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David Scates is the head of security for Knoxville
Utilities Board. He holds a Master of Business Administration
degree from Lincoln Memorial University and has worked
in security management for nearly a decade and the
utility industry for nearly 30 years.
David has been a member of ASIS (formerly known as the
American Society of Industrial Security) for several
years, and he is the 2005 Chair of the Smoky Mountain
Chapter. ASIS is the largest security related association
in the world.
David is the founder and Current Chair of the Tennessee
Valley Security Association (TVSA). The TVSA is comprised
of security professionals from over 80 utilities within
the Tennessee Valley Region. The association routinely
meets to discuss items of interest, share information,
and assist one another in improving security at the valley’s
utilities.
He has been a member of the Tennessee Homeland Security
District 2 Council for the past two years and was instrumental
in obtaining a grant and developing and delivering security-related
training and a table-top exercise to the district’s
water utilities in 2005. The training and exercise were
designed to better prepare and equip utilities in preparing
for and responding to potential terrorist events. Back
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