Douglas L. Florence Sr., CPP is a surveillance and gaming operations expert with over thirty years of security management experience, and is the Director for the Gaming Sector of NiceVision for NICE Systems.  He was also the Vice President of Gaming & Hospitality with API Pinkerton Gaming “APG” and the Business Development Manager for Gaming & Hospitality with ADT Tyco.  During his career Douglas was the Director of Surveillance for The Mirage Hotel & Casino and has worked with KPMG Peat Marwick as a Manager for Corporate Security and Gaming in their Boston office.  As an associate with Kroll Associates and Kroll-O’Gara, an international management-consulting firm in their Manhattan and Boston offices he was responsible for investigations in the corporate security environment. He is designated a (CPP) Certified Protection Professional by A.S.I.S. International (American Society for Industrial Security).

Douglas has extensive security management experience within the gaming, retail; electronic security and private investigative fields.  His professional experience spans over thirty years and includes over fourteen years of retail loss prevention with The Broadway, Macy’s, Bullock’s, Neiman-Marcus and Grand Central Stores; six years of electronic security consulting and over thirteen years as a California licensed investigator.  During his tenure of service as the Director of Surveillance to the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, he was instrumental in the development of the surveillance and investigations’ organizations still in operation there today and the development of their surveillance and security systems.  And most recently he managed the retro-fit to upgrade the surveillance and security CCTV systems for The Mirage.

He has been an active volunteer leader within his community and the security industry, founding for ASIS Int’l (American Society for Industrial Security International) the Standing Committee on Gaming & Wagering Protection which is now in its twelfth year of providing an educational resource to the industry, most notably the G2E.  He served as Chairman for the first two years, successfully led the Committee to earn full standing status and was awarded Standing Committee Chairman of the Year 1998 by ASIS Int’l.  The Gaming Protection Council as it is now called is comprised of Gaming Security Executives from all over the globe inclusive of Canada, Australia, England, the republic of South Africa, and of course, Atlantic City and Las Vegas, with representatives which include the Native American Gaming Industry, the Riverboat Gaming Industry, and the Cruise Line Industry.  Douglas was also a past Vice President of the ASIS Int’l, National Foundation Board of Trustees.  He is an active Affiliate Member of the Int’l Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL, www.gaminglawmasters.com ) participating as a panelist for IMGL sponsored events in the US and internationally.

Douglas is frequently sought out for interviews and has had numerous articles published in gaming and security trade magazines.  As an accomplished public speaker, he has presented seminars and instructional courses on the security and gaming fields. The Security Industry Association  (SIA) has utilized Douglas’ skills as a Judge for the New Products Showcase held at the International Security Conference (ISC) East in New York and West in Las Vegas, actively since 1994.  He has been recognized within the security industry as a leader and has consistently contributed to the success of the companies who have employed him.  “Keeping honest people honest” is his mission statement.  He is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada.