Dean Correia

Senior Consultant

Dean Correia is the founder of Correia Security Resources, a Canadian company that specializes in customized security training workshops and services for businesses and schools. Dean has had a career in operations and loss prevention in Canada spanning more than 20 years, holding senior leadership roles with global brands GAP, Starbucks Coffee, and Walmart. Dean is skilled at influencing stakeholders to embed an enduring legacy through process improvements and the creation of sustainable programs that contribute profit and add value through the protection of people and securing of assets.

Dean is a Certified Protection Professional and Licensed Private Investigator whose other certifications include Handwriting Analysis, Interview/Interrogation, and Executive Protection. An experienced workshop facilitator and passionate public speaker globally, Dean is an active member of the Canadian Society of Training and Development. Dean is an Emeritus Faculty member of the Security Executive Council, the leading strategy, insight and resource provider for risk mitigation decision makers founded in 2005 and a Senior Consultant with Learning Dynamics, whose mission is to create customized training programs in order to help organizations meet their objectives more effectively. Dean served a 3 year term on the Board of the US based National Food Safety Security Council and has been an engaged member of the Retail Council of Canada for more than a decade, having led the national Loss Prevention conferences for both of these organizations in 2006 and 2008 respectively.

Some of Dean’s career highlights include successfully leading Walmart Canada’s security event planning for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the G8/G20 summit. Dean spearheaded the creation of Business Continuity and Crisis Management plans for Walmart Canada and Walmart Canada Bank. At both Walmart Canada and Starbucks Coffee, he played a key role in the creation, development, and implementation of auditing and investigative programs that delivered millions of dollars to the bottom line.

Dean’s publications include the February 2007 and September/October 2008 editions of Canadian Retailer magazine. In 2001, Dean was awarded the Spirit of Starbucks for his impact on the business in the U.S. and Canada.

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Learning Dynamics creates training programs to: enhance Human Resources, Compliance, Business Skills, Leadership, Sales and Service, Programs for Banks, Compliance, Diversity, Business Ethics, Workplace Violence Prevention, Writing for Business, Managing Stress and Projects, Art of Verbal Communication, Improving Employee Performance, Coaching for Results, Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence, Enhancing Business, and Development Skills.