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34 DATABANK www.securitysystemsnews.com AUGUST 2011 DATABANK PEOPLE NEWS ABI Research on June 30 announced that Craig Foster, who specializes in M2M (machine-to-machine communications) and home automation markets, has joined the company as senior analyst, Home Automation Systems. Foster is based at the firm’s Irthlingborough office in the UK. Prior to joining ABI Research, Fos- ter worked as a market analyst for IMS Research in the UK. 3VR on June 29 announced two appoint- ments to its executive team as the com- pany continues to expand. Charlie Ryan has joined the company as CFO and Tony Craythorne will serve as SVP of global channels. Most recently, Ryan served as CFO for Sensage, an enterprise software company in the security sector. Cray- thorne comes to 3VR with relevant chan- nel experience, most recently serving as vice president of global modular channels for Hitachi Data Systems. Michael Ooten has been appointed as regional sales manager for Honeywell Systems, a division of Honeywell Secu- rity Group. In this role, Ooten will focus on growing sales of Honeywell’s video surveillance systems for Texas and Okla- homa. He has more than 10 years of indus- try experience including a stint at Dowley Systems in Oklahoma. Pelco by Schneider Electric officials on June 20 announced that as of July 1, 2011, Sam Belbina, currently VP of Sys- tems Integration for the company’s east region, is taking on a new role leading the Security Center of Excellence (COE) and the video organization. Belbina has more than 20 years of experience in advancing an organization’s sales and operational efficiencies while providing technical expertise and financial growth throughout various multi-million dollar industries around the world. FIVE QUESTIONS Amy Jo Feliciano is the central station operations manager for EPS (Engineered Protection Systems, Inc.), based in Grand Rapids, Mich. This June, she won the CSAA Central Station Manager of the Year award, pre- sented at the ESX show in Charlotte, N.C. Feliciano also was a runner-up for the same award in 2010, winning an honorable mention. Feliciano started at EPS in 1994. She worked all three shifts as a central station operator before becoming a supervisor. Then she developed the first service dis- patch position and held that position until 1999, when she became operations manager. Security Systems News caught up with Amy Jo in June and asked her five questions. Amy Jo Feliciano You live and work in Michigan. What do you like about the state? Michigan is very beautiful, and people love the seasons. I love summer; I like heat. What are some of the things you like about the season? I like to run and walk and I’d much rather do that outside than go to the gym…I like to lay out in the sun, or even just do yard work in the sun. What do you enjoy doing when you’re not at work? My (three) kids are getting older but they sure do keep me busy … and the week I received the award, actually that same night, I was proposed to. So another busy thing—now I’ve got to plan a wedding! Are you a dog person or a cat person? Absolutely a dog person, 100 percent. A big dog lover—all big dog breeds…I have a Boxer. I used to have three Boxers and I’m down to one and she’s getting up there, she’s 9 years old now. What’s your favorite movie? I really don’t see a lot of movies. I’m a busy person. But every holiday season, I will watch Elf over and over and over again. That is my all-time favorite movie, I think. Will Ferrell does an incredible job … It is so funny. —Tess Nacelewicz Periodicals Postage Rates paid at Yarmouth, ME and additional mailing office. Security Systems News (USPS 018-248) is published monthly by United Publications, Inc., 106 Lafayette St., PO Box 998, Yarmouth, ME 04096; 207-846-0600. 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