Tag: 20 under 40 2013

Erik Evans, 37Southwest region operations manager,Cox Home Security, Cox CommunicationsAtlantaHow did you get into the security industry?In 2010, I was a project manager at Cox and was asked to be the sales project leader for the launch of the new Cox Home Security product in Arizona. It started out as just another project that I ran, but the more I learned about the product the more I wanted to continue to be tied to it and see it grow. One of the reasons I was so interested was that my own house...

Joe Parisi, 39Senior account executive, Rapid Response Monitoring ServicesSyracuse, N.Y.How did you get into the security industry?I started a military career right after high school, which led me to pursue an electrical engineering degree. While I was studying for my degree I did an internship at a company called Detection Systems, which is now Bosch. I was assigned to the development team of the Radionics D6600 receiver. My internship turned into a full-time position, and that's what got me into...

Renee Mallonee, 29Dealer marketing manager, MonitronicsDallas, TexasHow did you get into the security industry?I fell into it from the marketing aspect. I went to the University of Kentucky for marketing and advertising, and then based on that I was looking for a marketing position and found Monitronics. … The opportunity [marketing coordinator] was exciting because Monitronics was investing more in their marketing, building a new team and marketing strategy that focused on quality to build and...

Stephanie Wagner, 31Licensing and compliance manager; field operations training and support,The ADT Corp.Boca Raton, Fla.How did you get into the security industry?Actually it's kind of funny, being in the security industry I thought was going to be kind of a temporary job while I was looking for another job. I started with Brink's Home Security in South Florida in 2003. [Brink's became Broadview Security, which was acquired by ADT in 2010].  I started as a tech. I never thought of security as my...

Rosanna Taveras, 32Sales account manager, Diebold SecurityElmsford, N.Y.How did you get into the security industry?After five years of working in facilities management and two years as an account executive with an electrical company, I decided I wanted to focus on a specialty area. During that time, I worked with numerous security system integrators that designed, engineered and maintained security systems, and I developed an appreciation for the level of knowledge and expertise that is required...

Ronda Meyer, 37Vice president/controller, Per Mar SecurityDavenport, IowaHow did you get into the security industry?I had been in public accounting for six and a half years and was looking to get out of public and into private. At the time, a few people let me know about a controller position at Per Mar. I applied, came in [and] was intrigued by the services and the fact that it was a family-owned company. I realized soon after starting that there's a lot to be learned in an industry like this, and...

Robert Gaulden, 37Vice president of sales, Kratos Public Safety & Security SolutionsSan Diego, Calif.How did you get into the security industry?My move into security integration came about in large part because I had a mentor assigned to me when I worked at Ingersoll Rand, in their security division. He pointed out that … integration was a growing part of the industry, that it was still maturing, but that there would be lots of opportunities to jump into the industry and make a relevant impact....

Anjanette Brennan, 34Service program representative, RFI Communications & Security SystemsSan Jose, Calif.How did you get into the security industry?I was working at the Westin Hotel at the San Francisco Airport and I wanted a career change. When I saw an ad for a position at Mosler [Safe Company], I went in for an interview, then a second interview and got my first admin job there. Thirteen years later I'm still in the industry, and this is my third job in security. There's a lot more to the industry...

Jesse Rivest, 34Regional sales manager, Affiliated MonitoringUnion, N.J.How did you get into the security industry?I was finishing up at Eastern Connecticut [State University] and I had studied computer science. Really my goal was to get into computer networking because I thought that was what I wanted to do. I worked with a headhunter and started getting interviews, and one of them happened to be at a company called Visonic. It really wasn't a networking position, but for some reason it piqued my...

Joey Rao-Russell, 39President and CEOKimberlite Corp., an independent Sonitrol franchiseFresno, Calif.How did you get into the security industry?Several members of my family are in law enforcement and didn't have a high opinion of security, with false alarms and things like that. I had worked in retail sub-prime financing as a divisional director of operations and I was recruited to implement credit and collection policies for this company. But I found out it was security and I was like, “Hmmm...