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Adam Wicks is a Shareholder in the Pittsburgh office of Buchanan, where he leads the firm’s national Private Equity and Venture Capital practice, overseeing the representation of private equity and venture capital firms, independent sponsors, family offices, search funds and other sources of private capital. As a member of Buchanan’s Security Alarm, Fire and Medical Alert …

Don Weakley is the CEO of Peak Alarm Company. Don is a veteran of the United States Army, having a distinguished 25-year career that included six deployments to combat zones in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. As an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer, Don disarmed, rendered safe and disposed of tens of thousands of explosive …

Spencer Rogers is the Senior Vice President at Barnes Associates. He is based in Jupiter, Florida. Spencer has over 30 years of industry experience, including operational expertise at SecurityLink, Signature Security (AUS/NZ), Cambridge Protection, and Honeywell Security Monitoring before joining the firm. Spencer leads the firm’s benchmarking programs, working with multiple industry associations to orient their reporting …

Jason Parish is a partner in Plante Moran’s state and local tax (SALT) practice. Jason works in all areas of SALT, including income/franchise, sales/use, and gross receipt taxes. He primarily works in the firm’s service and manufacturing & distribution industries, including the due diligence practice where he helps identify state issues and assist with restructuring …

Stephen Palmer provides multi-state consulting services for small and large businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. He assists clients with direct and indirect state and local tax issues, as well as due diligence matters and transaction planning. Stephen’s clients appreciate that they can lean on his expertise for challenging state tax issues. He’s …

William Niles is the Chief Executive Officer at Brinks Home. William has 30+ years in senior leadership positions building and leading companies in the smart home security, media and technology services industries, including serving as a Director, CEO and Chief Transformation Officer of Brinks Home, CEO of Ascent Capital Group Inc, Co-Managing Director of Ascent …

Aria Kozak founded Elite Interactive Solutions in 2007 and currently serves as its CEO. Throughout his 35¬‐year career in the security industry, Aria has been responsible for conceiving, implementing and operating many highly successful business activities, including growth strategies, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as developing, cultivating, and maintaining long-term relationships among the senior …

Thomas Kim is the EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Brinks Home. Tom has 20+ years of financial expertise, with a long history of guiding organizations through financial transformations, optimizing processes, and driving profitability. Prior to joining Brinks Home, Tom was the CFO of Smoothie King, where he led all corporate development, strategy, IT, business …

John Honovich is the founder of IPVM, the world’s leading authority on physical security technology, the industry’s most widely read and cited resource. IPVM’s unique combination of technology testing and financial analysis enables us to predict trends and spot corporate problems and opportunities more accurately. Under John’s leadership, IPVM has collaborated with the BBC, the …

Scott Elkins is CEO of Zeus Fire & Security, a network of leading fire and security providers. Zeus’ footprint includes Alert Alarm of Hawaii, Independent Alarm of New Jersey, PASS Security of Missouri, SMG Security of Illinois, and UAS of Pennsylvania. Scott is the former owner and a 30-plus-year employee of UAS, a national provider …