John Bekisz PE, PSP
Associate Vice President of Physical Security
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John Bekisz is an Associate Vice President of Physical Security at Guidepost. Mr. Bekisz has extensive experience in security design, engineering, consulting, and project management. Practicing holistic security consulting and design, Mr. Bekisz’s consultations and recommendations consider operations, physical, electronic, and cyber vectors to guide and support clients through mitigation selection, development, and implementation of their security programs and projects.
Prior to joining Guidepost, Mr. Bekisz was Senior Director of Engineering at Securitas Electronic Security where he managed and coordinated all engineering activities. He was Project Engineering Director for the Securitas scope of work at East Side Access where his team was responsible for developing and providing video systems, access control, voice communications, security management, SCADA control systems, two-way radio communications, network infrastructure and network monitoring, public address, and digital signage for the largest public infrastructure project in Manhattan.
Mr. Bekisz merges his engineering education with operational experience to provide clients a hands-on consulting approach from concept to completion. Experienced in projects of all scales and criticality, he excels at providing a holistic consultative experience and working closely to match security recommendations with the needs of a business.
Mr. Bekisz is a certified Physical Security Professional by ASIS International and a licensed (not practicing) Professional Engineer. He is a member of the ASIS International North American Board of Directors and teaches a semiannual course on Video Surveillance and Biometrics at the NYPD Police Academy for the Crime Prevention Bureau through ASIS. Also, he developed a virtual learning for ASIS which includes the PSP Virtual Study guide and the SAEC’s Facility Security Design Course. In 2018, he was named one of Security News 20 under 40 Class.
John Bekisz is an Associate Vice President of Physical Security at Guidepost. Mr. Bekisz has extensive experience in security design, engineering, consulting, and project management. Practicing holistic security consulting and design, Mr. Bekisz’s consultations and recommendations consider operations, physical, electronic, and cyber vectors to guide and support clients through mitigation selection, development, and implementation of their security programs and projects.
Prior to joining Guidepost, Mr. Bekisz was Senior Director of Engineering at Securitas Electronic Security where he managed and coordinated all engineering activities. He was Project Engineering Director for the Securitas scope of work at East Side Access where his team was responsible for developing and providing video systems, access control, voice communications, security management, SCADA control systems, two-way radio communications, network infrastructure and network monitoring, public address, and digital signage for the largest public infrastructure project in Manhattan.
Mr. Bekisz merges his engineering education with operational experience to provide clients a hands-on consulting approach from concept to completion. Experienced in projects of all scales and criticality, he excels at providing a holistic consultative experience and working closely to match security recommendations with the needs of a business.
Mr. Bekisz is a certified Physical Security Professional by ASIS International and a licensed (not practicing) Professional Engineer. He is a member of the ASIS International North American Board of Directors and teaches a semiannual course on Video Surveillance and Biometrics at the NYPD Police Academy for the Crime Prevention Bureau through ASIS. Also, he developed a virtual learning for ASIS which includes the PSP Virtual Study guide and the SAEC’s Facility Security Design Course. In 2018, he was named one of Security News 20 under 40 Class.