About Ralph Witherspoon

Ralph Witherspoon's professional background includes more than 22 years of practical, hands-on, corporate-level security work with a highly diversified Fortune 100 company. His experience there included all phases of security and loss prevention, including: premises security liability; criminal investigations and prosecutions; risk assessment and physical security for facilities ranging from retail stores to manufacturing plants, motel and restaurant chains, low- and high-rise office buildings, and more.

In 1991 Ralph started Witherspoon Security Consulting, an independent, non-product affiliated security consultancy, advising a wide variety of businesses and organizations.

Ralph also consults with plaintiff and defense attorneys throughout the United States who are handling lawsuits involving premises security liability for third-party crimes such as assault, murder, rape and robbery, also known as "negligent or inadequate security" cases. Due to his extensive background, Ralph concentrates on cases originating in parking lots and garages, commercial property and retail stores, hotels and motels, restaurants and fast foods, plus bars and nightclubs. He has been retained in over 200 such matters. Ralph also frequently consults on cases involving shoplifting detentions (including "false arrest" claims) and use of force. He has been qualified and testified as a "security expert" in numerous state and Federal courts.

Since 1985, Ralph has been designated by the American Society for Industrial Security (the world's largest professional security organization with over 33,000 members), as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), denoting Board Certification in Security Management. His re-certification every three years attests to Ralph's continued practical and academic mastery of the body of security and loss prevention knowledge. He has also been designated, after examination by the International Association of Professional Security Consultants, as a Certified Security Consultant (CSC).

Previously Ralph served part-time on the Adjunct Faculty of a Cleveland-area college, and still occasionally guest lectures on security topics. Ralph is active on the Board of Directors and as a Committee Chairman of the IAPSC, a professional organization representing independent security and loss prevention consultants.

 

This profile not for disclosure or designation use. To request a full CV, contact Ralph Witherspoon at 440-779-3803 or witherspoon@security-expert.org.

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