In this presentation, James will explore the unique challenges faced by higher education institutions in data importation and management. He'll share Stanford University's journey from initial solutions to their current state-of-the-art, massively multithreaded service, which has significantly enhanced efficiency and performance in handling complex data workflows.

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James Dornan, Senior Application Engineer at Stanford University

With over 35 years of expertise in computer networking, security, system administration, programming, web development, telecommunications, hardware, database management, and application design, this accomplished technologist has played a pivotal role in transforming data integration processes at Stanford University. Working within the Card Services Technical team, they have developed innovative solutions to address the unique challenges of higher education, including high-performance, multithreaded services and optimized data workflows.

Throughout their career, they have successfully integrated complex systems and designed applications for Fortune 500 companies like United Rentals, Cigna, and Montgomery Asset Management. They also contributed to FTP Software, founded by the inventors of TCP/IP, further enriching their deep technical expertise.

In 1995, they founded a consumer and business-focused ISP that was one of the first to offer ISDN with a class-C network address, showcasing their entrepreneurial spirit and forward-thinking approach.

Proficient in a wide range of technologies and programming languages, including JavaScript, Lua, PHP, SQL, Java, C, C++, Golang, Python, and Docker, they have driven technological innovation and seamless system integrations. Dedicated to continuous learning, they have pursued advancements in AI and machine learning to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Learn about how Auburn has sped up the ID issuance process and seamlessly integrated this into OnGuard and related technologies. Hear about tools from HELUG business partners that helped accomplish this. Detrios, LenelS2, Princeton Identity, Traka ASSA ABLOY, and Allegion are all part of this time travel experience.

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Rob Stanford, Senior Applications Systems Analyst at Auburn University

Rob Stanford is the System Administrator for Auburn University’s OnGuard system. As a Senior Application Systems Analyst with Auburn’s Facilities Management, his responsibilities also include supporting other enterprise software solutions and campus stakeholders.

Rob has been an integral part of the campus team tasked with introducing mobile credentials to students and employees as well as updating over 3,500 card readers throughout campus. Rob enjoys working as part of a team and believes in hard work, but also finds a way to have fun doing it. He is an avid sports fan; baseball being his favorite. When he is not cheering on his favorite team, he also finds joy hiking in the woods, attending a concert, or traveling with his family.

NYU journey navigating an ancient badging platform to the new cloud based platform.

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Martin Kollek, NYUIT Project Lead at New York University

At his core Martin is an Engineer with an Artist's heart... or is it an Artist with an Engineer's heart. Meh... You get the point! He loves the Great Outdoors. Hiking, fishing, camping, snowboarding, you name it!

Martin has been at New York University since 2014. During his time at NYU he has worn many hats: Project Leader, Architect, Engineer, Systems Analyst, Tech Support.

His main area of responsibility now is Application and Data integrations. In part the questions he always asks are: what data should be going into systems, what rules need to be applied to the data, what data should be exported back out of the system.

DAX by Detrios makes it possible to consider several options for automating door control on campus. This session steps through the various approaches colleges and universities can take to leverage their existing events management and access control systems for more intelligent event and room management. Using real-world scenarios from major college campuses across the country, attendees will have the information needed to begin bridging these two critical systems to create safer campus environments.

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Jason Higley, Co-President of Detrios

Jason Higley is a software engineering leader with over 15 years of experience developing physical access control integrations and solutions. He currently serves as Co-President at Detrios, where he leads the development of custom integration projects and contributes to the ongoing enhancements of DAX.

In addition to his role at Detrios, Jason is the Vice President of Engineering at SwiftConnect, specializing in access control integrations. In this role, he leads a team of engineers in creating access control solutions that focus on the implementation and delivery of mobile credentials.

Join HID for an update on the evolving landscape of mobile credentials on the higher education campus. We’ll explore why mobile credentials are continuing to be a top trend in the higher ed space.

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Tim Nyblom, Higher Education End User Business Development Director at HID

Tim has 18 years of experience in end-user sales, business development and account management in the Physical Access Control Industry with an emphasis in the Higher Education vertical market space. Tim is a regular attendee and presenter at Industry trade shows, NACCU, Partner User Group event and other Higher Education conferences.

