Tag: 2014
Meet the End Users '20 under 40' Class of 2014
December 12, 2014Amy Canfield
YARMOUTH, Maine—As we do each year, we asked readers to nominate their brightest young security up-and-comers, and we hit the jackpot.
This year's End Users “20 under 40” Class of 2014 is bursting with tech expertise, professionalism and passion for the industry.
Each will be honored at the industry's premier new technology conference, TechSec Solutions, Feb. 3-4 in Delray Beach, Fla.
Adam Alford, GameStop
David Avedikian, Southwest Airlines
Christopher Belden,...
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—Paul McGinley
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
Paul McGinley, 32
Director of loss prevention, U.S., Dollar Financial Corp., Berwyn, Pa.
McGinley oversees a team of three LP regional managers and a loss prevention analyst. He is responsible for all physical security—“from top to bottom: access control, cameras, secure keyways, vaults and safes and bullet-proof glass”—at Dollar Financial, which is a non-bank financial services company that offers short-term consumer loans, secured pawn loans, check cashing and gold-buying...
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—David Avedikian
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
David Avedikian, 39
Supervisor of project development, Southwest Airlines, Dallas
Avedikian manages physical security installations and maintains those systems for Southwest Airlines. “Anything technologically related to security is the type of project I manage.” From Southwest's headquarters to maintenance hangars, airports, call centers, cargo warehouses and more, he and his team members “have a rather large footprint,” he says.
What inspired you to get into...
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—Zachary Bettencourt
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
Zachary Bettencourt, 29
Global security programs manager, Facebook
As the manager of Facebook's Global Security Programs team, Bettencourt's responsibilities include driving the global security strategy through formal development and implementation of directives, processes and best practices; creating global learning and development training; and the maturity of security knowledge resources, communication and company security awareness initiatives. His team also enhances risk mitigation...
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—Christopher Belden
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
Christopher Belden, 31
Director of security, Duke Regional Hospital, Durham, N.C.
Belden oversees the entire security department for the 256-bed hospital, including armed and unarmed security officers. He writes policies—risk assessments and security management plans—and works closely with cross-department hospital administrators on security issues, including technology.
What inspired you to get into the security industry?
I started in law enforcement through the Duke University...
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—John St-Ilma
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
John St-Ilma, 39
Senior operator, security operations center, Health Canada, Ottawa
St-Ilma oversees 30-plus contract guards, the security console, dispatches orders and provides input on upgrade projects and business continuity. In addition, he moonlights as a security guard at the Ottawa Convention Center, as a guard supervisor for special events for Capital Security and as a male model. “If it wasn't for security, I would never have met my spouse. I met her at the club, and four...
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—Drew Neckar
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
Drew Neckar, 37
Director of security services, Mayo Clinic Health System, Northwestern Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Neckar is responsible for physical security, security officer staffing and investigations. His department of 26 is responsible for providing security services to more than 6,000 staff providing health care during more than 900,000 patient visits annually at hospitals and clinics spread over 3,000 square miles.
What inspired you to get into the security industry?
It was a little...
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—Melissa Lavery
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
Melissa Lavery, 34
Security advisor, City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lavery conducts security awareness and education sessions for 18,000 municipal employees, is involved with electronic physical security design and installations and has a big focus on risk mitigation along with other responsibilities. She and her security colleagues “wear all different hats all of the time. It's really fun, the variety,” she says. “There's not one product to suit all of our needs....
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—Jon Victorine
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
Jon Victorine, 33
Senior associate director of administrative services, UMass Lowell
Victorine runs the UCard, Access and Parking Services (UCAPS), where everyone affiliated with the university's three campuses comes to get their IDs. The card provides access control, debit services for dining and laundry and student print allowances on campus. The card also can be used to make purchases at participating downtown merchants. “There's one card to rule them all,” he says. With...
End Users '20 under 40' 2014—Nick Weber
December 11, 2014Amy Canfield
Nick Weber, 35
Compliance auditor, Western Electricity Coordinating Council, Salt Lake City
At WECC, Weber is responsible for coordinating and promoting reliability of the electric system in western states from Canada to Mexico. He conducts security audits at power plants, substations and other facilities and provides outreach services to ensure that all critical assets are secured.
What inspired you to get into the security industry?
First, at 18, I worked for the U.S. Forest Service...