With more than 35 years in the field, Steven DeArruda is an award-winning electronic security expert with extensive knowledge of security and lighting systems, applications, and integrations for a wide variety of commercial, industrial, and residential settings.
As the Senior Security Systems Designer at Business Protection Specialists, Inc. (BPS) since 2012, he’s passionate about designing systems that solve clients’ problems. He works closely with clients and stakeholders to determine security project requirements, coordinating with architects and other trade discipline consultants to ensure security management system objectives are met. Steven’s hands-on experience, vast training, and multiple certifications in physical security enable him to provide project management, cost estimating, implementation guidance, project oversight, and construction administration through project commissioning and closeout supervision.
Capable of developing and refining security standards, Steven serves as an outstanding technical resource for resolving security system problems, providing optimized risk mitigation strategies, assessing crucial vulnerabilities, as well as helping to ensure electrical, building and egress code compliance.