Founded in 2005. Still answering the phone the same way.
USPA Nationwide Security was formed in 2005 by Michael Evans, from a hospital room the year his first son was born. Two decades later the company coordinates fire watch, security officers and executive protection across the United States and on six continents. This page sets out the record in full: who founded it and when, how it grew, what it does now, what has been published about it, and where each claim can be checked.
Administrative operations run from the corporate office at 3753 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada, which coordinates service delivery nationwide.
- Founded
- 2005, Baiting Hollow, New York
- Founder
- Michael Evans
- Chief Executive Officer
- Daniel Manning, since November 2021
- Corporate office
- 3753 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Coverage
- United States and six continents
- Google rating
- 4.9 stars
- Nonprofit
- Kingsman Philanthropic Corp., 501(c)(3)
- Recognition
- Platinum Green Company certification
The founding
Started in 2005, from a hospital room in Riverhead, New York
USPA Nationwide Security was formed in 2005. Michael Evans started the company from a hospital room at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, New York, the year his first son was born, while the family was living in an apartment in Baiting Hollow on the North Fork of Long Island.
The decision was financial before it was strategic. A law enforcement salary was not going to support a family, and Evans had spent enough time working alongside private contractors to believe he could build something better than what he was seeing. The first assignments were guard posts in the New York metropolitan area, sold and supervised by the founder himself.
That origin still describes how the company works. There was no investor, no franchise and no branch network in the early years, so every assignment had to be documented well enough to be renewed: written post orders, patrol logs a client could read, and a phone that was answered. Two decades later the same standard applies to fire watch, guard operations and protective details in markets where USPA does not own an office.
The account above is the founder's own, given to the company for publication. The founding date, the location and the company's first assignments are corroborated by the published record and are linked on this page.
Two decades of continuous operation, year by year
The dates below are drawn from the company's own record and from the publications that covered each period. The earliest is the founding itself.
2005
Founded in Baiting Hollow, New York
Michael Evans started USPA from a hospital room at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead the year his first son was born, while living in a Baiting Hollow apartment and working in law enforcement. The first assignments were guard posts in the New York metropolitan area, staffed by a small team that dealt directly with each client.
2009
The first press record of the company's work
Newsday reported on USPA's work protecting a Long Island community during a dispute over the siting of housing for people on the sex offender registry, the earliest published coverage of the company operating in a public-safety role.
2011
A multi-state operation
A government contract won in the company's early years led to assignments outside New York, and by 2011 USPA was staffing and supervising properties in multiple states under one account team. Growth came from repeat business rather than from opening a branch in every market.
2010s
Fire watch becomes a core discipline
Impaired sprinkler, alarm and suppression systems required documented patrols that would satisfy an authority having jurisdiction. That documentation discipline carried into the guard operation, and the protective division grew alongside it as corporate clients asked for close protection and secure transportation.
2020
Forbes profiles the company
Forbes published The Security Company That Cares, an account of Evans' practice of tying commercial success to the company's charitable work and of the nonprofit that operates alongside the commercial business.
2021
A chief executive from the client side
Daniel Manning joined as Vice President of Operations in June 2021 and succeeded Evans as Chief Executive Officer that November, with Evans remaining as Strategic Advisor. Manning had worked with USPA since 2011, directing physical security at its largest New York client.
2022
Platinum Green certification, a new vice president and a $1 million pledge
USPA reached Platinum-level certification with the Green Business Bureau in August as part of a five-year net zero plan, brought Brian Fitzgibbons in as vice president in July, and in September pledged up to $1 million a year to fund investigations and rescues of missing children through Kingsman.
2022
Art Basel and the protective division
National coverage of Art Basel Miami in The Daily Beast and LA Weekly described the protective arrangements USPA builds for high-profile clients and events, work led by the company's Titanium Service team.
2023
Platinum Green Company certification
Green Business Benchmark certified USPA as a Platinum Green Company, recognizing hybrid and electric vehicles, energy-efficient facilities and a formal waste reduction program, and the company's writing on missing-persons coverage was carried by MSN.
2024–2025
Coverage beyond the United States
USPA's protective work now runs on six continents. Destination coverage for the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific was written into the site, alongside secure transportation for executives, families and high-value cargo.
Today
Two decades, one operating model
More than 90 percent of the company's corporate clients renew each year. Dispatch answers twenty-four hours a day from the Las Vegas office, the Google rating has held at 4.9, and assignments are still written per site rather than sold from a package.
Every service line, linked to its own page
The company grew in the order clients asked for work, and each discipline now carries its own operating standard, documentation and pricing basis. Nothing here is a brochure claim: each link opens the page that explains the work.
