Digital Monitoring Products, Inc. - Experts & Thought Leaders

DMP has named Mike Taylor as Executive Vice President of Sales. An established industry leader, Taylor will be responsible for the company’s growth, go-to-market strategies and sales team development.     “Mike Taylor has a long history of growing physical security dealer programs with intrusion, access control and video technologies,” said Rick Britton, founder and CEO of DMP. “Many on our team have worked with Mike in the past and know his reputation of success. He’s the right leader for this role, and the right fit for DMP.” Experience Taylor has spent 20 years in senior leadership, most recently serving as Head of Sales, Public Sector and Channel Sales at Alcatraz. As Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Hirsch, he constructed and deployed solutions for commercial and federal markets. Previously Taylor led North American sales teams for Milestone, Brivo and AMAG Technology. Taylor brings extensive experience across all sectors and product groups to DMP. Setting the standards “The opportunity to join a talented team of people at a world-class company was too good to pass up,” Taylor said. “My goal is to build an industry-leading sales team to set the standard for our peers and competitors.”  Taylor began his position with DMP on July 20. During his first six weeks he will be traveling to visit DMP customers, then attending the Global Security Exchange September 14-16 in Atlanta. 

DMP has announced the appointment of Nicola Oakie, Pete Jankowski and Stephen Carney to its video solutions team. A pioneer in intrusion and access control for decades, DMP’s video initiative is the next step in a carefully executed strategy to provide professional dealers and monitoring centers with a world-class unified security platform. The team will report to Ken Francis, DMP Executive Vice President of Video Solutions. After partnering with DMP for over 20 years, Francis officially joined DMP earlier in 2026 as the first to lead the new video monitoring product strategy. His objective is to innovate industry-leading, practical solutions that are easy to deploy, improve detection and reduce false alarms, saving costs for dealers and customers.   Reducing false alarms “Video monitoring requires specialised expertise across technology and channel segments, so assembling the right leadership team is essential,” Francis said. “Our success depends on understanding cameras, analytics, software, monitoring center workflows and dealer success as part of a single ecosystem. I’m thrilled to say this team is made up of some of the most experienced individuals in the industry.” Nicola Oakie will join DMP as Senior Director, Commercial Monitoring Solutions. Born in Scotland, Oakie joined the security industry over 20 years ago in Las Vegas. Oakie recently served as the VP of Sales at Netwatch North America and led national sales at the National Monitoring Center. A trailblazer in video monitoring, Oakie first served as Director of Business Development at industry pioneer I-View Now. Fully integrated security platform Breaking new ground at DMP, Oakie will play the instrumental role of leading the company’s first Monitoring Partner Program, focusing on the needs of retail, guarding and wholesale monitoring operations with security products and services for professionals. Pete Jankowski will assume the role of Vice President of Video Engineering. Jankowski is the founder and former chairman of Next Level Security Systems, Inc., where he was integral in launching the company’s first fully integrated security platform. Previously, Jankowski served as CTO for Loronix, Verint and Cisco Video as a result of the acquisition of SyPixx.   Improving detection capabilities “When the opportunity arose to contribute to the design and development of the next generation of DMP video systems, I was eager to get involved. I’m particularly excited about leveraging AI-enabled video analytics, edge computing, unified platform design and modern streaming technologies,” Jankowski said. “My focus is on innovating robust, integrated solutions that deliver real value, improving detection capabilities, system reliability and ease of deployment.” Stephen Carney will lead DMP product marketing. With over two decades of leadership experience in the security industry, Carney will lead product marketing across all DMP products, with a focus on the accelerated growth of the video platform. Professional monitoring applications Carney recently served as President of Shooter Detection Systems. Previously, he held multiple executive leadership positions at HID Global, where he led product management and marketing initiatives focused on access control, cloud solutions and mobile credentials. Carney spent ten years with Tyco Security Products and Johnson Controls, serving as Senior Director of Video Surveillance, Integration Solutions and Cybersecurity. Before entering the security industry, Carney practiced law and served as a Lieutenant in the US Army. Adding to the ongoing success of their flagship Virtual Keypad™ platform, DMP expanded their AlarmVision® technology and introduced a powerful line of commercial video solutions in 2026, including 12 high-resolution low light IP cameras with active deterrence, designed for professional monitoring applications. “We’re building upon years of investment in expanding our video monitoring platform,” said Brad Tucker, DMP Vice President of Product Management and Support. “The future belongs to solutions that combine intrusion, access control, video and intelligent analytics. As the Original Unified Platform, we’re excited to provide the most advanced experience for those who self-monitor or hire professionals.”

DMP has announced Zach Chambers as Director of Sales, Southeast. With nearly a decade in the security industry, Chambers brings invaluable experience managing multi-state territories and building trust-based relationships with dealers, integrators and end-users. Chambers says his well-rounded perspective on the industry gives him a deep appreciation for the challenges and opportunities customers face. Building trust-based relationships “My goal is to be the strongest leader I can be,” said Chambers. “Not only for the southeast region, but for DMP. I’m excited to help elevate this territory to new levels of performance, and to lead with integrity, loyalty and ambition.” Chambers recently served as Director of Global Accounts, Security & Access Solutions at Honeywell, where he oversaw full account management and executed strategies that delivered revenue growth and long-term partnership success. Chambers will play a key role in supporting regional sales managers and elevating strategies and results at DMP.

