20 under 40: Class of 2018

YARMOUTH, Maine—Security Systems News is proud to recognize another class of promising young professionals with its “20 under 40” awards. Among this year’s honorees are professionals from large security companies—including ADT, Securitas Electronic Security and G4S—as well as stand-out end users such as KeyBank, Harley Davidson and the Cleveland Indians.

John Bekisz Jr., 31

Systems integration manager, Securitas Electronic Security Inc.

Elmsford, N.Y.

Shannon Beritzhoff, 31

Branch manager, First Alarm

Richmond, Calif.

John Butrim, 37

Director of national accounts, ADT Security

Pompano Beach, Fla.

Joshua Cummings, 38

Director, engineering services, VTI Security

Burnsville, Minn.

Michael A. DeVita III, 37

General manager, Securadyne Systems

Andover, Mass.

Kevin Didden, 37

Senior manager, security programs and administration, MTA

New York

Vince DiGennaro, 25

Manager, event security operations, Cleveland Indians

Cleveland, Ohio

Greg Ghirardi, 40

VP, strategic manager, physical security solutions, KeyBank

Cleveland

Greg Ghirardi started his career in security at MBNA America Bank. “I found it to be really interesting. So, I stayed in the security world,” he said.

Jesse Johnson, 37

Corporate security lead, Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Milwaukee