New security director brings experience to post
Maria Hayes
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: Features
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"I would summarize my first two weeks on the job as very busy," Czyz said. "I've been getting to know everybody and trying to react to some of the events that have occurred over the last two weeks, continuing to drive forward. I'm looking forward to my first full semester here."
One of Czyz's first goals is to familiarize himself with the Bonaventure community. He's already been to his first basketball game, last Saturday against Dayton.
"It was very impressive, even though the Bonnies lost," Czyz said. "There was a lot of energy, a lot of emotion. It's great to see all the students supporting the Bonnies ... The people I've met are excellent and have great attitudes. To me, the winning spirit is here. We've just got to put it all together."
Czyz is no stranger to western New York. He grew up in Blasdell, N.Y., about an hour and a half north of campus. He played hockey and is a fan of the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres.
Czyz attended Canisius College from 1979 to 1981, where he took part in the ROTC early commission program. He then transferred to Buffalo State College, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1983.
Czyz began his career in the Army in 1983 in Fort Hood, Texas, where he remained until 1987. Czyz served as an armory officer in the United States Army before he took a job at the West Valley Nuclear Services Inc., a nuclear power plant in West Valley, N.Y in 1987.
"When I left the military, I stumbled into (security). I got a job as a supervisor at the West Valley Nuclear Plant, which is a Department of Energy federal waste disposal facility. Security there is very tight," Czyz said. "Everyone employed there within security is essentially a federal protective force officer with federal arrest authority. It was a very intense environment to start out with."
Czyz became the site's security manager during the 10 years he spent at West Valley. Working at the plant gave him experience protecting physical property.
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