Ramone A. Kegler, Associate Vice President within the Healthcare, Education, and Life Safety practice, brings more than 20 years of expertise helping complex organizations design, implement, and manage networked physical security solutions. He guides clients from initial risk assessment and program design through technology implementation and long-term monitoring, delivering end-to-end advisory support at every stage of the security lifecycle. Mr. Kegler has built a distinguished record across some of the most demanding and regulated environments in the built world, including healthcare systems, K-12 and collegiate institutions, hotels, and student housing facilities. His value to clients extends beyond technical depth. He partners closely with internal teams to sharpen processes and improve operational efficiency, and he brings the same rigor to client communication, proposal response, and project documentation that he applies to security design and construction administration.
Mr. Kegler served more than nine years in the United States Army in various leadership roles within the telecommunications, supply, and logistics capacity. After completion of his enlistment, Mr. Kegler began working at BearCom Wireless Communications as a lead field service technician. In this role, he supported numerous trunked radio systems within the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex that included the Cities of Dallas, Frisco, and Irvin; the Children’s Medical Center; Ericsson; and Motorola. His first position as a project manager was with Alcatel Lucent Network Service Division and the Fixed Wireless Division, where he managed the engineering and installation of LiteSpan 2000/2012 and 1,000 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) equipment throughout the United States and Caribbean. Previously, Mr. Kegler was a security systems specialist for Children’s Medical Center of Dallas where his responsibilities included managing, administering, and protecting the integrity of the hospital and primary care locations wide area network (WAN) security systems. He performed multiple Lenel installations and upgrades beginning with Lenel OnGuard v5.12 and ending with v6.5. He designed and implemented the Security Systems Training program for the security dispatchers, security system operators, as well as the leadership team.
