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...
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—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—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—Jesse Johnson
November 6, 2018Spencer Ives
Jesse Johnson, 37
Corporate security lead, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Milwaukee
Jesse Johnson studied criminal justice as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and decided to pursue the private sector. “I got my foot in the door here at Harley-Davidson as a contractor in 2004,” he said, holding roles as a security officer, shift supervisor, and account manager with the company since then.
Johnson assumed his current role as the corporate security lead...
'20 under 40' Class of 2018—John Bekisz Jr.
November 6, 2018SSN Staff
John Bekisz Jr., 31
Systems integration manager, Securitas Electronic Security Inc.
Elmsford, N.Y.
John Bekisz Jr. is a systems integration manager at Securitas Electronic Security Inc. (SES), where he manages the engineering and integration of technology systems for one of the company's infrastructure transportation projects. The project encompasses a variety of security technology systems including video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, security systems management,...
'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...
'20 under 40' Class of 2018—Brandi Wilson
November 6, 2018SSN Staff
Brandi Wilson, 39
Security manager, Wells Fargo
Port Richey, Fla.
Brandi Wilson didn't think her career would be in security when she began working as a bank teller 20 years ago, but an opportunity in 2001 to work in corporate security changed all of that.
“Once I got into corporate security I had a great manager and leader at the time—I call her my mentor—who really just showed me the interesting things about security and gave me the reigns to learn and develop...