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Outsourced Safety & Security Planning

There is currently a multi-million dollar industry in providing physical and cyber security, safety and emergency solutions worldwide. The problem is, most organizations go to the same companies offering these services and technologies for solutions without their company's plan or risk assessment in place first.

We can give you the power of having a Compliance Officer, Risk Manager and Chief Safety and Security Officer, for a fraction of the budget.

Let us help you compose risk assessments and tailor plans for your organization's operations - and help you manage them - so you can make educated and economical decisions on what types of solutions are needed to make your organization safe and secure.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

Most organizations have a tendency to assess risks and compliance needs in the specific niche of their industry. This leads to blind spots in operational risk management when it comes to brand protection, fraud prevention, and compliance with general regulations outside those the company compliance officer is aware of.

With expertise in the Healthcare, Financial Services/Banking, Education, Transportation, Hospitality, and Contract Services sectors, Mannes & Associates can address your compliance risks at a fraction of hiring a separate Compliance Officer and Operational Risk Manager for each facet of your business. Mannes & Associates can help improve your risk awareness and regulatory compliance to bolster your organization's strong corporate governance. By outsourcing your Operational and Compliance risk awareness functions, your company can better know the threats posed to your financial or reputational standing - which can come from changing laws, regulations, codes of conduct, or industry practices.

Business Continuity & Duty-of-Care Consulting

We provide expertise from the information technology, transportation, facility management sectors to offer seamless business continuity and standard-of-care consulting, planning & training for a variety of organizations. We offer a unique approach to the continuity of your operations and safe management and of physical and virtual workplaces which assesses procedural and capital improvement solutions into an end-to-end EHS (safety) and business continuity/emergency management plan that can be implemented before business-crippling incidents and costly litigation occurs.

As expert witnesses and subject matter experts, Mannes & Associates works to establish best practices and aid you in assuring that your workplace meets the appropriate standard of care needed.

EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES

With expert opinions entered for defendants and plaintiffs in numerous jurisdictions, Mannes offers Expert testimony in the following areas:

Security (Physical & Intellectual): Decades of hands-on leadership and consulting in corporate, government, and institutional security, including regulatory compliance, emergency preparedness, and asset protection for Fortune 500s, banks, hospitals, transportation systems, and education.
Duty of Care & Premises Liability: Registered expert witness with opinions entered in courts in multiple jurisdictions on the duty to keep people safe. Provided risk assessments and duty-of-care policy development for major corporations, hotels, and public-facing venues.
Public Safety, Emergency Planning & Management: Policy advisor, public safety consultant, and emergency response manager for high-stakes events (including natural disasters, major protests, and large-scale operational disruptions). Led emergency management and business continuity programs, training, and crisis plans for leading organizations.
Insider Threat & Investigations: Led hundreds of internal investigations in fraud, intellectual property theft, data breaches, and code of conduct violations. Certified law enforcement officer and inspector with advanced training in forensic epidemiology, crisis preparedness, and background investigations.
Intellectual Property Protection & Theft: Noted specialist for regulatory compliance regarding data protection, exam integrity, and IP protection for major medical boards, licensing authorities, and test administrators nationwide.
Physical Security & Background Investigation: Extensive law enforcement and federal compliance experience, including physical risk assessment, employment screening, and background investigations at federal agencies, corporations, and facilities.
Corporate Code of Conduct & Compliance: Chief Compliance Officer for global companies, built and led compliance programs in FCPA, AML/BSA/KYC, HIPAA, ADA, SOX, PCI, and other regulatory frameworks.
Homeland Security: Served as Inspector for the TSA Surface Transportation Security Program, Intelligence Analyst for DHS Highway ISAC, and board-certified in Homeland Security Level III with experience responding to major homeland security incidents across the US.

Career Highlights

25+ years of professional experience in security, safety, risk management, investigations, and compliance roles spanning federal, municipal, and corporate sectors.
Expert witness and consultant, retained by law firms, major financial institutions, and government clients for opinions and testimony in: duty of care, premises liability, code of conduct, safety, security, exam integrity, and corporate compliance issues.
Published author and policy advisor—featured in Security Magazine, ConsumerAffairs, cable news, radio, and the History Channel.
Led cross-disciplinary teams and managed crisis responses for events including Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 recovery, major protests, and complex criminal investigations.
Former head of security, investigations, & emergency manager for North America's largest medical board and principal consultant for major banking, hospitality, education, and public sector organizations.

Certifications & Education

MA, Organizational Leadership (Summa cum Laude), California Coast University
CPP (Certified Protection Professional), ASIS International
CESP (Certified Exam Security Professional), Institute for Exam Integrity
OSHA-30,
DOT Transportation Safety Institute,
FEMA Emergency Management Institute
Federal and Municipal Police Academy Graduate

Awards & Recognition

ABIM Emergency Response Team Leadership
Law Enforcement Officer of the Year (shared with FBI), Pennsylvania Shield and Square Club
Outstanding Service to the Criminal Justice Profession, Peirce College
Commendations from DHS, NCPC, MPDC, NYPD, Association of Test Publishers, and others

Professional Affiliations

ASIS International
Association of Inspectors General
Delaware Valley Regional Roundtable
DHS/CISA Highway & Motor Carrier Sector Coordinating Council
InfraGard,
Fraternal Order of Police, and others

Expertise when you need it most

Mannes has worked with a clientele of public, private and nonprofit organizations in a planning capacity. While many organizations run out to buy the newest and greatest technologies and services for security and public safety; they often do so without the careful planning in place to know exactly what they may need. Mannes works with clients to build, refine their risk management, compliance, security, investigative & emergency preparedness plans to assure that liability is mitigated - so they're ready to address issues in the most efficient and effective way possible.

Creative technical advisor services

Having an upbringing in the arts, A. Benjamin Mannes has always had insight into the creative process. Over the years, he was worked with writers, producers, actors and creative professionals as a technical advisor/consulting producer. By collaborating with us, storytellers can tap into decades of global experience with law enforcement, military and intelligence agencies to make your creative vision real and plausible. Services range from collaboration on writing, direction and production to working with actors, prop-masters, stunt coordinators, costume designers and location scouts.