For the second straight year, Security 101 – San Francisco Bay Area was presented with an award as the Top-Ranked Security 101 branch among its "new" national locations, which are defined as branches that have been in operation for 3 years or less. We were honored to win this award again for our 2021 performance, and we will continue to grow our team of project managers, programmers, engineers, and technicians to offer the best level of service to our San Francisco Bay Area commercial security customers.
Security 101 now has 55 locations nationally to serve our national or multi-site corporate customers across the United States. We offer a unique business model relative to other national commercial security integrators, in that we provide both national service and support, along with local ownership in each market. According to our Global Accounts customers, our unique business model provides them with all the benefits of a national security integrator and the customer service levels one might expect from a locally owned and operated business.
Our San Francisco Bay Area office is now based in Pleasanton, CA, and services major surrounding metropolitan cities, including Oakland, Fremont, Redwood City, Concord, and Fairfield. We’ve added a South Bay branch in San Jose to better serve our customers in Silicon Valley and surrounding areas.
Our Sacramento team works with both business customers and the many state and local government entities that reside in that region. If your business resides anywhere in Northern California, Security 101 has you and your business covered.
As businesses in the Bay Area continue to reopen, we have added additional products and services to our portfolio to ensure that your business’s employees can return to work as safely as possible. We are continually analyzing new technologies that will improve the security of our business customers and their people, property, and profits. One partner that we’ve added recently is Blue Eye, which provides AI-driven video surveillance, combined with a “talk down” feature from a remote monitoring center, to prevent crime before it happens. If you’re utilizing security guards or surveillance cameras, this service provides the best of both solutions at an attractive price point.
If you are considering access control, video surveillance, cloud-based commercial security solutions, or a fully integrated security system for your business, please contact us via this link.
Pictured in this post (L to R): Tatiana Gomez - Branch Coordinator, Robert Chamberlin - President/Owner, and Paul Newton - Director of Operations.
Security 101 - SF Bay Area was recently presented with an award as the Top-Ranked Security 101 office in 2020 for all "new" franchisees, which are locations that have been in operation for 3 years or less. We were honored to win this award, and we will continue to grow our team of sales engineers, project managers, programmers, and technicians to offer the best level of service to our San Francisco Bay Area commercial security customers.
Security 101 now has 55 locations nationally to serve our national or multi-site corporate customers across the United States. We offer a unique business model relative to the “big box” national commercial security integrators, in that we provide both national service and support, along with local ownership in each market. According to our national customers, our unique business model provides them with all the benefits of a national security integrator and the customer service levels one might expect from a locally owned and operated business.
Our San Francisco Bay Area office is in Walnut Creek, CA and services major surrounding metropolitan cities, including Oakland, San Jose, Fremont, Redwood City, Concord and Vallejo. Our sister branch in Sacramento handles that geography and works with the many state and local government entities that reside in that region. If your business resides anywhere in Northern California, Security 101 has you covered.
As businesses in the Bay Area begin to reopen, we have added additional products and services to our portfolio to ensure that your businesses’ employees can return to work as safely as possible. Many of our local business customers are now installing “touch-free” access control solutions, which allow employees and visitors to enter and exit a facility without directly touching a door handle or lever.
If you are considering access control, video surveillance, cloud-based commercial security solutions, or a fully integrated security system for your business, please contact us via this link. Thank you!
Paul Newton is now the new Director of Operations leading the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento installation, service, and support teams.
“We are very happy to add an Operations executive with Paul’s background to our growing team. Paul’s extensive security industry experience will be a huge asset to us as we scale our business in the Bay Area and Sacramento, and his “people first” management style blends well with both our local culture and the management philosophies of Security 101 nationally” said Robert Chamberlin, President of Security 101 in the San Francisco Bay Area & Sacramento.
Paul most recently worked with Honeywell Building Solutions, managing all aspects of the company’s most important enterprise accounts. Prior to that Paul worked for Kratos (later acquired by Securitas), serving as Project Manager, Operations Manager, Western Regional Operations Director, and finally the General Manager for the State of California. In his last role, Paul managed a P&L of over $60 million for the company.
With twenty-five years experience as an operational leader in the commercial security industry, Paul brings the operational, leadership, and communication skills needed to go above and beyond as a company leader, while also providing the team leadership skills that will contribute to his managing and empowering the Security 101 installation, service and support teams.
“I’m pleased to join a premier company like Security 101 and look forward to the opportunity to develop our company into a major player in the Bay Area commercial security market. Security 101 offered me a unique ability to utilize my entrepreneurial background as we grow our local offices in Northern California, while also providing valuable management tools, resources, and a growing national network of locations to support nationwide installations,” said Paul Newton.
For more information on Paul’s background and the rest of our leadership team, please visit our website.
Security 101 partner Openpath has recently been anointed as the top partner access control system by Group 337’s Access Control Index. The group’s 2021 study reviewed the 40 global leaders in physical access control software. The analysis serves as an informed evaluation of how a company is doing today by looking holistically at the company, products, people, habits, cultures, terminologies, mindsets and more. It also outlines market opportunities and key data points to predict how companies are expected to perform in the future.
Openpath ranked 1st in the prestigious Commanders category of The Index, with an overall score of 73 percent, reflecting its leadership in the access control industry. The average for all companies analyzed in the Index was just 54 percent.
For more information about Openpath and other leading cloud-based security solutions, contact us today!
BOMA Oakland/East Bay is affiliated with BOMA International, which has locations across the entire U.S. and internationally. Founded in the early 1900’s, BOMA International represents commercial building managers and owners globally, and provides important tools to inform commercial real estate professionals on best practices and industry standards via educational programs, publications and live meetings.