He utilizes collaboration with end-user clients, partners and team members to develop, adopt and implement identification and security solutions to his customers. He is reliable and driven by dedication, passion and a valued understanding of our industry.

Are you a time-traveling campus seeking a futuristic solution to wirelessly control and lockdown interior openings on your campus? Are you embarking on a journey to discover mobile Wallet credentials that can transport your students into a more secure and convenient authentication experience? But what about those locks from the past that you've invested in or were contemplating ordering? Can they withstand the test of time and support these advanced needs?

Join Allegion's Jeff Koziol as he takes you on a thrilling adventure through the capabilities of today's wireless locks. Learn about the key factors to consider and uncover the best practices for wirelessly securing student rooms, labs, offices, and classrooms while embracing the power of mobile credentials. Get ready to ask questions and engage in a lively discussion as we embark on this quest into the future!

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Jeff Koziol, Higher Education Business Development Manager at Allegion

Jeff Koziol works for Allegion as a Business Development Manager for Higher Education. He was worked for Allegion/Ingersoll Rand for over 31 years in three different businesses with various assignments in Project Management, Product Management, Marketing, Sales and Business Development.

Jeff is a member of NACCU – the National Association of Campus Card Users - and has a passion for working with Higher Education clients and partners to improve campus security while improving the student experience in this area.

He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from WPI in Worcester, MA and an MBA from RPI in Troy, NY. He resides in Westfield, Massachusetts with his family.

Hero and recurring HELUG favorite (after Ewa of course), Brian Tripp from the OnGuard Team gives you a look into the future towards the upcoming OnGuard 8.3 Release in September 2024. Where we’re going, we don’t need Roads! Just about 45 minutes of your time, to highlight the features and benefits coming in the next evolution of everyone’s favorite Security Management System.

We know the HELUG team will be interested in Lockdown Groups for sure, but there will be lots of other things to talk about including the new M-Series Access Controllers support.

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About the Speaker

Brian Tripp, OnGuard Product Manager at LenelS2

Brian is part of the OnGuard Enterprise Solutions team for LenelS2, focused on the areas of Access Control, Enterprise, and Core Infrastructure, but also serves as the ‘lead’ PM for coordination of the OnGuard programs. He joined Lenel in 2005 prior to the UTC acquisition in the Global Education team and grew into the position of Internal Training Manager, a role focused on educating internal Sales/Technical Teams on the latest product additions. Working closely with PM in this role led him to join the team as the PM for OnGuard in 2010. Since then, Brian and the team have supported OnGuard and our customers thru more than a dozen releases.

Before working at Lenel, Brian spent 7 years working as a Value Added Reseller for 3D Design Software; providing demonstrations, technical sales, and then managing their application engineering and support groups. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics and served in the US Army.

We will have a panel discussion on mobile and how campuses made their choices. We will take a few minutes to discuss biometrics/facial recognition at the beginning.

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Jeff Hansen, Regional EAC Campus Manager at ASSA ABLOY

Jeff has spent the last eight years working with end-users, integrators, and channel partners to develop best in class security and access control. The last five years have been focused on higher education, consulting with campuses from Kansas to Alaska to provide strategies and roadmaps to secure campuses. Previous experience in law enforcement and business have helped to navigate the challenges and complexities in the higher education landscape.

When not working, Jeff enjoys spending time with his eight kids, 13 grandkids and roaming the great outdoors in his side-by-side.

Dale Samsel, Regional EAC Campus Manager at ASSA ABLOY

Dale Samsel has spent the last nine years calling on higher education institutions in six states to discuss access control. Prior to that he was calling on all verticals since 2005 for ASSA ABLOY, working on solutions around door openings. Dale has been in the industry for 24 years.

To relax and unwind Dale likes to spend time with his three children and five grandchildren. He also enjoys making jewelry with his wife, rock collecting, and anything outdoors.

Hear "DB" discuss Apple's vision for Apple Wallet, Apple's commitment to privacy and security, and Apple's progress to date with focus on mobile access credentials.

