OUR MISSION

Coastal Security LLC will provide quality service to our clients for a fair price, employing professional, neatly uniformed, mature , personnel able to effectively communicate with clients and their staff.

HISTORY

Coastal Security Company was organized in 1997 by Mr. Buddy Allen of Albertville, Alabama as a subsidiary of Marshall County Security Company. Mr. Allen who owned a very successful guard service in North Alabama owned a condo in Orange Beach. Responding to request from local-management companies for a better service on the properties they represented, Mr. Allen started Coastal. In 2004, Mr. Allen chose to retire from the security business and sought to sell the company.

Mr. C. Brian Bodine, a retired law enforcement officer and former Chief of Police with over 30 years of public safety experience, purchased the company in June of 2004. Within three months, the Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast area was devastated by Hurricane Ivan. Coastal Security was faced with the daunting task of hiring and training large numbers of quality personnel to assist with the recovery effort. Due to our exceptional service during the aftermath of this catastrophe, Coastal Security has emerged as the major provider of on-site guard services along the beach.

In the years since the hurricane, Coastal Security has consistently increased the level of professionalism and quality of our service to a level that no other security company on the Gulf Coast can match. We pride ourselves in having the most extensively trained and professional guards in the area. As part of our growth, we now require that all guards pass an extensive pre-employment background investigation, including registration and fingerpring clearance from the Orange Beach Police Department, as well as completing an in-depth initial training program. They must also pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.

In an effort to increase the level of services offered to our clients, we have also increased our scope of services to include Security Analysis, Mobile Patrol, Video Patrol, After Hours Manager-on-Duty Services, Telephone Answering Service, Private Investigations, Pre-Employment Background Investigations, On-site Drug and Alcohol Screening, Training and Background Screening.

Coastal Security is constantly looking for opportunities to expand into new areas in an effort to provide exceptional service to the Communities we serve.

MANAGEMENT

Owner and CEO of Coastal Security, Brian Bodine, holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Troy State University in Police Administration, Criminal Investigation, and Sociology. Brian has 32 plus years of experience in the Public Safety field serving as Director of Public Safety, Police and Fire Chief in four cities. He has also been an adjunct instructor for Faulkner Community College, The University of Alabama, Law Enforcement Academy, and the Alabama State Fire College, as well as a course proctor for Columbia Southern University. He has done numerous training sessions over the years for local, state and federal agencies throughout the Southeast on such subjects as management leadership and supervision, and incident command. Brian brings this vast experience to the private security business where he strives to utilize innovation, technology, and high standards to create and maintain a truly professional security service.

Gary Reynolds is the Chief Operations Officer for Coastal Security. Gary was a Vice President for the largest Security Company in the United States consisting of four territories with 27 states. Gary has a vast experience in International and Domestic Sales/Marketing. He also has experience in Property Management, Real Estate and Construction. Gary has worked for the Orange Beach Police Department and Baldwin County Mental Health where he was instrumental in creating the nationally recognized Project Rebound program for FEMA.

Sidney Reynolds, a native of Memphis Tennessee, joined Coastal Security’s as its Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Director. Sidney has extensive experience in all facets of accounting serving, as both Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer in the medical and legal fields for over 25 years. She has performed Forensic Accounting for both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service which led to successful indictments and prosecutions on several cases. 

Ron Cope, Operations Manager - Ron Cope brings over 40 years of leadership and management experience to Coastal Security. Ron is a Vietnam Veteran having served in special operations roles where his leadership skills were honed. In the business world he spent most of his career in the construction field reaching the position of Vice President of Fullerton Industries a large manufactured commercial building company located in Minnesota. Ron came south a number of years ago and over saw the construction of many of the Arbys and Ruby Tuesdays in Alabama and Northwest Florida. Upon retirement from his construction career he started his own solar energy company in Pensacola closing it to join Coastal shortly after Hurricane Ivan. His experience and organizational skills have added much to the Coastal management team.

Mitzi Kelley, Senior Operations Manager - Mitzi joined the company in 2004. She has worked every job and post in the company since then. She is always willing to step forward to see that the job is done. Mitzi and her husband Talmadge owned and operated several business' over a 30 years including a large auto parts and salvage business in Montgomery Alabama as well as one of the largest and most successfull Greyhound racing kennels in the southeast. Mitzi brings a quick smile and uncanny ability to motivate and get along with people to her position as operations manager.

Leigh Bodine, Executive Assistant - Leigh has been with the company since April of 2004 and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company. She uses her past experience in various arenas which include: managing a local answering service, police radio dispatch, and retail customer service positions in several venues, to ensure the needs of the business, our employees, and our clients are being met and exceeded. Leigh is an integral part of the success of Coastal Security.

Mike Stanley, Chief Guard Supervisor - Chief Guard Mike Stanley brings a lifetime of security related experience to the job. He spent 19 years with the West Virginia Department of Corrections starting as a Corrections Officer and rising to the rank of Lieutenant. During this time, Mike was also serving as an officer with the National Guard. He was deployed to Iraq where his unit was called to duty during the first Gulf War. His unit was in charge of the security and safety of Prisoners of War. On return from Iraq Mike retired and moved to Fairhope where he now resides. Soon after his retirement, Mike came to work for Coastal Security. With his vast knowledge of the properties along the beach, he was promoted to our management team in 2005, as Chief Guard.

