60 Second Interview

May 1, 2000 12:00 PM, Jim Smith

Occupation Security supervisor at Safe Card Services (a Cendant Company), Cheyenne, Wash.

Prior professional experience U.S. Air Force Security Specialist; USAF Response Force Leader; USAF Force Trainer.

Professional affiliations ASIS; American Red Cross.

Education: USAF Security Police Academy; American Red Cross Instructors Courses; Laramie County Emergency Management Course.

Personal: Married with three children.

One word that best describes you: Creative.

Personal philosophy: Always be honest, available and capable of overcoming, adapting and improvising.

Leisure activities: Coaching junior league baseball, spending time with my family and taking photographs and audio/video production.

Most treasured material possession: A Bible that my parents gave to me just before my high school graduation.

Favorite movie: Three-way tie: "Rio Lobo"; "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan"; and "Star Trek: All Good Things."

Book you are currently reading: Tom Clancy OP Center series.

Greatest challenge: A very long list of challenges, all of which have made me a better person and professional.

Greatest reward: My family and my promotion to head of security department.

Heroes: My parents; my wife; Nehemiah; Abraham Lincoln; John Wayne; and the Lone Ranger.

Quality you admire in others: Honesty and integrity.

Goals for the future: To continually improve the security department and to raise security awareness across the board.

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