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Committees | Military Transition

Military Transition Committee

Mission

The purpose of this committee is to develop and implement a comprehensive program to assist veterans and soon to be separated active duty military personnel in gaining civilian employment in the retail industry Loss Prevention/Asset Protection field. The LPQualified (LPQ) and LPCertified (LPC) certification programs, upon completion, are designed to provide a fundamental level of industry knowledge to the potential military candidate. This committee works closely with the job candidate and the retailer.

  • For the candidate, the committee works to:
    • solicit and find ideal former military applicants
    • educate, prepare and transition them for the available higher end positions
    • match them with key hiring retailers
    • get them their guaranteed first interview with the participating retailers
  • For the retailer, the committee works to:
    • forward applicant resumes on
    • educate and grow retailers who promise a guaranteed interview
    • do interview follow up with the participating retailers
    • continuously improve the "Hire a Vet Program"

If you (as applicant or retailer) are interested in learning more about our "Hire A Vet Program", please click here. If you already know enough and want to participate, please fill out our enrollment form.

Members

Tracy Aguilar, PHR, Manager of Field Staffing - TJX Companies.
John Clark, VP of Asset Protection, The Comex Group
Brand Elverston, Director AP Systems and Analysis, Walmart, Inc.
Wayne Getz, LPC, CFI, Area Asset Protection Manager, Best Buy, Inc.
Aaron Henderson, CFI, Director Loss Prevention, Penske Logistics
Chris Homewood, Director of Asset Protection, Target Stores Inc.
Timothy Kneidel, District Loss Prevention Manager, Sears Holdings Corp.
Kevin Lynch, LPC (Chair) Executive Dir, Business Dev., Tyco Ingetrated Security
Scott McBride, Vice President of Loss Prevention, American Eagle
Jeff McPike, CFI, Director of Loss Prevention, Nike North America, Inc.
Monica Mullins, VP Asset Protection & Safety, Walmart Stores, Inc.
Jim Palmer, Chief Security Officer and Director of LP, U.S. Coast Guard Community Services Command
David Phillips, LPC, Operations and Special Projects Coordinator, LPF
Gene Smith, LPC, President, The Loss Prevention Foundation