Security Expert Witness: About William J. Birks Jr. & Associates
William J. Birks Jr. & Associates is an security expert witness and professional security consultancy specializing in the areas of security adequacy, forseeability and premises liability. The Principal has been active in business and the protection of assets for the past thirty-five years, acquiring substantial business acumen in a host of environments. Beginning as a trained undercover operative he gained a real-life appreciation for the types of risk that organizations face when policies, processes, and security funding are lacking. He continued to gain and hold positions of increasing responsibility in that initial organization until he obtained the director of security/safety position.
During that same period he became involved with local and national organizations becoming Chair of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Loss Prevention Committee and the Chair of the Philadelphia chapter of ASIS International. His interest in achieving higher education in security was rewarded in 1985 when he was certified in Security Management via examination by ASIS International and received the designation of Certified Protection Professional; over the next twenty-five years he has continued to successfully renew that certification nine consecutive times.
Mr. Birks went on to serve as a Vice President for a prominent psychological testing company as well the corporate Security Director, Senior Security Director, and Chief Security Officer for three multi-national organizations.
In the aforementioned capacities he was charged with the responsibility of identifying security related risk within those organizations and to manage that risk by developing and implementing strategies to mitigate and avoid those risks.
Mr. Birks has had the honor of speaking nationally to groups and other professional organizations. He has also lectured extensively at several colleges and universities including the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
An overview of William J. Birks Jr. curriculum vitae is available to review