Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) Introduces Video Leadership Team

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) has announced the appointments of Nicola Oakie, Pete Jankowski and Stephen Carney to its video solutions team, according to a company announcement. 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 announcement says. The team will report to Ken Francis, DMP executive vice president of video solutions, who joined the company in February to lead the company’s video monitoring product strategy. “Video monitoring requires specialized expertise across technology and channel segments, so assembling the right leadership team is essential,” says Francis in the DMP announcement. “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.” Who’s on DMP’s New Video Leadership Team? Oakie will join DMP as senior director, commercial monitoring solutions. Born in Scotland, Oakie joined the security industry more than 20 years ago in Las Vegas. Oakie recently served as the vice president of sales at Netwatch North America and led national sales at the National Monitoring Center. She first served as director of business development at I-View Now. Oakie will lead DMP’s first Monitoring Partner Program, focusing on the needs of retail, guarding and wholesale monitoring operations with security products and services for professionals. Jankowski will assume the role of vice president of video engineering. He 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 chief technology officer for Loronix, Verint and Cisco Video as a result of the acquisition of SyPixx. “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,” says Jankowski in the DMP announcement. “I’m particularly excited about leveraging AI-enabled video analytics, edge computing, unified platform design and modern streaming technologies. “My focus is on innovating robust, integrated solutions that deliver real value, improving detection capabilities, system reliability and ease of deployment,” he says. With more than 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. 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. He spent 10 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 U.S. Army. “We’re building upon years of investment in expanding our video monitoring platform,” says Brad Tucker, DMP vice president of product management and support, in the company announcement. “The future belongs to solutions that combine intrusion, access control, video and intelligent analytics. We’re excited to provide the most advanced experience for those who self-monitor or hire professionals.” The post Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) Introduces Video Leadership Team appeared first on Security Sales & Integration.