IP Security Reps Inc. (IPSR), the premier security manufacturer’s representative firm, announced the appointment of a new addition to its sales team. The company has strengthened its team by naming John Collias as its new Sales Engineer covering the Chicago area. Mr. Collias brings a wealth of sales knowledge and industry expertise with him and will be fundamental in increasing IPSR’s penetration into the Chicago market.

The decision to expand came from the company’s CEO, Rob Lydic. Mr. Lydic’s vision for IPSR involves building a strong sales team that will bring the company’s IP-centric sales model to market and benefit its integrator and distribution partners.

In order to successfully implement this vision, he looked for a sales veteran with the right mix of engineering and sales experience. Mr. Collias fit this model perfectly.

Mr. Collias is a veteran sales executive who brings over 10 years of experience in account management. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2001 and held several management positions in his career. In his role at IPSR, Mr. Collias will be catering to accounts in the Chicago territory to help IPSR continue to build strong relationships and grow its product line in this area.

Prior to starting at IPSR, Mr. Collias held the position of Territory Account Manager at Global Knowledge and worked with small to enterprise-level companies and government agencies to address IT and leadership training needs in the Chicago area.

In addition, he held the position as Comcast’s Xfinity Home Security Sales Supervisor where he managed the sales team to launch the new home security product for Comcast.

“Mr. Collias’s talent and experience will definitely strengthen even further our position as a leading security manufacturer rep firm,” states Rob Lydic, IPSR’s President. “We are excited to bring him on board and look forward to continuing our expansion in the Chicago area.”

IP Security Reps Inc. is a leading security manufacturer’s rep firm based in Brighton, MI and has won 10 National Sales Awards over the last four years. The company was founded in 2010 by Robert Lydic with a very simple philosophy – to be the best at IP Video.

Mr. Lydic has been in the IP data, voice, and video market since 1998 and has served on several entrepreneurial leadership panels in OH and is a member of the Entrepreneurs Organization Detroit Chapter since November 2003. He also co-founded another agency in 2001 that grew from $2 million in sales to over $42 million in only a seven year time span.

The company specializes in bringing today’s leading technologies to market and solving complex data communications and physical security problems that others believe impossible. Using the most advanced technologies, partnerships and industry knowledge, IPSR has expanded to become one of the largest rep firms in the US and currently represents ten leading security manufacturers.

The company grew quickly in the state of Michigan during the worst economic downturn in 80 years and expanded their territory to include OH, IN, KY, West VA, Western PA, and upstate NY. In 2013, the firm was offered the opportunity to expand into the largest security markets in the U.S. which included NYC, NJ, MD, DC, DE, Easter PA, and VA. Currently, IPSR has 8 outside field engineers, 3 office personnel, and plans to add additional staff in 2014.