40 Under 40

Jennifer Hall, 35, and her dispatch team are all about delivering superior service response to their clients. As the director of Service Dispatch for Securitas Electronic Security (SES) in North America, Hall manages all objectives and initiatives of the Service Dispatch Department: managing the service routing, scheduling and utilization of field service resources, as well as being the interface with clients and partnering with district service managers to drive service excellence in the United...

First, he served our country. Now Timothy Minor, CAPM, is serving the security industry at the young age of 24, and he hasn’t even graduated college yet! Minor is the founder and president of T.A. Minor & Associates, a security and management consulting firm he formed in 2019, where he serves as a physical security and management consultant. “I work with our R&D Department, as well as the Simulation Department, daily working on improving and innovating our simulation by adding more...

Mark Milas, 39, changed his perspective on the security industry from “something to do until I figure things out” to “a real and rewarding career path.” Milas serves as the Vice President of Security for Tenet Healthcare - a health system and services platform based in Dallas, Texas, and he has been with the company since February 2019. “In my role, I oversee all physical security operations for the organizations, including corporate security, hospital security,...

Technology is at the forefront of Erin Macauley’s daily routine. As Business Applications Coordinator at Allied Universal Technology Services, a security and facility services company with offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, Macauley oversees the customer relationship management (CRM) and quoting tool for the company’s 30 branches and some 250 users. “Over the past eight years, I have worked in various roles at Allied Universal, but always...

Parker Macdonald, 39, and his group at Citi took on the responsibility of security technology management with the goal of increased efficiency, while also fueling his interest in applying these security products throughout the company. As Global Technology Manager at Citi, based in Tampa, Fla., Macdonald and his group are responsible for implementing, maintaining and enhancing the technology utilized by Citi’s Security and Investigative Division.  “This includes all physical...

Jon Harris, CPP, PSP, says there was never a dull moment in his role as Director of Enterprise Solutions at Guidepost Solutions LLC. Harris just recently took on a new position as vice president of The Index at Group337, a team of experts focused on the business of the security, access control and IoT industries. “In my role [at Guidepost], I worked with organizations to deliver a wide array of Guidepost Solutions services,” he explained. “[Guidepost] offers...

Megan Hubbard, 33, excels in her dual role as Dealer Relations and Compliance Manager at Alarm Capital Alliance (ACA), and she loves every aspect of it. “In this role, I serve as a liaison between our dealer partners and ACA’s internal teams to ensure successful relationships, and to facilitate communication standards,” she told Security Systems News. “I also oversee the entire permitting process for our nationwide customer base, researching regulations, and adhering to...

For Abe Canales, 40, it is all about going above and beyond for his customer base. As Director of Engineering and Field Services at 3Sixty Integrated, Canales oversees a team of around 20 people composed of engineers, site superintendents, field technicians, and application engineers. “My day-to-day responsibilities focus on coordinating the design, installation, and service team efforts according to our customers’ needs,” he explained. “Thus, my broad-scoping role involves...

The demand to secure cannabis facilities continues to grow as the number of U.S. states that legalize marijuana continues to increase. Haley Glover and her team are ready to answer the call, making sure that these businesses comply with state and city regulations before they could open. Glover, 31, is the senior security consultant at Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, based out of Dallas, Texas. Her day to day consists of constant communication with clients and vendors. “Our company is a...

Michael Amaro is very much hands-on in his role as director of security engineering at Sentinel Consulting in New York City. Amaro is responsible for the design and expression of the diverse security technologies that serve as key elements to Sentinel projects. “This includes the creation of specifications, construction drawings, renderings, system design, device placement and coordination, and installation details,” he explained. “Additionally, I am responsible for training...