Paul Hughes is the COO of Guardian 8, a provider of enhanced non-lethal devices built for the security industry. He was formerly with TASER International and Smith & Wesson and served in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Mr. Hughes received his MBA from Arizona State University, and he completed more than 60 hours of non-lethal weapons studies at Penn State University. He completed the Entrepreneurship Development program at MIT in January 2010.
If you’ve never considered the safety risks of a professional security officer, placing them in a sporting venue where they are significantly outnumbered is an excellent research lab.
In at least one way the security industry mirrors the fast food business – the employee turnover rate is nearly 400 percent annually in both lines of work.