Get to know Rik Lisko, CPP, president of the ASIS Professional Certification Board (PCB). Lisko is also vice president and general manager, South TX for AlliedBarton Security Services.
How did your career in security begin? Why did you decide upon this profession? My original interest as a criminology major was to pursue a career in Federal Law Enforcement. While attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania my advisor, Dr. Jim Shannon, introduced me to the emergence of private security. Dr. Shannon was a true visionary.