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Apollo Security officers at Purdue Pharma in Stamford, CT took up a collection recently to purchase items for a care package for one of their fellow officers currently deployed in Afghanistan with the National Guard.
Earl Suitor, who is a Supervisor at Purdue Pharma and a Stamford, CT native, has been a member of the Vermont National Guard for ten years and is on his second tour in the Middle East since 2005. From June 2005 to June 2006, he completed a tour in Iraq. Since January, 2010, Earl has been deployed with the 3-172IN MTB with the 861B CT, which is operating under the 101AB in the Paktika Province of Afghanistan.
Upon corresponding with Earl via email, Apollo Security Account Manager for Purdue Pharma Bill Nangle discovered that the items most desired by Earl and his fellow soldiers are baby wipes, food seasonings/sauces, snack foods and candy for the children that they encounter while on patrol. Earl mentioned that they sometimes go long periods of time without shower facilities, so baby wipes are great for them to use on the go. According to Earl "I am so appreciative of the fact that everyone is so supportive. It makes you feel good about what is going on over here".
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With nearly every single officer at Purdue contributing to the collection and Apollo Security generously matching the grand total, the officers were able to purchase enough goods to send one 50 lb. package this month and will send another one next month. Dan Arenovski, Assistant Director of Security at Purdue, also generously gave on behalf of himself and Purdue Corporate Security. According to Bill Nangle, "We are very happy that we can do this for Earl and his fellow soldiers. We are proud of the work that he is doing over there and wish him a safe and speedy return".
Marcos Rivera selected as the Employee of the Year at Purdue Pharma.
(L-R) Ali Djavadi, Scott Stewart, Marcos Rivera, Antoine Moye
(L-R) Bill Nangle, Marcos Rivera, Dan Arenovski (Associate Director, Security Purdue Pharma)
(L-R) Glenn Faber, Sr. Security Director, Purdue Pharma; Marcos Rivera
All four quarterly winners were on hand at a dinner hosted by Purdue and Apollo where the Employee of the Year Award was awarded to Marcos Rivera. It was a difficult decision because all four of the quarterly winners were very deserving, but Marcos was selected for his dedication and commitment to quality service at Purdue Pharma.
Congratulations Marcos!
Taunton Mayor and City Council honor Apollo and client employees for their heroism.
L-R David Jenkins (World Color), Paul Boyle (World Color), Mayor Charles Crowley,
Richard Rodrigues (World Color), Mike Peckham (Apollo Security).
On Friday September 11, 2009 a temporary employee was stacking books off a Kolbus Casemaker. The employee began to feel ill and collapsed to the floor. First responders certified in CPR immediately took charge of the scene. They quickly determined that the employee was not breathing and did not have a pulse. Using their certified training, First Responder's Paul Boyle and Richard Rodrigues began CPR. A call was placed to 911 emergency by Mike Peckham our (Apollo Security) and Taunton Rescue was dispatched. Mike remained calm on the phone with the 911 operator and was able to relay the proper information to Paul and Richard regarding the care of the employee. After 2 rounds of CPR, Paul and Richard were able to revive the employee and he was transported to the local E.R. Subsequently the employee is home now and doing very well. Taunton's Regional Safety Manager David Jenkins states "I am very proud that our first responders acted so quickly and professionally. They have given this employee a second chance at life. This case truly shows that proper CPR training and emergency preparedness can truly save lives."
The ESGR honors Area Manager Greg Pais!
The Employer Support of The Guard and Reserve (ESGR) recently bestowed upon Greg Pais a great honor. Our employee Kris Jenkins (U.S. Marines Reserves) nominated Greg for this award because of Greg's commitment to supporting our employees who serve in the military. David St. Germain, ESGR Support Rep., was also on hand at the Apollo Security Corporate Office to present Greg with this award. As a veteran owned company Apollo Security prides itself on hiring our country's finest men and woman who have served or are currently serving in the military. Mr. Dennis Crowley, Jr. and Mr. Richard Ryer were also on hand to congratulate Greg on his award.