Locally, the East Bay/Oakland chapter of BOMA has supported the commercial real estate industry in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Southern Solano counties since 1924. Membership includes building owners, managers, developers, real estate brokers, commercial facility managers, lawyers, architects, and various partners to the industry. The organization’s membership manages or owns over 70 million square feet of office, medical office, corporate facility, industrial and retail space. Nearly 150 companies employing thousands of people are also represented.
We are pleased to be counted amongst the corporate supporters of BOMA in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2021!
As a small business you may find researching commercial security solutions for a new office location to be overwhelming at times. The first step for many small companies is to swap out old-fashioned keys for a more modern and secure commercial access control system. There are many reasons that companies prefer access control to traditional keys, such as:
There are a number of companies in the Bay Area that provide expert installation of access control systems, including established, national commercial security integrators like Security 101. Locksmiths and smaller, local security companies often offer their customers basic access control systems that might be sufficient for a small company without significant growth potential, such as a small professional office of attorneys or doctors.
When selecting a vendor to provide you with security solutions for your business, it is clearly important to ensure that the company is fully licensed by the State of California to perform these services. Typically, a reputable security company will display its license information on business cards and/or its website. If you’re not certain that a company is fully licensed with the state, you can easily check to see via this link.
Security 101 is unique in the commercial security industry, with a national network of over 50 offices and with local ownership in each location. We work with small businesses to install cloud-based access control and video surveillance / CCTV systems, midmarket customers, and enterprises with fully integrated security systems including visitor management, instruction detection, access control and video surveillance. We would welcome the opportunity to bid on your next project large or small – please call or email us today for an initial consultation!
ASIS International is dedicated to expanding and enhancing knowledge sharing, best practices, and peer-to-peer connections so security professionals across industry disciplines can access the information and resources they need to succeed.
In 2021 our branch is pleased to be involved in a leadership role in the local Bay Area chapter of ASIS. Security 101 – San Francisco (Bay Area) President Rob Chamberlin has accepted a role of Membership Committee Chair and will be responsible for driving new memberships in the ASIS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
For more information about ASIS in the Bay Area and other key leaders of the organization, please click here or contact us for more information.
Security 101 – San Francisco (Bay Area) today announced Okizu as the winner of the 9th Annual “Gift of Security”, designed to support a local nonprofit organization serving San Francisco Bay Area residents.
Okizu’s mission is to help all members of families affected by childhood cancer to heal through peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs. Sadly, the organization’s “Camp Okizu” was badly damaged by a wildfire in September of 2020. "We are amazed at the way our community has rallied behind us as we recover from the fire, including showing up to vote in huge numbers during this contest. This security system will be a welcome addition to our new camp" said Suzie Randall, Okizu’s Interim Executive Director.
“We had a number of very worthy charities participate in our Gift of Security program this year. It is particularly gratifying to be able to assist Okizu in rebuilding its facilities after their recent fire so that they can continue their important work of supporting children coping with cancer” commented Rob Chamberlin, President of Security 101 – San Francisco Bay Area.
Last month a panel of Bay Area community leaders reviewed the nominations and selected three finalists for online voting.
As the winning organization, Okizu will receive a surveillance system provided by Security 101’s equipment sponsors, Axis Communications and WESCO Distribution, Inc. as well as professional installation, engineering and programming from Security 101 – San Francisco (Bay Area).
Congratulations! The nonprofit grand prize winner of $10,000 worth of integrated security services from Security 101 and equipment from product partners, Axis Communications and WESCO, is Okizu.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's program. We are proud to announce that it has been the biggest and best Gift of Security ever — we tallied 150,000 votes across the country! Learn more here
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Nonprofit finalists have been named for the 2021 Gift of Security and the winning nonprofit will be determined by online vote. Voting will take place between November 25 and December 11.
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BOMA Oakland/East Bay has provided support and information to the commercial real estate industry in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Southern Solano counties since 1924. Membership includes building owners, managers, developers, real estate brokers, facility managers, architects, lawyers and various suppliers to the industry. The organization’s membership is responsible for over 70 million square feet of office, medical office, corporate facility, industrial and retail space. Nearly 150 companies employing thousands of persons are also represented. Contact Rob to learn more
Nominate a worthy nonprofit today! Whether you're the nonprofit, or you have one in mind... fill out the online forms with as much information as you can to increase your nominee's chances of becoming a finalist for the big prize of an installed video security surveillance system.
Security 101 - San Francisco Bay Area was happy to be included in this “real life” look into the SBA’s PPP & EIDL loan programs. Unfortunately no small businesses cited in the article has yet received any of the “emergency” aid intended to save small business jobs nationally. Frustrating but making some progress with our SBA lender, so hope to get it done soon!
In the meantime we remain open as an “essential business” here in the Bay Area, so let’s be in touch if you need service for your current system, or a complimentary security assessment. View the finder.com article here
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Congratulations! The nonprofit grand prize winner of $10,000 worth of integrated security services from Security 101 and equipment from product partners, Axis Communications and WESCO, is San Jose Police Emerald Society.
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Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's program. We are proud to announce that it has been the biggest and best Gift of Security ever — we tallied 150,000 votes across the country! Learn more here
Nominate a worthy nonprofit today! Whether you're the nonprofit, or you have one in mind... fill out the online forms with as much information as you can to increase your nominee's chances of becoming a finalist.
Security 101® – San Francisco, proudly announcing this new location now open and operating as the 4th California office. Learn more about the owner and operating partner Rob Chamberlin, as reported by SecurityInfoWatch.com, Security.World, SecurityInformed.com and PR Web.
