Boston, MA, October 10, 2011 – Brandon-COPsync, LLC today announced that John Hobbs has been named Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hobbs appointment is effective immediately according to Don Flanagan, partner and managing director of Brandon-COPsync.
Mr. Hobbs brings proven leadership to Brandon-COPsync’s vision of expanding the network of information sharing to law enforcement agencies throughout the Northeast region.
“John brings exactly what Brandon-COPsync needed into todays increasingly complex environment, -Leadership”, said Don Flanagan. Flanagan continued, “John’s extensive experience with emerging public safety and law enforcement technology companies is what we have been searching for”
John Hobbs has over 25 years of experience providing successful Customer Driven Technology Solutions to Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement and First Responder agencies as well as DOD and Federal Aviation agencies in North America. For the past 11 years he has successfully performed leadership roles in corporate sales management for respective technology leaders and most recently for L-3 Communications and Raytheon, both of which are Fortune 200 corporations.
He has working expertise in a multitude of technology solution areas including CAD, Records Management, Mobile Data Computing, Automated License Plate Recognition, Digital In-car Video, High Speed Wireless Transfer, Land Mobile Radio Networks, 911 Call Center, Dispatch and Recording Systems and Interoperability Gateways. This further complimented by his experience building and managing Indirect Distribution networks and forming Strategic Integration Partnerships with companies like L-3 Communications, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rockwell, SAIC, HP, DELL, Motorola, Verizon, Cassidian Communications, GTSI ad iXP Corporation etc.
John has an MBA in General Management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a Marketing Degree from Michigan State University. He continues active engagement with national, regional, state and local levels of the Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Association of Public Safety and Communications Officials (APCO) and the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA).
