ShotSpotter Bolsters Executive Team with Vice President of Sales
Mountain View, CA – December 13, 2004 — ShotSpotter, Inc., the country's leading developer of gunshot location systems and technology, today announced that Jack Pontious has joined the company as vice president of Sales, and will be based in the Washington, D.C. area.
Mr. Pontious brings 20 years of consultative sales, sales management, program management, marketing and channel development experience in the government, financial, telecommunications and technology sectors to ShotSpotter. He is a proven performer in bringing new and innovative technologies out of the research and development stage and getting the technology into the hands of the people who need it most, the "first responder." He has successfully co-founded and taken to profitability both Brokerage and Internet Service Provider businesses and was responsible for all sales, product marketing, branding, alliances and communications programs.
"The ShotSpotter technology is already proven in cities across the country, and has such enormous potential for homeland security and crime reduction if deployed nationwide," stated Pontious. "ShotSpotter is clearly the industry leader in gunshot location technology and I look forward to working with their highly professional and focused team."
Mr. Pontious will be responsible for expanding ShotSpotter's current presence in the Department of Defense as well as throughout federal, state and local law enforcement agencies through increased direct sales, partnerships with leading law enforcement technology companies, and increased visibility through an aggressive marketing campaign.
"Jack's experience will be key to our growth in the government market at all levels, including state, local and federal," commented James G. Beldock, CEO, ShotSpotter. "We feel lucky to have him focusing his talents in these expanding markets."
Mr. Pontious is an accomplished speaker and has participated in numerous technology forums to include the International Association of Chiefs of Police and International City and County Managers Association conferences, GSA and Department of Defense conferences as well as federal, state, and local technology symposiums. Mr. Pontious is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
About ShotSpotter, Inc., (www.shotspotter.com)
ShotSpotter, Inc., the leading developer of gunshot location systems and technology, is based in Santa Clara, CA. ShotSpotter's flagship product, which detects gunfire across large urban areas using a small number of inexpensive and easy-to-deploy sensors, currently protects the citizens of cities nationwide, from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC. Its products recently assisted the FBI and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in identifying and capturing the Columbus, OH highway sniper suspect. In 2000, ShotSpotter was honored for its technology vision and leadership when got won the Computerworld Smithsonian Laureate Award, having been nominated by William H. Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, and the Smithsonian added its technology to the museum's permanent collection. With technology covered by numerous patents, the company also offers products to the law enforcement, homeland security and military markets. ShotSpotter technology has consistently produced arrests and weapons confiscations nationwide and has helped reduce gunfire and crime rates in cities that deploy it.
For more information, please contact
Gregg Rowland
Senior VP, Sales and Marketing
ShotSpotter, Inc.
Toll Free +1 (888) 274-6877 x219
Direct +1 (562) 650-2673
gregg@shotspotter.com