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Geoff Kohl

Commercial

SIA, SecuritySpecifiers announce inaugural recipients of CONSULT Scholarship

August 21, 2025SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecuritySpecifiers have announced the winners of the inaugural CONSULT Scholarship program for rising security consultants, designers and specifiers. The 2025 CONSULT Scholarship awardees are: Robert Demshki, technology designer, P2S Jordan Dolzadelli, senior technology project designer, IMEG Alana Hanly, security designer II, Henderson Engineers Brandon Kuchinski, security analyst, Faith Group Warren...

2025, Alana Hanly, Brandon Kuchinski, CONSULT, Consult Scholarship, Geoff Kohl, Joe Thode, Jordan Dolzadelli, Matthew O’Brien, Ray Coulombe, Robert Demshki, Rodolfo Rivas, Security Industry Association (SIA), SecuritySpecifiers, Warren Mancera


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Ray Coulombe

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New scholarship aims to build next generation of security consultants

July 9, 2025Cory Harris, Editor

CHESHIRE, Conn.—Ray Coulombe sees the new CONSULT Scholarship program as an opportunity to further develop and retain a younger group of security consultants, designers and specifiers.   The scholarship program, in partnership with the Security Industry Association (SIA), will offer three rising professionals the opportunity to attend CONSULT, an event that attracts a couple hundred attendees each year, for free.  “We haven't had that many younger consultants...

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Ray Coulombe

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SIA, SecuritySpecifiers announce new CONSULT Scholarship

June 26, 2025SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecuritySpecifiers have announced the new CONSULT Scholarship program for rising security consultants, designers and specifiers. The program will offer three scholarships in 2025 for recipients to use to attend CONSULT, the security industry’s only event for technical security design consultants, taking place Oct. 3-6 in Denver. “I applaud SIA’s efforts in working with SecuritySpecifiers...

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Specifically Speaking with Robert Voisard, ICT Team Leader at Woolpert

General News

Specifically Speaking with Robert Voisard, ICT Team Leader at Woolpert

March 2, 2022Paul Ragusa

YARMOUTH, Maine—This month’s Security Systems News’ Specifically Speaking column on Robert Voisard, ICT Team Leader at Woolpert, based in Dayton, Ohio, gives a glimpse into his evolution within the security consulting world over the past 10 years. SSN: What's your title and role at Woolpert? VOISARD: While my official title at Woolpert is Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Team Leader, I also spend my day working as a technology designer and sometimes...

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Specifically Speaking with Ed Howard, Pax Bello Security Solutions

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Specifically Speaking with Ed Howard, Pax Bello Security Solutions

February 2, 2022Paul Ragusa

YARMOUTH, Maine—Security Systems News’ latest Specifically Speaking feature on Ed Howard, President & CEO of Pax Bello Security Solutions based in Hawaii, provides a glimpse into some recent complex projects the company has completed, as well as Howard’s views new technology like AI. SSN: What's your role at the company?  HOWARD: I oversee company operations involving professional consulting, training, security planning and design for the State of Hawaii and the Pacific...

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Specifically Speaking turns 10, CONSULT this week

October 18, 2021Ray Coulombe

YARMOUTH, Maine—Each month since December 2010, Security Systems News has partnered with SecuritySpecifiers to bring you the Specifically Speaking column. Since that time, we have introduced you to more than 130 security consultants, who have provided their backgrounds, perspectives and insights into their own roles and into the industry in general. The very first column featured Phil Santore and Brian Coulombe of DVS (now part of Ross & Baruzzini) who discussed their work on the rebuilding...

Ray Coulombe, SecuritySpecifiers.com, Specifically Speaking


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Inside the Industry’s first cybersecurity standard

Cybersecurity

Inside the Industry’s first cybersecurity standard

July 27, 2021Paul Ragusa

YARMOUTH, Maine—The announcement in May of the Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC) – a new industry credential developed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) with support from PSA Security Network and Security Specifiers – is a “giant” step forward for the security industry. To get a closer look into the industry’s first cybersecurity standard, Security Systems News reached out to some of the key players involved in its development to...

Don Erickson, Elli Voorhees, Ray Coulombe, Security Industry Association (SIA), Security Specifiers


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SIA announces cybersecurity certification for the security industry

Cybersecurity

SIA announces cybersecurity certification for the security industry

May 11, 2021SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the creation of the Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC), a new industry credential developed by SIA with support from PSA Security Network and Security Specifiers and the first-ever certification focused specifically on cybersecurity and physical security convergence.   The SICC program is designed for security industry professionals and assesses and validates...

PSA Security Network (PSA), Ray Coulombe, Security Industry Association (SIA), Security Specifiers


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On The Editor's Desk

Industry’s first cybersecurity certification coming soon!

April 14, 2021Paul Ragusa

As Security Systems News’ Managing Editor Cory Harris and I have been pointing out lately in our columns, it has been exciting to see the security industry come together in myriad ways to tackle the industry’s top issues. The latest industry association superheroes to join forces are the Security Industry Association (SIA), PSA Security and Security Specifiers, which have jointly developed something our industry desperately needs – a cybersecurity certification...

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BCDVideo launches A&E program to empower security specifiers

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BCDVideo launches A&E program to empower security specifiers

March 26, 2021SSN Staff

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.—Global video data infrastructure leader, BCDVideo, debuted their new A&E Security Specifiers program, which is open for online registration through the BCDVideo website. This tailored program will allow specifiers to leverage BCD’s two decades of experience and partnerships through an easy-to-use online portal, offering plentiful technical resources, ongoing education and expert support. With the help of the skillful A&E taskforce that BCD has assembled for this...

Advanced Electronic Systems (AES), BCDVideo, Maureen Carlo, Ray Coulombe, Security Specifiers


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