(L-R) Richard Ryer (Co-CEO), Greg Pais, Kris Jenkins, Dennis Crowley, Jr. (Co-CEO, Chairman)
Congratulations to our 2009 Star Performers
- JANUARY
- Dan Corcione - WGBH
- Rick McGonagle - Elbit Systems of America
- Kelly Gilman - Marsh Mclennon
- Alexis Echeverria - Thomson Reuters
- Shawn Walsh - Thomson Reuters
- Ed Kane - Metrowest Medical Ctr
- Jonathan Fenkner - Hanes Brands
- Chris Funk - Norwalk Hospital
- FEBRUARY
- Roger Mohammed - New England Aquarium
- Frank Russo - Computershare
- Christos Koustenis - LMI
- Christopher Sampson - Bob's Discount Furniture
- Keesha Torres - Norwalk Hospital
- Rashaud Mohammed - R & I
- Dominick Parenti - Liz Claiborne
- MARCH
- Brian Geogre - Nordblom
- Mike Kenyon - Wyeth
- Don White - Arbella
- Ronald Merrill - Heywood Hospital
- Jim Coppola - Norwalk Hospital
- The entire staff at Lenox Hill Hospital
- John Newsome - Archer Daniels Midland
- APRIL
- Jacob Dornevil - Acceleron
- Allen McGee - LMI
- Merle Coeur - PTC
- Elizabeth Almedina - Sunlife
- Jerrid Ballard - Norwalk Hospital
- Chanson Roberson (Thomson Reuters)
- Ron Jones (Archer Daniels Midland)
- MAY
- Robert Vargas - Norwalk Hospital
- Tony Brown - LMI
- Sabrina Michel - Thompson Reuters
- Ken Henneberry - Sun Life
- Adam Walker - WWL
- Crystal James (ADM)
- Matt Hall (Metrowest Medical Center)
- JUNE
- Lee Williams - New England Aquarium
- Christine Michaud - Avid Technology
- Paul Walukevich - Liz Claiborne
- James Coppola - Norwalk Hospital
- Miles Eastman - Heywood Hospital
- Wijayaratnam Nagamani - The Clearinghouse
- Daniel Rickard - BNP Paribas & Shire
- JULY
- Joseph Bottomly - Acceleron Pharma
- Edward Phillips - Floater
- Lance Green - CBRE Tower Sq.
- Frank Glidden - Wyeth Andover
- Joe Allard - Newport Hospital
- Mark Maloney - Shire Chesterbrook
- Chris Funk - Norwalk Hosital
- AUGUST
- Dustin McVey - Thomson Reuters
- Pete Voyadgis - MAC
- Rick Erekson - 33 Arch St
- Michael Gaynor - Computerhare
- Dan Magni - Mass Medical Society
- Thomas Ard - Floater
- Chris Devitto - Danbury Hospital
- SEPTEMBER
- Wudson Duperval - Thomson Reuters
- Brandon Hunt - Shire
- Michael Peckham - World Color
- Juan Rios - Liz Claiborne
- Michael Brewer - Cushing Academy
- Kareem Brivett - Norwalk Hospital
- Ramona Slaughter - Thomson Scientific
- OCTOBER
- Ed Mahoney - WGBH
- Mark Rastello - Pfizer Andover
- Daniel Dalton - Swarovski
- Aaron Walker - Mass Mutual
- Jim Salvatore - Hewitt
- Laura Smith - Sullivan County Community College
- Kevin Russo - BNP Paribas
- NOVEMBER
- Jay Kearney - Pfizer Cambridge
- Sean Flaherty - Arbella Insurance
- Mike Lajoie - Anheuser Busch
- David Schena - Heywood Hospital
- John Deleo - Norwalk Hospital
- Matthew Sheehy - Orange & Rockland Utilities
- Jules Chambers - Thomson Reuters
- DECEMBER
- Burt Nibaldi - Acceleron
- Paul Harrington - Computershare
- Russ Barker - Pfizer Andover
- Lee Ellis - Lenox Hill Hospital
- William Torres - Norwalk Hospital
- Gary Grable - Bob's Discount Furniture
- Jule Chambers - Thomson Reuters
2009 Star Performers of the Year
Southern CT Area
(L-R) James Greene (HR Director), SPOY James Coppola,
Steve Papp (Manager of Safety and Security Norwalk Hospital)
Bill Barry (Director of Security Apollo Security)
MetroNorth Area
(L-R) Jaff Halko (Sr. Security Supervisor Pfizer), SPOY Fran Glidden,
Chris Dorr (Security Manager Pfizer), Greg Pais (Area Manager), S/O Patrick Turner
Boston Area
(L-R) James Greene (HR Director), SPOY Roger Mohammed,
John Hurley (Property Supervisor- Facilities The New England Aquarium)
MetroSouth Area
(L-R) Kingsley Doe, SPOY Michael Peckham, Steve McKinnon (Area Manager)
New York/New Jersey Area
Tom Downes (NJ Operations Manager), SPOY Adam Walker
Pennsylvania/Maryland Area
(L-R) James Greene (HR Director), SPOY Dan Rickard, JoAnne Dougherty (Area Manager)
Central/Western MA Area
L-R) James Greene (HR Director), SPOY Dave Schena,
Jeff Sherwin (Account Manager-Heywood Hospital)
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During the early days of Apollo, a talented, charming young woman named Marisol Chalis worked for the company whenever she could. She was a "part-timer" who worked full time when she was not at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy working on her undergraduate degree. If there was a difficult, sensitive, important task to be accomplished, Dennis, Denny and I looked for Marisol to do it. Her intelligence and work ethic impressed everyone she met and went a long way toward cementing our reputation as a "can do", caring, and client-friendly company. In those early days, everyone knew everyone and Marisol was everyone's favorite.
