Tag: Mike Bradley
Bradley builds ECD Systems
June 9, 2015Martha Entwistle
TEMPE, Ariz.—Systems integration firm ECD Systems is up and running in its new headquarters here, with a goal of moderate growth for its first couple of years.“The first year is all about establishing our new identity and making sure our brand and our culture are set,” ECD Systems CEO Mike Bradley told Security Systems News.“We want to grow moderately, at 10- to 15 percent so we don't outstrip our resources, and then we'll see where the market leads us,” he said.ECD...
PSA-TEC State of the Industry: The 'brave and bold' who invest in IT will thrive
May 7, 2014Martha Entwistle
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—Invest big in IT smarts and do it now. That is what executives from some leading systems integration firms—Securadyne, Advance Technology and Safeguard Security—say they're working on at their own companies today.Securadyne Systems CEO Carey Boethel, Safeguard Security president Mike Bradley, and Advance Technology President Rob Simopoulos shared details of their IT investment strategies during PSA-TEC's May 6 “State of the Industry” panel discussion....
Staving turnover with HRGroup
November 10, 2011Martha Entwistle
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Several years ago Safeguard Security—a super-regional based here, was experiencing very high turnover in its central station. Working with a company called HRGroup, Safeguard learned how to recruit and hire the right people, not only for its central, but also for all areas of its business, Mike Bradley, president of Safeguard Security told Security Systems News.
“The turnover in our central in those days was probably 40 percent and my guess is that now it's...
PSA Security launches Leadership Institute
October 27, 2011Martha Entwistle
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The CEO of a successful independent integration firm is likely a great manager, but is he or she a great leader? Maybe, but not necessarily, said PSA Security CEO Bill Bozeman on Oct. 24, when he announced the launch of a new training program for integrators called PSA Security Leadership Institute.“Leadership is influence,” Bozeman said. “It's our goal to teach you to have positive influence,” he said.Bozeman described the new program at the PSA...