Faces light up when he walks through the lobby to report for work each weekday morning. Seth is a real favorite among the more than 50,000 employees here at their Manhattan headquarters. He’s been on the job for only a few months, but Seth keeps his nose buried in his work. His outstanding performance has quickly made him a key asset, earning praise from everyone – including the company’s CEO. Some might say, Seth is a real “top dog.” They would be right.
One of MSA’s more than 900 Detection Teams, Scott and Seth completed MSA’s Canine Detection Training Program at the company’s state-of-the-art training facility in Windsor, CT. Like all MSA’s specially bred and socialized canines, Seth was imprinted on all five families of commercial explosives, as well as homemade explosives. Operational training specific to intended deployment followed and is consistently validated through testing and certification on nationally recognized NAPWDA standards. Scott looks back fondly on the moment they were paired. “We clicked right away. I knew then that Seth would make a terrific partner, with a keen sense of smell, a good temperament and an eagerness to work,”
Working in New York City is familiar territory for Scott. Before joining MSA more than two decades ago, he served in the NYPD for 20 years. Early in his career, he worked plain clothes in Harlem. He was later promoted to sergeant and ultimately retired as a sergeant in Manhattan’s Special Victims Unit (SVU) responsible for leading a team in investigating sex crimes and cases of alleged child abuse. The SVU works in partnership with victim advocates and other city agencies. For Scott, the department’s good work and the camaraderie with his brothers in blue are what stand out most from his time in law enforcement.