Tag: Matt Barnette
Nominations open for PSA/SSN Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards
January 7, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
WESTMINSTER, Colo., and YARMOUTH, Maine— PSA and Security Systems News are calling on the best and brightest security integrators to step into the spotlight.
Nominations are now open for the fifth annual Integrator of the Year and Bill Bozeman Awards -honors that celebrate innovation, leadership, and the integrators setting the pace for excellence across the industry.
Winners will be awarded at PSA TEC 2026 - taking place April...
FAST welcomes eight new members to its board of directors
January 5, 2026SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has named eight new members to its board of directors.
The FAST Board of Directors is an expert-led group drawn from the membership of the Security Industry Association (SIA), the Electronic Security Association (ESA) and PSA and that defines and refines FAST’s strategic plan, as well as the foundation’s annual goals.
The newly appointed members, named by SIA, ESA and PSA, are:
Matt...
PSA Network announces 2026 P3 Partners
January 5, 2026SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The PSA Network (PSA), the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, has announced the 28 partners of the PSA Partner Program (P3) for 2026.
The P3 program is a performance-driven initiative tailored for technology partners, evaluating and categorizing them based on criteria reflecting their impact and achievements within the network.
Partners meeting the annual sales threshold are assessed using a weighted scale. Their cumulative...
Mastering the backlog: how integrators can forecast, staff and scale for growth
December 3, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—For integrators, managing a backlog is more than clearing a queue of unfinished projects - it’s about building a framework that ensures profitability, efficiency and scalability, industry experts say.
At ISC East, PSA Security Network CEO Matt Barnette moderated a panel featuring:
John Nemerofsky, COO at SAGE Integration;
Chris Hugman, founder and CEO at System Surveyor; and
Candice Aragon, chief experience officer at PSA
Together,...
PSA Network joins Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST)
November 12, 2025SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The PSA Network (PSA), the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, has announced it has joined the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) as an exclusive member, reinforcing its commitment to developing and promoting career pathways in the security industry.
“At PSA, we’re deeply invested in the success of our members and the future of our industry,” said Matt Barnette, president and CEO of the PSA Network. “Joining...
Collaborative efforts
March 12, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
I guess someone must have been reading my mind at PSA TEC, because a session I attended this week in Denver touched on the topic of our next Security Insights webcast (which is May 29, BTW. Details to follow).
That topic – the collaboration among integrators, manufacturers, and end users – was addressed during the State of the Industry panel, a session which I always pay close attention to each year at PSA’s annual gathering of integrators.
After all, this annual session features...
ISC West teaser: Tia Eskandari on ‘fool proofing’ today’s security technicians
March 5, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
LAS VEGAS—As the security industry constantly evolves, so do opportunities for developing and advancing security technicians, says ISC West speaker Tia Eskandari.
“We have an evolving industry, so we want our technicians to know that there's an opportunity to go from a Level 1 technician and have a career path all the way to an engineer,” said Eskandari, senior director, national field service, Allied Universal Technology Services. “If that's what they want...
PSA Network unveils 2025 P3 partners
January 9, 2025SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The PSA Network, the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, has announced the 25 members of the PSA Partner Program (P3) for 2025.
The P3 program is a performance-driven initiative tailored for technology partners, evaluating and categorizing them based on criteria reflecting their impact and achievements within the network.
Partners meeting the annual sales threshold are assessed using a weighted scale. Their cumulative scores...
Nominations now open for PSA/SSN Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards
December 2, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
WESTMINSTER, Colo., and YARMOUTH, Maine—PSA and Security Systems News have announced that nominations are now open for the fourth annual Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards, which aspire to identify the leading systems integrators within security, from smaller, local integrators all the way up to the big nationals.
Winners will be awarded at PSA TEC 2025 - taking place March 9-12 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver - and featured within the pages of SSN.
Broken...
‘Giving their time and support’ - Mission 500 mentor auction to help children in need
September 10, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
ORLANDO, Fla.—The item up for bid at Mission 500’s upcoming silent auction is not really an item in the literal sense – it’s an opportunity to spend invaluable time with some of the security industry’s top leaders.
The industry's non-profit organization is hosting a mentor auction during the Global Women in Security Gala on Sept. 21, at The Westgate Resort in Orlando, Fla., just two days before the start of Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2024.
“It’s...