The University of Maine at Machias Wednesday Alumni Spotlight this week is Allen Lennox Jr., a native of Attleboro, Massachusetts, who graduated in 2011 from UMM\u2019s Recreation & Tourism Management program. Lennox is now Security Event Manager for Gillette Stadium\/NE Patriots\/NE Revolution\/Harvard University\/Boston Cannons\/Boston Breakers.<\/p>\n
Right now I am one of the heads of security at Gillette Stadium for all of our functions and special events. \u00a0I am also part of our team security management for the New England Patriots and New England Revolution. \u00a0Lastly, I am the head of security for Harvard University, Boston Cannons (Major League Lacrosse) and Boston Breakers (Women\u2019s Professional Soccer). \u00a0With all of that, I help run events for each venue and clients making sure all patrons, players, and team personnel are safe and enjoying their time. \u00a0I help run and supervise over 1100 security employees for all concerts, sporting events, and special events at Gillette Stadium and run our camera and text message system. \u00a0At Harvard, I run all sporting events they have on campus.<\/p>\n
Time management is one of the biggest things I learned at UMM. \u00a0As you can see I have a lot on my plate and we go 24\/7, 365 days a year at my work. \u00a0I have event after event, at each venue and a lot of pre-event paperwork, scheduling and meetings that I am responsible for. Being able to organize and time manage everything is key to being successful in my line of work. \u00a0One thing out of order can compromise an event or even the security of any event, which is unacceptable when you are responsible for 1100+ employees and as many as 73,000 other patrons\/guests that come to your events.<\/p>\n
Make sure you pay attention to everything you learn in classes and save your recreation books. \u00a0I saved a lot of my sports and business books and have used them to improve my job performance. \u00a0Take lots of notes and keep those as well. \u00a0There have been times that I wished I kept my notebooks because there are things that I remember talking about in class but can\u2019t look back at.<\/p>\n
It made me think on my feet a lot and put me through a lot of different changes than I had never been through before. \u00a0In recreation and leisure, things can always happen that completely change your event or what you are doing. \u00a0For me, how well my teams are playing will reflect how our crowds behave. \u00a0Going through the college life helps me predict what I can expect from my college students during sporting events at Harvard. \u00a0A lot of times I have to think quickly at each event when things change or the outcome isn\u2019t what we expected.<\/p>\n
How has UMM made a positive impact on your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n UMM impacted my life positively by the amount of knowledge my different teachers gave me. \u00a0Some of it I didn\u2019t think I would ever need but I actually use it in real life and with work. \u00a0Also the friends that I made at UMM have helped shape me into the person I am today. \u00a0Seeing them grow as well and keeping in contact with them. \u00a0It\u2019s like a little family. You need \u00a0to have that kind of relationship with the people you are around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Maine at Machias Wednesday Alumni Spotlight this week is Allen Lennox Jr., a native of Attleboro, Massachusetts, who graduated in 2011 from UMM\u2019s Recreation & Tourism Management program. Lennox is now Security Event Manager for Gillette Stadium\/NE Patriots\/NE Revolution\/Harvard University\/Boston Cannons\/Boston Breakers. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":431,"featured_media":12055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"academic-area":[],"umaine-feed":[876],"region":[],"class_list":["post-3937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","umaine-feed-rtm-alumni"],"yoast_head":"\n