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 At Quantum Secure, our advisors bring a wealth of experience and leadership in the security industry, information management, risk mitigation, business cntinuity strategies and academic research in associated areas.
Denis Hébert, President and CEO, HID Global
Denis Hébert was appointed president of HID Corporation in December of 2002. Prior to joining HID, he was president of NexWatch, a Honeywell company based in Fremont, Calif., formerly known as Westinghouse Security Electronics. Mr. Hébert’s experience spans over 17 years with Honeywell International in a number of senior executive roles managing business units in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. During his tenure at Honeywell, Mr. Hébert managed functional areas of increasing responsibility including marketing, engineering and manufacturing operations, as well as field operations at an integration level.
Mr. Hébert received a master’s degree
in business administration from the John Molson School
of Management at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
He also holds bachelor’s degrees in commerce and
health sciences. Mr. Hébert is a long-standing member
of ASIS International.
Ash Brooks, Vice President, IT Infrastructure and
Operations, Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Ash Brooks is currently serving as the Vice President of IT Infrastructure and Operations for Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 500 company that is recognized as the global industry leader in the electronic component and computer product distribution industry. Mr. Brooks’ responsibilities include oversight for Arrow’s information systems infrastructure and architecture, global telecommunication networks, information security and IT vendor management. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Brooks has served in a number of IT infrastructure senior management roles at both Arrow Electronics and CSX Technology, a subsidiary of CSX Transportation headquarted in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mr. Brooks has successfully engineered, implemented
and supported several long range strategic IT architecture
plans that achieved cost efficiencies, increased automation,
higher performance and enhanced security through the
deployment of the latest available technology including
mainframes and open systems.
Mr. Brook’s holds an MBA from Northwestern’s
Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor’s
degree in Computer Information Systems Management from
Jacksonville University. He was recently recognized
as "Ones To Watch" honoree from CIO magazine
and is a member of the CIO Infrastructure Executive
Council.
Ed Chandler, CPP, Chairman, Security By Design, Inc.
Mr. Chandler has been actively consulting in the security industry since 1974. Mr. Chandler has been involved in the design of many aspects of security, fire and data center coordination. He is recognized as an expert in systems integration for security alarms, access control, fire detection and suppression, closed circuit television, intercom and emergency shutdown processes for computer facilities. Several very large security systems that span many countries have been designed and coordinated by Mr. Chandler.
Well known as a futurist for the security industry, he has advised many of the manufacturers of large security infrastructure systems and constantly pushes the industry to grow and innovate. In addition, he has coordinated, designed and specified integrated security approaches for office complexes, industrial facilities, laboratories, schools and many very high-end residential homes. He is well known in the security industry for his technical expertise and knowledge of lock hardware and master planning. His forte is applying logical security solutions to business applications and has instructed seminars for various industries. He has also served as an expert witness for both owners and legal advisors regarding litigation of projects.
Mr. Chandler holds Graduate Degree from California
State University, Hayward and Bachelor of Arts in Physics
from University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Chandler
is a certified as CPP (Certified Protection Professional)
by American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).
His professional associations include American Society
for Industrial Security, National Fire Protection Association and the
Associated Locksmiths of America.
Dr. Daniel Diermeier,
IBM Distinguished Professor of Regulation and Competitive
Practice; Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision
Sciences at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management;
Professor of Political Science at the Weinberg College
of Arts and Sciences, all at Northwestern University;
and Director of the Ford Motor Company Center for Global
Citizenship
Professor Daniel Diermeier served as the founding
director of the Social Enterprise at Kellogg program
(SEEK) and the founding co-director of the Northwestern
Institute on Complex Systems (NICO). Professor Diermeier
is a co-creator and academic director of the CEO Perspective
Program, a joint venture between the Kellogg School
of Management and the Corporate Leadership Center and
Kellogg’s most senior executive education program.
His teaching and research focuses on integrated strategy,
the interaction of business and politics, crisis leadership,
reputation management and strategic aspects of corporate
social responsibility. His work has been published in
numerous academic journals in management, economics,
and political science and has been featured globally
in numerous media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal,
the Economist, the Chicago Tribune and De Telegraaf.
He has lectured globally on crisis and reputation management,
integrated strategy, activists and consumer boycotts,
political strategy and regulatory management. He has
also led workshops and customized programs in biotechnology,
energy, financial services, manufacturing, medical marketing,
medical devices, pharmaceuticals, media management,
regulatory management, security management and transportation
management. He has received numerous awards including
the prestigious L.G. Lavengood Professor of the Year
Award (Kellogg School of Management, 2001). In 2007
he was the recipient of the prestigious Faculty Pioneer
awarded by the Aspen Institute.
Professor Daniel Diermeier is the founder and managing
partner of Diermeier Consulting Associates LLC, based
in Newport Beach, California, providing clients with
analysis and strategy advice in crisis leadership, reputation
management, stakeholder management, regulatory and political
strategy. Recent clients include Abbott, Accenture,
Allianz , Baker & McKenzie , BP, Cargill, the City
of Chicago (Office of the Mayor), CIBC, Exelon, the
FBI, W. W. Grainger, Guidant, Heartland Automotive,
Household International (now part of HSBC), IFCO Systems,
Intercontinental Exchange, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft,
McDonald’s, Metro AG, Metro Cash & Carry International,
Nicor, People’s Energy, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Roche Diagnostics, Shell and State Farm.
Professor Diermeier is a member of the Economic Club
of Chicago. In December 2004 Professor Diermeier he
was appointed to the Management Board of the FBI. He
has also served as a senior strategic advisor to PricewaterhouseCoopers
and is an advisory board member for Quantum Secure,
a security management technology company, and The Point,
a company facilitating social organization.
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