Land Shark Shredding was started by Don Gerard, Jr., who is a Bowling Green, KY native and two-time graduate of Western Kentucky University. Don is a U.S. military veteran who served active duty as a United States Air Force officer and C-130 pilot. Once he decided to leave the Air Force, Don entered the private sector working as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in both public practice and private industry. Additionally, Don has over 10 years of experience working as a commercial banker for some of the nation’s largest banks. Combined, Don has 20+ years of experience working with confidential information for both the federal government (where he had a top-secret security clearance) and in the private sector, working with both small and large companies and individuals. Throughout this time, Don worried about how his employers were safe-guarding the security of his firms’ client data when it was time to purge their files. That’s when the idea to start Land Shark Shredding began to take shape.Land Shark Shredding is extremely customer focused. Their licensed and insured information destruction experts will work with you to find the perfect plan for your organization. You can rest assured knowing that you’re always enjoying the best value for your dollar.Land Shark Shredding is AAA Certified by the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) for mobile operation and is endorsed for Paper/Printed Media, Computer Hard Drive & Non-Paper Media destruction. Don Gerard is also on the Board of Directors for NAID through 2018. All of Land Shark Shredding’s employees must sign & acknowledge they have read the firms’ Confidentiality Agreement, Driver’s Manual for Document Processing, and Employee Policies & Procedures manual. Furthermore, all of Land Shark Shredding’s employees must be legally registered to work in the United States. All drivers and customer service representatives must meet all Licensing Requirements, as well as display their ID Badges and wear a company uniform at all times.

Even though you’ve worked hard to build your business and put policies and procedures in place to minimize risks, if you’re relying on your employees to handle document shredding, you’re vulnerable to a huge potential liability. Failure to protect sensitive information and comply fully with rules and regulations regarding data destruction can have serious consequences to your business. From costly fines to irreparable damage to your reputation, a lack of compliance can truly ruin everything you’ve worked hard to build.

Even if you use a high quality paper shredder to destroy documents, you’re likely not doing enough to ensure complete information security. Your employees may have difficulty determining what needs to be shredded in the first place, and there may be serious slowdowns that leave data unprotected while waiting to be destroyed due to:

• Paper jams and malfunctions that slow down work
• User errors that compromise the quality of the shred project
• Slowness and inefficiency of manual shredding
• Lack of time for employees to devote to shredding

Every sheet of paper that ultimately goes into the trash can or recycling bin instead of the shredder or that isn’t completely destroyed by the shredder is a liability for your business. Outsourcing shredding to an experienced, professional company can ensure that all sensitive information is properly destroyed in compliance with laws and regulations by:

• Providing onsite NAID AAA Certified Document Shredding
• Assisting with employee training on HIPAA and other laws that affect your industry and on general identity theft prevention

Land Shark Shredding is Southern Kentucky's only locally based NAID AAA Certified on-site mobile document and media shredding company which shreds AT YOUR LOCATION. We offer recurring shredding service and one time purge clean outs.