{"id":530,"date":"2019-10-28T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/?p=530"},"modified":"2019-10-28T11:53:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T11:53:35","slug":"david-gordon-mobile-supervisor-security-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/2019\/10\/28\/david-gordon-mobile-supervisor-security-services\/","title":{"rendered":"David Gordon, Mobile Supervisor, Security Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cFrom providing security advice, to stopping bike thieves and giving CPR to save someone\u2019s life on campus – I love the work I do.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before joining Imperial, I worked in the Home Office for 13 years in a variety of roles, the last being working on the Cutter Fleet \u2013 this involved boarding vessels out at sea and looking for drugs, firearms and other prohibited items.<\/p>\n

I joined Imperial in 2015 as a Senior Security Officer. My current role as a Mobile Supervisor focuses on overseeing security operations at all Imperial\u2019s campuses, and I share responsibility for 114 members of staff. I am fortunate that I get to work across all campuses, and enjoy meeting and engaging with all our stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Working for Imperial is completely different to working for the Government. The support and encouragement I have received from all levels, from directors through to my line manager, is something I have never experienced before. I feel like a valued member of the team, and the training we receive in security is of the highest standard. As a team, we are always looking for ways to improve the service we provide.<\/p>\n

I enjoy working in Security Services<\/a> as no two days are ever the same. From providing security advice, protecting our campuses during patrols, to stopping a bike thief or most recently, giving CPR and saving someone\u2019s life on campus, I love the work I do.<\/p>\n

It was a big step to leave what I knew in the Home Office, but there isn\u2019t a day that goes by that I regret leaving my previous role to join Imperial, and I\u2019m thankful for the opportunities that working here has offered me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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