Customer Interactions

JULY 27, 2010

'As Director of the Fairfax County, Virginia Department of Public Safety Communications, I have the distinct honor of heading up a new full-service, state-of-the art, next generation 9-1-1 public safety communications center that serves Fairfax County. Our center is co-located with 3 other agencies (the Virginia State Police Dispatch Center, the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Center and the Virginia Department of Transportation Traffic Management Center).

Technology 28

Technology Transportation Accountability Personalization 28

Customer Interactions

JULY 25, 2010

'The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC for short) is an organization whose mission is to ensure the reliability of the bulk power system in North America. Founded in 2006, NERC does this through a set of standards and through its strong enforcement program. NERC’s standards specify requirements for planning, operating and maintaining the bulk power system.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Best practices Consulting Consulting 28

Customer Interactions

JULY 22, 2010

'“The deal is a lock. The customer loves us and we’re written into the RFP by name,” or so the sales guy told me. So you can imagine how surprised I was when several weeks later I received an anxious call from the same sale guy. “Our partners aren’t bidding. They say the deal will go to an electrical contractor. What are we going to do?

Engineering 28

Engineering Sales Consulting Consulting 28

Customer Interactions

JULY 18, 2010

'Some questions are easy to ask but hard to answer, like how dangerous are our schools? In 2007 the CDC reported 5.9% of surveyed US students admitted to carrying a weapon (gun, knife, etc.) into school within the past 30 days. It also reported that 7.8% of students admitted to having been threatened or injured by a weapon in the past 12 months and that 12.4% had actually been physically involved in fight at least once.

Wireless 28

Wireless Education Surveys Management 28

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Customer Interactions

JULY 12, 2010

'The Clery Act is the governing regulation that requires institutions of higher education to release campus crime statistics and security policies and give timely warnings of crimes that represent a safety threat to students and employees. The law was named after Jeanne Clery, a 19-year old student who tragically, was raped and murdered in her campus residence hall in 1986.

Education 28

Education Government Management 28

Customer Interactions

JULY 26, 2010

'The stars seem to be aligning for Next Gen 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1). NG9-1-1 standards are taking shape and, by all reports, some emergency communications centers will be ready to receive live Next Gen 9-1-1 type calls as early as this year. Still, the looming migration to Next Gen 9-1-1 will impact many areas – technology, funding, and operations to name a few – and there are still questions to be answered.

Government 28

Government Engineering Service level Technology 28