Tag: ESA
Doyle Security Systems President/CEO Jack Doyle – ‘I feel incredibly lucky to have this opportunity’
July 18, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Doyle Security Systems has provided safety and security services in Upstate New York and surrounding communities for more than 100 years.
Family owned and operated since 1919, the Rochester, N.Y.-based provider of integrated security management products and services recently announced the promotion of Jack Doyle, the great-great-grandson of company founder John A. Doyle, to president and CEO, becoming the fifth generation to lead his family’s company.
In this exclusive...
WeSuite adds industry veteran Julie Sanders Rolles as account executive
June 26, 2023SSN Staff
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—WeSuite, a manufacturer of sales management software for security technology sales and service providers, announced that Julie Sanders Rolles has joined the company in the role of account executive.
Rolles will serve as the primary sales contact for those interested in WeSuite’s QuoteAnywhere and the Site Survey sales software. She will focus on members of PSA Security, AiN Group, ESA, and the Resideo dealer network. WeSuite’s platform offers seamless...
ESA welcomes two new board members
July 14, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently installed two new members on its Board of Directors - Rick Seymour, CEO, CSI Palm Beach, and Michael Barnes, Founding Partner, Barnes Associates, Inc.
Seymour and Barnes were installed onto the ESA Board of Directors during the ESA Annual Meeting at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) and began their term on July 1.
The purpose of a director on the ESA Board is to work collectively as a team to provide good governance...
Former ESA president Cecil Hogan dies at 73
April 29, 2021SSN Staff
DALLAS—Cecil Hogan, founder and president of Security Consultants, Inc. in Memphis, Tenn., and president of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) from 2002-2004, passed away on April 24, 2021. He was 73.
Hogan served 13 years on the ESA Executive Committee, and in 2004, he was awarded the industry’s most prestigious award, the ESA Morris F. Weinstock Award, which recognized his lifetime of service to the electronic security and life safety industry.
During his ESA presidency,...
ESA launches online security technician assessment exams
February 19, 2021SSN Staff
DALLAS, Texas—The Electronic Security Association’s (ESA’s) National Training School has launched a valuable new tool to help employers with one of the biggest challenges faced when hiring new security technicians - gauging practical areas of proficiencies.
“Many other professions use skills assessments to verify computer or accounting expertise, for example, so ESA felt with the thousands of test questions we have available from our courses that we would have the perfect...
SIA and ESA launch Foundation for Advancing Security Talent
September 2, 2020SSN Staff
DALLAS, Texas – The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA) have partnered to launch the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to promote careers in the physical security technology and life safety industry.
The goal for FAST is to connect passionate, innovative professionals with new opportunities in electronic security and life safety.
”Whenever we talk to SIA members about their...
ESA Leadership Summit going virtual
July 24, 2020SSN Staff
DALLAS—The ESA Leadership Summit is an annual event for company leaders in the electronic security and life safety industry. This year, the summit experience will be virtual as ESA Leadership Summit Stay Connected, held Sept. 29 - Oct. 1. The summit will connect leaders with content and contacts needed to thrive amidst uncertainty via education, self-selected one-on-one meetings with vendors and networking events.
“Our ESA Members are continuing to drive value to their customers,...
ESA announces upgraded training experience
July 9, 2020SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association’s (ESA) National Training School (NTS) has helped the electronic security and life safety industry get training, licensing and certifications for the last 30 years. The school just launched an upgraded learning management platform and course shopping site to enhance the training experience.Â
Upgrades include:Â
A new, enhanced learning portal to easily find current course load, access previously taken courses and track progress;
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Electronic Security Association offers free online CEU courses for all
March 23, 2020SSN Staff
DALLAS—ESA is now offering select free CRU courses in recognition of the economic challenges for businesses affected by COVID-19.
“As an association, we are in the business of building a strong, united industry front — of building community,” Merlin Guilbeau, chief executive officer, ESA said in the announcement. “I am confident that we can, and will, get through this together.”
Six courses extend the opportunity to learn new topics, and to work toward certification...
ESA offers customizable onboarding, staff development training program
February 17, 2020
DALLAS—Cookie-cutter training just won't “cut” it for this industry. Delivering the right type of training, along with content that helps professional students in their current roles, as well as sets them up for success going forward, is of utmost importance. Understanding this, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently launched Training as a Service (TaaS), its customizable, in-house employee onboarding and staff development program focused specifically on the electronic...