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Ara Bagdasarian co-founded Omnilert in 2004 and has shaped the emergency notification market since, particularly across higher education, following earlier work building web based applications at XNETIX. Notification is the hinge between knowing and acting, and most organizations have never once tested theirs. ASPP™ was founded by Chris Grollnek, an active shooter expert whose P.R.O. Model™ the Department of Justice selected as “A” national standard and which is in use at some installations and commands across the Department of Defense.
Ara Bagdasarian
Emergency Communication Technology
Ara, a pioneering entrepreneur in emergency communication technology, co-founded Omnilert in 2004 with Nick Gustavsson. Ara’s career began with XNETIX in 1996, which developed web-based applications aiding numerous startups and played a pivotal role in the growth of Communicast. He has significantly influenced the emergency notification market, especially in higher education, continuously pushing the envelope in technology and customer enablement. Additionally, Ara founded ZeroNow to accelerate technological advancements in school safety.
Ara’s Executive Bio and Experience
Ara is a visionary entrepreneur and leader in the field of emergency communication technology. He co-founded Omnilert in 2004 and has been at the forefront of the industry ever since, leading strategic initiatives and pushing the boundaries of adoption and capabilities.
Ara co-founded Omnilert with Nick Gustavsson in 2004, to passionately pursue his vision of protecting people with new technology. Today, he leads the industry and strategic alliance initiatives for Omnilert to push the envelope on adoption and capabilities.
Prior to founding Omnilert, Ara started XNETIX in 1996 which built web-based applications that powered hundreds of internet startup companies and helped grow the web event pioneer Communicast to acquisition. Having defined the emergency notification market for higher education and campus environments, Ara continues to strive to set the pace in technology, knowledge, and customer enablement through critical communication advancements with the goal of empowering those responsible for protecting lives during a crisis.
He sits on the National Advisory Council for the VTV Family Outreach Foundation in an effort to provide advice, ideas, and guidance to support and ensure the success of VTV and its initiatives on a national level. Ara has been a mainstay on national media outlets for discussions related to emergency notification systems’ role in campus safety.
As an advocate for entrepreneurship education, Ara serves on the advisory board for the new Academies of Loudoun STEM magnet school and founded the Lemonhead Council where business leaders help future entrepreneurs succeed through peer advisory sessions. He recently testified to the United States Congress about the role government and entrepreneurs play in creating thriving communities through technological innovation and entrepreneurial development.
Ara also founded Zero Now. ZeroNow was formed to increase the pace and scale of technology innovation, ideas, and investment in school safety designed to bring about real change, now.
U.S. Secret Service – National Threat Assessment Center Reports Recent Mass Shootings Occurred in Places We Visit Everyday.
51%
Mass Shootings Happened in Businesses
35%
Mass Shootings Happened in Open Spaces
14%
Mass Shootings Happened in Schools, Universities, Places of Worship.
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