Mr. Daniel L. Briggs

Daniel L. Briggs, CPP

Senior Vice-President, Sales and Marketing
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Daniel L. Briggs, CPP
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Mr. Briggs has over 18 years of experience in the security industry.He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) as designated by the American Society for Industrial Security.As a member of the Duos executive team, Mr. Briggs leads and directs the sales and marketing programs.He has extensive experience in project management, systems integration, and system design.Mr. Briggs has completed numerous technical courses in electronic access control, CCTV, fiber optics, biometrics, and digital video recording and storage.He is a Florida Crime Prevention Practitioner, as certified by the Florida Attorney General's Office.In addition, he is an instructor with the Florida Attorney General's Office, educating law enforcement officers on electronic security system technology and trends.Mr. Briggs is an active member of The Executive Committee (TEC), an international organization for CEOs and key executives.Prior to joining Duos, Mr. Briggs was the General Manager for SEMCO, a security systems integrator based in Jacksonville, Florida.Mr. Briggs is a graduate of Northeastern University, College of Criminal Justice.

Dan Briggs

HIS Project Manager

Name: Dan Briggs
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Bio: Dan Briggs is the General Manager for SEMCO Integrated Systems, a security systems integrator based in Jacksonville, Florida.SEMCO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Access Systems.Dan has significant experience working with a variety of clients, which include projects on local, regional, and national levels.Dan has over fifteen (15) years of experience in the security industry.He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) as designated by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).He is a Florida Crime Prevention Practitioner as designated by the Florida Attorney General's Office.In addition, he is an instructor (independent contractor) for the Florida Attorney General's Office, training crime prevention officers on electronic access control and CCTV systems.Dan has numerous technical certifications in access control and CCTV, along with formal training in estimating and project management.Dan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University in 1985.He is an active member of The Executive Committee (TEC), an international organization for CEOs and key executives.
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Dan Briggs - General Manager, SEMCO

"One of the things about the security industry is that sometimes the smallest systems grow," says Dan Briggs, general manager of SEMCO, Jacksonville, Fla. "We have situations in which a security director is looking to get an access control system for his business, and he or she starts out small just to get things started.
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If you turn away from a two-door system because it's too small, two years later when they want 50 doors, you're going to be missing out," Briggs says.

SEMCO's projects during the past year have encompassed all different sizes, including a $1,000 basic intrusion system, to a $1.2 million project for the Dept. of Defense.

"We don't look at it as small or large.The focus really should be on what's the criticality of the system to the business, and what is the value that that system is going to bring to the table.Even though it may be considered a small system, it may be extremely important to the [end user]," he says.

For that reason, Briggs advises integrators to apply the same project management practices to all projects -- regardless of size.
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It's important that you provide a system that is modular that can handle the two-door system and can also handle the 128-door system," Briggs advises.

"It's a smart choice by the manufacturer.The manufacturers know that the majority of systems sold are less than eight doors, but they also know that the tendency is for these systems to grow.You can buy systems that provide 16-reader capacity and the next year the client needs a seventeenth reader.Rather than buying new software, it's a software upgrade," Briggs adds.
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If they do, we will commit to meeting the scope of work and service arrangements of that," says Briggs at SEMCO.

"One of the things about the security industry is that sometimes the smallest systems grow," says Dan Briggs, general manager of SEMCO, Jacksonville, Fla. "We have situations in which a security director is looking to get an access control system for his business, and he or she starts out small just to get things started.In some cases, security directors may only have a small budget initially.Once they get in it and they can see how it provides better security, then it really starts to mushroom from there."

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If you turn away from a two-door system because it's too small, two years later when they want 50 doors, you're going to be missing out," Briggs says.

SEMCO's projects during the past year have encompassed all different sizes, including a $1,000 basic intrusion system, to a $1.2 million project for the Dept. of Defense.

"We don't look at it as small or large.The focus really should be on what's the criticality of the system to the business, and what is the value that that system is going to bring to the table.Even though it may be considered a small system, it may be extremely important to the [end user]," he says.

For that reason, Briggs advises integrators to apply the same project management practices to all projects -- regardless of size.

"Small projects take on the same project management principles and practices as large projects.You need to be very careful with small projects because there is not as much room for error...you can't do a small project haphazardly and have a quality result," Briggs cautions.

Security, Video & Access: Integration to Scale
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It's important that you provide a system that is modular that can handle the two-door system and can also handle the 128-door system," Briggs advises.

"It's a smart choice by the manufacturer.The manufacturers know that the majority of systems sold are less than eight doors, but they also know that the tendency is for these systems to grow.You can buy systems that provide 16-reader capacity and the next year the client needs a seventeenth reader.Rather than buying new software, it's a software upgrade," Briggs adds.

When it comes to digital video recorders, however, the ability to use the same system from the same manufacturer for different sized projects isn't as easily accomplished, integrators say.

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If they do, we will commit to meeting the scope of work and service arrangements of that," says Briggs at SEMCO.

General Manager: Daniel Briggs, CPP

SEMCO Headquarters5018 Spring Park RoadJacksonville, Florida 32207

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