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YARMOUTH, Maine—Joe Maddox, physical security engineer at Jacobs, feels that the security industry should make a considerable effort to attract young talent. “In my opinion, based only on observation, the mean age of personnel in this industry is too high,” he told SSN. “The security industry needs to be better at attracting the right type of technology-thirsty and creative minds from a younger demographic.” Maddox cited the creativity that the security industry...

How did you get started in security and designing/specifying?I’ve always loved music and video technology. As a young boy, I loved listening to records on my parents’ stereo and would eventually find myself making cassette tape mix compilations to listen to in the car. Fast forward a bit and I found myself attending university, studying engineering with a side gig serving as a DJ for the local college radio station. Eventually, I graduated with an electrical engineering degree and got...