Joe Weaver

Physical Security Manager

Kirkland, WA 98034, United States

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About

Physical Security leader with 15+ years directing 24/7 site security operations, contract guard force deployment, and enterprise security technology for Fortune 100 and critical-infrastructure environments. Five years as Microsoft's GSOC Manager overseeing alarm monitoring and emergency escalation for 300+ facilities across North and South America, and five years managing an 800+ person guard force supporting Amazon's corporate portfolio. Hands-on operator across access control (Lenel OnGuard), video management (Avigilon), visitor management, and badging operations, with a proven record leading crisis response, tabletop exercises, and first-responder liaison. Trusted single point of contact for site leadership and executives during major medicals, workplace violence, and building evacuations. U.S. Navy veteran assigned to carrier group Security Forces.

Experience

Nordstrom

Program Manager, Asset Protection Operations Center (APOC)

Aug 2025 – Present

Lead 24/7 security operations for a command center supporting ~400 Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack locations — alarm monitoring, dispatch, video review, emergency response, and investigative service delivery. Operate and administer Avigilon video management for CCTV review, live incident monitoring, and evidentiary export supporting law enforcement referrals and investigations. Own hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, and performance management for a 20-person operations team (14 hourly, 6 salaried), maintaining coverage that meets 24/7 operational demand. Serve as lead point of contact for incident management and reporting; review and approve significant-event reports for quality, accuracy, and compliance before release to leadership. Deliver weekly operational scorecards and KPI reporting to Regional Asset Protection leadership on alarm trends, response performance, and service quality. Designed an alarm automation workflow cutting average response time 38% (13→8 min) and led a cross-functional initiative reducing false alarms 35% in six months. Built a visitor management system enabling buyer teams to pre-register brands and visitors, streamlining and auditing corporate lobby check-in and badging. Directed access control decisions for corporate lobby and elevator vestibule congestion, coordinating changes with Workplace Services, Real Estate, and building stakeholders. Built an AI-powered internal assistant automating SOP-driven workflows across tip intake, fraud response, and Everbridge mass-notification drafting, standardizing incident documentation for a live operations floor.

AvigilonAlarm MonitoringEverbridge Product Suite

Nordstrom

Amazon Web Services

Program Manager, Security Operations Center (SOC)

Aug 2018 – Aug 2025

Owned delivery of 15+ enterprise security technology projects — scope, timeline, resourcing, and budget — each including SOP development, security personnel training, and knowledge-base publication. Served as enterprise product owner for the Everbridge mass notification and risk-detection platform, driving adoption and platform optimization across AWS. Monitored global critical events and delivered early notification to response teams, reducing time-to-detection from ~3 hours to 5 minutes. Led four enterprise compliance campaigns engaging 12 to 300+ employees up to the Office of the CISO; tracked remediation and reported weekly status to VP-level leadership. Partnered with GSOC and field security teams to close gaps between command center monitoring and site-level response performance. Liaised between customer and engineering teams to deploy five internally developed security-response products.

Everbridge Product SuiteSOP Development

Amazon Web Services

SIS Inc.

Program Manager, Amazon Corporate SOC and Guard Force

Sep 2013 – Aug 2018

Managed a 24/7 Global Security Operations Center and an 800+ person contract guard force deployment, serving as operational relationship manager between contracted security services and Amazon stakeholders. Owned guard force scheduling, staffing coverage, post assignments, and service-level performance across a multi-site corporate portfolio. Authored and maintained 50+ SOPs, post orders, checklists, and incident-reporting/after-action review standards. Designed a site-level risk assessment and criticality scoring model used to prioritize security posture across new and existing facilities. Owned KPI tracking, Quarterly Business Reviews, and vendor performance reporting; presented at Director/VP-level briefings. Recruited and built out a PMO and a Security Awareness and Education team.

Guard Force SchedulingRisk AssessmentKPI Tracking

SIS Inc.

Securitas

GSOC Manager

Jun 2008 – Aug 2013

Managed Microsoft's Global Security Operations Center, directing alarm monitoring and emergency escalation for 300+ facilities across North and South America. Served as Lenel OnGuard system administrator for all new facilities, badging configurations, and security devices integrated into GSOC monitoring. Planned and executed three annual crisis-simulation exercises — active shooter, earthquake, and explosion — with local fire, police, and emergency services alongside senior Microsoft leadership. Built and managed Microsoft's UL 827 alarm-monitoring compliance program; passed three consecutive annual UL inspections. Implemented a new alarm testing and commissioning process that cut errant alarm volume ~62%. Partnered with Microsoft's India and UK GSOC managers to establish global security policy and interoperability standards.

Lenel OnGuardAlarm MonitoringCrisis Simulation

Securitas

RFI Communications

Security Systems Integrator

Aug 2007 – Mar 2008

Installed, tested, and commissioned card readers, request-to-exit devices, panic alarms, and CCTV systems across the Puget Sound area. Consulted with monitoring authorities on device testing and commissioning standards.

Card ReadersPanic AlarmsCCTV Systems

RFI Communications

Education

Bellevue College

Bellevue College

Associate of Arts and Sciences

Certifications

Foundations of Project Management

Google

Mass Notification Message Center Certification

Everbridge University

Inclusive Leadership: The Power of Workplace Diversity

University of Colorado

Skills

De-EscalationChange ManagementMetrics VisualizationTableauMySQLSQL WorkbenchPower BIPower AutomateSharePointAlarm MonitoringEverbridge Product SuiteLenel OnGuardAvigilon