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people news calendar Doug Richard, a 14-year employee with Midwest Alarm Services, will take over leading the company as its presi- dent, effective January 1. Richard has held several roles with the company, from sales to his recent position as operations manager. Richard will work for a few months in transition with current presi- dent, Dustin Smyth, who is retiring after 18 years. Midwest Alarm Services is a 65-year- old Des Moines, Iowa, business. ---------------------------- Kevin Prasad is the new director of information technologies at Remote Security Solutions, based in Atlanta. He is replacing Louis Calderon. ------------------------------- Parallel Technologies hired Joe Reger as its sales director. Most recently, Reger served as vice president of sales and oper- ations for NOREX. ---------------------------- Viscount Systems hired Sarah James as senior director of sales. James will report to Viscount's CEO Scott Sieracki. James comes to Viscount after working with AMAG Technology, as its director of business development then its director of enterprise sales. ------------------------------- Pivot3 named Bruce Milne as the com- pany's new vice president and chief mar- keting offcer. Milne has more than 20 years of marketing and products experi- ence in technology. ---------------------------- 3xLOGIC appointed Donny Shaffer as its director of customer support services. Shaffer, a 15-year veteran of the indus- try, has been overseeing and develop- ing 3xLOGIC certifcation courses since March, after managing support and train- ing for infnias access control solutions. 3xLOGIC acquired access control pro- vider infnias in March 2015. Feb. 2-3 TechSec Solutions. At the Delray Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Fla., the industry's premiere conference on new and emerging technology brings togeth- er end users and security systems inte- grators to exchange ideas on the latest trends and technology in the security industry. Security Systems News will rec- ognize all Class of 2015 "20 under 40" integrator and end user winners at a spe- cial reception. The conference features educational sessions and a technology showcase. www.techsecsolutions.com. ----------------------- Feb. 4-6 Barnes Buchanan Security Alarm Conference 2016. Held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., it will include presentations on the alarm industry and a market overview by Michael Barnes of Barnes Associates. www.barnesbuchanan.com ----------------------- March 7-8 The Great Conversation in Security 2016. Held at Bell Harbor Conference Center, Seattle, it is designed to advance the value of stakeholders in the risk, resilience and security indus- try. Security Systems News is the premier media sponsor for this event. ----------------------- April 5-8 ISC West. Held at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, ISC West will feature 1,000 exhibitors. Products will include access control, biometrics, networked security prod- ucts, public security and safety, remote monitoring, systems integration, video surveillance, and wireless applications. The SIA educational sessions run from April 5-7 and the exhibition hall will be open from April 6-8. Running parallel with ISC West, Reed Exhibitions is hosting its inaugural Con- nected Security Expo @ ISC West. Read more about it on page 9. databank Periodicals Postage Rates paid at Yarmouth, ME and additional mailing office. Security Systems News (ISSN 15280519) is published monthly by United Publications Inc., 106 Lafayette St., P.O. Box 998, Yarmouth, ME 04096; 207-846-0600. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material or prices quoted in the magazine. 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Postmaster: Send address changes to Security Systems News, PO Box 47860, Plymouth, MN 55447-0860. stock watch Prices quoted are from the close of business on December 14, 2015 Brad Duffy has been promoted from treasurer to third VP on the executive committee of the National Council of Investigative and Security Services. The NCISS committee's main function is to monitor legislative and regulatory activi- ties, investigations in the security industry and develop and encourage high standards of conduct. Duffy is president of the security division at Per Mar Security Services, based in Des Moines, Iowa. Per Mar installs and services security sys- tems throughout the Midwest out of 23 branches. Security Systems News caught up with Brad to ask him fve questions. What is special about where you live, Des Moines? It's the heartland of America. It's a big enough city that you can do whatever you want, but still a small enough community where people are very friendly. I moved here four years ago. I'm from Davenport, Iowa. I've also lived in Chicago and attended school in Indiana. Do you have children? Yes. My wife, Alison, and I have two children. Michael is 4 and Colleen is 2. Alison and I have been married for six years. How did you and your wife meet? We both attended the University of Notre Dame. We were married in Chicago. What do you do in your spare time? It's usually family time. Michael loves watch- ing sports, so we watch football and basketball together. I'm a Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan and a Green Bay Packers fan. Colleen is a girly girl, and she likes watching princess movies. We go to the park. I work a lot, but when I get alone time I like to read, play tennis. We do like to travel, to take the kids to Chicago and Davenport to see their cousins. They have about 25, ranging from newborn to age 14. What kind of books do you enjoy reading and what would you recommend? Non-fction. I like business books, psychological books. I would recommend "Beyond Selling Value" by Mark Shonka. —Amy Canfeld Five Questions COMPANY (ticker) Price Previous 52-WK HIGH 52-WK LOW EPS The ADT Corp. (ADT) 33.20 33.97 42.88 29.34 1.72 AlarmForce Industries (AF.TO) 10.80 11.50 11.97 9.87 0.47 Alarm.com (ALRM) 16.77 16.55 20.25 10.26 0.06 Ascent Capital Group (ASCMA) 15.77 19.48 55.04 15.27 -4.48 Avigilon (AVO.TO) 19.72 11.90 25.62 11.20 0.76 Checkpoint Systems (CKP) 5.94 6.15 14.23 5.07 -0.25 Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) 26.49 26.79 30.31 23.03 1.88 Diebold (DBD) 30.70 36.09 38.94 29.16 1.09 Electronic Control Security (EKCS) 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.01 -0.07 Flir (FLIR) 28.53 28.72 34.46 25.12 1.71 Gentex (GNTX) 15.56 16.16 18.80 13.84 1.01 Honeywell (HON) 98.98 102.36 107.41 87.00 5.71 ImageWare Systems (IWSY) 1.07 1.49 2.40 0.90 -0.10 Ingersoll Rand (IR) 54.16 57.70 70.93 49.74 2.55 Johnson Controls (JCI) 39.67 44.12 54.52 38.48 2.37 Kratos Defense (KTOS) 3.66 4.73 7.12 3.64 0.37 Mace Security (MACE) 0.37 0.38 0.49 0.32 -0.02 Moog Inc. (MOG-A) 62.74 63.04 77.28 52.33 3.35 NAPCO (NSSC) 5.53 5.79 7.60 4.30 0.26 Nortek Inc. (NTK) 42.48 47.38 92.96 41.53 -1.64 Richardson Electronics (RELL) 5.36 5.72 10.14 5.30 -0.51 ScanSource Inc. (SCSC) 33.44 36.99 41.95 29.53 2.17 Securitas AB (SECU-B.ST) 124.90 125.00 135.00 88.45 6.58 Shenzhen Infnova (002528.SZ) 13.04 13.74 13.87 7.60 0.03 Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 108.73 105.63 111.18 90.08 4.94 Tyco International (TYC) 31.77 35.71 44.84 31.48 1.29 United Technologies Corp. (UTX) 93.03 97.83 124.45 85.50 6.47 Verint Systems Inc. (VRNT) 40.00 46.36 66.45 39.01 0.08 Vicon Industries (VII) 2.13 2.31 2.55 1.22 -0.57 Viscount Systems (VSYS) 0.02 0.03 0.10 0.01 0.01 Brad Duffy Databank 31 SECURITY SYSTEMS NEWS JaNUaRY 2016 www.securitysystemsnews.com