Security Management of South Carolina: Awards

Employee And Officer Awards
We're Proud To Recognize These Outstanding Employees And Officers.

Security Management of South Carolina has named four outstanding officers as Employees of the Quarter for the 4th Quarter of 2010.

2010 Santee Cooper Officers of the Year Lucas Faulk, Sedira Byno, Amada Wood

Randy Sturkey, Security Management president (center, back row) proudly recognizes employees with 10 or more years of service at Santee Cooper.

These Security Management employees have served at Santee Cooper for five or more years.

We are proud of our long, continuing relationship with Santee Cooper and of the 37 employees listed below. We are entering our 10th year with this valuable client. Of our 80 employees on site, 37 have five or more years of service and of these, 10 employees have 10 or more years of service.

Security Management of South Carolina has named three outstanding officers as Employees Of The Year for 2009.

What a fortunate company we are to have three employees who showed such outstanding initiative that each is named an Employee Of The Year.

Read on to see why each is so deserving of this honor:

Mr. Greg Parks serves as staff medic for SMSC. Fortunately, he was on the scene when a contract employee of Tampa Armature Works was working at our Weyerhaeuser facility in Port Wentworth, Georgia. When the employee fell while taking bearing measurements at the Wet End Vacuum Pumps, Greg took control along with another employee and assisted in resuscitating and sustaining the man's life.

Cpt. Cindy Polson is the Security Site Supervisor/Medic at Dom Tar in Bennettsville, S.C. In July, Mr. Bill Locklear, tech for an on-site contractor working at the mill, experienced difficulties that eventually led to a heart catheterization and stint implantation. When Mr. Locklear lost consciousness at work after feeling hot and suffering neck pains and eventually stopped breathing, Cpt. Polson remained calm, opened his airway, and began administering first aid until EMS could arrive. Thanks to Cindy, her knowledge and quick actions made it possible for him to be back on the job today.

Cpt. Charles Smith is the Site Supervisor of Marlboro Park Hospital. Charles schedules 22 officers to cover Security Patrol, Maintenance/Security, and Patient Watch. He and his loyal team at Marlboro Park have successfully completed CPI certification. Charles serves as an exemplary role model, and every officer under his supervision continues to report for duty on time and with a professional attitude and appearance. He sets high standards, and his team strives to excel.

Each of these officers is a role model, exemplifying the best of the best for security officers. They have each exhibited professionalism above and beyond the norm, while ensuring the safety of other people and property.

The three officers have received the company's "Committed To Service" recognition pin, a $500 service bonus, and a framed letter of appreciation.
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Security Management of South Carolina has named four outstanding officers as Area Employees of the Year for 2008.

Cpt. Patricia Munn - Area 1
Lt. Tabatha Forbes - Area 2
Cpt. Charles Smith - Area 3
Gladys "Cookie" Bernsmeier - Area 4

Cpt. Munn has been a part of the Security Management team for four years. She supervises the following sites in Florence and Darlington counties in South Carolina: Agrium, Darlington Detention Center, Darlington Court House, Business Technical Center, City Center, and Florence CMC Recycling.

Lt. Forbes, a 2005 Employee of the Quarter honoree, joined the Security Management team in 2002. She was promoted to Lieutenant in 2006 and serves as second in command at the Harbor Freight Tools facility in Dillon, SC.

Cpt. Smith is the Security Management area supervisor at Marlboro Park Hospital in Bennettsville, SC.

Cookie Bernsmeier is the Site Supervisor at Tradition, a gated community in Hardeeville, SC. She has also worked at Baynard and Hampton Hall communities in the South Carolina Low Country.

Each of these officers wins the award for exhibiting professionalism above and beyond the norm, while ensuring the safety of other people and property.
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Security Management of South Carolina has named four outstanding officers as
Area Employees of the Year for 2007:

Carol Hood, Security Officer at Harbor Freight, Dillon SC
Patricia Jones, Security Officer at the City Center, Darlington Courthouse, Darlington SC
Perry Harrington, Security Officer at Chesterfield Hospital, Cheraw, SC
Donna Chisolm, Security Officer at Hampton Lake and Baynard Park, Bluffton SC
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Employees Commended For Exceptional Job.

Management often receives letters and phone calls concerning outstanding performance by our security professionals.

• Officers Doug Pate and David Lee were commended by our clients at Nan Ya Plastics in Lake City, SC.
"The officers conducted themselves professionally and discreetly during the Chairman's two-day visit from China. Their appearance and demeanor were very appropriate to the situation, and we appreciate how they conducted themselves during the 48 hours that they were on duty."

• Officer Ted Dennis was was commended by NBSC Branch Manager Jennifer Couch for his performance.
"I just wanted to write to you and tell you how impressed we are with Ted as our Security Guard. Every morning when we arrive he is here waiting for us. He escorts us into the building and checks the perimeter. He is avery alert and notices the customers going in the door. A major plus with me is hat he waits every afternoon for us to leave and then he leaves. I am requesting that Ted stays here with us. We feel very secure with him here."

• Officer Carl Dixon has works with the State Building in Columbia, SC, managed by Colliers Keenan, for the last four years.
"Mr. Dixon has conducted himself as a professional at all times, interacts well with both tenants and owners and has represented Security Management of South Carolina as a true professional in his field. We appreciate his loyalty and service to the building and the owners."

• Captain Jim Tackett is the supervisor at IFH in Florence, SC.
"Mr. Tackett stepped forward to assist us during a vacancy created by the medical leave of the former supervisor. Although this originally was intended as temporary, it has matured into a full-time, permanent position During his tenure, Mr. Tackett has been extremely helpful in the overall supervisory responsibilities of the site. Mr. Tackett is also well liked by our client at this facility who speaks highly of him, his attitude and demeanor."

• Captain Tabitha Williams supervises Raldex, Southland and the Ramada Inn of Florence, SC.
"Captain Williams has proven to be an outstanding site supervisor for Security Management of South Carolina. She has made visits to the sites on her personal time-off and has kept a close watch on her overtime while scheduling her duty officers in rotation."

• Officer Linda Foley works the Darlington County Court House.
"Officer Foley displays a very strong work ethic at the Darlington County Court House. This officer is to be commended for her uniform appearance and public relations skills as she greets the citizens of Darlington County on a day-to-day basis."

• Officer Thomas Culp works at INA in Fort Mill, SC.
"Officer Culp needs to be commended; he is taking his responsibilities and performing well."

Catptain Harvey Fulton oversees the Firestone Plant in Kingstree, SC.
"Capt. Fulton provides strong leadership at the Firestone Plant located in Kingstree, SC. Captain Fulton runs a good site and is an example to everyone at Security Management of South Carolina."
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2006 Officer Of The Year Announced
Officer Bill Smith Named Officer Of The Year For 2006.

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