Michael J. Soper, CLSD, CAPP II, is a Board Certified Lodging Security Director and a Board Certified Asset Protection Professional, Level Two and currently serves as Chairman and Law Enforcement Liaison of the Boston Chapter of the International Lodging Safety and Security Association. Michael has more than 26 years of experience in security and law enforcement. H. Skip Brandt, CPP, is a Board Certified Lodging Security Director and Board Certified Protection Professional and currently serves as Executive Director of ILSSA. Skip has more than 35 years of experience in security and law enforcement.