John M. Brady

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John M. Brady

President, TRG Associates

Regarded as an expert in his field, John has participated as an expert witness in cases representing security alarm companies as well as individual owners on issues related to holdback disputes, pricing and valuation issues, communication failure liabilities and security operating standards.

Below, please find a curriculum vitae and current resume for John Brady. Please call John directly at (860) 395-0548 with any questions or to discuss how he can be of service to you as an Expert Witness.

John began his career in 1975 with Deloitte, Haskin & Sells. John received his MBA from Babson College and BS in Economics from The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania. In 1973, he became a Certified Public Accountant while marketing and implementing a computerized business forecast/planning package in Fortune 500 companies. In 1979, he joined AMAX, Inc. where he served on the operational audit staff in charge of reviewing all Pacific and Far East exploration offices. Later, John was named Controller for the Mt. Tolman Project, a joint venture mine development project between the Colville Indian Nation and AMAX.

In 1982, he joined a management team that completed an LBO of the Industrial Products Group of American Chain & Cable and subsequently served as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for Smith & Wesson and Setlowear. After joining SecurityLink in 1987, John oversaw the due diligence and assimilation of some 90 security companies into the Security Link entities in the Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast. He also worked closely with operating management to design and implement central station automation, voice and data communication systems, service tracking, and installation job costing systems.

John established The Resource Group, Inc. in 1991 and transferred the Security Group to TRG Associates, Inc. in 1994. Since its inception, TRG has assisted a wide range of companies, entrepreneurs, lenders, and investors in evaluating and assimilating acquisitions and with the placement of debt/equity within the electronic security industry. TRG has assisted companies in excess of over 300 due diligence’s, implementing ongoing operational improvements, completed a number of business valuation assessments on behalf of owners, equity holders and financial institutions throughout the United States.

  • Developing your Business Plan in the Security Business
    New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
    2007 Annual Symposiom – New Jersey
  • Attrition – Assessing the Wasting Asset
    Central Station Alarm Association
    Annual Meeting – October 1996
  • The Cost to Create a Security Customer
    First Alert Professional Security
    Semi-Annual Dealer Meeting – San Diego, CA
    Winter 1998
  • The Wasting Asset or the Real Cost of Keeping a Customer
    First Alert Professional Security
    Semi-Annual Dealer Meeting- San Francisco, CA
    Winter 1999
  • Managing Your Business
    First Alert Professional Security
    Semi-Annual Dealer Meeting – Las Vegas, NV
    Winter 2000
  • Attrition White Paper
    Central Station Alarm Association
    Annual Meeting – Laguna Nigel, CA
    October 2001
  • Opportunities / Prudence as 2002 Approaches
    First Alert Professional Security
    Semi-Annual Dealer Meeting – Las Vegas, NV
    Winter 2001
  • Minimizing Customer Attrition
    Central Station Alarm Association
    NAMTSE Meeting – Tucson, AZ
    April 2002
  • What’s New and Exciting in the Industry
    Alarm Dealer Association
    Annual General Meeting – Vancouver, B.C.
    June 2002
  • Attrition Project Update
    Central Station Alarm Association
    Annual Meeting – Cancun, Mexico
    October 2002
  • People Making the Difference
    First Alert Professional Security
    Annual Dealer’s Meeting – Orlando, FL
    November 2002
  • Attrition Project Update
    Central Station Alarm Association
    NAMTSE – Orlando, FL May 2003
    Memphis, TN April 2004
    Annual Meeting – Lanai, III Oct 2003
  • Attrition – Developing Industry Trends
    Central Station Alarm Association
    Annual Meeting – Lanai, Hawaii
    October 2003

    • NAMTSE
      Memphis , TN
      May 2004
    • Annual Meeting – BVI
      St. John’s
      October 2004
    • Nassex
      Montreal , Canada
      April 2005
  • Security Industry Attrition Update
    Barnes Buchanan Conference
    The Breakers – West Palm Beach, Fl, Feb 2005
  • Speaker Industry Speaker’s Bureau, Alexandria, VA
  • Valuing Your Security Alarm Business
  • Market Values within the Security Monitoring Industry
  • Outlook in the Security Industry into the Year 2000
  • Operational and Cash Flow Perspectives in the Security Industry
  • Customer Attrition – The Wasting Asset
  • The Cost to Create a Security Customer
  • Managing your Business
  • Attrition White Papers
  • Opportunities / Prudence as 2002 Approaches
  • Minimizing Customer Attrition
  • What’s New and Exciting in the Industry Today
  • Developing your Business Plan
  • Market Values and Service Cents , Security Products & Technology News, Canada, April 2005 issue
  • CSAA Education Committee
  • Valuation – Western Security Industry Standards, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Attrition – Causes and Cures, CANASA, October 2005, Toronto, Canada

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