“Kirk helped provide great energy, imagination and leadership when he was named SIAC chairman,” said Stan Martin, SIAC executive director. “But his role in SIAC is only the latest in a long list of contributions he has made to the industry while at the same time building a successful 43-year career in law enforcement and the private sector.”

Martin continued, “Kirk has a unique and diverse background that has been invaluable to helping SIAC achieve its mission of working with law enforcement to promote best practices in alarm management. He has owned a full-service security, armed guard response and central station company in Los Angeles and has led the 43rd largest alarm company in the U.S. In security manufacturing, he held varying roles of increasing responsibility at General Electric and United Technologies. In the software field, Kirk was VP of Platform Sales for alarm cloud innovator Alarm.com. Kirk also served 29 years with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department as a full-time Deputy and ultimately retired as a Reserve Lieutenant. He is currently president of MacGuard Security Advisors Inc., which provides business strategies, strategic growth initiatives, builder development services, acquisition analysis, SWOT evaluation and customer satisfaction surveys.”

MacDowell has also served the electronic security industry as: past chairman, Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation (AIREF); chairman, Security Industry Alarm Collation (SIAC); chairman, Leadership Identification and Nomination Committee of ESA (LINC); former board member, Security Industry Association (SIA); former board member, The Monitoring Association (TMA); and past president, Los Angeles County Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (LABFAA).

“It has been a privilege throughout my career to work with other professionals in our industry like Bill Moody who recognized that by working together we could best serve and protect our communities,” said MacDowell. “I would urge the next generation of leaders in our industry to make this same commitment to its mission of enhancing public safety.”

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