Tag: Woodie Andrawos
National Monitoring Center celebrates 20-year anniversary
June 2, 2021SSN Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center (NMC), the nation’s premier third-party monitoring center, proudly announced the 20th anniversary of the company’s founding.
In those years, NMC has evolved from a single 10,000-square-foot facility to two fully redundant leading-edge monitoring centers located in California and Texas.
“We are thrilled and honored to have reached this milestone,” said Woodie Andrawos, President, National Monitoring Center. “Our...
NMC first to receive UL 827A listing for central station hosted services
June 29, 2020SSN Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center (NMC), a Netwatch Group Company, announced that it is the first monitoring center issued the UL 827A listing for Central Station Hosted Services, allowing it to become a provider of 3rd party IT services.This designation comes from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a leading global safety science organization, upon having met strict compliances.“We are extremely honored to be the first monitoring center to earn this designation. Central Stations...
NMC issued a Managed Video Services UL 827B listing
May 4, 2020SSN Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center, a Netwatch Group Company, announced that it has been issued the certificate of compliance from UL that certifies NMC and Netwatch Group as a UL approved monitoring station for managed video services.The scope of UL 827B, as defined by UL a global safety science organization, covers managed video services provided by monitoring stations that deliver security services by leveraging video cameras and related video technologies installed at protected...
NMC appoints Nicola Oakie as VP of sales for proactive video monitoring
March 17, 2020SSN Staff
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LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center (NMC) announced the promotion of Nicola Oakie to vice president of sales, proactive video monitoring (PVM) in which she will lead the growth of the company's PVM Dealer Channel.
“Nicola's reputation as a business leader who looks beyond her sales role to seek opportunities has earned her praise and recognition from her peers; this passion and drive have resulted in strengthening NMC's relationship...
NMC hires Mark Matlock as VP of Sales
December 5, 2019SSN Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center (NMC) announced the recent hiring of Mark Matlock as vice president of sales, responsible for nurturing key relationships within the industry and driving NMC's growth.“We are very pleased to welcome Mark to the team,” NMC President Woodie Andrawos said in the announcement. “He comes to NMC with extensive industry experience having served in leadership roles in wholesale monitoring for over 20 years.”Demonstrating his deep...
National Monitoring Center continues growing with expansion of sales team
July 22, 2019SSN Staff
Lake Forest, Calif.—National Monitoring Center (NMC), a third-party monitoring company in the United States with monitoring centers in Calif. and Texas, hires industry veteran, Mark Conger as national accounts manager. He will be responsible for supporting national integrators providing Proactive Video Monitoring.“I am thrilled to have Mark join us at NMC,” Mike Taylor, vice president of sales, U.S., said in the announcement. “His long history of success was the key to bringing...
NMC hires Grant Graham as VP of dealer relations
August 15, 2018Spencer Ives
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center, part of the Netwatch Group, recently welcomed Grant Graham back to the team as its vice president of dealer relations. Graham will be responsible for the leadership of dealers and dedicated to their success.
Graham previously served as NMC's operations manager from 2001 to 2016. As operations manager, he skillfully and successfully oversaw all daily aspects of NMC's multifaceted, nationwide operation.
Most recently, Graham served as Brinks Home...
Where is video monitoring now?
July 25, 2018Spencer Ives
YARMOUTH, Maine—Video monitoring, including proactive video monitoring, guard tours, video verification and even MIY among consumers, is on the rise, according to six wholesale monitoring professionals interviewed by Security Systems News.“The subscriber is demanding more video monitoring options and we are continuing to invest in our video monitoring capabilities,” Woodie Andrawos, president of NMC, told SSN in an email interview. “NMC has been a big proponent of video monitoring...
NMC mega-merger creates global Netwatch Group
April 25, 2018Paul Ragusa, Editor
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center, a third party monitoring company with monitoring centers based here and in Irving, Texas, announced this week the launch of a new global monitoring company, Netwatch Group, following the merger of four monitoring companies with the backing of global private equity firm The Riverside Company.The Netwatch Group, which includes monitoring companies NMC, Netwatch (Ireland), CalAtlantic (United States) and Onwatch Multifire (United Kingdom), will focus...
NMC centers now Five Diamond
July 13, 2016SSN Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center's two monitoring stations, located here and in Irving, Texas, are now CSAA Five Diamond certified.
“Achieving the Five Diamond Central Station Certification validates all of the hard work and the forward-thinking philosophy of our company,” Woodie Andrawos, president of NMC, said in a prepared statement.
“NMC's mission is to provide the highest degree of technology, customer service and CSR training for the benefit of our dealers,...