Florence Joins eConnect

Douglas Florence has been named vice president of strategic operations for eConnect, a Vegas-based software security company. Florence has worked in security for M Resort, the Hard Rock in Las Vegas and the Mirage.

Security management expert Douglas Florence has been appointed vice president of strategic operations for eConnect, which provides security and surveillance software for casinos.

With 39 years in the security industry, Florence has worked as at the M Resort in Las Vegas, where he managed the casino’s security, surveillance and risk management department, and was executive director of security at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He also worked as the director of surveillance at the Mirage.

During his retail career, Florence was employed by Grand Central, Neiman Marcus, Bullock’s, Macy’s and Broadway department stores.

“During my career as a gaming and retail security executive, I have relied on surveillance technology and data from business operations to meet the high-level of security required at gaming and retail  establishments,” said Florence.

“By delivering an unmatched level of big-data management combined with the ability to leverage existing POS, financial systems and surveillance technology investments, eConnect’s software solutions are a perfect choice for gaming and retail organizations looking to reduce losses to fraud, employee theft and to better manage their business.”