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About the Speaker

DB Brudnicki, Apple Wallet Product Management Director at Apple

David Brudnicki “DB" leads global product management teams responsible for Apple's Identity, Transit, Access and Ticketing products and services in Apple Wallet. His teams helped shape a number of Apple Wallet and Apple Pay features and he has played a key role in creation and launch of Apple Cash and Tap to Pay on iPhone.

DB also leads Apple's efforts on Identity, bringing the first driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet. Prior to Apple, he held product and technology leadership roles in payments and mobile applications at two start-ups and at AT&T Wireless Services. DB is a decorated veteran of the United States Coast Guard.

The presentation will cover the recent news with Honeywell acquisition as well as how LenelS2 is well positioned to lead in the security industry and set new trends in the future.

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About the Speaker

Ewa Pigna, Chief Technology Officer at LenelS2

Ewa started her career with IBM in Boca Raton, FL., as a software engineer supporting autonomous manufacturing projects. She transitioned to CASI, a startup access control manufacturer supplying high end security solutions to corporate customers. She held various engineering positions, ranging from software developer, QA manager, software development manager, and vice president of engineering.

In 2002, she joined GE where she continued to expand her technical skills as well as leadership within engineering where she held many positions including of vice president of engineering. In 2008, Ewa was named Principal Engineer in the Office of Chief Engineer. As a deep technical subject matter expert in her field, Ewa focused on implementation of GE Security’s technology growth strategies for integrated products as well as developing technical talent within the company.

In 2010 Ewa joined UTC Fire & Security division of United Technologies. Ewa was named UTC Fellow for her deep software architecture expertise and contributions to the business. She provided mentorship to many women in technology across UTC and participated in the community by supporting STEM events. In 2013, Ewa assumed engineering leadership role as CTO at Lenel. Her focus was new product development and innovation as well developing technology partnerships to complement the overall Lenel solutions.

In 2024 with the Access Solutions acquisition by Honeywell, Ewa leads the Engineering team for the overall portfolio of LenelS2, Supra, Onity, and MAS businesses. Team’s focus is on developing next generation security solutions supporting cloud services, mobile credentials, and analytics enabling automated expert systems.

Ewa is the recipient of GE Security CEO Award, GE Women in Technology Award, as well as several patents for her work on mobile devices and integrated security applications. She is the recipient of Rochester’s Woman in Technology award from the local Rochester community for her contributions towards STEM education and promotion of women’s career development. Ewa is a University of California in Los Angeles alumna where she earned a B.S. degree in Mathematics and Computer Science.

This session includes discussion of how lockdown is setup for the University of Kentucky. This will include building lockdown, campus wide lockdown, and classroom lockdown.

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Stephen Cornett, Security Systems Director at University of Kentucky

Stephen Cornett serves as the Security Systems Director for the University of Kentucky. In this role he provides leadership and oversight for the Wildcard ID operations, Police/Campus Radio System, Security Management System, and Video Management System for the university.

For the last twelve years he has worked as the UKPD project manager for departmental projects and provided oversight on capital projects to include the integration and installation of the UK Central Security System, development and growth of the UKPD Technology Division, and had an integral role in the expansion of security technology for the university. Stephen maintains a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Demonstration around multiple ways for seamless enrollment as well as flexibility of multifactor authentication of Princeton Identity Solution

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Westin Wolfenden, Director of Business Development at Princeton Identity

Before Princeton Identity Westin was an integrator covering Pensylvania, New Jersey and New York City for over a decade specializing in access control, CCTV, commercial burglar alarms, and related areas. He has been with Princeton Identity for just over 2.5 years now covering the majority of the east coast.

As the company grows, we continue to expand in higher education as one of our main verticals thanks to the flexibility of our solution. In many ways PI's solution has become so flexible thanks to the requests of our partners in higher education.

Bobby Varma, Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Princeton Identity

Bobby has been with Princeton Identity since Day 1 and helped developed PI's solution back in the Sarnoff and SRI days. She is very passionate about our solution and the direction Princeton Identity continues to grow.

