Thomas Wheildon
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Thomas Wheildon is Chief Executive Officer for Fairmount Security Services. His experience expands almost three decades in the Security Industry. He too started at the bottom and worked his way up to where in the 2000?s was managing security for major concert event Venues such as Massey Hall, American Idol, Big Music Week, Canadian Music Week, Cobble Beach Concours D? Elegance Car Show, Edge Fest, Havelock Jamboree, Juno Awards, Luminato, Octoberfest, Roy Thompson Hall, Barrie Molson Centre and Wake Stock. Then in the late 2000 Tom moved into doing personal protection for: Alan Jackson, Barry Manilow, Bon Jovi, Cirque du Soleil, Elton John, Jean Simmons, Dianna Krall, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Kiss, Lenard Cohen, Pink, Russel Peters, Tragically Hip, Carol Burnett, Hunter Hayes, Carrie Underwood and The Trews.
Mr. Wheildon has extensive background in Security in the GTA area in his local Community. Seeing the increase in private parking and by Law enforcement in larger centres also made him feel that there was a need in rural Ontario. |
In 2011, Tom opened an office in Owen Sound, ON to service the fast growing needs of Grey Bruce and Simcoe County. Protecting the Sound and Around!
One of the keys of success is retaining your existing Clients and satisfying their needs establishing what works, what needs to be improved on and making the proper changes to provide the Client with a better end product and satisfaction.
Tom is professional when meeting new Clients and when on the job. He not only uses professionalism, but discretion and confidentiality is of extreme importance in his field. He also assures that his Staff is safe and well informed with Post Orders.
One of the keys of success is retaining your existing Clients and satisfying their needs establishing what works, what needs to be improved on and making the proper changes to provide the Client with a better end product and satisfaction.
Tom is professional when meeting new Clients and when on the job. He not only uses professionalism, but discretion and confidentiality is of extreme importance in his field. He also assures that his Staff is safe and well informed with Post Orders.
DRUG DETECTION DOG ADDED TO WORKFORCE
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WELCOME TO ZOOZ K9
The newest employee at Fairmount Security Services, is a loveable black Labrador Retriever named Zooz (pronounced Zeus). But don't let his playful demeanour fool you, Zooz has a job to do, and he does it well. He is a drug-detection dog, trained to work with his owner, Tom Wheildon, chief executive officer of Fairmount Security, in sniffing out illegal drugs. “When we're doing security for festivals and events, we'll be putting the backpacks, purses and bags on a table for Zooz to sniff,” says Wheildon. “He's a smart dog. He was trained by Sid Murray of Welland who has trained dogs across Canada for drug and bomb detection.” Zooz came from Mexico and for the first 15 months of his life, he was in a kennel. Murray began training him in the spring, and then Wheildon joined in the training, with both being certified June 13. “When he finds drugs or drug residue, he sits down and wags his tail,” says Wheildon. “He can sniff out seven different narcotics, including meth (methamphetamine), heroin and cocaine.” Zooz will be used in private, industrial and commercial settings where Fairmount Security has clients, says Wheildon. In fact, the demand for a drug-detection dog actually came from the clients, he says. “We've had requests from employers who want us to use Zooz to check out employee lockers and vehicles, and we just signed a contract with the school board to search lockers at a local school.” He also has some residential clients who want Zooz to do a sweep of their children's rooms. “It all stems from the increased meth use in the area,” says Wheildon. “Zooz is another tool we can use in our work.” However, he stresses that he and Zooz simply detect the drugs. Once they are found, the individuals are turned over to local authorities. When Zooz is not at work, he lives in Chatsworth with Wheildon and his wife, Janet. Fairmount Security has clients in a large area, from Kincardine to Tobermory, and from Barrie to Orangeville, says Wheildon. The office is located in Owen Sound and can be reached by calling 519-794-3912. To use Zooz's services, call 519-477-0442. |
Janet Hull
Administrator & Fairmount Security Guard Supervisor
Janet has worked in the field of Office Administration since 1995. Her career started as a Parish Office Co-ordinator at St. George’s Anglican Church in Owen Sound, ON. Her tasks were many including booking the facility, preparing Church Bulletins and working with the Board of Management. She also worked at Sears Canada in retail and was a Beauty Advisor and Manager for Lancôme Cosmetics.
In 2012, Janet acquired her Security Guard License and is now a Supervisor for Fairmount Security Services; she has worked in Toronto and the Owen Sound and surrounding areas doing Concert Venues and Events as well as Parking and By Law at the Georgian Shores Marina in Owen Sound and Cobble Beach Security. Janet is First Aid Certified with Level C, with A.E.D. training has achieved an acceptable level of competency and knowledge in the Basic Defense Tactics, Use of Force and Handcuffing Program.
Janet now wears two hats working for Thomas Wheildon in the BDO building in Owen Sound;
She multi-tasks, updating employee files, preparing Client Proposals, Quotes and Contracts and she does the payroll for Fairmount Holdings Inc. for two Companies.
In 2014 Janet opened Jan’s Candles and Gifts in downtown Owen Sound under the umbrella of Fairmount Holdings Inc. and with the help of her life partner, Thomas. While only starting with a few candles in the store and a bare shell of an older run down building; renovations began and we now, Tanning beds, and carry a variety of items such as: Sigrids Natural Skin Care Products, homemade candles, a collection of Rootham natural preserves, Buddah Company with chemical free lotions and soaps, and a new line of Gibbons honey, Muskoka and Country Home Candles all made locally by Canadians in our Community. This business gives joy to all of our repeat customers.
