Humans of Sentinel Part 6 of 10
- Constantine Ioannou
- Sep 19, 2016
- 2 min read
Sentinel Security receives thousands of resumes on a monthly basis and we screen vigorously looking for the right candidate to represent our brand.
It all start's in the interview room where we get the chance to meet hopeful prospects amongst thousands of applicants. The entire process of finding the right candidate in the interview process can be quite tedious......but then something great happens. The door opens and a man enters the room. With a confident smile he extends his hand and says "Hello my name is Hatem Amin".
Hatem Amin is new with Sentinel but has 25 years of experience in Security, Special Operations, Investigation and VIP Protection Operations.
From 1991 to 2006 Hatem served for the Egyptian Ministry of Interior as a Police Officer in deferent departments such as Interior Investigation, Special Forces and VIP Protection. During his service for the police; Hatem participated and led hundreds of high risk special operation and protection details. Hatem Supervised and led a big number of police officers during his service in the MOI and managed a huge amount of equipment and budget.
After the 9/11th attack in New York in 2001, Hatem was nominated to lead the protection team for the US. Ambassador till 2006 where he was chosen to join the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the Embassy of the United States of America in Cairo as a security and protection specialist.
During his work for the US. Embassy in Cairo, Hatem acted as the main security and protection Liaison between the US. Embassy and the Egyptian Government and he participated in many high profile protection operations such as the President of the United States, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defence, Congress Leaders, Senators and Dignity Leaders. Hatem managed the protection Operation for the Ambassador, Protection equipment and budget for the Embassy.
Hatem is the recipient of several superior and meritorious awards, the majority of which occurred during assignment to high threat environments.
Hatem holds a Bachelor degree in law & police science and accomplished a lot of training courses in the Investigation, special operations, evasive driving, protection operations and Tactical command.
In 2015 Hatem and his wife Suzy immigrated to Canada and started a new business venture as a franchise restaurant owners for the popular restaurant Eggsmart – breakfast & lunch eatery located in Oakville (280 North Service Rd. W)
As busy as Hatem's schedule is, his passion for security remained strong and was thrilled to work in the security field in Canada joining Sentinel Security in April 2016.
On his days off, Hatem enjoys spending time with his family while pursuing adventurous hobbies such as deep see fishing and squash.
Working long hours between a demanding restaurant business and security while taking care of a family is no daunting task, but Hatem manages to make it work and is just another example in the work ethic demonstrated by our Humans of Sentinel.
Stay tuned next week as we highlight yet another member of the Sentinel family.
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