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Alan F. Shaw, Photo Courtesy of Sound Training Group, LLC
Like my partner Alan, I have over 20 years in the ire service as a volunteer.
Alan F. Shaw has over twenty-ive years of experience in the Public Safety ield. Aside from being my business
partner, he is a public safety dispatcher for the City of Stamford, CT.
He is also a CT Emergency Medical Technician, ireighter and Explorer Post Advisor. He Earned a Certiicate
of Physical Security at Norwalk Community College and School Security Safety Specialist certiicate from
Armour College.
Alan has extensive experience having been employed over ten years as both unarmed and armed security oficer
for both contract and proprietary organizations. Alan has spent many years as a training instructor both in the
ire service and private security ields. He is certiied by the State of Connecticut as an Approved Security
Oficer Instructor with emphasis on First Aid.
Alan is a member of Private Oficer International and International Private Security Training Association.
EIJ: I see that you educate and train private security and public safety professionals, what companies
have you worked with to date?
Sound Training Group LLP: We have a great working and training relationship with Kennedy Security
Services, Inc. in Greenwich, CT to train incoming security oficers. Until recently, we have mostly reached out
to individuals who wish to pursue or continue their training in private security-public safety. We have begun
reaching out to healthcare, school, business and private security organizations.
EIJ: How does Sound Training Group, LLP stand above the rest of other companies that provide the
same type of trainings that you offer?
Sound Training Group LLP: Periodically we will reach out to private security and public safety professionals
to see what types of issues they are having on the job or what type of training they would like to see. We include
all levels from front-line oficers to management. Based on their responses, we assess where there may be a lack
of training or where additional training should be considered. We also reach out to the general public to get their
input as what they consider could lead to a better perception of public safety as a whole and a more professional
oficer. We always encourage continual training, whether it is through our irm or another company. There are
also free resources available online and in most public libraries. Even after our training, we like to keep in touch
with the students to see how well they are doing, answer any questions or give advice. We truly care about their
success.
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Like my partner Alan, I have over 20 years in the ire service as a volunteer.
Alan F. Shaw has over twenty-ive years of experience in the Public Safety ield. Aside from being my business
partner, he is a public safety dispatcher for the City of Stamford, CT.
He is also a CT Emergency Medical Technician, ireighter and Explorer Post Advisor. He Earned a Certiicate
of Physical Security at Norwalk Community College and School Security Safety Specialist certiicate from
Armour College.
Alan has extensive experience having been employed over ten years as both unarmed and armed security oficer
for both contract and proprietary organizations. Alan has spent many years as a training instructor both in the
ire service and private security ields. He is certiied by the State of Connecticut as an Approved Security
Oficer Instructor with emphasis on First Aid.
Alan is a member of Private Oficer International and International Private Security Training Association.
EIJ: I see that you educate and train private security and public safety professionals, what companies
have you worked with to date?
Sound Training Group LLP: We have a great working and training relationship with Kennedy Security
Services, Inc. in Greenwich, CT to train incoming security oficers. Until recently, we have mostly reached out
to individuals who wish to pursue or continue their training in private security-public safety. We have begun
reaching out to healthcare, school, business and private security organizations.
EIJ: How does Sound Training Group, LLP stand above the rest of other companies that provide the
same type of trainings that you offer?
Sound Training Group LLP: Periodically we will reach out to private security and public safety professionals
to see what types of issues they are having on the job or what type of training they would like to see. We include
all levels from front-line oficers to management. Based on their responses, we assess where there may be a lack
of training or where additional training should be considered. We also reach out to the general public to get their
input as what they consider could lead to a better perception of public safety as a whole and a more professional
oficer. We always encourage continual training, whether it is through our irm or another company. There are
also free resources available online and in most public libraries. Even after our training, we like to keep in touch
with the students to see how well they are doing, answer any questions or give advice. We truly care about their
success.
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