MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR: DAVID A. GIBB

David Gibb has been working the trenches in the private investigation and security industry for over three decades. During his tenure, he has:
David founded Providence Investigations Ltd. in 1988, and has served as its Chief Investigator since its inception. He has also served as a professor in the Law and Security program at Clarke College in Belleville, and more recently as a professor of the Law and Security Administration program at Sheridan College in Brampton and Oakville. David has instructed classes in investigation, security, psychology, criminology, sociology, evidence, and federal and provincial statutes. While teaching at Sheridan, he also served as the student placement co-ordinator for the Law and Security Administration program.
David ran his own private seminar service from 1996 to 2003, which also met with great success and fantastic reviews.
To keep himself even busier, David authored a best-selling Canadian true crime book entitled, Camouflaged Killer: The Shocking Double Life of Colonel Russell Williams, published by Berkley/Penguin in 2011. He's also the author of Evil in Plain Sight, published by Y Books of Dublin, Ireland.
David has been featured on numerous TV programs – including news, talk shows, and crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He’s been interviewed on dozens of live radio programs, and has been the subject of scores of newspaper and magazine articles.
You’re sure to find David an engaging and down-to-earth speaker, who will both educate and entertain as he shares with you the wealth of industry knowledge that he has attained throughout his long and noteworthy career in private investigation and security.
- Found over 5,000 missing people – including abducted children, runaways, adoptees, lost loves, deadbeat parents, loan skips, beneficiaries, witnesses, etc;
- Conducted over 1,000 surveillances – involving cases as diverse as insurance claims, employee theft, and domestic investigations;
- Conducted dozens of undercover assignments – including infiltrating a religious cult and satanic organization, as well as at hospitals, restaurants, retail stores and armored car agencies;
- Completed high-level security clearances/background checks for corporate and government employees;
- Conducted hundreds of legal investigations for criminal defence and civil litigation lawyers;
- Interviewed hundreds of witnesses and suspects;
- Served thousands of legal documents;
- Provided personal protection services to high profile celebrities and politicians;
- Provided shopping services to major retail stores, bars and restaurants;
- Managed strike sites during labour disputes; and
- Spent two years as a loss prevention agent (store detective) and two years as a Security Supervisor for a major downtown Toronto hotel and convention complex.
David founded Providence Investigations Ltd. in 1988, and has served as its Chief Investigator since its inception. He has also served as a professor in the Law and Security program at Clarke College in Belleville, and more recently as a professor of the Law and Security Administration program at Sheridan College in Brampton and Oakville. David has instructed classes in investigation, security, psychology, criminology, sociology, evidence, and federal and provincial statutes. While teaching at Sheridan, he also served as the student placement co-ordinator for the Law and Security Administration program.
David ran his own private seminar service from 1996 to 2003, which also met with great success and fantastic reviews.
To keep himself even busier, David authored a best-selling Canadian true crime book entitled, Camouflaged Killer: The Shocking Double Life of Colonel Russell Williams, published by Berkley/Penguin in 2011. He's also the author of Evil in Plain Sight, published by Y Books of Dublin, Ireland.
David has been featured on numerous TV programs – including news, talk shows, and crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He’s been interviewed on dozens of live radio programs, and has been the subject of scores of newspaper and magazine articles.
You’re sure to find David an engaging and down-to-earth speaker, who will both educate and entertain as he shares with you the wealth of industry knowledge that he has attained throughout his long and noteworthy career in private investigation and security.