Tag: 2018
DMP honors Dealers of the Year for 2018
May 1, 2019SSN Staff
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—If you've attended the DMP Owners Forum, you know it's an exciting premiere of the manufacturer's newest security solutions and an equally rich exchange of best practices among DMP's top 100 dealers. This year, a select group of those individuals were recognized with DMP's highest honor: Dealer of the Year.
“We're honored to work with many of the finest professionals in the industry, and we're especially pleased to celebrate our first Dealer...
SIA opens submissions for ISC West New Product Showcase Awards
December 12, 2018SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—Submissions are now open for the Security Industry Association's (SIA's) New Product Showcase (NPS) Awards at ISC West 2019.
NPS, established in 1979, is the security industry's premier awards-based marketing program, recognizing innovative security products, services and solutions used to protect life and property in residential, commercial and institutional settings.
“Participating in the NPS—the leading awards program at the largest trade...
ISC East 2018 exceeds expectations
December 12, 2018SSN Staff
NEW YORK—ISC East, in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA), reported strong growth results at the conclusion of this year's industry event, held in New York City this past November.
The International Security Conference & Exposition is the Northeast's largest security trade show, where close to 7,500 security and public safety professionals convened this month to meet experts from over 300 leading security brands, all while co-locating with the...
'20 under 40' Class of 2018—John Butrim
November 6, 2018SSN Staff
John Butrim, 37
Director of national accounts, ADT Security
Pompano Beach, Fla.
As Director of national accounts for ADT Security, John Butrim focuses on the multi-family and homeowners' association (HOA) divisions, including sales, installation and customer service.
“So we've got that sales function and then also here in Pompano we've got a team that handles the customer care, the liaison portion of the HOA relationship, so we work directly with the property managers...
'20 under 40' Class of 2018—Shannon Beritzhoff
November 6, 2018Spencer Ives
Shannon Beritzhoff, 31
Branch manager, First Alarm
Richmond, Calif.
First Alarm has five locations, and Shannon Beritzhoff is the branch manager of the company's Richmond, Calif., branch. She handles a lot of the day-to-day operations of the branch, including billing, service, fire inspections and installations.
Beritzhoff came to work with First Alarm through the company's acquisition of Sentry Alert in late 2010, a company she joined just after college. “I've now been...
'20 under 40' Class of 2018—Greg Ghirardi
November 6, 2018Spencer Ives
Greg Ghirardi, 40
VP, strategic manager, physical security solutions, KeyBank
Cleveland
Greg Ghirardi started his career in security at MBNA America Bank. “I found it to be really interesting. So, I stayed in the security world,” he said.
When MBNA was acquired by Bank of America in 2006, he moved to KeyBank's fraud group. After working for about two years with KeyBank, Ghirardi said he “had the opportunity to follow a mentor into the physical security space and...
Security Systems News welcomes the “20 under 40” Class of 2018 winners
November 6, 2018Spencer Ives
YARMOUTH, Maine—Security Systems News is proud to recognize another class of promising young professionals with its “20 under 40” awards. Among this year's honorees are professionals from large security companies—including ADT, Securitas Electronic Security and G4S—as well as stand-out end users such as KeyBank, Harley Davidson and the Cleveland Indians.
“We were really impressed by this year's 20 under 40 award winners,” Paul Ragusa, editor of...
'20 under 40' Class of 2018—Vince DiGennaro
November 6, 2018SSN Staff
Vince DiGennaro, 25
Manager, event security operations, Cleveland Indians
Cleveland, Ohio
As the Cleveland Indians' event security operations manager, no two days are the same at the ballpark for Vince DiGennaro, as he oversees all of the safety and security operations for events at Progressive Field.
“We provide safety and security operations for game day, so that includes a staff of more than 225 that performs screening operations, incident response, and conflict de-escalation...
'20 under 40' Class of 2018—Kevin Didden
November 6, 2018SSN Staff
Kevin Didden, 37
Senior manager, security programs and administration, MTA
New York
Prior to joining the internal security department for MTA Bridges and Tunnels just over a year ago, Kevin Didden spent most of his security career as an integrator. “The MTA is the first time that I have worked for an end user, being the customer rather than the guy trying to sell services,” he said.
Coming from the integrator community has helped Didden in his current role where he handles...
'20 under 40' Class of 2018—Michael A. DeVita III
November 6, 2018Spencer Ives
Michael A. DeVita III, 37
General manager, Securadyne Systems
Andover, Mass.
Michael DeVita III initially started in the security industry as a summer job, which led into a greater interest, he said. He started in the industry with Surveillance Specialties 17 years ago, a company that was acquired by Securadyne Systems five years ago.
“After being exposed to the industry for a summer, I took a liking to the physical security world and began to gain an understanding of the technical...