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.

Dennis Bodine, Vice President, holds a B.S. from Troy University in Criminal Justice, Police Administration and Sociology. Dennis has 38 years of Law Enforcement experience and retired as a Major from the Montgomery Police Department (1997) where he served as Commander of the Investigative Division. He recently left the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, where he served as the Chief Agent over the Field Operations Division. His division interacted on a daily basis with over 1000 local, state and federal criminal justice agencies and over 21,000 individuals. His background in Investigations, facility security, training and technology provides Coastal with added resources that we can offer to our clients.

Gary Reynolds, Chief Operations Officer, is a graduate of Memphis State University and holds a double major BPS degree in Sales and Marketing, and Plastics. Gary was Vice President of sales for the largest Security Company in the United States responsible for 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.

Emily Bodine, Chief Purchasing Officer, joined the Company in 2008 after retiring from Kaiser Realty, Association management Division where she served as Administrative Assistant to the Department head. She has an extensive background in Resort Association management including purchasing, vendor coordination and records management. In addition to handling purchasing for the company she also serves as the company Quartermaster issuing and maintaining Guard Uniforms and Equipment. Mrs. Bodine also has experience as a Police Dispatcher, Emergency Medical Technician and Firefighter.

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. 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 - “We are a demand-led business, meeting the needs and security of our clients is foremost in our minds.”

EMPLOYMENT - We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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