Tag: 2018

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Joshua Cummings, 38 Director, engineering services, VTI Security Burnsville, Minn. As director of engineering services for national commercial integrator VTI Security, Joshua Cummings manages a team of 18 people responsible for all of the presales design support, post-sales documentation and jurisdiction permitting. He also heads up all of the training programs for VTI, such as training for engineering staff, field staff, and project management staff, for example, as well as bringing...

Michael A. DeVita III, 37 General manager, Securadyne Systems Andover, Mass. Michael DeVita III initially started in the security industry as a summer job, which led into a greater interest, he said. He started in the industry with Surveillance Specialties 17 years ago, a company that was acquired by Securadyne Systems five years ago. “After being exposed to the industry for a summer, I took a liking to the physical security world and began to gain an understanding of the technical...

Kevin Didden, 37 Senior manager, security programs and administration, MTA New York Prior to joining the internal security department for MTA Bridges and Tunnels just over a year ago, Kevin Didden spent most of his security career as an integrator. “The MTA is the first time that I have worked for an end user, being the customer rather than the guy trying to sell services,” he said. Coming from the integrator community has helped Didden in his current role where he handles...

Vince DiGennaro, 25 Manager, event security operations, Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio As the Cleveland Indians' event security operations manager, no two days are the same at the ballpark for Vince DiGennaro, as he oversees all of the safety and security operations for events at Progressive Field. “We provide safety and security operations for game day, so that includes a staff of more than 225 that performs screening operations, incident response, and conflict de-escalation...