Paul Schmick
Senior Vice President, Security & Technology
As Senior Vice President of Security & Technology, Paul holds responsibilities over Allianceβs guarding division, consulting and risk management programs, and the companyβs security technology portfolio of managed service offerings which includes surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, bio-metric and cybersecurity technology platforms. Paul joined Alliance in January of 2016 as Vice President of Security Technology and due to his success and deep knowledge of the security and technology industries was promoted to Senior Vice President in July of 2021.
Contributing to the academic community, Paul serves as an Adjunct Professor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration Partnership Program at Des Moines Area Community College. Paul instructs coursework in the disciplines of border security, transportation security and cyberterrorism at DMACC.
Paul earned a B.A. in Homeland Security & Emergency Management from Ashford University. He also holds a M.S. in Homeland Security Management from the Homeland Security and Terrorism Institute at LIU Post, and a M.S. in Cybersecurity from the University of Maryland.
Paul has served as a media contributor at BNC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC and has provided on-air analysis of security incidents and U.S. policy impacting aviation security, border security and national security matters. He holds a position on the Advisory Council for the College of Security Studies at Colorado Technical University, is a Cybersecurity Advisory Council Member at PSA Security Network and serves on the Executive Council at the Security Industry Association.