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Mr. Pierce has 35 years of active experience in the security industry and has been considered to be one of the CCTV Industries leading authority on the design and application of CCTV and Integrated Security Solutions since 1986. He was the founder and President of LRC Electronics Company (the largest servicer of warranty/non-warranty CCTV equipment - 1984 – 2004) and LeapFrog Training and Consulting (originator and leading training company for the Design, Application, Installation, Service and integration of CCTV and technology based Security 1986 - Present). He is the author of the Professionals Guide to CCTV which has been in print for over twenty years (updated annually), and is considered to be the bible of the CCTV industry on a worldwide basis. He has been an active member of the Physical Security Committee for the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) for 20 years. In the Spring of 2005, Mr. Pierce accepted a position with IPC International Corporation to establish and lead its new technology department. At the end of 2006, the new department was split off and established as IPC Technologies, Inc. where Mr. Pierce was the President. |
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Charlie R. Pierce President |
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Jeremiah A. Pierce General Manager |
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Jeremiah has (over the past fifteen years or so of his life) experienced a diverse background of security and safety oriented careers. He started working for L.R.C. Electronics Company (the nations largest independent servicer of CCTV equipment) at the ripe age of 15 and continued with the company, earning the position of Shipping Department Manager until his induction to the Marines at age 21. In the US Marines, aside from the standard training, Jeremiah went on to graduate from Military Police School. After serving time in Okinawa, he returned back state side and took up residency in San Diego working in a variety of positions for Elite Show Services ranging from VIP Security Escort at the Super Bowl to General Site security. In 2007 Jeremiah joined his father at IPC Technologies Group as a Field Inspector. His job there included such activities as Design overview, Specification verification, Client / Contractor intermediate, Digital System programming and Inspection, and Operator training. Jeremiah left IPC Technologies in 2009 to join his father once more in rejuvenating the basics of CCTV through LeapFrog Training and Consulting. |
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Patrick is a graduate of Davenport West High School, Davenport, Iowa. From 2002 to 2006 he attended both the University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College in Iowa City, Iowa. During this time he worked for the Student Video Productions Department and as a Computer Technician at the University of Iowa Main Library. Meanwhile, he was able to concentrate on his passion for filmmaking, and further pursue his dream of a career in Film and Video Production. Over the years he has added various short films and video projects to his resume. He is currently employed by Kwik Trip Incorporated and Leapfrog Training and Consulting.
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Patrick M. Leedham Video Production Manager |
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Established in 1986, LeapFrog Training & Consulting (LTC) was founded by Charlie R. Pierce to provide the Closed Circuit Video (CCTV) Industry with its first generic, plain language training and educational support programs. From the onset, the company’s goal has been to provide the CCTV industry with up-to-date, accurate information in a lively, user friendly mode.
Pursuant to these goals, LTC carries a complete line of products ranging from; live seminars, featuring Charlie Pierce and other noted industry authorities; to plain language technical manuals; Self administered DVD training programs; Certification testing programs; PDF program downloads; internet based training classes and Webinars; Generic CCTV product support; and internet informational sites.
Aligning itself with security professionals in over 50 countries, LTC is the world’s leading point of Generic, Accurate CCTV information. Presenting the technical side of the industry is only part of the LTC strategy. The rest lies in teaching; the theory of CCTV in security applications; the placement of CCTV as part of an overall security design; trouble shooting systems from both the technical and theoretical positions.
After 26 plus years of working with CCTV designers, installers, service personnel, security directors, end users, and other associated individuals and groups, LeapFrog Training & Consulting still leads the pack through innovational and common sense approaches to a very technical industry. |
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