Thomas G. Davis, President of Security Litigation Group, Inc., provides litigation support and expert witness testimony in premises security cases. As a Certified Hotel Administrator and Certified Lodging Security Director, Thom Davis has been providing expert testimony in the areas of safety and security for more than 12 years. Mr. Davis has been involved in hotel security and loss prevention management for more than 25 years. He attended Ohio State University and graduated from the Columbus Ohio Police Academy in 1971. As a member of the Columbus Police Department for 10 years, Mr. Davis investigated homicides, burglaries, robberies, narcotics, and sexual assaults. Mr. Davis provides consulting services for apartment complexes, banks, casinos, convenience stores, hotels/lodging, property management companies, resorts, restaurants/bars, retail establishments, security companies, transportation companies, commercial buildings, condominiums, and colleges. He has performed hundreds of security audits and security consultations evaluating security systems, procedures, and methods of dealing with security hazards and safety risks. About 10 to 12 percent of his work is in litigation support. Approximately, 60 percent of those cases have been on behalf of defendants. Mr. Davis spends the majority of his time performing security audits, lecturing, and consulting on various security issues. Mr. Davis has participated in the preparation of safety and security manuals for hotels and motels as well as reviewing and editing safety and security video tapes for the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
Hospitality Risk Controls, Inc. is a professional consulting company that was established to meet the unique needs and challenges of the hospitality industry. Hospitality Risk Controls has been in business since 1990 and currently performs more than 1,000 evaluations of lodging facilities annually. Our representatives have more than 180 years experience in assessing and trouble-shooting issues that commonly arise in today's hospitality industry. The company provides a comprehensive range of services to assist in making informed business decisions, reducing worker compensation costs, and limiting liability exposure. The company's staff includes 11 risk management and loss control professionals strategically located throughout the United States. The company's knowledge and performance is unmatched in the industry. For more information visit .
ONHTEC®, a co-production by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals® and Hsyndicate, is the most comprehensive and trendsetting online conference & showcase of hospitality IT & distribution technology available on the web. Launched in October 2002, ONHTEC ® provides monthly scheduled online conferences geared around pertinent trends in hospitality technology. ONHTEC ® aims to provide knowledge & know-how to industry professionals at all levels of expertise.For more information visit .
Kevin Heilbronner is the US Editor for wiredhotelier.com and hospitalitynet.org, providing streaming multimedia-content for these websites. Based outside of Washington DC, Heilbronner has worked with Hsyndicate to conduct interviews at several hospitality trade shows in the US and Europe over the last couple of years. His column and content are featured in the Hospitality Net weekly newsletter. A familiar voice in Washington, DC, Heilbronner is the stadium announcer for the NBA's Washington Wizards, WNBA's Washington Mystics and WUSA's Washington Freedom. He resides in Centreville, VA and can be reached via email: [email protected].