 

 

 

Tracy Neil (Stanford) and Martin Kollek (NYU) discuss their experiences using Forms Designer to add, remove, and modify fields in OnGuard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Martin Kollek, NYUIT Project Lead at New York University

At his core Martin is an Engineer with an Artist's heart... or is it an Artist with an Engineer's heart. Meh... You get the point! He loves the Great Outdoors. Hiking, fishing, camping, snowboarding, you name it!

Martin has been at New York University since 2014. During his time at NYU he has worn many hats: Project Leader, Architect, Engineer, Systems Analyst, Tech Support.

His main area of responsibility now is Application and Data integrations. In part the questions he always asks are: what data should be going into systems, what rules need to be applied to the data, what data should be exported back out of the system.

Tracy Neil, Application Admin & Software Developer at Stanford University

Tracy has been with Stanford University since 2007 and she works for University IT on the Card Services Technical team. Basically, if an ID card is involved in any way, her team supports it! This includes Lenel OnGuard for access control, CS Gold and Atrium for campus card transaction processing, Fargo Connect for badge printing, Detrios and Traka, and any upstream or downstream integrations in-between.

Her primary focus at the moment is migrating campus off of old ILS hardware and executing a successful and long-awaited upgrade to Lenel OnGuard 8.2 in August.

Receive updates on Traka Touch Pro (latest key cabinet design), development roadmap including migration to Linux and multiple credential per user support, and intelligent lockers for weapons management including a video case study from RIT.

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Craig Newell, Vice President of Sales & Business Development at Traka ASSA ABLOY

Craig Newell is the Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Traka, a part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. He is responsible for the strategic partnerships and revenue growth for the Traka Americas region. A native of the United Kingdom, Craig studied at the University of Northampton and joined Traka in Olney, the UK as a Production and Service Technician in 1999.

As one of the original employees of Traka, Craig's leadership and intuitive business acumen lent to several other key positions, including R&D, Technical Manager, and Technical Operations Director, before becoming the VP of Sales & Strategic Business Development. In this most recent role, he oversees the technical solutions portfolio for over 20 industry channels and is responsible for America's revenue growth.

Since joining the company 23 years ago, Craig has had first-hand experience developing new product technologies based on customer feedback and relatable field experience, helping to ensure Traka's developments remain at the forefront of the key and asset management industry. From working with developing teams on Traka's first line of intelligent electronic lockers using RFID technology to launching the latest in partner integrations for Traka's next-level key cabinets, designed for scalability, flexibility, and sustainability, Craig is instrumental in ensuring sales operations and technical solutions are always customer-focused.

Craig moved from the Traka UK office in 2008 to help open the Traka Americas headquarters in Orlando, Florida. There he met his wife, Lacey. Together they enjoy spending time with their three children and cheering on the Mighty Red Liverpool Football Club.

Learn about a structured approach to discovering AI applications that can support business operations at Stanford. This method can be leveraged by various organizations on their AI adoption journey.

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Yogesh Vazirani, Director of Business Analytics at Stanford University

Yogesh works as part of the Improvement, Analytics, and Innovation Services (IAIS) team. This is an in-house consulting group in Business Affairs serving Stanford University organizations and departments. IAIS provides expertise in process improvement, service design, business analytics, and project management.

 

 

Jay Mak, Senior Process Improvement Manager at Stanford University

Jay works as part of the Improvement, Analytics, and Innovation Services (IAIS) team. This is an in-house consulting group in Business Affairs serving Stanford University organizations and departments. IAIS provides expertise in process improvement, service design, business analytics, and project management.

 

For Higher Education and most industry segments, physical security is essential to protect students, employees and the general public as well as critical assets while not delaying authorized access. From the configuration and expansion of security solutions for new development projects, to the efficient installation of solutions, to security operations, and on-going maintenance the demands are constantly increasing.

This compounded by a constantly changing threat landscape and pressures on limited resource make security management a difficult task. Innovation in the areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning as well as natural language processing are being applied to real-life use cases to extend insights and improve the efficiency of physical security professionals. This presentation will explore how new technologies are being used to provide new value and advanced functionality to our LenelS2 product portfolio.