Janet’s pleasant demeanor, humour and smile welcomes all the business Clients & friends that she encounters. Her skills and training in Security have most definitely helped her deal with all kinds of situations in life and in business, and how to overcome them.
Janet looks forwarding to meeting new challenges, whether if be with Security personnel, Clients, Staff or Customers in a professional manner and to the best of her ability.
In 2012, Janet acquired her Security Guard License and is now a Supervisor for Fairmount Security Services; she has worked in Toronto and the Owen Sound and surrounding areas doing Concert Venues and Events as well as Parking and By Law at the Georgian Shores Marina in Owen Sound and Cobble Beach Security. Janet is First Aid Certified with Level C, with A.E.D. training has achieved an acceptable level of competency and knowledge in the Basic Defense Tactics, Use of Force and Handcuffing Program.
Janet now wears two hats working for Thomas Wheildon in the BDO building in Owen Sound;
She multi-tasks, updating employee files, preparing Client Proposals, Quotes and Contracts and she does the payroll for Fairmount Holdings Inc. for two Companies.
In 2014 Janet opened Jan’s Candles and Gifts in downtown Owen Sound under the umbrella of Fairmount Holdings Inc. and with the help of her life partner, Thomas. While only starting with a few candles in the store and a bare shell of an older run down building; renovations began and we now, Tanning beds, and carry a variety of items such as: Sigrids Natural Skin Care Products, homemade candles, a collection of Rootham natural preserves, Buddah Company with chemical free lotions and soaps, and a new line of Gibbons honey, Muskoka and Country Home Candles all made locally by Canadians in our Community. This business gives joy to all of our repeat customers.
Janet’s pleasant demeanor, humour and smile welcomes all the business Clients & friends that she encounters. Her skills and training in Security have most definitely helped her deal with all kinds of situations in life and in business, and how to overcome them.
Janet looks forwarding to meeting new challenges, whether if be with Security personnel, Clients, Staff or Customers in a professional manner and to the best of her ability.
Jim Fray- Project Manager
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Jim Fray
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Norman MacGillivary-Shift Supervisor
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Shift Supervisor Norman MacGillivary
Security Guard Brennan Heathers (Bio Pending)
Brennan graduated from Peninsula Shores Distract School with a High Skills Major Certificate in 2018. Born and raised in Grey and Bruce County. Brennan started his career in the trades doing tool and dye and sheet metal fabrication before deciding to acquire his security license in August 2020.
Brennan is certified in Level C First Aid. He has 1 year of security experience with Fairmount Security Services. This includes Loss Prevention at Shoppers Drug Mart Owen Sound, Access Control of Concert Venues and Events, as well as Mobile Patrols and surveillance.
Brennan is certified in Level C First Aid. He has 1 year of security experience with Fairmount Security Services. This includes Loss Prevention at Shoppers Drug Mart Owen Sound, Access Control of Concert Venues and Events, as well as Mobile Patrols and surveillance.
Security guard Matthew sellers
Matthew's interest in security began around 2012 when he started coding websites and working with an e-commerce platform and had to develop an understanding of how CGI script running in the background keeps them safe from online hack attempts which became problematic on a few occasions during those projects. A year later he also began using such IT skills to build a home network of security cameras from scratch by wiring and electrically powering individual IP cameras of different brands that were linked together over an ethernet switch into a PC software based system that could be remotely viewed over the internet. Those network cameras proved useful in a few incidents around the property and served to deter criminal activity.
By 2018 Matthew was an active hobbyist with locks and safes refurbishing damaged and vintage floor safes, cleaning and painting them as well as rebuilding their locking mechanisms back to good working order. His love of the technical and hands-on aspects of security hardware also spilled over from heavy duty padlocks into all kinds of outdoorsman related gear such as hunting equipment and high end flashlights.
Originally from Waterloo Region where he grew up and went to school, Matthew moved to Grey County in October 2020 with his family of 4 to achieve their goal of doing some country living. With a previous industrial background as a heavy forklift operator in the warehousing and logistics field Matthew also enjoyed working with hydraulics and mechanical equipment in a factory setting.
A historical fascination with early 20th century Police implements inspired Matthew to go ahead and get his Security Guard license in 2020, then after his move to the Owen Sound area he was ready to make a career change into that field where he soon began employment with CEO Tom Wheildon of Wheildon Investments Inc., O/A Fairmount Security Services doing loss prevention and private security for Tom's Owen Sound based clients as well as a variety of Ministry of Health related Sites.
By 2018 Matthew was an active hobbyist with locks and safes refurbishing damaged and vintage floor safes, cleaning and painting them as well as rebuilding their locking mechanisms back to good working order. His love of the technical and hands-on aspects of security hardware also spilled over from heavy duty padlocks into all kinds of outdoorsman related gear such as hunting equipment and high end flashlights.
Originally from Waterloo Region where he grew up and went to school, Matthew moved to Grey County in October 2020 with his family of 4 to achieve their goal of doing some country living. With a previous industrial background as a heavy forklift operator in the warehousing and logistics field Matthew also enjoyed working with hydraulics and mechanical equipment in a factory setting.
A historical fascination with early 20th century Police implements inspired Matthew to go ahead and get his Security Guard license in 2020, then after his move to the Owen Sound area he was ready to make a career change into that field where he soon began employment with CEO Tom Wheildon of Wheildon Investments Inc., O/A Fairmount Security Services doing loss prevention and private security for Tom's Owen Sound based clients as well as a variety of Ministry of Health related Sites.
