Venue Security Pod EP 5. Eric Neill talks about security! Saying “hello,” the importance of communications, de-escalation and how to get better every day.
In this episode of Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series, Andy Jabbour talks with Eric Neill, Director of Theatre Operations at the Boch Center in Boston. Eric as worked in Performing Arts Venues for the past 25 years in Boston and NYC. He has over 25 years of security management experience specializing in event security and executive protection. Eric is the holder of many other security and life safety certificates including Executive Protection from LaSorsa & Associates and Emergency Trauma Response and is a certified instructor of the ALIVE Active Shooter. Eric holds memberships in American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and International Association of Venuw Managers (IAVM) where is a graduate of the Academy of Venue Safety and Security and is currently the Chairman of Performing Arts Security & Safety Committee. Mr. Neill is honored to have received the National Defense Service Medal while serving in the United States Coast Guard and the Hero’s Among Us Award in 2012 where he was honored at the TD BankGarden and Boston’s City Hall.
In the discussion we address:
• Eric’s background.
• Security Protocols.
• Screening and search procedures.
• Managing VIP areas.
• Handling disruptive attendees.
• More!
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