Expert Details
Physical and Electronic Security Products/Applications, Industry Trends, and Market Strategies
ID: 730617
Georgia, USA
From his time spent on executive and field level staffs, and the extensive contacts he maintains in the security world, Expert has in-depth knowledge of current business practices and strategies, and he has a broad based perspective of trends and market conditions that affect the security industry. Application experience is in most vertical markets - financial, retail, education, hospitality, healthcare, and government; and he is an expert in channel selling and marketing strategies. In his career, he has been involved with notable enterprise level projects with major national and international companies such as Wells Fargo, 5th3rd, and PNC Banks; he has led successful teams on security projects with worldwide implications for Capital One, TSys, and Sears/KMart; and he has been responsible for organizational structuring and policy development for field sales, operations, and business development efforts.
Most of Expert's career was spent with Mosler Inc. (high-end physical and electronic security systems provider of product, service and installation) where, as Regional VP, he had responsibility for all sales, service, and installation operations in the $65M Southern Region. His other positions held include Business Development Director at March Networks (network video technologies), VP-US Sales at Ipix Corp (IP/Megapixel 360 degree network camera), Director of US Sales for Rapiscan Security Corp. (X-Ray scanning), and Director of U.S. Sales for Aigis Mechtronics (network and legacy video surveillance).
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1969 | Degree: BA | Subject: Political Science / History | Institution: Randolph-Macon College |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2008 to 2009 | Employer: Aigis Mechtronics | Title: Director of Business Development - U.S. | Department: Business Development/Marketing |
Responsibilities:Directed sales and marketing groups, with focus on integration of security integrator and consultant/A&E channels, identification and training of sales agents. Maintained direct contact with major clients. Departmental P&L. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2006 to 2008 | Employer: March Networks | Title: Director of Business Development - S.E. | Department: Business Development |
Responsibilities:Managed process for the sales and deployment of networked recorder and IP video technologies through system integration channels in 11-state SE Region. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2005 to 2006 | Employer: IPIX Corp | Title: VP - U.S. Sales | Department: |
Responsibilities:Start-up. Territory structuring and sales team development; sales channel identification and marketing strategies. P&L. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: Honeywell Security | Title: District Manager - GA/FL | Department: |
Responsibilities:Managed sales and service/installation operations for Georgia and Florida district. Included staffing, territory structuring, sales and marketing strategies. P&L. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2002 to 2004 | Employer: Rapiscan Security | Title: Director of U.S. Sales | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for development and growth of sales and business development network, new and existing business and market channel development, and overall sales and revenue growth of high-end personal screening and X-Ray scanning systems. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1979 to 2002 | Employer: Mosler Inc. | Title: Regional VP - Southern Region | Department: |
Responsibilities:Directed $65M, 14 state Southern Regional sales, installation, and service operations - 32 branch offices. Managed Regional marketing, engineering, and accounting groups. Maintained close associations with major account clients and signed off on all major negotiations. |
Additional Experience
Training / Seminars |
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As a sales and business development manager, Expert has conducted in-house product training seminars for security products and applications, and he has developed industry specific sales training seminars focused on channel marketing dynamics and selling into non-end user channels. On numerous occasions, Expert has conducted training seminars focused on new technologies and competitive pressures as a part of channel partnering initiatives. |
Marketing Experience |
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From associations with March Networks, Aigis Mechtronics, and IPIX, Expert has obtained an appreciation of the trends toward security as a part of total network solutions. He can speak to trends and strategies of the industry and of specific companies as network integration and convergence move toward becoming a reality. From the years spent with Mosler and Rapiscan, an appreciation of the security industry as a whole is realized, and his expertise ranges from true physical security (vaults, safes) to X-Ray scanning to access control to IP video and analytics to convergence technologies. This global view is unique in an age that seems intent upon specialization and tunnel vision approaches to logical solutions. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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Expert has taken his expertise beyond traditional security into fringe areas of license plate technologies, traffic management, tracking and apprehension using GPS, and retail analytics and data capture. Whenever presented with new opportunities for growth, Expert has proved to be a tireless researcher and valued asset to his clients. |
Fields of Expertise
access control system, bank security, closed-circuit security system, closed-circuit television, command, control, communication and intelligence, commercial security, electronic security, network security system, physical security, premises security, retail security, school security, security, security system, video security system, residential security, bank procedure, high school security, transit security, industrial security, hospital security, homeland security, college security, public safety, hospital safety, security management, electronic article surveillance, computer room security, burglar alarm, automatic headcount