Ryan Friesema joins Guidepost Solutions as a senior consultant within our Data Center + Critical Infrastructure (DCCI) practice, bringing over a decade of industry experience in electrical systems design, estimation, and installation. His expertise spans various systems, including intrusion alarm, access control, intercom, and video surveillance. His professional career to date has demonstrated a consistent ability to tackle complex challenges and deliver comprehensive solutions across various environments.
At Guidepost, Mr. Friesema serves as a design engineer and consultant, guiding our clients through the successful design and implementation of various security solutions. He is responsible for developing designs, engineering security solutions, and managing projects to ensure that projects are completed on budget and on schedule.
In his previous roles, Mr. Friesema excelled in engineering and estimating enterprise low voltage electronic security projects. He demonstrated proficiency in generating detailed financial breakdowns and cost analysis of project proposals. Additionally, he provided extensive support to partner sales teams, leveraging his deep knowledge of system design, material, and labor costs. His previous roles required effective collaboration with subcontractors and manufacturer representatives to ensure accurate designs and competitive pricing.
Mr. Friesema also served as an engineering consultant at Burns & McDonnell Engineering. He offered ongoing counsel and support to utility and energy providers to ensure compliance with NERC CIP standards, specifically focusing on the NERC CIP Version 5 transition. His responsibilities included conducting physical security and inventory walk downs, creating detailed security perimeter drawings and network diagrams, and developing comprehensive security asset inventories.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Friesema worked as a senior applications engineer at Diebold Inc., where he engineered and estimated low voltage electronic security projects. His efforts were integral in supporting the North American Diebold sales teams with system design and cost analysis. Additionally, he played a key role in interfacing with subcontractors and manufacturer representatives, ensuring accurate project designs and competitive pricing.
Mr. Friesema has both spearheaded and contributed to many notable large-scale design, implementation and improvement security projects for many high-profile clients, including major government agencies, data center companies, professional sports governing bodies, and Fortune 500 companies.
DID YOU KNOW?
A fun fact for me is that I am a huge music buff. I enjoy playing guitar, composing music, recording music, collecting guitars and musical equipment. In my 20s and early 30s, I played in various original rock bands in the NY/NJ area. On top of playing, composing, and recording music, I enjoy learning about music history of all kinds. I also enjoy coaching my 2 kids’ various sport endeavors (baseball, hockey, swimming, to name a few).
