Tim Dimoff Security Background Biography

Timothy A. Dimoff, Founder and President of SACS Consulting & Investigative Services, Inc., is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities in high-risk workplace and security issues, vulnerability assessments, law enforcement procedures and crime.

Dimoff’s story is the stuff of Hollywood movies. His entire career has centered on law enforcement and high-risk security. Dimoff spent over 25 years in law enforcement and in the training of law enforcement officers. His law enforcement career included time as a member of a SWAT team, a member of a high crimes tactical team member and as an undercover narcotics detective, all of which routinely put him square in the middle of the most dangerous situations. Additionally, he served as a Certified Law Enforcement/Private Security School Commander and Certified Law Enforcement/Private Security Instructor. In 1989, the Attorney General of Ohio honored Dimoff as the “Policeman of the Year” for the state of Ohio.

It was during a chaotic drug raid, when he sustained a career ending injury that made Dimoff rethink his life and his career. He turned his vast law enforcement experience in a new direction and founded SACS Consulting & Investigative Services, Inc., a firm dedicated to high-risk security issues including helping corporations gain control of spiraling workplace crime, security assessments, workplace violence and more.

For the past 17 years, Dimoff has worked in the private sector, focusing on workplace crime and violence and other high-risk security issues. He is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer for corporations, businesses, government, law enforcement, public agencies, industry and educational facilities. He is board certified by ASIS (American Society of Industrial Security) as Certified Protection Professional (CPP™), a designation that indicates board certification in security management and is recognized worldwide as the highest recognition accorded a security practitioner. He is also a TASA (Technical Advisory Services of America) board certified legal expert in police and in corporate security procedures and training. Since 1994, Dimoff has been utilized as an expert witness in many high-risk security, criminal and corporate procedure cases. Additionally, he currently serves as Chairperson for his local ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security) chapter.

Dimoff shares his vast knowledge and experience on the national level as a speaker, trainer, investigator and author. He is frequently sought after as a keynote speaker and expert legal witness, and has appeared on national radio and television shows including Dateline NBC and CNN, and in major newspapers including The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Dimoff speaks throughout the United States to corporations, education facilities, professional organizations and more and has written six books, including How to Recognize Substance Abuse and Life Rage, a chilling examination of societal rage and safeguards against it. Dimoff is also nationally recognized for his expertise in developing training programs for corporations, law enforcement, security agencies, and other organizations. Additionally, Dimoff is a nationally recognized expert on violent behavior and criminal investigation. Tim has provided crime commentary and profiling analysis on television and radio appearances including MSNBC, CNN, and Court TV. As a consultant to law enforcement and the media, Tim has been called upon to examine evidence from crime scenes and victim and witness reports to develop an offender description.

Dimoff draws on his first-hand experience in both law enforcement and in the corporate world to be a national spokesperson on issues including:

• Violence and Violence Prevention
• High Risk Security
• Workplace Violence
• Education Facility Security
• Security Analysis and Vulnerability Assessments
• Corporate Investigations
• Drugs and Substance Abuse
• Identity Theft
• Law Enforcement and Private Security Procedures
• Liability Issues from Hiring to Firing

Winner of innumerable state and local awards for business, safety, leadership and civic achievement, Dimoff’s SACS Consulting was awarded the Weatherhead 100 Award as one of Ohio’s fastest-growing companies. He is a member of the Technical Advisory Services of America; the Ohio and International Narcotic Associations; the Ohio and National Society for Human Resource Managers; and the American Society for Industrial Security.

Dimoff is dedicated to preventing violent crime. He is the founder of the innovative “Equalizer” pro bono program in Ohio that helps victims of violent crime establish new identities and a sense of safety after experiencing an attack.

Dimoff holds a B.S. in Sociology, with an emphasis in criminology, from Denison University. He resides in Tallmadge, Ohio with his wife, Michelle, and three children.

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