Tag: Sarah Jennings
'20 under 40' integrators panel
February 25, 2015Martha Entwistle
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Cybersecurity, working with IT and the rewards of working in the security industry were topics touched on during the “20 under 40” Integrators' Perspective educational session at TechSec 2015, which took place here Feb. 3-4.
Four members of the “20 under 40” integrators Class of 2014 participated in the discussion: Sarah Jennings, COO, QuickPass; David Sime, VP of engineering and delivery, CONTAVA; Jim Lash, director of advanced IT installation,...
'20 under 40' 2014—Sarah Jennings
October 21, 2014Martha Entwistle
Sarah Jennings, 31COO, QuickPass, Scottsdale, Ariz.What inspired you to get into the security industry?Right out of college I worked in commercial real estate, but then the real estate market took a dump in Arizona. My father offered me a job here. The family business aspect was the biggest draw to working in security. Security is not an industry people generally want to get into. It's not like people say, “Wow, I want to sell alarm systems.” I came to work here [at Safeguard], reluctantly...
SAFE Security acquires Safeguard Security
August 20, 2014Martha Entwistle
SAN RAMON, Calif.—In a deal that brings it 300 employees, $1.5 million in RMR, 25,000 customers, a guard business and a central station, SAFE Security, based here, has acquired the alarm business of Safeguard Security, a super-regional that's been family owned for more than 50 years.“The Safeguard acquisition is the beginning of a new era,” Paul Sargenti, SAFE Security CEO and president, told Security Systems News. He added, “It's the fulfillment of a long-term plan to get...