David J. Shillingford

David Shillingford writes about equipment theft prevention for IRMI.com.

Mr. Shillingford is president and COO of the National Equipment Register, Inc., and the Marketing and Operations Director of the Art Loss Register, Inc. He sits on the Arts & Records Committee of the Inland Marine Underwriters Association and is vice president of the Loss Data Committee of the National Cargo Security Council.

After studying Chemistry at Exeter University, England, and serving as a Captain in the British airborne forces, Mr. Shillingford joined the Art Loss Register, Inc. (ALR), an international database of stolen art, in London. In 1998 David transferred to New York where he has been developing the operations of the ALR in North America, establishing a central database for stolen heavy equipment in North America, and carrying out a study into the creation of other data based recovery systems. In 2001 David was appointed president of the newly formed National Equipment Register, Inc (NER).