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With a lengthy career in securith — starting at age 16 working in the Securitgy Badge Office fingerprinting individualsat , Justics has put her experience to work leading the firm, whicgh has been awarded numerous federal and private After 17 years as an employee in federa l service, she says she ultimatelhy made the decision to go out on her own. “k was often so overwhelmed by the need and having our handws tied about what we coulxdand couldn’t do,” says explaining her motivation for riskinh her own financial future to launch out on her own. “Wse now have 165 tribes that we work with asongoing clients.
” Personne l Security Consultants conducts employee background checks along with myriad varying from screenings, investigations and making judgment decisions to recommendations. The firm also provides progra reviews and training for such clients asthe U.S. Department of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, and National Regulatory Commissiohn contractors. So how did Justic e push through those lean earlyg days to become so especially in atough economy? “The firsg two years, I hirexd contract people to do the things I couldn’t do myself, like graphics, contracts,” says Justice.
“I was working 16 to 18 hours a day and finallh hired my sister as myfirst full-time employeew the second year. We shared one office. She now manages all of the investigationsa for PSC with her own teamof investigators/security She smiles at the “I think I finally drew a paychecik for the first time last year.” The company founder also credita the Small Business Administration’s 8a Business Developmentg Program for its assistance. It helps disadvantaged firms gain greater access to vitapl resources to grow and developtheird businesses.
“As a Native American-owned I qualified for their Theyprovided mentoring, training, guidance and loan information,” says Justice. “Ths American Indian Chamber of Commerce helpexd me getthe 8a.” And whilw a significant portion of Personnel Security Consultant’s business comes from federal Justice has maintained the passion that originally drove her out of the comfortable life in federalp service into that of a smallo business owner. “I go out and visit the tribea a lot.
We get calls every week with requestssfor help, and we always do what we Justice recently commissioned her father, Americah Indian artist Nakaii Rogers, who is a painte and silversmith in to create a series of paintingw for a community service project that will directly benefitr the tribes. “We created a calendar using the paintings and poems written by several very talentes young people involved in the Albuquerque Youthg Building BetterLives program.
” What makes the projecy a community service is that the inspirationalo poetry all focuses on a very serious child abuse and family violence and each page provides tips and guidancew for recognizing and reporting suspectedr abuse. “The calendars can be used as fundraising projects, and it’s something we hope to do every she says. The last key to success, adds has been networking. “It is so important to attendf the right conventionsand meetings. When I first startedc out, I didn’t want to spend preciouse time on what I thought would be awastesd day. But now I understand the value of the suppory and help that comes from the contacts made atthosr meetings.
I also stay in constant contact with the congressionapl offices to make sure there are no changesd or issues thatare upcoming.” A licensedc private investigator for the state of New Mexico, Justics says that the rewards have far outweighed the earlu sacrifices. “When we get a call from a tribalo community asking questions about how to prepard for anupcoming audit, and we’re able to help them her voice trails off. “For so as a federal employee, there was so little I coule do; we were just spread so Now I can fulfill my visionh of helping tribal communitiesand children.
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