Our President & CEO of Apogee Investigations, Lamont Martinez, is a State licensed Private Detective/Investigator, and a State Certified Classroom Instructor.  Mr. Martinez founded Apogee Investigations with a combination of industry experience and education. A seasoned Security expert, Lamont got his start in the Criminal Justice/Security industry as a security officer more than twenty-five years ago.  He is also the Founder, President & CEO of Apogee Security Services.  At age 19, Lamont became a site supervisor in charge of 26 security officers with Management Safeguard, Inc.  From there he continued to work his way up the ranks.  He became an Account Manager and took on the huge task of overseeing numerous security accounts throughout a very challenging and competitive market in New York City.  Eventually he was promoted to Operations Manager, where he stayed in that position for several years.  

Mr. Martinez wanted to expand his knowledge of the Criminal justice/Security industry at every capacity.  He took on a very demanding sales position with a large Security firm in New York City.  Although he was in this position for only a few years, it was Mr. Martinez's lead that was responsible for securing a $42 million dollar contract with a New York based property management company. Mr. Martinez eventually was promoted to the Sales Manager position.  He ran the day to day operations of that department. 

Mr. Martinez once considered returning to school with the intentions of becoming a Criminal Defense Attorney. That idea quickly changed after the tragic events of 9/11.  The events on that day caused Mr. Martinez to reevaluate which direction he wanted to go with his career.  Mr. Martinez felt it was incumbent upon him to help his country in some capacity in the Criminal Justice/Security arena. He decided to focus on the Security and Law enforcement industry.  Although he already earned a degree in Computer Science, Lamont enrolled in John Jay College of Criminal Justice and earned his B.A. in Criminal Justice. Two years later, he earned his Masters of Science in Administration of Justice and Security.

After completing his Masters degree, Mr. Martinez considered joining the New York City Police Department or the New York City Department of Corrections.  In fact, he went through an extensive hiring process with both agencies and was invited to join the New York City Police Department Academy. After giving it further thought and consideration he declined the offer because he felt his true calling was in the Security Industry. He decided to launch Apogee Security Services and Apogee Investigations