Born and raised outside Washington D.C. Codi was quickly introduced to the Crowd Management and the guest services industry. Codi recognized his passion for the industry throughout his youth as he watched his dad, Jim McIntyre build S.A.F.E. Management from the ground up.
Codi attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina where he earned a degree in Business Hospitality. While completing his degree, Codi interned with the Charleston RiverDogs minor league baseball team. Throughout the spring, Codi’s responsibilities included briefing game day staff and assisting in the develop and execution of ingress procedures. Also, while attending the College of Charleston, Codi studied abroad in Spain at the University of Barcelona where he studied International Business Hospitality and Business Management.
Upon graduation, Codi was offered and accepted a fulltime position with S.A.F.E. Management within the Florida branch. While in Jacksonville, Codi assisted in overseeing the total Event Security and Guest Services delivery program for S.AF.E. at EverBank Field, inclusive of all Jacksonville Jaguars home games, Veterans Memorial Arena events, and University of Florida football games. Throughout, his three years spent with S.A.F.E. at the Jacksonville Sports and Entertainment Facilities, Codi has managed everything from NFL games with the Jaguars to North American Soccer Games with the Jacksonville Armada FC. In addition to managing events, Codi played a key role within S.A.F.E’s office in assisting and recruiting of the (40) hour security guard requirement. These key administrative duties were developed in Jacksonville and are necessary for the guest service and security operations to run in an efficient and effective manner.
In 2016, Codi was able to advance his career administratively and eagerly accepted the lead Recruitment role in S.A.F.E. Management’s Super Bowl office in Houston, Texas. As Super Bowl Recruitment Manager, Codi brought in numbers never seen by S.A.F.E. Management. Over the course of Codi’s time spent in Houston, his team scheduled over 16,000 thousand interviews and hired close to 4,800 licensed security officers. Throughout, his time in Houston training and licensing of Event Security was imperative; however, it did not end here. Beginning January 23 – February 6, Codi was the Director of Operations for the Media Center at The George R. Brown Convention Center which saw an attendance of over 500,000 people annual between the Experience and the Media Center.
Throughout Codi’s career at S.A.F.E. Management, he has had the opportunity of managing and opening world class venues such as Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. Mercedes-Benz is home to AMB Sports & Entertainment, owns and manages the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and MLS Atlanta United. Mercedes-Benz has consistently produced 50+ major events per year since the stadiums opening in 2017. Allegiant Stadium is Home to the Las Vegas Raiders and the UNLV Rebel’s. Some additional special events Codi has been a part of with S.A.F.E. include: (8) Super Bowls, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, FELD Motorsport Events (Monster Jam and Super Cross), PGA Golf, NASCAR along with numerous conventions.
Beginning in January of 2020, Codi took on a new role with S.A.F.E. leading the company’s Business and Administrative development. Over the last two years, Codi has assisted S.A.F.E. in growing the company through marketing its services within convention centers, major league baseball, 24/7 security, and submitting monthly bids to potential clients within the security and guest service industry.
