Executive Protection
in the Palm of your Hand
Your Trusted Partner for Security Planning
In an increasingly unpredictable world, ensuring the personal safety of your protectee is paramount for Executive Protection Professionals. EZ-EP steps into this landscape as the definitive solution for planning security operations by offering cutting-edge technology in the palm of your hand.
WHAT IS EZ-EP?
EZ-EP is a mobile phone application that provides you with the tools to perform all the jobs associated with protection planning. i.e. Security Assessments, Site Advances, Route Surveys, Transportation Planning, and so much more. These surveys involve a thorough evaluation of a location to identify potential threats, vulnerabilities, and risks, which then help you develop strategies for mitigating them.
EZ-EP is purpose-built for professionals tasked with executing high-quality security planning across a broad spectrum of scenarios. Developed from years of expertise drawn from both public and private sector security specialists, EZ-EP integrates proven methodologies from diverse environments, teams, and operational contexts, whether safeguarding a single principal or coordinating protection for a large group or event. From individuals conducting occasional advances to firms managing multiple operations daily, EZ-EP streamlines the planning process, delivering consistent expertise, operational efficiency, and confidence at every stage.
Key Features
User-Friendly Interface
An app shouldn't be complicated. It should be quick and easy to use, guiding you through the data collection seamlessly. EZ-EP’s sleek and intuitive design does just that.
Researched Questions To Make Security Planning EZ
This allows your staff to spend time developing their protection plans, briefing the team and providing hands-on security.
Automated Linking of Images and Documents
This keeps the application simple while leveraging the other capabilities of your mobile device, to link pictures, documents and recordings to integrate into your reports. This greatly reduces the time required to create reports.
Customized Security Plans
Every individual and security situation has unique needs. Our platform intelligence combined with user specific needs can produce customized protection plans to preemptively identify potential threats.
Collaborating in Real Time
Real Time Access to EZ-EP survey pdf reports allows your security professionals to view reports in real time. The reports, including picture and video attachments, are accessible to all office and field staff. This allows your team to view in real-time, which allows adjustment to any last-minute changes.
Adaptability
EZ-EP evolves with your needs. The app is completely customizable to fit the specific needs of you and your team. Let us develop a customized form for you.
Who Can Benefit from EZ-EP?
EZ-EP delivers a comprehensive suite of protective planning solutions, meticulously designed to support the diverse requirements of your operational objectives. Our extensive compendium of customizable assessments ensures alignment with the specific parameters of each assignment. Leveraging advanced technologies, an intuitive interface, and real-time responsiveness, EZ-EP fosters seamless collaboration which ensures that security planning remains efficient.
Leveraging the EZ-EP Analytics Dashboard for Strategic Value
The Role of Analytics in Demonstrating ROI for Executive Protection
In the realm of executive protection, analytics play a crucial role in substantiating the return on investment (ROI) for security initiatives. By systematically collecting and analyzing data on incidents, resource allocation, and potential threats, organizations can move beyond anecdotal evidence and provide quantifiable proof of value. The EZ-EP analytics dashboard enables security teams to identify patterns, assess vulnerabilities, and track the effectiveness of protective measures over time. This data-driven approach not only helps justify expenditures to stakeholders but also informs strategic
decision-making, ensuring that resources are directed where they yield the most significant impact. Ultimately, robust analytics transform executive protection from a perceived cost center to a demonstrable safeguard of organizational assets and leadership continuity.
The Future of Executive Protection
As technology continues to advance, so does the potential for innovative security solutions. EZ-EP is poised to lead this evolution. EZ-EP represents more than a product; it’s a paradigm shift in the way we approach personal safety and security. By combining modern technology with human expertise, EZ-EP empowers users to experience the future of executive protection.
Efficient and Complete
Our Mobile assessment process guides users through unique and/or familiar evaluations. Our platform allows personnel to ask pertinent questions, attach pictures or video and document details to provide a complete planning tool to enhance client safety and security.
Supports Change
Our mobile application process and secure PDF documents allows uses in the office and in the field to react to last minute changes. Ask us how we can make a customized report for you.
Rich Pepe
Founder & CEO, EZ-EP
New York City Police Department (NYPD):
Rich’s professional journey began with a twenty-year tenure at the New York City Police Department (NYPD), serving predominantly in the prestigious Highway Patrol unit. In this role, he was involved with planning and execution of security escorts for international figures-including Popes, Presidents, and Prime Ministers. Not only during high-profile events like the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), but also as part of his regular duties. He graduated from the NYPD’s elite Dignitary Protection school, gaining valuable insight into government executive protection operations.
Special Projects
During his NYPD career, Rich became a Special Projects Officer with a special focus on the negative impact on community safety caused by traffic crashes. Focusing on data-driven approaches to traffic crash management, he played a pivotal role in establishing TrafficStat, a program modeled after NYPD’s renowned CompStat, which analyzed crash data to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities. As an agency liaison, he coordinated with external agencies to devise efficient traffic movement plans across New York City. For his outstanding contributions, Rich was honored with the “Baker Award” from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
After retiring from the NYPD, Rich transitioned to a role with the United States Department of Transportation/NHTSA, where he collaborated with law enforcement agencies nationwide re: traffic safety and provided training on Traffic Incident Management.
Technology, Analytics, and Leadership Roles
Rich then joined LexisNexis, serving as a senior law enforcement liaison to tier-1 police agencies across the country. He also held the position of VP of Business Development at BlueLine Grid. A tech startup founded by Bill Bratton (former NYPD Commissioner and LAPD Chief) which aimed to enhance operations through a mobile app using software as a service (SaaS). These experiences deepened his expertise in technology and analytics.
Executive Protection in the Private Sector
Shifting to the private sector, Rich entered the executive protection field, adapting to new challenges such as budget constraints and limited resources. He quickly learned the importance of meticulous planning and resourcefulness, often working independently. He did this while providing executive protection for a Forbes ranked individual, overseeing security for his family and their residences nationwide.
Corporate Security Leadership
Rich subsequently led the Executive & Event Protection team for Deutsche Bank in the Americas, managing a team tasked with safeguarding the Global Management Board and overseeing security at major bank events.
Vision and Innovation: Founding EZ-EP
Drawing upon his diverse experiences, Rich identified a need for improved data and information collection for executive protection practitioners. Recognizing the limitations of traditional documentation, mostly paper based. He envisioned a more efficient solution. He developed a platform designed to streamline information gathering, report generation and protective planning for the executive protection industry. Enter EZ-EP.
For Protectee’s: Traveling for work or attending high-stakes meetings often involves navigating unfamiliar environments. EZ-EP provides peace of mind, allowing professionals to focus on what matters most. client safety.
Individuals can face constant scrutiny and potential threats. EZ-EP acts as an invisible shield, ensuring their safety and allowing them to engage with their audiences confidently.
EZ-EP can be deployed as a robust solution for executive protection on a larger scale.