Chris Hills CPP, CRMP

Chris started his career in the security field as a Military Police Officer with the 7th Infantry Division back in the  90’s.

After my service time with the Military Police, I met a gentleman in 1999 who was a brilliant software developer and we started a company called D3Data, at the time our software, NetVM was considered the prominent network video management system in the security market. As an example, our software was used by the US Navy to view and record missile platform launching to impact over IP utilizing hardened high speed COHU cameras and a satellite feed to track iterations of the flight from ship to shore. In 2001 we sold 2600 AXIS cameras and our software to the Atlanta Public Schools, which I believe was the largest roll out of IP cameras at that time. We rolled out to Big O Tires with over 400 independently-owned and operated locations or our roll out to count fish at a multitude of Dams for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. I could give you a hundred more examples including Amazon back in those days. We sold the company (or really the intellectual property) to Motorola who really did not understand the market at the time.

While the D3Data sale was taking shape, I took a contract for a friend on the board of Mosaic Global Solutions (An IP Camera Manufacturer) to facilitate a wireless surveillance system for the transit authority in conjunction with Space Italia in Rome Italy. While I was in Rome the CEO of Mosaic Global Solutions was in a major car accident and I was asked to act as interim CEO until he could return to his duties. For almost a year I was able to learn the engineering, manufacturing, logistics, sales and marketing of an IP camera company.

Approximately a month later, I was contracted to Microsoft as a security consultant. My first project was called MS West Campus, a new 5000 vehicle underground garage and the building above it. While at Microsoft I was the lead consultant on approximately 2.5 Million Square feet of security planning, drawings and project oversight. I worked on a few different teams including the MS physical security design requirements, MS audit and compliance (both physical and logical) standards and lab/high business impact policy, procedures, standards and requirements.
It was during my time with Microsoft that I joined our local ASIS board of directors. Since then I have held every position up to Regional Vice President. While at Microsoft I also obtained my Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification from the same organization.

After Microsoft I started a company with a few other folks and investors called Rack Controls. While VP at Rack Controls we worked with data center physical and logical security design, audit and compliance based on SANS methodology. Since its inception, Rack Controls has developed multiple patented access control products. During this same period, I also helped start Premier Risk Solutions, dedicated to providing security consulting, food protection, private security, investigations, cyber security and business integrity. While VP and co-founder of PRS I worked on multiple projects including high profile investigations, executive protection and security audits of all Amazon’s West Coast facilities. During this period, I obtained my certified risk management professional (CRMP) board certified designation and obtained the Project+ certification from CompTIA.

While attending an ASIS conference in Anaheim California the Director of Global A&E programs at Avigilon reached out with an offer to manage the program for North America. As a prior security consultant, I jumped at a chance to work with my peers and help develop specifications with the intent of being included in large projects. I met with over a hundred consultants/architects/engineers in person and many more utilizing other resources.

I was contacted by an executive search firm that proposed an opportunity as a director to learn and sell extremely powerful logical security software to major companies solving a multitude of problems. The software spans corporate governance, multiple access control systems, audit and compliance and the list goes on. I was able to analyze, consult and plan with some of the largest corporations in North America. During this period, I obtained my certified information security manager (CISM) designation.

I can be contacted at: chris.hills @ asis1.com or call 425-971-4263