Tag: Jeffrey Atkins
Essence SmartCare integrates Umbrella mPERS with monitoring service providers
August 1, 2024SSN Staff
HOBOKEN, N.J.—Essence SmartCare, part of Essence Group, a global provider of IoT remote care solutions, has announced the integration of its Umbrella mPERS device with North American monitoring service providers Affiliated Monitoring, AvantGuard/Armstrong’s Monitoring, and Rapid Response Monitoring.
This integration enables mass market expansion for the ultracompact Umbrella mPERS, ensuring monitoring stations can safely provide swift responses to every signal. The device’s distinctively...
Rapid Response Monitoring appoints Brian Sheehan as PMO manager
April 23, 2024SSN Staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Rapid Response Monitoring has appointed Brian Sheehan as project management office (PMO) manager.
In this role, Sheehan will oversee all aspects of the project lifecycle and play a pivotal role in leading the dedicated project managers and project management office to success. He has over 15 years of professional experience in operations, analytics, and management.
“I'm excited to work with our talented project managers and teams to streamline processes, foster...
Rapid Response first third-party monitoring center to get UL listing for AVS-01
April 2, 2024SSN Staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Rapid Response Monitoring Services has earned the Underwriters Laboratories UL-CAVS listing, becoming the first third-party monitoring center to both adopt the standard and receive the UL listing for the new TMA-AVS-01 Alarm Validation Scoring Standard.
“AVS-01's accurate scoring and classification of intrusion alarms improves situational awareness and allows specialists to relay a more comprehensive depiction of what is happening at the premises,” said...
Rapid Response names Indira Emmadi as Vice President of Information Technology
October 28, 2022SSN Staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y., CORONA, Calif., and HENDERSON, Nev.—Rapid Response Monitoring Services, Inc. has announced the appointment of Indira Emmadi as Vice President of Information Technology.
Emmadi joins Rapid Response from Palo Alto Networks, where she served as a Solutions Engineer managing engagements with their key strategic accounts and led a team that provided cybersecurity solutions to organizations like Google and Microsoft for their cloud services globally.
She started her career working...
Rapid Response names Peter Kirk as VP of Software Engineering
July 28, 2022SSN Staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y., CORONA, Calif., and HENDERSON, Nev.—Rapid Response Monitoring Services has announced the return of former programming department member Peter Kirk as Vice President of Software Engineering.
The announcement was made by Rapid Response Monitoring President Jeffrey Atkins. “It is a testament to all employees of Rapid Response who have helped us build a world-class organization to have a former employee return to our company,” he said of Kirk.
During his initial...
Rapid Response announces Chad Wright as Chief Technology Officer
July 15, 2022SSN Staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y., CORONA, Calif., and HENDERSON, Nev.—Rapid Response Monitoring Services, Inc., a provider of professional monitoring services, has announced the promotion of Chad Wright, currently Vice President of Technical Services, to Chief Technology Officer.
As CTO, Wright will oversee initiatives in Information Technology and Software Development and will plan the future of technical development at Rapid Response.
Wright joined Rapid Response in 2017 as Vice President of Technical...
Rapid Response celebrates 30 years with rebranded look, new era of recommitment
March 17, 2022SSN Staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y., CORONA, Calif., and HENDERSON, Nev.—Rapid Response Monitoring, a premier professional monitoring services provider, announced it is debuting a recommitment to the dealers, integrators, and innovators they serve to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
This begins with a reaffirmation of Rapid Response's commitment to delivering its services via the best-trained staff working exclusively on-site in its (now three) secure, redundant facilities and never from their homes.
With...
Telular delivers manufacturer-agnostic, cellular, two-way voice solution
August 25, 2011Daniel Gelinas
CHICAGO—Wireless connectivity solution provider Telular on Aug. 16 announced the availability of two-way voice over cellular using its Telguard TG-1 Express solution. According to Telular vice president of marketing and business development Shawn Welsh, the TG-1 Express will save time and money for central stations and dealers by becoming the one-stop shop for two-way voice communication from the panel to the central station.
"First and foremost this works with virtually everyone. It's not...