Fire Watch
Documented patrol coverage while a sprinkler system, alarm panel or suppression system is out of service, including overnight and multi-week impairments.
Security Guards
Licensed armed and unarmed officers for commercial property, construction, distribution, industrial and residential posts.
Executive Protection
Close protection, advance work and protective transportation for executives, public figures and families.
Specialized Operations
Technical surveillance countermeasures, maritime and yacht coverage, event operations, disaster response and protective casework.
Coverage in Forbes, Entrepreneur and national news
Independent publications and broadcast segments, plus one company announcement that is labelled as such. Each title opens the original article on the outlet's own site, so the reporting can be read in full rather than taken from a badge.
- ForbesUSPA's Founder Featured in Forbes MagazineForbes on the company's practice of directing a share of profits to the search for missing women and children.2020
- EntrepreneurUSPA's Yasmin Brar Featured in Entrepreneur MagazineEntrepreneur on Yasmin Brar joining the firm and the company's expansion into India.2023
- The Daily BeastThe Lavish Demands of Tycoons at Art Basel. Mike Edwards Leads the TeamThe Daily Beast on the protective arrangements required for Art Basel Miami and the clients attending it.2022
- LA WeeklyUSPA Nationwide Security: Saving Lives Through Art Basel's Celebrity EventsLA Weekly profile of the operations behind the fair's most closely guarded appearances.2022
- NewsdayUSPA Protecting the Community from Sex OffendersNewsday on USPA's protective work during a Long Island siting dispute, the company's earliest coverage.2009
- AP NewsUSPA Partners with 11 Series EnergyThe announcement of USPA's partnership with 11 Series Energy, distributed by the company and carried on the news wire.2022Company release, carried on the wire
- MSNThe Need for Balance in Missing Persons News CoverageMSN carried the Kingsman founder's argument for balance in missing-persons coverage.2023
- ValiantCEOInterview with Dan ManningValiantCEO interview with Daniel Manning on doubling revenue and the commitment to the nonprofit.2022
The archive also holds broadcast segments and podcast appearances. See the full press archive.
- 2005
- In business since
- 5,000+
- Vetted security contractors
- 1M+
- Service hours delivered annually
- 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofit organization, proceeds used to find missing girls since 2005
- 4.9
- Google rating maintained
Figures reflect USPA's own operational records for security and fire watch hours delivered and the size of its contracted personnel network. Consolidated revenue estimates published by third-party data providers describe different legal entities and reporting periods.
The people accountable for operations
Titles reflect current responsibilities at the time of publication and are verified against company records. Each profile is a full biography with its own sources.
What can be checked before you sign anything
A company profile is only worth what a reader can verify. Each statement below links to the record behind it: the review, the certification, the filing or the written work.
Founded 2005
Twenty years of continuous operation under one legal entity, from a single apartment in Baiting Hollow to a national dispatch operation.
Read the written history4.9 stars on Google
Reviews left by commercial clients and families, published with the reviewer's name and available to read one by one.
Read the reviewsLicensed and insured per assignment
Officers are licensed in the state and municipality where they work, and certificates of insurance are issued for properties that require one.
See the compliance standardA 501(c)(3) with a published pledge
Kingsman Philanthropic Corp. receives a share of company profits, and the leadership pledged up to $1 million a year to locate missing children in 2022.
Kingsman PhilanthropicPlatinum Green Company certification
Certified in 2023 by Green Business Benchmark for fleet electrification, efficient facilities and a formal waste reduction program.
The certification recordWritten work, not marketing
Assignments are documented: post orders before staffing, patrol logs during coverage, and a written report after. The technical white paper explains the standard.
Fire watch white paperPublished case files
Assignments are written up with the scope, the constraint and the result, including where a smaller deployment was the right answer.
Case studiesPress that can be opened
Forbes, Entrepreneur, Newsday, AP News, MSN, The Daily Beast and LA Weekly are linked in full, not summarized into a badge.
Full press archiveEverything else the company publishes
13 linked sections across the site, grouped by what a reader is usually looking for.
The record
- Full press archive
Published features, broadcast segments and earlier coverage, each linking to the original.
- Case studies
How assignments are scoped, staffed and reported, drawn from live operations.
- Fire watch white paper
The technical paper on impairment procedure, documentation and code.
- Articles and analysis
Editorial writing on fire watch, guard operations and protective work.
- Management team
The directory of the people accountable for operations.
- Company history
The longer written history, from family startup to national provider.
Where the company works
- Industries served
Construction, industrial, logistics, property management, events and more.
- International protection
Executive protection at home and at destination.