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About the Speaker

Steve Russo, Vice President of Products at LenelS2

Steve joined LenelS2 from IBM in April 2022 where he led the IBM Safer Planet and Smart Cities organization. Steve leads the global product management team across the LenelS2 portfolio. Working closely with sales, our customers and our engineering team Steve and his team determine how we drive advanced product capabilities and innovation into our products to capture new ways to advance our world class physical security solutions protecting people and assets.

Steve has been in the Security technology industry for more than 25 years across commercial and enterprise security as well as intelligence and law enforcement. Steve has a passion to provide significant value for our customers using advanced technologies such as AI/ML, Cloud and IoT capabilities. Steve holds degrees is both computer and electrical engineering from the University of CT as well as an accelerated MBA through IBM Global leadership. He serves on the board of advisors for the School of Engineering at the University of CT and the board of Ethics in Technology.

This presentation will tell the story of the evolution of video on Stanford's campus and how they got to where they are today.

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Kevin Mundy, Application Admin & Software Developer at Stanford University

Jonathan Randolph, Application Admin & Software Developer at Stanford University

Stanford employee since 2007 and Card Services team members since 2012.

Hear how The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints implemented Milestone and is utilizing that system. They will explain the size and scope of their VMS system and how there have been challenges with integrating Milestone and OnGuard. This is more of an open discussion including Q&A with the group.

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James Lowe, Security Manager at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

James has a background in law enforcement and has administered video and access control systems while in his role as a Security Manager. He loves Seinfeld. No soup for you!

 

 

 

Carol Westaway, Electronic Technician at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Carol has worked with Lenel for many years and loves Schitt's Creek and Supernatural. Ew, David!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join us for an open discussion about the security challenges of responding to campus protests. Institutions that have dealt with this recently will share their solutions to some of these challenges, how they prepared, and how they communicated with various parties.

Join us at the welcome reception to kickoff our 2025 conference! Catch up with old friends and meet new ones as we usher in the conference with a great view. Food and drink provided for this event.

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Location Details & How to Get There

Location: Horton-Hardgrave Hall Rooftop
Address: 425 W Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, AL 36830
Parking Info: Available in lot for no charge

We will close out the formal portion of the conference in style with some fun and games and good eats and drinks. We'll network one more time as we bid farewell to HELUG Conference 2025.

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Location Details & How to Get There

Location: Neville Arena
Address: 250 Beard-Eaves Court, Auburn, AL 36830
Parking Info: Available in lot for no charge

Now that we have traveled through time back to 2024, take the opportunity to tour Stanford University's beautiful campus before you leave town.

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Location Details & How to Get There

Location: starting at Paul Brest Hall
Address: 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA 94305
Parking Info: Available nearby for a fee
Shuttle Info: Marguerite Shuttle Y - "On Campus Drive @ Mayfield Avenue" Stop

Kicking off HELUG 2024 in style, we'll open with some general information and announcements.

As we wrap up the first day, we'll wrap up with some general information and announcements about the next day.

As we wrap up the education portion of the conference, we'll announce the location of the 2025 conference. We'll wrap up with some general information and announcements about the next day.

Enjoy a casual sack breakfast at Paul Brest Hall before the tour of Stanford University.

Enjoy breakfast before an exciting day of education and networking.

During this extended lunch, meet new people and discuss topics of interest to you. Birds of a feather flock together, so utilize this time to network about a variety of topics. Want to discuss more than one? Don't worry, there is another opportunity on Wednesday.

Enjoy the evening on your own. Enjoy a meal with friends, check out the surrounding area, or take the opportunity to rest. Actually you could try all three!

Enjoy breakfast before another exciting day of education and networking.

During this extended lunch, meet new people and discuss topics of interest to you. Birds of a feather flock together, so utilize this time to network about a variety of topics. This is a great opportunity to sit at a different table than the day before so you can learn even more!

Get some fuel and stretch those legs during this morning break. This is a great time to visit our business partners who have sponsored the conference.

Get some fuel and stretch those legs during this afternoon break. This is a great time to visit our business partners who have sponsored the conference.

Get some fuel and stretch those legs during this morning break. This is a great time to visit our business partners who have sponsored the conference.

Get some fuel and stretch those legs during this afternoon break. This is a great time to visit our business partners who have sponsored the conference.