Tag: Sam Naficy
DTT acquires EZUniverse
August 22, 2018Paul Ragusa
BOSTON and LOS ANGELES—DTT, a provider of intelligent video-based surveillance and loss prevention services based here, recently announced the acquisition of substantially all assets of EZUniverse, including 360iQ, a data analytics and video surveillance platform. EZUniverse CEO Leszek James was named president of the EZUniverse business at DTT.DTT is also taking on the company's approximately 70 employees, including the entire senior leadership team, bringing DTT's total employee count to...
DTT appoints new CEO
January 16, 2018Paul Ragusa
LOS ANGELES—A week after securing an $80 million credit facility and completing the first acquisition in its 20 year history, DTT announced the appointment of Mike Coffey as chief executive officer. Sam Naficy, DTT's previous CEO and founder, will assume the position of chairman of the board of directors, where he will focus on strategy and M&A activity, Naficy told Security Systems News.“The board and I decided that this is the right time to bring in a full-time CEO who can really focus...
DTT closes on $80m debt facility, makes first acquisition
January 9, 2018Paul Ragusa
LAS VEGAS—DTT, a provider of video-based managed loss prevention solutions to the hospitality and C-Store industries headquartered in Las Vegas, announced today the closing of an $80 million debt facility led by administrative agent Capital One and CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank. DTT also announced its first acquisition in its nearly 20-year history, acquiring LP Innovations Inc. (LPI), a loss prevention provider to the retail industry.“The purpose of the facility is...
DTT gets new president and CFO
April 1, 2015Martha Entwistle
LOS ANGELES—Video surveillance manufacturer DTT, which specializes in retail and is one of the fastest growing companies in the security industry, this week named Dan Pulskamp president and Mark Simson CFO.DTT founder Sam Naficy will remain as CEO of the company, which posted 18 percent growth from 2013 to 2014. Naficy founded the business on April 1, 1999.“We are really excited to have two well-known industry veterans join the team to take DTT to the next level,” Naficy said. “I...
DTT scores Dunkin' Brands, Zaxby's Chicken
March 18, 2015Martha Entwistle
LOS ANGELES—DTT, a manufacturer and integrator of video surveillance solutions, had its best month ever, securing contracts with retail giant Dunkin' Brands and with Zaxby's Chicken.“We had $100,000 in contracted RMR in February,” DTT CEO Sam Naficy told Security Systems News. The RMR is the result of “myriad contracts” including signing an enterprise agreement with Dunkin' Brands, parent company of 11,300 Dunkin' Donuts stores.Signed following the completion of a pilot...
DTT's growth levels off—to 18 percent
February 11, 2015Martha Entwistle
LOS ANGELES—Sam Naficy, DTT CEO, called 2014 a “tough year,” but the manufacturer and integrator of video surveillance solutions still grew 18 percent.While most integrators would not lament an 18 percent jump in revenue, DTT is looking at it through the lens of a company that had “grown accustomed to growing 40 percent annually.”DTT, a manufacturer and integrator of video surveillance solutions, ended 2014 “with roughly $2.5 million in contracted RMR. … [and...
DTT Surveillance to hire 100
September 3, 2014Martha Entwistle
LOS ANGELES— DTT Surveillance, a manufacturer and integrator of video surveillance solutions that underwent a major expansion last year, is in the process of hiring 100 new employees.“We've already hired 18 to 20 people who will start on Sept. 8. Most of the [new hires and future hires] will be outside sales people who will be based around the country,” DTT CEO Sam Naficy told Security Systems News. Many of those sales people will be dedicated to DTT's larger QSR chain customers....
Specialty retailer opts for DTT for 'better grasp'
January 23, 2014Amy Canfield
LAS VEGAS—A Florida-based Edible Arrangements franchisee is the latest specialty retailer to move to DTT Surveillance, a manufacturer and integrator based here, for digital surveillance and managed loss prevention.Edible Arrangements franchisee Dennis A. Jolicoeur said DTT's solution for his five Tampa Bay-area outlets allows him to have a “better grasp” on his overall operation, from point-of-sale surveillance to his employees' customer service and more. Apparently, he's not alone...
DTT lands $60M credit facility
October 30, 2013Martha Entwistle
LOS ANGELES—DTT Surveillance, which announced in July that it would open a new office in Las Vegas, hire 500 new employees and enter two new vertical markets, now has $60 million to expand on those plans.“It's fuel for the fire,” Sam Naficy, DTT president and CEO, told Security Systems News. “We've had strong growth in our core hospitality space and our two new vertical markets—specialty retail and the convenience store space, which we launched in July—have done...
DTT opening new office, plans to hire 500
July 24, 2013Martha Entwistle
LOS ANGELES—DTT Surveillance, a manufacturer and integrator of video surveillance solutions, is opening a new corporate office in Las Vegas, plans to hire 500 new employees and is breaking into two new vertical markets.The new corporate office will house three different departments: an additional technical support group providing 24/7 service to DTT customers; a loss prevention department that provides LP services such as smart audit, employee background checks and slip-and-fall investigation...