Bryan Strawser

Manager, Assets Protection Innovation at Target

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Current
  • Manager, Assets Protection Innovation at Target
Past
  • Manager, Assets Protection Innovation & Design at Target
  • Process Owner - Crisis Management at Target
  • District Assets Protection Team Leader at Target
  • Market Assets Protection Team Leader at Target
  • Executive Team Leader - Assets Protection at Target
  • Assets Protection Specialist at Target
Education
  • University of Phoenix
  • Indiana University Bloomington
  • Indiana Academy
Connections
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Industry
Security and Investigations
Websites

Bryan Strawser’s Summary

I have more than fourteen years of professional security leadership experience in a variety of field and corporate positions. Currently, my team is responsible for innovation for both business strategy, new concepts, and new technologies for Target's Assets Protection division.

Bryan Strawser’s Specialties:

Investigations, governmental affairs, complex financial fraud investigations, crisis management, strategy development, technology, loss prevention, technology, software development, new technology, cctv, video surveillance, online communities, blogs


Bryan Strawser’s Experience

  • Manager, Assets Protection Innovation

    Target

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TGT; Retail industry)

    April 2007Present (1 year 2 months)

    As Manager, Assets Protection Innovation, I lead a team responsible for both new technology development and future strategy concept development.

    On the new technology front, our team manages complex video, mobile, and information management development projects.

    On the future strategy front, our team works to develop long term strategies and tactics that support the future direction of our Assets Protection Division & overall corporate efforts.

  • Manager, Assets Protection Innovation & Design

    Target

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TGT; Retail industry)

    January 2006April 2007 (1 year 4 months)

    In this position, I led both the Innovation and the Design teams for Target's Assets Protection division.

    Our Innovation Team was responsible for the development of future video & mobile technologies. Some of our efforts included investigation tools, IP based video, mobility strategies for store and corporate based team members, and other related video and mobile projects.

    Our Design Team was responsible for the design & support of all of Target's new & remodel facilities on a worldwide basis. Some of our projects included new stores, remodel stores, new/remodel distribution centers, domestic corporate office space, and international offices.

  • Process Owner - Crisis Management

    Target

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; tgt; Retail industry)

    February 2005January 2006 (1 year)

    In this position, I was responsible for tools, technology, policy, processes, and best practices that helped our corporation prepare, respond, and recover from crisis situations stretching from single-location incidents such as vandalism and property crimes through major incidents such as murder, workplace violence, and the 2005 hurricanes.

  • District Assets Protection Team Leader

    Target

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TGT; Retail industry)

    June 1997January 2005 (7 years 8 months)

    Executive with final responsibility for security operations for Target’s Boston District. Lead team of eighty individuals (exempt and non—exempt)with responsibility for eight stores and three offsite warehouses. Responsible for safeness initiatives including training and implementation of crisis response procedures, planning for major incidents, and post-incident response. Develop and execute practices to prevent, detect, investigate, and resolve criminal activity in/around sites.
    * Led project team to develop and implement corporation-wide strategy for new stores (105 locations this year)
    * Led crisis and emergency response planning for Democratic National Convention.
    * Recognized industry leader with multiple national/international conference presentations – elected in 2003 as Vice Chairman, Retailer’s Association of Massachusetts.

    Held this position in Edison, New Jersey, Cleveland, Ohio, Taunton, MA, and Boston, MA.

  • Market Assets Protection Team Leader

    Target

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TGT; Retail industry)

    June 1996June 1997 (1 year 1 month)

  • Executive Team Leader - Assets Protection

    Target

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TGT; Retail industry)

    January 1995May 1996 (1 year 5 months)

  • Assets Protection Specialist

    Target

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TGT; Retail industry)

    19931995 (2 years)


Bryan Strawser’s Education

  • University of Phoenix

    BS, Criminal Justice, 20052008 (expected)

    Completing BS in Criminal Justice, expected June 2008

  • Indiana University Bloomington

    BS, Criminal Justice, 19921996

    Pursued BS in Criminal Justice.

  • Indiana Academy

    19901992


Additional Information

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Bryan Strawser’s Groups:

Association of Computing Machinery, Retail Industry Leaders Association, International Association of Financial Crime Investigators, American Society for Industrial Security, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Society for Human Resources Management, International Association of Emergency Managers, Retailer's Association of Massachusetts, National Retail Federation

  •    eOffice member
  •    Executive Suite member
  •    Apple Professional member
  •    Loss Prevention Professionals member
  •    LinkedMinnesota member
  •    Retail Management member

Bryan Strawser’s Honors:

* Speaker, "A Tale of Three Hurricanes: How one corporation dealt with the 2005 Hurricane Season", Secure 360, St. Paul, MN, May 2005
* Vice Chairman, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Loss Prevention Committee, 2003
* Member of the President's Advisory Council on Cooperative Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
* Chair, Outreach Commitee, Attorney General's Task Force on Organized Theft (Massachusetts)


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