As President and Founder of Radiant Professional Solutions LLC, Hector leverages more than three decades of security and law enforcement experience, specializing in security consulting, security operations, management, risk assessment, security integrations, emergency operations, crisis management and creating security plans for cannabis businesses.

During his 25-year career as a Sergeant in the Police Department for the City of Newark, NJ, Hector served in various capacities, some highlights are:

• Sergeant, Communications Division Supervisor: The Newark Police Department Communications Division is to oversee the day-to-day operation, activities, and personnel on an assigned shift to ensure compliance of the established guidelines, procedures, and policies. Hector ensured all general alarms on major incidents were broadcasted on a city-wide basis and over the “State Police Emergency Network” (SPEN). In addition, he coordinated with the CCTV unit to monitor and provide an initial first response to any critical incident or event.
• Detective, Intelligence Unit: While in this unit, Hector was able to facilitate sharing of intelligence information relating to criminal activity between local, state and federal agencies.
• Detective, Emergency Response Team: The Newark Police Emergency Response Team is a specially trained tactical team which is deployed for high-risk incidents.
• Detective, Executive Protection: Hector was able to provide physical protection to several high-profile clients. Keeping them safe and averting them from potential danger. In this unit he was able expand his ability of identifying hostile situations.

Hector was able to harness his legislative experience first as a Deputy Mayor appointed by the then Mayor of the City in 1998, where he served as the City of Newark’s official representative in all matters related to Public Safety and Intergovernmental Affairs. Then in May of 2002, he was elected to the Newark Municipal Council. During his tenure, he was able to pass several resolutions and city ordinances, including the funding for the expansion and implementation of the comprehensive city-wide CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) monitoring camera system.

After retiring from the Newark Police Department, Hector was appointed by the then Mayor of the City as the Deputy Police Director of the Newark Police Department. Here he oversaw the Office of Emergency Management, Homeland Security and The Division of Taxicabs.  He was able to utilize his previous legislative experience and law enforcement background to analyze and interpret laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and create standard operating procedures that could be applied to specific situations and units.

Moving into the private sector, Hector was able to use his vast experience to become a Regional Security Director and then a Property Manager for a multi-billion-dollar development corporation.  As the NJ Regional Security Director, he was instrumental in the execution of everything security related for the New Jersey sites, such as overseeing the implementation of over 500 CCTV security cameras, perimeter fencing, indoor/outdoor LED lighting, Access Control systems, Fire Alarm and Notification Panels and recommending changes when needed.  Creating new best practices by producing a strategic plan for the new Security Development Plan of the Apartment Complex, including:

• As a Property Manager, he deals with several vendors and their service contracts, including all required bid-leveling approaches.
• Created and implemented new best practices by producing a strategic plan for the new Security Development Plan of the Apartment Complex

As a Lobbyist for 1868 Public Affairs, Hector was instrumental in providing testimony in front of the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly in support of the New Jersey Cannabis legislation.

Hector is also on the Board of Directors for The New Jersey Cannabusiness Association (NJCBA), New Jersey’s leading business advocacy group for expanding access to medical cannabis and responsible adult-use of cannabis.