Meet Jerry McCormick,
Your Safety Expert
As a retired Police Captain and President of Personal Safety At Work, Jerry worked with companies, associations, non-profits, universities, and private schools, training and empowering employees, students, customers, and staff on how to stay safe in unexpected or emergency situations. He has given over 900 motivational & inspirational keynote lectures and corporate trainings nationally & internationally on the topics of workplace safety, personal safety, and distracted driving.
Learning to adapt is a lesson he learned at a young age, having moved 30 times before joining the Marines. His passion has always been helping others and making sure people are safe. After a career in law enforcement, where he retired as a Police Captain, Jerry founded Personal Safety at Work, where he focuses on consulting, speaking, and training.
His passion is empowering individuals to avoid being a victim of crime or educating people on the hazards of distracted driving. This drives him to educate people on how to handle dangerous situations by providing hands-on education.
In his spare time, Jerry enjoys spending time golfing, skiing, fly fishing, traveling, or hanging out with family and friends.
Services Offered
- Keynote Speeches
- Emcee & Moderator
- Consulting
- Workplace Safety Training
- Facility Assessments
- Readiness Drills
- Distracted Driving Course
Sample Client Industries
- Associations
- Non-Profits
- Corporations
- YMCA’s
- Universities
Most Requested Presentations
- Conflict Re-Imagined: Be Your Best Buffalo
- De-Escalation
- An Employee’s Guide to Personal Safety at Work, at Home, & In-Between
- Corporate Event Planner Safety Training
- Distracted Driving Training: Behind the Wheel Safety & Awareness
The Personal Safety at Work Team
Learn more about the key members of our team below.
Meet Jay
Senior Director Business Development & Analytics
With over 30 years in industry, Jay has hands-on and senior leadership experience from roles in Commercial Analytics, Forecasting, Global Logistics and Supply Chain Planning at GlaxoSmithKline, IBM Global Business Services Advanced Analytics, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Connaught Laboratories (now Sanofi Pasteur), and Warner-Lambert (now Pfizer). He has led commercial analytics, forecasting and consulting teams of 80+ with a history of designing, building, and implementing successful analytics and decision processes, tools and teams to drive effectiveness and efficiency.
Having worked in large and small companies across industries Jay is passionate about the consistent provision of quality planning, analysis, insight and delivery. With Jerry at our company, Jay is working to deliver breakthrough insight into safety issues driven by fact-based analysis of historical events, actions and behaviors. “Causality is calculable” is a favorite mantra. Therefore, we consider Personal Safety can be impacted and improved by thoughtful consideration of causal factors and adjustment of actions via education. The application of advanced analytics will prove safety training can drive value and profit.
Analytics even permeates Jay’s spare time as he enjoys amateur meteorology and forecasting with his own weather station and databases in the study of microclimates. He also has an artistic pursuit of photography.
Contact at jay@personalsafetyatwork.com
Meet Sharon
Account Executive
From my teen years on horseback in rural America to being a Retail Clothing Buyer braving the streets of New York City, I have experienced safety extremes. I learned to be aware of threats ranging from rattlesnakes in the mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania to thugs prowling the dangerous streets of New York City in the 1980s. I was fortunate to have a boss that taught me how to walk those dangerous New York City streets safely and now it is the way Jerry shares similar learnings and strategies with our clients that excites me about our company.
I met Jerry in 2009 while a member of our local police support organization (CAP). He was presenting an overview of personal and home safety subjects and I was most impressed by his knowledge, style and ability to hold my attention. Inspired by my activity with CAP, I went on to create a Community Watch group for our 2,000-home neighborhood as well as a Garden Club and Yoga group. Captain McCormick was our highly engaged regional commander who always drew a crowd when he spoke for us.
In addition to my Buying experience, I worked in accounting functions and volunteered, holding Treasurer roles, for a number of PTA organizations while raising my two sons. One is now a Graphic Designer for a major automotive company and the other is a Police Officer at a nearby town.
I am still an active member of the Raleigh Garden Club, elected to the Treasurer position for two terms. I love time in my garden. As there are always plants to be purchased and holes to be dug, I have no spare time!
Contact at sharon@personalsafetyatwork.com
Meet Beverly
Crime Analyst
I’m Beverly and I am a Certified Crime and Intelligence Analyst. In 2021, after spending over 20 years as a civilian in Law Enforcement, I decided to retire. In my career, I have worked with many fine, dedicated law enforcement personnel in Ohio and North Carolina. As a Crime Analyst, I provided information that was timely, actionable and accurate to police officers and citizens alike. Although, I was honored to provide information to police, I thoroughly enjoyed working directly with citizens and community watch groups who took an active role in their community.
There is an abundance of data collected by law enforcement, when easily understood, can help you make informed decisions regarding your personal safety. It can also help you to understand how and why law enforcement officers take certain measures to keep you safe. This partnership between you and the police, can help you become the eyes and ears of your neighborhood, workplace and community.
Much of the data collected is protected, but police departments nationwide make crime data readily available. However, it may come in a form that is not easily understood. This is where I come in. I can assist you by navigating through rows of data and provide answers to questions like who, what, when, where, why and how.
Sir Robert Peel, the father of modern policing stated, “The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.”
I look forward to working with you and becoming your crime analyst. Together, we can make a difference.
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Whether you need employee training, a facility assessment, or have questions about workplace safety, Jerry and our experienced team work with organizations nationwide. Fill out the form below and we’ll respond promptly to discuss how we can help your team feel and actually be safer.