Larry Perkins

For more than twenty-four (24) years, Larry Perkins called the Meadowlands Sports Complex in New Jersey home. Serving as Vice President of Guest Services & Facility Operations for Giants Stadium and Continental Airlines Arena. He was responsible for diversified administrative activities including: Customer and Employee Relations, Facility and crowd management, crowd control research, analyzing markets, policy development and implementation, budgeting, and was the corporate litigation's representative. As of January 31, 2000, Larry now makes his home in Raleigh, North Carolina at the RBC Center.

Prior to his appointment at the Meadowlands, Larry was a Private Investigator and Regional Security Manager. He attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York and is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Crowd Management Professional.

As a Crowd Management Instructor and member of the Board of Regents, Larry teaches Crowd Management and Planning Life Safety at Oglebay; Public Assembly Facility Management School and IAAM's Training Crowd Managers Instructors Course. He was an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY and taught at The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletics Association (NJSIAA). He serves as Chair of the International Crowd Management Conference and committee, Vice Chair of The International Safety and Security Task Force, with emphasis on terrorism.

As the author of "Crowd Management; in the eye of the storm", published 1997 by Workplace Violence Research Institute, Laguna Beach, CA, and In his articles; The Basics of Crowd Management, Defining the Roles of Crowd Managers, Don't Let it Happen; Be prepared for Sudden Emergencies, and Day of Event Cancellation Procedures, Larry addresses the real issues dealing with these important topics from personal experience and study.

Selected by IAAM as one of twelve industry experts to help develop a curriculum for crowd management professionals that may provide the foundation for industry standards. Larry is internationally known and frequently speaks abroad. Moreover, he has written articles for the IAAM Facility Manager Magazine, Stadia Magazine, Teen People Magazine and others. In addition, he has hosted various industry related conferences and is a Crowd Management, Event Planning consultant and expert witness.

Larry developed "Get Out Alive" Crowd Safety Tips for spectators at public gatherings and other events, which was featured on NBC Dateline's TV episode.

Larry was the founder and Chairman of the Northeastern Americans with Disabilities Act Consortium (NAD?AC). And is the past President of the International Customer Service Association of the Heart of Carolina Chapter, He serves on the IAAM External Affairs committee and Research Task Force and is Vice Chair of the IAAM safety and Security Task Force on terrorism and preparedness. He is also a Member of The International Narcotics Law Enforcement Officers Assn., American Society of Industrial Security and The International Who's Who of Professionals.