The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) will be held at the Indiana Convention Center, June 3-6, in Indianapolis. The show focusses exclusively on the electronic security and life safety industry, including companies that service the connected Internet of Things (IoT) space for homes and businesses. The ESX Main Stage will highlight inspirational presentations from motivational speakers, Dr. Rick Rigsby and Kevin Brown. In addition, there will be a founder of a drone security company and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence from Kleiner Perkins for OpenXchange, and a Secret Service agent for the Closing Keynote. Sharing best practices and trends In breakout sessions, colleagues and business thought leaders will share best practices, trends and opportunities that helped their own companies and careers, so that others might replicate their successes or minimise their failures. These sessions are aimed at propelling attendees to reimagine their business models and go-to-market strategies, says George De Marco, Chairman of ESX and Managing Partner for DECO Ventures LLC. Examples of breakout sessions include: CounterPoint Forum – “False Alarm Dispatches - A Real Threat or a Nuisance to the Industry?” “Top 3 Ways to Grow Your Video RMR” “5 Faster, Smarter Ways to Improve Cash Flow” “Artificial Intelligence Real Time Video Monitoring Solutions” Promoting security professionals’ growth Our goal is to develop next-gen methods that deliver industry content and promote professional growth"“Each year, we challenge ourselves to raise the bar of the educational sessions and main stage events,” says De Marco. “One of the ways is introducing new faces and voices for the peer-developed and peer-driven educational sessions that offer best practices and identify trends, opportunities and challenges for industry professionals to consider today and in the future. Our goal is to develop next-gen methods that deliver industry content and promote professional growth as the industry pivots to the future.” New entrants and disruptors are challenging traditional go-to-market strategies, causing traditional companies to rethink how they rise above the noise in a changing competitive landscape and handle new consumer buying behaviours, says De Marco. Exhibitors at ESX Exhibitors that support ESX include Interlogix (Diamond sponsor), Napco (Platinum sponsor), Alula and DMP (Gold sponsor), and ADI, Altronix, Bold Group, Essence, ICT, Quick Response, Resideo, Secura key, Security Central and WeSuite (Silver sponsors). ESX seeks to connect exhibitors with the influencers and decision-makers from companies that represent a cross section of dealers, integrators and monitoring companies in North America. The exhibit hall will be the focal point for exhibitors to showcase their latest technology in the city’s impressive convention centre. The exhibit hall will be the focal point for exhibitors to showcase their latest technology in the city’s convention centre “We recognise individuals and companies during the Opening Celebration that help propel the industry forward and at our VIP Event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” says De Marco. “During the day, there are meals around the Main Stage sessions which gather attendees around the table for casual conversation before the presentation begins.” Indianapolis, home of the Indy 500, is a unique location that has a lot to offer the attendees of ESX. A special night at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will invite a limited number of guests to share great food and drinks, to experience a trip around the track in an official pace car, and to ‘kiss the bricks’, a speedway tradition. Centrally located in the US, Indianapolis is a convenient convention destination for travel, whether flying or driving. Connecting with peers and colleagues Another benefit of the show is the cross-section of companies represented in the industry, whether large, medium or small There are also networking opportunities throughout the week. The Pub Crawl, an attendee favourite, is a night where long-time friends gather, and new friendships are made. “This is where the real conversations happen between peers and colleagues about real problems of running and growing a company, and solutions that can make a difference,” says De Marco. Another benefit of the show is the cross-section of companies represented in the industry, whether large, medium or small players. This enables professionals to come together to connect with their peers and colleagues, allowing for deep discussions on how to grow their people, revenues and profits, including mentoring opportunities that encourage leadership development, says De Marco. The subject of finding qualified employees is top of mind for almost every industry today, especially the security industry. Sessions that address hiring and managing employees for industry professionals include  “Hiring from Outside the Monitoring Industry: Surprising Resources for Great Operators” “Maximise New Employees: Why Onboarding is Critical to Their Success” “5 Tips for Effective Employee Performance Evaluations” Helping attendees to reinvent their business “Our focus is primarily on the attendee, helping them connect with suppliers, colleagues and opportunities that reimagine their businesses, so they can be stronger competitors,” says De Marco. “If we can provide the right knowledge to inspire or transform the attendees to take meaningful action or implement change that helps them remain relevant, we believe we have succeeded.” There will be an undercurrent of sadness at ESX this year because the industry recently suffered a loss. George Gunning, former CEO of USA Alarm Systems and one of the founding members of ESX, passed away in February. “We would be remiss if we didn’t recognise his contributions and influence on the industry and ESX over the years,” says De Marco. Another founding member of ESX who has passed away is John Murphy, formerly CEO of Vector Security.