Bill Yacopucci
Safety & Security Consultant
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Recognized by corporations, both large & small, for strong capabilities in program development, process improvement, crisis management and problem solving. Bill is a creative thinker, an experienced adviser, and a dedicated leader.
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Hi! I’m Bill Yacopucci, owner of BY1 Consulting Services. I started this company to provide a fresh perspective on Safety & Security programs. It’s easy to be tantalized by cameras, access controls, alarms and other things that go “bing”. While they are important elements of safety & security programs, they can distract from what’s most important – the human element. All the fancy doors and locks won’t make a building secure if the occupants nonchalantly let strangers in to roam freely. How do I know this can happen? Experience tells me so - over 25 years.
My early foundation was in law enforcement, but the vast majority of my career was spent in safety & security management. I've worked with a variety of companies, across a wide range of business sectors - retail, distribution, manufacturing, high tech, transportation, education and commercial property management. I bring lessons learned from each and apply them in new ways wherever I go. You don't get that from someone whose stayed in the same industry segment their whole career.
After I was a cop, I moved on to retail loss prevention - where I became a specialist in internal investigations, covert camera installation and training detectives. That is where I learned I had a passion for bringing out the best in people. As a detective and investigator, I spent a lot of time just observing and learning human nature. This informed how I approached training and policy & procedure creation. I knew the excuses, and the shortcuts people would take, and engineered our way out of them. I teach every stakeholder how safety matters to them and how it can’t prosper without them. Profit and growth are critical to the success of an organization and its associates, but it doesn't stop there – you don’t get to leave injuries and pain at the office, they follow you home.
With a background in security, when did safety come in to play? My first management job was in Security. The HR people, seized the opportunity, realizing they could dump safety on the new guy. I was promoted - 5 days in - to Manager of Safety & Security. I didn’t know much about industrial safety, so I camped out at my local OSHA Office. With their help, I devoured every resource available. It wasn’t long before they referred companies, that didn’t fare so well in their inspections, to me to learn how to do it right.
Sure I spend a lot of time with management and the "C suite", but I like to get my hands dirty. I am equally at home in every nook and cranny of your facility. I won't just talk about safe lifting in the Shipping Department - I'll load the truck with you and show you how its done!
While I know the people side, I love the toys too. I’ve installed over 500 cameras myself and designed integrated, networked security systems for the smallest offices to buildings over 1 million square feet. I counted once – we ran 7 miles of wire at one location! So, when you are faced with hundreds of options and scores of suppliers, you want someone on your side that not only installed this stuff, but hung around for years using it every day.
Every company I’ve touched didn’t just become safer, they became more productive and profitable.
My early foundation was in law enforcement, but the vast majority of my career was spent in safety & security management. I've worked with a variety of companies, across a wide range of business sectors - retail, distribution, manufacturing, high tech, transportation, education and commercial property management. I bring lessons learned from each and apply them in new ways wherever I go. You don't get that from someone whose stayed in the same industry segment their whole career.
After I was a cop, I moved on to retail loss prevention - where I became a specialist in internal investigations, covert camera installation and training detectives. That is where I learned I had a passion for bringing out the best in people. As a detective and investigator, I spent a lot of time just observing and learning human nature. This informed how I approached training and policy & procedure creation. I knew the excuses, and the shortcuts people would take, and engineered our way out of them. I teach every stakeholder how safety matters to them and how it can’t prosper without them. Profit and growth are critical to the success of an organization and its associates, but it doesn't stop there – you don’t get to leave injuries and pain at the office, they follow you home.
With a background in security, when did safety come in to play? My first management job was in Security. The HR people, seized the opportunity, realizing they could dump safety on the new guy. I was promoted - 5 days in - to Manager of Safety & Security. I didn’t know much about industrial safety, so I camped out at my local OSHA Office. With their help, I devoured every resource available. It wasn’t long before they referred companies, that didn’t fare so well in their inspections, to me to learn how to do it right.
Sure I spend a lot of time with management and the "C suite", but I like to get my hands dirty. I am equally at home in every nook and cranny of your facility. I won't just talk about safe lifting in the Shipping Department - I'll load the truck with you and show you how its done!
While I know the people side, I love the toys too. I’ve installed over 500 cameras myself and designed integrated, networked security systems for the smallest offices to buildings over 1 million square feet. I counted once – we ran 7 miles of wire at one location! So, when you are faced with hundreds of options and scores of suppliers, you want someone on your side that not only installed this stuff, but hung around for years using it every day.
Every company I’ve touched didn’t just become safer, they became more productive and profitable.