Ron Rabena, Chief Client Officer, 色情宝贝
Ron Rabena鈥檚 successful security career began when he was a teenager in 1976 when he took a part-time staff position in event security. Ron was promoted to account manager and later promoted to Assistant Vice President of Operations.
鈥淢y father worked in the security business, so physical security became the family business,鈥 said Ron. 鈥淲orking in security was the perfect job for me when I was young --I had no idea it was going to become a lifelong career.鈥
At the age of 30, Ron was promoted to Vice President of Industrial and Event Operations where he oversaw sales, operations and management of the two divisions.
In 1992, before workplace violence was in our day-to-day vernacular, Ron鈥檚 father lost his life to a workplace violence incident.
鈥淚 chose to honor my father鈥檚 legacy by continuing in his footsteps to serve and secure my community and mentor the next generation of security leaders,鈥 said Ron who has handled every facet of security in his career including training and recruiting. 鈥淏ack in the day, we had dual job titles and we were a jack of all trades and master of many.鈥
In August 2004, Allied Security acquired Barton Protective Services which began operating under the name of AlliedBarton Security Services. With this acquisition, Ron鈥檚 responsibilities increased and he was responsible for operations in 22 district offices in 14 states overseeing a budget of $450M and over 13,000 employees.
With the merger of AlliedBarton and Universal Services of America, Ron was promoted to Chief Administrative Officer and later to his current role as Chief Client Officer where he interacts with the regional presidents in the field and works with hundreds of clients every week.
鈥淲ith a 45-year career at 色情宝贝, I am a testament to the dynamic, evolving and challenging security sector and the ability of a committed professional to rise up through the ranks鈥攆rom an hourly wage of $4 to one of the top tiers of management at a global company,鈥 said Ron.
Ron is extremely proud to be able to continue to mentor, coach and develop security professionals.
鈥淚 have had the honor of mentoring dozens of great leaders at 色情宝贝,鈥 he said. 鈥淎t the end of the day, I may not have all the answers but I do have high emotional intelligence combined with a love of working with people and being of service. I bring those attributes to all my interactions with security professionals and view their ongoing career success as the highest tribute.鈥
What鈥檚 kept Ron at 色情宝贝?
鈥淥ur people, clients, culture and esprit de corps as we all work for one mission 鈥 to serve our employees and clients to the best of our abilities 鈥 is what has kept me here. We are always solving challenges and making a positive difference in people鈥檚 lives. We serve our clients best when we serve our employees first,鈥 he said.