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Executive Vice President
of operations, Monterrey Security
Steven Gaytan works closely
with all department leaders
at Monterrey Security, trouble
shooting issues, evaluating over-
all performance and communi-
cating to ensure the organiza-
tion is providing the best service
possible to the variety of clients
it serves, including the Illinois
Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
Gaytan brings an added
value to the training team at
Monterrey Security as a result of
his 10 years of service in the U.S.
Marine Corps. Steven joined
the Corps shortly after Sept. 11
and was deployed to Iraq three
times. After his final three years
training recruits while serving
as a drill instructor at the Ma-
rine Corps Recruit Depot in San
Diego, he was honorably dis-
charged as a staff sergeant and
returned home to Chicago to
join Monterrey Security, which
was founded by his brother,
Juan Gaytan.
Monterrey Security has been
working very closely in a spe-
cial partnership with America
Works of Illinois and other vet-
erans' organizations in an ef-
fort to actively reach and recruit
qualified candidates to apply
for training programs with the
firm.
Gaytan's military education
is extensive and includes basic
reconnaissance, anti-terrorism
awareness, black belt martial
arts instructor school, drill in-
structor school and aviation
mechanic school, among others.
He is a highly decorated marine
and has been awarded numer-
ous honors including a Marine
Corps Good Conduct Medal,
Navy and Marine Corps Achieve-
ment Medal, Iraq Campaign
Medal, Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal, Presiden-
tial Unit Citation and Global War
on Terrorism Service Medal.
"W
hen things go well keep
fighting. Stay the course.
When things don't go so well
Fight! Fight for what you believe
in. Fight for what's important to
you. Stay in the fight!"
Steven Gaytan, 37
Former
marine
and security
professional
Steven Gaytan, 37
Former
marine
and security
professional
