Adrian Aguirre
Alhambra
Summary
Experienced Assets Protection Manager with 16 years of experience in the retail industry. Skilled in external and internal investigations, excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Utilizes expertise to reduce shrinkage and improve security measures. Consistently saved costs while increasing profits.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
District Loss Prevention Specialist
Superior Grocers
09.2021 - Current
- Covered 27 Superior Grocers stores across Los Angeles County, Orange County, Inland Empire, and Las Vegas. Visited stores to check compliance with company loss prevention policies and develop corrective action plans.
- Updated case records regarding operational, security and injury related incidents for investigation purposes.
- Helped managers develop and implement policies and systems to safeguard assets.
- Audited operations regularly and inspected various work areas to detect planned and unintentional shrinkage points.
- Conducted surveillance on employees and guests to identify theft and other concerns.
- Worked with local law enforcement to apprehend suspects and build legal cases.
- Researched and resolved internal investigations using interrogation and interviewing techniques.
- Managed resource allocation to effectively meet customer security needs.
Loss Prevention Specialist
Amazon
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Helped develop and implement policies and systems to safeguard assets
- Supervised 10 security guards
- Formulated security action plans and analyzed data and trends to drive continuous performance improvements
- Gathered and documented evidence of theft and company violations to use in employee disciplinary actions and legal prosecutions.
- Educated store partners and management on loss prevention-related matters to improve theft awareness and maintain safe store environment.
Executive Team Leader of Assets Protection
Target
12.2017 - 08.2020
- Supervised 7 uniformed security guards and 1 plain clothes security specialist in providing excellent customer service to callers requiring assistance for theft and fraud issues
- Protect guests, employees, shareholders and communities by implementing programs that maximize safeness
- Trained loss prevention staff, retail managers and employees on loss control and prevention measures.
- Researched and resolved internal investigations using interrogation and interviewing techniques.
- Conducted investigations into known and suspect theft carried out by customers, employees and company's vendors.
- Tracked, pursued and apprehended shoplifters within authority granted by store and laws of Manhattan Beach.
Assets Protection Team Leader
Target
06.2016 - 12.2017
- Installed and maintained covert security equipment
- Worked with Executive Team Leader Assets Protection to resolve safety opportunities, theft and fraud problems, improve operations and provide exceptional customer service
- Supervised surveillance, detection and criminal processing related to theft and criminal cases.
- Documented and reported on security incidents, investigations and loss of assets.
- Surveilled areas most likely to results in losses, such as high-value products and specific points in distribution process.
Education
High School Diploma -
La Habra High School
La Habra, CASkills
- Team Management
- Interviews and Interrogations
- Mitigate risk
- Investigate discrepancies
- Safety promotion Policy development
- Collaboration
- Optimize security
- Team Development
- Shrink reduction
- Asset protection
Certification
- Workplace Investigative Interviewing Techniques - Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates (Issued: August 2025)
- Interview & Interrogations Techniques - Wicklander Zulawski & Associates (Issued: February 2021)
- Leadership Fundamentals Certification - Cerritos College (Issued: March 2025)
Languages
Spanish, Bilingual
Timeline
District Loss Prevention Specialist
Superior Grocers
09.2021 - Current
Loss Prevention Specialist
Amazon
08.2020 - 09.2021
Executive Team Leader of Assets Protection
Target
12.2017 - 08.2020
Assets Protection Team Leader
Target
06.2016 - 12.2017
High School Diploma -
La Habra High School