, invent
ory and cash control, physical security, project management, and contingency pla
nning.
Major Achievements include: Wrote company safety manual; developed contacts to m
ore effectively handle
workers compensation claims; reduced number of general liability claims by 82% o
ver a four year period; developed accident trend analysis program for st
ores and warehouse; reduced number of worker's compensation claims by 24% over s
ame period; and reduced inventory shrinkage from 3.4% to .3 % over a six year pe
riod.
1981-1988 Wickes Companies, Santa Monica, CA Regional Secu
rity, Loss Control/Safety Manager
Direct report to Corporate Director. Managed, developed and consulted on Loss Co
ntrol, Safety, Risk Management initiatives within a regional area (southern half
of United States from the East Coast to the Rocky Mountains). The company was c
omprised of 26 divisions or individual companies involved in retail, wholesale,
industrial, manufacturing, and mining operations. Assistance was provided in p
olicy development, strategic planning, risk assessment, employee training and aw
areness, investigations, accident trend analysis, labor relations, record reten
tion, fleet safety, safety compliance, contingency planning, and store/plant ope
nings and closings.
Major Achievements include: Was promoted to a Division Director responsible for
Safety, Loss Control, and Risk Management of their largest division (Howard Brot
hers Stores) after four years; discovered the source of a loss trend in a ma
nufacturing division which, once corrected, saved the division 4% in workman's c
ompensation premiums; uncovered a $250,000 fraud scheme in a retail division; an
d as a result of a risk assessment survey in an industrial division, uncovered a
nd corrected four serious infractions just prior to an OSHA audit.
EDUCATION AND PROF
ESSIONAL TRAINING
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; BA Degree in Sociology and Political S
cience
Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Masters Degree in Safety/Secu
rity Administration
Employment Law Training; Legal Firm of Troutman and Sanders
OSHA, Competent Person Training (10-hour): Georgia Tech University
OSHA Certified Trainer Course for General Industry (40-hour); Georgia Tech Unive
rsity
CPR, Basic First Aid, AED Operation: National Safety Council
CERT Trained (Community Emergency Response Team) - Cobb County
Life Safety 101: National Fire Protection Association
Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombings Attacks - Georgia Tech
Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings - Georgia Tech
Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents - Georgia Tech
Certified Protection Professional; American Society for Industrial Security
Crowd Control: IAAM
Business Continuity Planning: Department of Homeland Security - Georgia Tech Uni
versity