Tag: Morgan Hertel
Renowned futurist Jack Uldrich to keynote TMA’s 2022 Annual Meeting
July 28, 2022SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that acclaimed global futurist, speaker, and best-selling author Jack Uldrich will deliver the keynote address at its 2022 Annual Meeting on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
The annual meeting will take place in person at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Marco Island, Fla. from Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2022.
“As business leaders, what could be more valuable than to have access to the insights of someone...
Rockwall, Texas ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol
July 5, 2022SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) welcomed its 110th Emergency Communication Center (ECC) in the United States on June 22, 2022.
The City of Rockwall Emergency Communication Center ECC in Texas, servicing the cities of Rockwall, Fate, and Heath, became the 12th ECC in the state of Texas to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
The Rockwall ECC went live with Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Tyco (Johnson Controls), Security...
TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol welcomes Denver as its 104th ECC
May 9, 2022SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) welcomed its 104th U.S.-based PSAP/Emergency Communication Center (ECC) to its ASAP-to-PSAP service on April 12, 2022.
The Denver 9-1-1 Communications Center is the second agency in the state of Colorado to implement ASAP-to-PSAP. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to Emergency Communication...
TMA introduces new online education offerings
April 12, 2022SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced it has expanded its online library of education and training courses offered on its Learning Management System (LMS) at TMATraining.org.
More than 75 hours of course work have been added as a result of a formal collaboration with SecurityCEU.com. Topics vary widely and include customer service; sales; access control; IP video; IP networking; perimeter security detection; troubleshooting; writing effective incident reports;...
TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol nears its 100th ECC with six new locations
February 9, 2022SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced it has welcomed six new local PSAPs/Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) from across the United States to its ASAP-to-PSAP service since Dec. 20, 2021.
The new ECCs are Albemarle County-UVA-City of Charlottesville VA; Thurston County WA 9-1-1 Communications (WA); Talladega County Alabama 9-1-1; Valley Communications Regional 9-1-1 Center (WA); City of Colonial Heights VA Emergency Communications Center (ECC) (VA); and Elk...
Microsoft Azure Vision AI Principal Manager to keynote TMA virtual event
November 15, 2021SSN Staff
McLEAN, Va.—The keynote for The Monitoring Association’s (TMA) upcoming 2021 Virtual OPSTech is Rouzbeh Aminpour, Microsoft Azure Artificial Intelligence Platform's Computer Vision Business & Strategy Principal Manager.
Aminpour will share how Azure’s Cognitive Services are enabling users to deliver breakthrough experiences through the use of industry-leading Vision AI models. Top-of-mind topics such as industry trends, use of edge and cloud infrastructures, enterprise grade...
SSN Exclusive Interview: New TMA President Morgan Hertel
October 27, 2021Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Morgan Hertel, Vice President of Technology and Innovation, Rapid Response Monitoring, Inc., was recently inducted as The Monitoring Association’s (TMA’s) new President, succeeding Don Young, ADT's EVP and COO.
Hertel has hit the ground running since taking over the TMA helm, with an agenda that includes realignment of the association, as well as enhancements of TMA’s education, training, and standards that have become a benchmark of the association...
The Monitoring Association welcomes Morgan Hertel as new president
October 19, 2021SSN Staff
McLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced Morgan Hertel, Vice President of Technology and Innovation, Rapid Response Monitoring, Inc., as its new President.
Hertel officially began his two-year term on Thursday, Oct. 14, at the conclusion of TMA’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. He recently served a two-year term as Vice President on the TMA Executive Committee leading up to his presidency. Hertel succeeds Don Young, ADT's EVP and COO, who will serve...
Advances in monitoring technology changing the standards landscape
July 18, 2018Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace within security, monitoring companies and third party standards organizations such as UL are doing their best to understand what this means for central stations today, especially in regard to creating requirements that reflect the current state of innovation within the industry.In March, UL published a proposal to extend the effective dates for two sets of requirements that are new to the eighth edition of UL 827, The Standard...
TMA announces two award recipients
October 25, 2017Spencer Ives
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—The Monitoring Association recently recognized two notable professionals: Morgan Hertel, vice president of technology and innovation of Rapid Response Monitoring Services, and Sascha Kylau, vice president of sales at OneTel Security.
Hertel was awarded The Monitoring Association's highest honor, the Stanley C. Lott Memorial Award for Exemplary Service. “This award was createdto honor the memory of Stanley C. Lott, a TMA (CSAA) past president renowned for his above-and-beyond...