The principals of Enterprise Protection Associates are John Saunders and Peter Evans.

John Saunders, CPP CISSP
John received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Acadia University.  He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) with the American Society for Industrial Security and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and member of the Computer Security Institute. He has been qualified in Risk Assessment Methodology for Water/Wastewater infrastructure (RAM-W) delivered through Sandia National Laboratories, NM. He has also completed training as a Physical Security Network Associate with the IP Institute.

CAREER AND SKILL SET
John’s professional career includes eleven years in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and a successful tenure as General Manager of a Vancouver based electronic security integrator. Additionally, he has experience working with large Engineering Consultants, as well as extensive telecommunications industry experience, and presently is President of Enterprise Protection Associates. His experience includes security planning, policy design, threat risk assessment, and security design as well as employee training, guard force management, and security contract administration. He has lectured to port and water industry personnel and at AWWA functions on a number of security issues, ranging from electronic security system design to the delivery of employee security awareness training. He provides a unique range of knowledge, from conceptual policy and procedures through creation of design specifications in both the physical and information security realms.

EXPERIENCE
John is a Board Certified Security Management Professional who has been engaged in Federal Law Enforcement and Corporate Security for 20 years.  John was responsible for the design, construction and management of a National Integrated Life Safety System comprising automated access control, intrusion detection, closed circuit TV, digital recording, fire detection and alarm notification for a telecommunications provider. He has worked with numerous utilities, including water, hydro, gas, and telecommunications.  He is presently working with Arizona State University and the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) in developing security training courses for law enforcement personnel. He has extensive experience in providing security design and consulting to corporate and government entities.

Peter Evans
Peter is a Certified Protection Professional from the American Society for Industrial Security International and a Licensed Security Management Professional from the Attorney General of British Columbia. He is a member of the Computer Security Institute and an associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

CAREER AND SKILL SET
Peter’s professional career includes 25-years of service with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), having served in a number of posts throughout Canada including Ottawa where he participated in the National Counter Terrorist Program as a Team Leader within the Special Emergency Response Team. Upon his retirement from the Force in 1997, Peter joined the Vancouver International Airport Authority as Manager of Aviation Security and Emergency Planning, with responsibility for security operations, emergency preparedness and departmental liaison with various federal, provincial and municipal law enforcement and intelligence agencies and commercial air carriers. Between 1999 and 2001, Mr. Evans headed Corporate Protection Services for GT Group Telecom Services Corp., Canada’s fastest growing national telecommunications companies.

EXPERIENCE
Peter is a Board Certified Security Management Professional who has been engaged in federal law enforcement and corporate security management for nearly 30 years.  Peter was the head of Stantec’s security management practice.  While at GT Group Telecom, he held the position of Director, Corporate Protection Services where he was responsible for the design, construction and management of a national integrated life safety system, the implementation of personnel security and occupational health and safety policy and procedures, corporate security training, and internal investigations.