{"id":20,"date":"2021-12-27T19:24:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T19:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacems.com\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2021-12-27T19:47:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T19:47:52","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sacems.com\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20\" class=\"elementor elementor-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1a4178 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1a4178\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5453a4\" data-id=\"b5453a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8fb81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d8fb81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.3 - 12-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaf3ec1\" data-id=\"aaf3ec1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f1592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80f1592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.3 - 12-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be717e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be717e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a24705a\" data-id=\"a24705a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92fcb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f92fcb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1203 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sacems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/founder.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"346\" \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1203 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sacems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/family.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"600\" \/>Engineered Monitoring Systems, Inc. (EMS) was founded by John Wilbur in 1969 as a service and installation contractor specializing in Fire Alarm Systems.\nDavid Wilson and his partner acquired EMS from Mr. Wilbur in 1984. By 1989, Mr. Wilson was sole owner of all stock, and the foundation for the present day corporation was in place.\nAs President, Dave made EMS a force in the Contracting community during those first years by securing projects both large and small. Concentration on the Design\/Build aspect of the business resulted in the addition of more professionals in the design, installation, service, and monitoring departments. EMS secured distribution arrangements with national and international manufacturers. By 1995, EMS had doubled the workforce, and future growth depended on focused growth management. Thomas Pifari was promoted to General Manager, and Dave was free to focus on sales and marketing.\nBy 2000, EMS had secured a respected reputation in the industry for workmanship and reliability. A key personnel acquisition was the addition of John L. Sullivan in November of 2000. Mr. Sullivan had 15 years of experience in the design and installation of Enterprise Class platforms for facility protection. EMS had moved into Security, Access Control, and CCTV integration,\nIn the spring of 2003, David Wilson passed away. Control of EMS passed to his wife, Louise Wilson. Growth and profitability continued, and additional markets were developed. With the impending retirement of Thomas Pifari in 2005, Mrs. Wilson chose John L. Sullivan as the General Manager of EMS. Under Mr. Sullivan\u2019s leadership, EMS continued to grow and prosper.\nIn July of 2014, Mr. Sullivan and his wife, Kimberly Jordan, purchased control of the Company from Mrs. Wilson. Kimberly Jordan serves as President of EMS, while John fulfills the duties of Vice-President and General Manager.\nToday EMS has 20 full time professional team member and approximately $4 million in annual revenues. We believe our emphasis innovation, our commitment to workforce education, and our commitment to our team members will allow us to continue setting the standard for excellence in our industry.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History Engineered Monitoring Systems, Inc. (EMS) was founded by John Wilbur in 1969 as a service and installation contractor specializing in Fire Alarm Systems. David Wilson and his partner acquired EMS from Mr. Wilbur in 1984. 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