It all started back in 2009 when Chris Gilbert took a chance on himself to pursue a dream. “I'm starting a company, and everybody said, thing, that experience is the thing that you've got to go through. If you're not...
ESA is getting ready to welcome its 75th year in 2023 and with that, will be announcing exciting news from volunteer leaders on benefits, programs and events. Get a pulse check on the latest industry training trends, membership updates and...
The Summer of 2022 is coming to a close. We are now in the thick of the next school season! Whether your employees are in the market for school supplies, their next vacation or just getting a head start on...
By John Loud, ESA Chairman I am honored to have been elected to serve as the 2022-2024 Chairman of the Board for the Electronic Security Association. ESA has and always will be a place for the security professionals and vendors...
It is amazing how time flies! I am amazed that nearly two years have passed since I took the position of President and now Chairman of ESA. This role, like many others, came with facing certain challenges and during my...
John Loud, president of LOUD Security Systems in Georgia and most recently elected as ESA's next Chairman on the Board of Directors, did not begin his career anywhere close to the electronic security industry. His journey began with a degree...
It all begins in the basement of a friend's home in Chicago Ill., back in 2001. Like the archetypal Silicon Valley garage in which massive computer corporations started; this was the modest location where the ideas for Convergint were developed....
Adventure seekers. Path forgers. Security integrators. That’s not a likely combination, but it is at Northland Controls. In a world obsessed with safety, they pursue security holistically with their eyes ever-forward, seeking what’s beyond the horizon so that companies can...
“I want to give you an example of the fun we have here,” Melissa Brinkman says. She opens her door and turns her laptop around, giving her Zoom audience a glimpse into the office. The screen fills with colorful lights...
A family man and motivated spokesman for industry standards, Reiswig has been at the same companycontributing to the industry for 34 years. He started at Simplex Time Recorder, which was bought by Tyco International and later merged with Johnson Controls. “When I started out, I was going to school for electronics at...