Steven Castans - Bio

Completing a thirty-year law enforcement career, which began with his appointment as a Police Officer with The Cook County Forest Preserve Police. Steve served 27 years with Cook County Forest Preserve Police. During his career, he obtained the rank of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and North Area Commander responsible for all patrol functions for the northern half of Cook County. In 1981, he was promoted to Chief of Police and served as Chief for 20 years, leaving the county to accept the position of Chief Investigator for the Illinois Secretary of State, holding that position until retirement.

Upon retirement from Law Enforcement Steve joined The Security Management and Investigation Company, a primer Chicago security company. There he served as Vice President/principal overseeing all high-rise commercial accounts and BOMA accounts for the Chicago Downtown business district and the suburbs. In 2010 SMI, was purchased by Securitas . At Securitas, Steve managed several books of business until taking over as Director of the Mobile Patrol. His last assignment for Securitas was Director of Security for NBC Towers and the American Medical Association. Steve is currently the Inspector General for the P4 Security Solutions Company where he conducts investigations and consulting.

Steve is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI Executive Development Program. He has also graduated from The Northwestern Traffic Institute, and The Southern Police Institute from the University of Kentucky. Between Law Enforcement and Security Steve has 50 years of experience.