Eddy Allen

Eddy understands the security business so well because he started out his career as a security officer himself. It was his work with challenging Dallas locations such as the Oxy Chem Tower, Boeing Electronics, and the Adolphus Hotel that led him to working in both the proprietary and contract security industry before founding United Protective Services in 1999.

His leadership steered United Protective through the early development of being a new face in the security industry in D/FW. Eddy's experience in high rise, high tech, and hotel security, with contract and proprietary security helped create a niche in the marketplace for United Protective. Additionally, his experience and business acumen helped avoid many of the challenges that besiege a service-related firm in its formative stage. Today, that organization operates services throughout Texas and Oklahoma with seven branch office locations and over 1,200 employees. “Our goal is to continuously improve our service delivery while effectively delivering the client’s expectation for their security program,” stated Eddy.

Eddy studied Business Administration and Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. He is presently a member of Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), International Real Estate Managers (IREM) and American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).