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Nominations for the 2026 Elliot A. Boxerbaum Award for Security Design Project of the Year are now open. The award will recognize projects that went live between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. The Elliot A. Boxerbaum Memorial Award will be presented to a consulting or engineering company which designed and specified a qualified and completed security design project. It will recognize collaboration, design excellence, uniqueness, creativity, and administration factors which contributed to a highly successful security project.
The presentation will occur at the next CONSULT Technical Security Symposium
All valid applicants will have registration fees waived for the next CONSULT. Award project finalists and designers will be featured in Security magazine.
We congratulate Bala Consulting Engineers and Matt Ezold for their winning submission for the 2025 Elliot A. Boxerbaum Award on 900 & 801 Church in Nashville, TN.
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The Ed Chandler Security Innovation Award recognizes innovation emanating from the security consulting community. That innovation may be a process, service offering, or unique application of technology or product. This about introducing novel ideas, methods, or devices, and may be incremental improvement or radical breakthrough. Ultimately, innovation drives progress and change by addressing needs, solving problems, and creating new opportunities. Security-specific design companies, low-voltage system design companies, Architectural and Engineering, and MEP firms all qualify. Companies are invited to apply for this year's award, with innovations introduced July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
We congratulate ADRM for winning the inaugural 2025 Ed Chandler Security Innovation Award for the DEFENDER Security Management Platform.
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Mr. Heisler founded Facility Control Systems, Inc. (FCS) in 1992 to help large clients
assess, plan, design and implement enterprise class physical security systems. As an
Independent Security and Technology Consultant, Mr. Heisler provides a broad range of
professtional services to help clients achieve their physical security goals. Mr. Heisler
has assisted Fortune 100 and 500 clients to identify and develop industry best practices
for system design, documentation, master planning and the processes needed to install,
manage and maintain control of their technology based security systems.
With over 30 years of hands on experience and knowledge of what is needed to make
enterprise technology based physical security systems successful, Mr. Heisler has
developed standards and technical provisions that identify and streamline the process for
efficient design, acquisition and a low cost of ownership. Mr. Heisler has received
industry acknowledgement and awards for innovative and cost effective design for the
first IP HD CCTV system in major league sports (Busch Stadium 2006).
Mr. Heisler has a BS in Management from Maryville University and a Certificate in
Mechanical Technology from Washington University. He serves on the advisory board of
major system equipment manufacturers and is BETA site for independent performance
testing of IP Mega Pixel Cameras. Mr. Heisler is an active ASIS member, has attained
Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Physical Protection Professional (PSP)
certifications, conducts training for STL Chapter CPP candidates and trains for ASIS
International Advanced Applications and Technology programs. Mr. Heisler is a working
group member of the ASIS International - American National Standards committee
developing the new Security Management Standard - Physical Asset Protection.
Phone: +1 636-946-7963
Email: eheisler@facilitycontrol.com
Linked-In: www.linkedin.com/pub/ed-heisler/7/4b8/2b1
Certifications: CPP, PSP
The security consultant is a vital link between a building or facility’s requirement for security and the successful installation of a system to meet that requirement. From risk assessment to security audit to system design to the details of implementation and practice, it is the security consultant who identifies, then turns requirement into reality. SecuritySpecifiers allows a variety of constituencies – OEM's, integrators, facility owners and operators, end-users, and architectural firms – to access an up-to-date listing of companies and individuals skilled in the design and specification of physical security systems.
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