Years later I found out that she was not only our favorite, but was an outstanding graduate in every area at the Academy. How she found the time to accomplish all this was marveled at by all who knew her.
Her work ethic and ability also led her into the United States Army Reserves, where she was commissioned as a second lieutenant and entered flight training. She is currently a pilot flying Blackhawk helicopters preparing to deploy to Iraq. Marisol still stays in touch with us and we always look forward to hearing about her new adventures.
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APOLLO'S "GOLD MEDAL" SUPERVISOR
Have you ever met an Olympic wrestler? How about a ten-time all African champion? Or the Baghdad all-Arab champ? Well, you have if you work for Apollo Security in Norwalk, Connecticut. We are a collection of individuals, and at every site there are great and interesting people. At the Norwalk Hospital, one of them is site supervisor, Zaky Fouda.
Born in Alexandra, Egypt, Zaky fell in love with the sport of wrestling at the ripe old age of 16. According to Zaky, "Usually boys start wrestling when they are 9 or 10." Although he played other sports, he never wrestled.
"A friend who played wrestled asked if I wanted to come with him," Zaky recalls. "I went to practice and liked it, so I asked him to ask the coach if I could join."
The coach agreed, and started Zaky with the other first time wrestlers. "I was mad at him," Zaky said. "I was very big - 132 lbs, and the coach made me wrestle little kids." Less than two years later, in only his second meet, Zaky traveled to Budapest and finished second in the World Cup. The 10 time All African Champion also wrestled in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. Although winning a Silver medal at the 1986 World Championship was exciting, the most emotional event took place in Iraq.
In 1987 Saddam Hussein combined his birthday celebration, the All-Arab Competition, and the Iraqi International Competition into one grand event to show his greatness. Iraq had won 9 gold medals leading up to the Light Heavyweight Final and Saddam and his son Uday were very pleased.until.
"I beat the best wrestler on the Iraqi team," Zaky said with a tone of sadness. "Uday was very angry because his team won 9 out of 10 gold's and he wanted the complete set."
An hour after winning the match Uday still refused to hand Zaky the gold medal. According to Zaky, "He was so angry that his team lost a medal on his father's birthday he would not let me have it." Zaky eventually got his medal but the price was very high.
"The next week I was wrestling in Turkey and the Iraqi team was there, except the one I beat. I asked what happened to him?" The answer haunts Zaky Fouda to this day. "I was told Uday was so angry at the guy that he shaved his head and sent him to the front lines of the war between Iraq and Iran."
After his wrestling career ended, Zaky Fouda provided security services for Egypt Airlines and the U.S. Department of State. His training in executive protection, risk analysis and airline security propelled him to an assignment with U.S. Ambassador Mark Hambley and a meeting with Dick Ryer. "Dick was in Qatar with Ambassador Mark Hambley, and the Ambassador asked me to show him around."
"I liked him right away", Zaky said of Dick Ryer, "I felt like I knew him a long time. He made me feel so relaxed."
Little did Zaky know at the time, but that meeting changed his life. Ten years later Dick and Zaky met again and Dick asked Zaky if he wanted to work at Apollo.
Since signing on in May of 2000, Zaky Fouda has made a name for himself at the Norwalk Hospital. He is a volunteer high school wrestling coach, a "one man code green team" - code green is a term commonly used in hospitals to announce that security is needed to assist with a patient restraint, and one of the people who makes Apollo Security a company full of unique people, with rich stories to tell.
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