Security company appoints GM for Springfield office

A Lenexa, Kansas-based security company has named a general manager for its 8-year-old Springfield office.

Atronic Alarms Inc. announced in a news release that Sam Blaine will lead the company’s local operations at 311 S. Union Ave., Ste. 2. Blaine said he is the first to serve in the role for the Queen City office, adding he started with the company on March 2.

Blaine will oversee operations, sales and customer relationships in southwest Missouri, as the company seeks to expand commercial and residential security solutions, according to the release. Blaine said the local office employs eight among the company’s 125-person workforce.

“Sam’s leadership and industry experience make him a natural fit to guide our Springfield branch forward,” said Brian Helt, sales and operations leader, in the release. “We’re excited to see the continued growth of the team and the relationships being built throughout the local business community.”

Blaine has more than 25 years of experience in the security industry, including over 20 years with Atlas Security Services LLC. There, he started as a technician and later was promoted to sales manager before most recently working as an account executive at Security Equipment Inc. in Kansas City, according to the release.

Atronic Alarms entered the Springfield market in 2018 upon its acquisition of American Detection Specialists Inc., according to SBJ archives. 

Atronic Alarms, which was started in 1982 by Perry Atha, sells security, life safety and automation systems to residential and commercial clients in the metropolitan areas of Springfield, Kansas City, Wichita, Kansas, and Omaha, Nebraska, according to its website.