Linda Hayes, Senior-Security Supervisor, has lived in the Baldwin County area for the last four years moving to Alabama from the Nashville Area. Linda began her career with Coastal Security as a security officer in 2005. After excelling in her position as guard, she was promoted to Security Supervisor in the Summer of 2007. Linda has an extensive background in the medical field and has recently completed her nursing degree.

Carol Johnson, our new Communications Coordinator brings to Coastal Security her 35+ years of experience in various aspects of customer service. This includes both management and non-management positions in various call centers, as well as computer/system design/support for those centers. Immediately prior to coming to Coastal she worked with a small telecommunications company as a supervisor in their quality control center. Carol started with Coastal as a dispatcher in the video dispatch/call center. She now oversees the operations of the video dispatch/call center, including scheduling, handling customer issues, etc. She’s always quick with a smile and a willingness to help.

James Bates, Systems Manager, coordinates repairs and installations of the Video Patrol cameras and systems. He also maintains all computer and peripheral equipment at the Coastal Security Office. In addition, Jim is our Quartermaster, issuing and maintaining our Uniform Inventory. Jim retired from the US Navy after giving 21 years of Honorable service. During his time in the US Navy, many of his duty stations were overseas. He spent seven years with the military police force, both overseas and stateside. During the September 11th crisis at the World Trade Center in 2001, Jim was attached to the Tactical SIGINT Research Department at Fort Meade Maryland National Security Agency (NSA). While assigned at NSA, his unit was dispatched to the United States Army Communications Command at Fort Monmouth NJ, to assist in the search for the Black Boxes at Ground Zero.

SERVICES

Guard Services

Video Patrol

Other Services

Guard Services...

Coastal Security is the premier security service company for the Alabama / Florida Gulf Coast.

 

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Coastal Security addresses all facets of your security and protection needs including:

Security Analysis: We will visit your facility and review your current security procedures and operations to identify those areas where you may be at risk. We will provide a detailed analysis with recommendations to solve your security concerns.

 

ON SITE GUARD SERVICES:

We pride ourselves in having the most extensively trained and professional guards in the area. Prior to on-site assignment, our guards have passed an extensive background investigation including registration and fingerprint clearance from the Orange Beach Police Department. All guards must also complete a pre-empoyment drug and alcohol screening.

Coastal Security's must successfully complete an in-depth initial training program. We also take great care to provide advanced site-specific instruction, assuring each assignments unique needs are addressed.

In order to maintain the highest level of professionalism we provide continuing education to our employees including the latest advancements in the security industry.

 

 

For those entities where having an on-site guard on duty 24 hours per day is prohibitive, Coastal Security offers these additional patrol services.

Drive-By Patrol: The Drive-By Patrol Program provides a cost-effective way to have your property checked during the hours when you are not on site. Our staff will drive through your property 2 to 4 times per night identifying and handling any issues or concerns appropriately.

Mobile Guard Service: Mobile Guard Service includes our staff driving through your property 2 to 4 times per night but also includes a physical walk-though of all areas of your property or one of our staff closing your facility's valued common areas, such as exercise room, pools, saunas, etc. to ensure all of your properties assets are secure.

 

 

Video Patrol Service: Our Video Patrol Service is the most cost effective way to maintain the highest level of security possible, short of having an on-site guard on property 24 hours a day. Video Patrol combines our Mobile Guard Service with video monitoring from our Dispatch Center. After installation of video cameras, your property is linked wirelessly to our dispatch center, providing you live off-site video monitoring for maximum security and protection. Issues of concern are identified and relayed to our Mobile Guards for timely response. This service includes a drive through of your property 2 to 4 times per night, either a physical walk-through of all areas of your property or one of our staff closing your facility’s valued common areas, such as the exercise room, pools, saunas, etc., and unlimited patrol response to any incident identified by the Dispatch Center.

Video Patrol...

This exclusive service was created by Coastal Security LLC. for our clients. We are able to offer this service to our clients in an effort to improve our effectiveness and to allow
our clients options to chose better protective services to meet their needs.

"Video Patrol" incorporates the use of on-site video cameras monitored from an off-site location, with a mobile patrol response to any unauthorized activity. This enhances the effectiveness of our mobile patrol and on-site guards by keeping an extra set of eyes
on key areas of concern.

Because the actual video recording equipment can be physically present on site, the addition of an on-site monitor can allow a security guard, maintenance or management staff to observe these same key areas during the time that they are on site. In the event an incident occurs requiring a permanent record, the Digital Video Recorder (DVR) has the capability to copy video archives to a CD.

It is not our intent to sell CCTV equipment but rather offer an affordable security solution for clients demanding more than random patrols with service closely rivaling that of an on-site guard. We provide, install, maintain and own the cameras.
 

Cameras are installed so as to be unobtrusive yet provide the best observation of critical areas.
   

Our observation of any unlawful or improper activity will trigger a response
from our trained team of guards.

Other Services...

We are a demand-led business.  Keeping the needs and security of our clients is foremost in our minds.

 

EMPLOYMENT - We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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