MJAKE Security Services has experienced ample growth and success over the past 4 years and provide a variety of security services for government and commercial entities. These services include but are not limited to, armed and unarmed guard services.
Below is a list of MJAKE Security Contracts.
Our record of past accomplishments demonstrate that we achieve contract objectives, we provide superior workmanship, we manage and comply with client’s requests and fulfill schedule demands.
NEWARK
A near-death experience ended Milton Jacobs’ first career, but accidentally launched his second.
On April 29, 2007, the veteran police lieutenant was responding to a shooting in Newark’s West Ward when he spotted the gunman’s car racing from the scene. Jacobs took off after the vehicle, engaging in a “cat-and-mouse” chase lasting several minutes.
When the fleeing vehicle, heading toward Irvington, ran a red light, Jacobs continued his pursuit. He never saw the car that blind-sided his police truck.
“I saw a bright light. And you know the old saying, when you’re about to go, you see a bright light,” Jacobs said. “I thought I was dreaming. I thought I was dead.”
The 46-year-old man barely survived. Jacobs spent a year recovering from a laundry list of injuries – four broken ribs, temporary paralysis of his right shoulder, hearing loss in his right ear, and vision loss that lasted for weeks.
The gunman was caught. But after 17 years and 11 months, Jacobs’ police career formally ended Aug. 1, 2008, and he had no idea what to do next.
He spent 2008 in rehab, which Jacobs called “the worst year of my life.”
“I was going back and forth to the doctors, and the police department. Then I knew I wasn”t going to be able to go back to work,” he said. “Two-thousand eight was just a year of depression.”
In a few years, Jacobs transformed from a hard-nosed cop into a businessman and a mentor to youth.
In 2010, Jacobs fledgling company, MJAKE Security, won a contract to provide security during construction of the multimillion dollar ARC tunnel.
His application had been boosted by a “disadvantaged” business classification he received because of injuries he suffered in the crash.
He’s now teaching young Newark residents how to be security guards and how to tackle personal problems through MJAKE.
“In a way, I feel like I’m more fulfilled doing this, as opposed to being a cop. As a cop you never get to talk one-on-one to the kids because we were so busy arresting them,” Jacobs said. “We never really take the time to understand where these kids come from.”
Born in Newark as one of six children, Jacobs has spent nearly his entire life in service. He joined the Army after graduating from West Side High School in 1983, and spent four years at Fort Hood in Texas.
Jacobs joined the Newark Police Department in 1989 and quickly climbed the ranks, becoming commander of the Vailsburg Task Force in 2004.
In this position, he was awarded a departmental commendation when the unit’s area of responsibility in the West Ward experienced a 35 percent reduction in crime. It was one of 45 citations he received for notable police work in his career.
His dream was to be captain of the 4th Precinct and oversee police work in the West Ward, where he grew up. But, Jacobs said, that dream was “dashed” by the accident.
The scene of 2007 car wreck that ended Milton Jacobs career and nearly killed the 47-year-old Newark police lieutenant. Jacobs clawed his way back and now runs a successful security company.
Sick of sitting on a couch, and building on his police experience, Jacobs started MJAKE Security with the help of his friend Kareemah Majeedah, now the company’s vice president.
While still a rookie in the business world, Jacobs quickly won a contract to handle security at the Pilgrim Village housing complexes in Newark, a client he still serves.
“He gets the job done. He’s constantly talking to the tenants. He even takes the kids to the games at Bears stadium,” said Woody Chance, one of the complex’s building managers.
“If there’s a problem, they know they can always rely on him.”
Jacobs seized his most significant professional opportunity in 2010, when a friend set up a meeting with the project manager for Schiavone Construction, the company then building the ARC tunnel. The ARC, Access to the Region’s Core, was to have run from Secaucus to Manhattan, but was canceled by Gov. Chris Christie in October 2010.
“She told me I had five minutes,” Jacobs said of the meeting.
Jacobs sealed the deal with his “ace in the hole” the disadvantaged business license. In a weird way, Jacobs said, the car wreck helped solidify his second career. Jacobs’ former colleagues said they were impressed by his ability to rebound after nearly dying.
“For him to come back the way he did is just remarkable. It showed a lot of self-perseverance,” said Tyrone Browner, a retired police lieutenant. “He didn’t lose faith in himself.”
Jacobs now has two children, a 5-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old son, and is engaged to be married.
For Jacobs, the best part of the job doesn’t involve security. He also teaches classes to young would-be security employees, having taught about 600 students so far.
He coaches them on a range of topics including public safety procedures, voting registration, job hunting and how to handle issues at home or with their girlfriends.
Jacobs often tells some of his rougher charges to “put down the guns and pull up the pants,” referring to the sagging jeans sported on Newark’s street corners.
“If you want to keep these kids off the corners, you’ve got to give them an opportunity,” he said.
Being a viable business allows MJAKE Security to employ, teach and serve as leaders in our community. The following list of our core values reflect what is truly important to us as a company.
We Care – for the safety, security, development, and well-being of our employees.
We Perform – with a relentless commitment to exceeding expectations.
We Empower – our employees to succeed in a culture based on trust, respect, loyalty and commitment.
We Serve – willingly in all locations and conditions.
MJAKE Security annually hosts a trip to the Newark Bears Stadium. We believe that reaching the inner city youth at an early age is crucial to addressing the many problems that plague the community. This may seem to many as being minimal, but to the kids, it’s an event they will always remember.
Pictures below capture our 2012 visit to the Newark Bears Stadium
OUR PEOPLE, our strength
We strongly believe that leaders create leaders and that winning companies have leaders at every level.
Our greatest asset is our employees who deliver the security services to our clients. MJAKE Security understands that excellence requires individuals with the highest character and integrity.
It is in our best interest and our customers that our valuable security guards are retained. We provide our security guards with recognition awards and incentives benefits to help maintain a lower turnover percentage than the industry average.
Our personnel selection process is intensive. Each step from our application, interview process, and testing is done to ensure employee honesty, stability and effective oral and written communication.
Selection and Screening Process
APPLICATION:
Each application is thoroughly reviewed and evaluated. Consideration is given to past experience, stability in employment, and any special skills indicated by the applicant. Eligibility for work as a security officer is discussed and determination is made if the applicant is suitable to continue the process.
INTERVIEW:
Applicants for employment are interviewed utilizing techniques geared specifically for the security industry. Trained personnel will conduct these interviews followed by a final approval from the responsible manager.
COMMUNICATION SKILL TESTING:
Because of the necessity for effective written and oral communication, candidates for security officer positions are tested in reading comprehension and written exercises, including testing their use of proper grammar, spelling and punctuation. These skills are evaluated during the application and interview phase and again during employee orientation.
UNIFORM PRESENTATION:
We allow our clients an active role in the uniform selection process. MJAKE Security Services offers a variety of apparel to fit your needs. We provide free uniforms to our security guards at no charge and provide garments for seasonal change. This ensures a professional security guard appearance.