OSHA AND SECURITY Training Staff
Meet Guardian Group Services' OSHA & Security Trainers
Guardian Group Services is staffed by highly trained,
professional instructors with unique credentials
and backgrounds.
Each current staff instructor and security guard trainer has an extensive background in both law enforcement and security. Our New York Certified Instructors offer their expertise and professionalism to every student in our training courses.
Our dedicated staff of professionals are here to educate, and offer encouragement to all our students. They provide the necessary guidance to achieve successful completion of the programs. As you start your rewarding career in security, our instructors will provide you with high quality security guard training.
Our dedicated staff of professionals are here to educate, and offer encouragement to all our students. They provide the necessary guidance to achieve successful completion of the programs. As you start your rewarding career in security, our instructors will provide you with high quality security guard training.
Security Instructors
Anthony Kearney
Security Instructor
Over 25 years’ experience in the security industry including supervision, fire safety inspections, field operations, private investigations and staff development & training. He has been a general topics security instructor for over 20 years.
Hector Bueno
Security Instructor
A retired law enforcement professional and current security officer and investigator. He has over 35 years of experience including teaching at two police academies. Additionally, he has been a security guard instructor since 2008.
Tonda Rhodes
Security Instructor
Over 20 years’ experience in the security industry including background investigations and instruction of continuing education courses. She has been a general topics security instructor for over 20 years.
John Leviness
Security Instructor
John worked for the NYC Department of probation from 1992-2017.
He also worked in city wide warrants, Sex offender-Domestic Violence Unit and last 8 years in the Depts. training unit certifying officers in general topics and firearms.
He also worked in city wide warrants, Sex offender-Domestic Violence Unit and last 8 years in the Depts. training unit certifying officers in general topics and firearms.
OSHA & Site Safety Instructors
Limas Forte
OSHA & Site Safety
With over 25 years of experience, he has acquired exceptional communication skills as an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University. Limas Forte is also an OSHA Outreach Trainer. He has attained several professional certifications from HUD, EPA, U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA, and NYCHPD. Currently a Lead-Based Paint Inspector, Risk Assessor, Lead Sampling Technician, Certified Renovator, and Training Consultant.
Linda Rawls-Fenney
OSHA & Site Safety
Over 27 years’ experience working for fortune 500 companies as a Safety and Human Resources professional. Linda has experience working in construction, manufacturing, and the healthcare industry. She teaches OSHA Construction Safety & Health, General Industry Safety & Health and NYC Site Safety Training. Additional training includes Fall Protection, 4 Hour User Scaffold, Workplace Harassment, Time Management, Site Safety Training, RRP Lead and Supervisory Skills.
Fire Safety Instructors
Tom King
Fire Safety Instructor
Tom King has a decade long career as a NYC FDNY Firefighter, as well as an instructor at the Fire Academy. Tom has also been a member of FDNY HAZMAT Company # 1 for part of career, and teaches the Fireguard Prep, F-80 for Shelters, F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director Course and many more courses.
Tom King was Awarded “Man of the Year” by Brooklyn Borough President for service in support of FDNY comrades, 2012.
Tom King was Awarded “Man of the Year” by Brooklyn Borough President for service in support of FDNY comrades, 2012.
Andy Novembre
Fire Safety & CPR Instructor
Andy Novembre is a New York native and has over ten years of experience in the security industry as a security officer, a Fire and Life Safety Director, and a CPR instructor.
He has taught countless security professionals, supervised teams of security with effectiveness, and the implementation of Fire Safety plans in compliance with the FDNY.
Andy also teaches a variety of classes ranging from security, fire, and life safety. His hands on experience will provide great testimonies and relevance.
He has taught countless security professionals, supervised teams of security with effectiveness, and the implementation of Fire Safety plans in compliance with the FDNY.
Andy also teaches a variety of classes ranging from security, fire, and life safety. His hands on experience will provide great testimonies and relevance.