- Secure transportation
Armored and discreet movement for people and high-value cargo.
The company and the nonprofit
- Kingsman Philanthropic
The 501(c)(3) that receives a share of the company's profits.
- Missing persons investigations
Confidential casework for families and for the nonprofit.
- Become a vendor
How licensed contractors join the national network.
- Contact the company
Quote requests, media enquiries and general correspondence.
The questions asked most often about the company itself
Answers about the company's history, location, licensing and nonprofit, written to be quoted accurately rather than summarized loosely.
- When exactly was USPA Nationwide Security founded?
- The company was formed in 2005. Michael Evans started it from a hospital room at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, New York, the year his first son was born, while the family was living in a Baiting Hollow apartment on Long Island and he was working in law enforcement. It has operated continuously since then.
- Where is the company based and where does it operate?
- Administrative operations are handled from the corporate office at 3753 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 200, Las Vegas, Nevada, which coordinates service delivery nationwide. Assignments are staffed across the United States and, for protective work, on six continents.
- What services does the company provide?
- Fire watch during sprinkler, alarm and suppression system impairments and hot work; licensed armed and unarmed security officers for commercial, industrial, logistics and residential posts; executive protection, estate security, secure transportation and diplomatic protection; and specialized work including technical surveillance countermeasures, maritime and port security, event security, event medical support, disaster response and missing persons investigations.
- Is the company licensed, insured and veteran owned?
- Guard operations are licensed and insured at the state and municipal level where each assignment takes place, and certificates of insurance are issued for properties that require one. Fire watch personnel are trained and OSHA compliant. The company is veteran and family owned, and field leadership includes former Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, Marines and police officers.
- What is Kingsman Philanthropic Corp.?
- Kingsman is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit associated with USPA. It provides investigative and protective work at no cost in cases involving missing and abducted children, human trafficking and women facing serious violence. USPA directs a share of its profits to that work, and in September 2022 the leadership pledged up to $1 million a year to fund investigations and rescues.
- Which publications have covered the company?
- Forbes, Entrepreneur, Newsday, AP News, MSN, The Daily Beast, LA Weekly, Yahoo Finance and The Daily Front Row have published coverage, and USPA personnel appear as panelists on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace and Fox & Friends. Every article is linked from the press archive.
Sources
Citations for the claims on this page
Each entry opens the original article, announcement or certification record. Where a claim rests on the founder's own account, the page says so rather than presenting it as independent reporting.
- Forbes, 2020
USPA Nationwide Security Brands Itself As The Security Company That Cares
Profile of the founder, the operating philosophy and the charitable commitment.
Original source → - Entrepreneur, 2023
International Security Firm Welcomes Female India Native to Leadership
Coverage of the company's leadership and its expansion into India.
Original source → - Newsday, 2009
Impasse on Suffolk Plan to House Sex Offenders
The earliest press record of USPA in a public-safety role on Long Island.
Original source → - Yahoo Finance, 2021
USPA Nationwide Security Gave Away Profits During the Pandemic
Financial coverage of the company's profit allocation during the pandemic year.
Original source → - Yahoo Finance, 2022
USPA Nationwide Security Pledges $1M Yearly to Locate Missing Girls
The annual pledge that funds Kingsman's investigations and rescues.
Original source → - GlobeNewswire, 2022
USPA Nationwide Security Appoints New Vice President
Company announcement confirming the chief executive transition and the new vice president.
Original source → - Security Systems News, 2022
USPA Going Green: SSN Interview with CEO Daniel Manning
Platinum Green certification, fleet electrification and the paperless operation.
Original source → - Madison Graph
Longstanding USPA Nationwide Security CEO Retires After 27 Years in the Industry
The founder's 2021 transition from chief executive to strategic advisor.
Original source → - ValiantCEO, 2022
Dan Manning, USPA Nationwide Security
Interview on doubled revenue and the commitment to direct profits to the nonprofit.
Original source → - The Daily Beast, 2022
Art Basel Miami Is Ramping Up Security for Celebrities and the Super Rich
National coverage of the protective work the company builds for high-profile events.
Original source → - Green Business Benchmark, 2023
Sustainable Certification for a Security Company
The Platinum Green Company certification and what the assessment covers.
Original source → - Fox News
Brian Fitzgibbons Weighs in on Nancy Grace Live
Broadcast segment with the company's director of operations as guest analyst.
Original source →
Prepared by Albina Bieci, Staff Writer and Customer Support Team Lead
Questions: albina@uspasecurity.comQuestions about this page, its sources or the record it draws on can be sent to Albina directly. Corrections are checked against the published record before anything on the page is changed.
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