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BizVoice/Indiana Chamber – July/August 2017

HOOSIER

SECURITY

Making It Personal

Address:

1125 Brookside Avenue, #B1, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Telephone:

(317) 644-0570

Web site:

www.hoosiersecurity.com

Management:

Armando Perez, president and general manager

Like a camera soaking up everything in its line of

vision, one’s eyes scan the room upon entering

Hoosier Security.

Donning his trademark flat cap, Armando Perez

chats with a colleague.

Across the room, a design studio serves as a build

area to test camera placement, bandwidth

calculations, storage, infrastructureandcybersecurity.

A metallic sculpture displaying “dead” security

equipment adorns the wall.

Perez founded Hoosier Security in 2009. Soft spoken and sociable,

he’s passionate about security. It hits close to home.

“(Hoosier Security) started out, for me, as a response to some events

in my personal life and me having to satisfy that need to protect people,

protect things, protect property. Mostly, it was individuals at that time …”

About four years ago, the organization began specializing in

commercial security.

“I had to come to terms with a couple things,” Perez recalls. “One

was that people deserve to be safe at work as much as they deserve to

be safe at home. But also that I had a commitment to my employees that

was equally important to my commitment to myself to solve problems.

“Once I came to terms with that, the team became much more

cohesive. The mission became much more cohesive and we’ve been

growing at a rate that is not common in this industry.”

Special home

The historic Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC), which

houses Hoosier Security, is a repository of innovation.

Perez dubs the building (a former manufacturing facility currently

under redevelopment) as “at the intersection of artistry and craftsmanship.”

Tenants include manufacturers, businesses and more. Examples

are a brewery, ice cream parlor, distillery and fabrication company. In

addition, the CCIC boasts more than 40 in-house artists.

“This is our third office (it’s always operated out of the CCIC),”

Perez marvels. “This building is something really neat. If you haven’t

had the chance to walk through here, I would. There’s all kinds of

really good stories in here.”

Hoosier Security initially occupied a 600-square-foot office. Less

than a year later, the company tripled its space.

Growth continued when the team of 12 moved into its new

headquarters in 2016.

“We had this space built,” Perez comments. “And I decided that if

I was going to have a space built, I was going to have it built to the

way we operate.”

The layout and technology allows clients to see different real-world

scenarios as they consider what security equipment best fits their needs.

“Here’s the real world,” Perez shares. “Here’s what you’re going

to see when you’re looking past an open door in from a dark

warehouse. Here’s what you’re going to see when you’ve got motion

in the middle of the night. Here’s why you want a PTZ (pan-tilt-

zoom) (camera). Here’s why you don’t want a PTZ. And take that

By Symone C. Skrzycki

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT