The finalists of the 2019 US Outstanding Security Performance Awards have been decided.
Now in their fourth year, the US OSPAs are part of a global awards scheme that serves to acknowledge the creditable and infinite contributions that companies, initiatives, teams and individuals make to the security industry and wider community. The awards recognise exceptional performance in different categories.
Winners of the 2019 awards, which are sponsored by Innovise, will be announced on the 9th September at GSX Chicago at an Awards Reception which will take place in the Grand Ballroom at McCormick Place (also known as room S100).
Tickets to the reception are included in GSX all-access badges – others may purchase tickets here
The finalists are:
Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Bell – 11th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Andrews
Matthew D. Hollandsworth – American Systems
Jeff Karpovich – High Point University
William S. Marcisz – Advent Health
John Storm – Raytheon
Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director
Robert Fisher – Admiral Security Services
David Serafine – G4S
Dustin Wilhoit – Allied Universal
Outstanding Security Team
11th Security Forces Squadron – Joint Base Andrews, Maryland Team
Denali Universal Services – Alaska Regional Hospital Security Team
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Public Safety Team
Raytheon AST Physical Security Team
Texas A&M University-San Antonio Police Department
Outstanding Security Consultant
Sean A. Ahrens – Affiliated Engineers, inc | AEI
Scott McChesney – SPEC-X Global Consulting
Michael Glasser – Glasser Security Group
Hillard Heintze, A Jensen Hughes Company
Outstanding New Security Product
Evolv Express™ – Evolv Technology
FVS (Fast Video Search) – Gorilla Technology Group
Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection – Shooter Detection Systems
The Jazz Platform – Jazz Networks
TrueFort Analytics – TrueFort
Outstanding Security Training Initiative
Amazon Global Security Academy
Dale Carnegie Excellence in Customer Service Training Program – G4S
The Genentech Hillsboro Security Program
Chris Chopp (Site Operations Manual) – Raytheon
The Security Development Programme – Sodexo
Outstanding Young Security Professional – Sponsored by Denali Universal Services (DUS)
Ryan Alexander – Las Vegas Valley Water District
Joseph D’Ascoli – Gobal Elite Group
Liz Frank – Hostage US
Angela J. Osborne – Guidepost Solutions
Jason Sikora – SOS Security
Outstanding Security Officer – Sponsored by International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO)
John Coleman – Allied Universal
Matt Mills – Global Elite Group
Sam Obregon – Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Outstanding Contract Security Company
Admiral Security Services
G4S Secure Solutions USA
Global Elite Group
Off Duty Services Inc
Sodexo
Lifetime Achievement – Sponsored by VIVOTEK
The winner will be announced on the day
We would like to thank our sponsors; Innovise, DUS, IFPO, and VIVOTEK, and also the judges, supporting associations and everyone who entered. We look forward to seeing you all at the GSX show where we have a booth – 2206.
