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Getting a Kick out of Security y Ralph C. Jensen
BY
ou’ll get a real kick out of this security story. It is all about a secure perimeter and access control that is stored in the cloud and a man devoted to
those around him. It also combines security solutions at a school campus, student hous- ing and several regulation-size soccer fields.
It is about one man’s modern business empire, his love for soccer and the state of Utah. He is Dell Loy Hansen. Hansen is the owner of the Major League Soccer franchise in Salt Lake City, Real Salt Lake, but it is his dream of bringing European-style soccer to the Beehive State that weaves security into this story.
Building a Dream
Hansen’s goal was to build a world-class soc- cer team that includes a youth program to enhance his MLS franchise. To do this, Han- sen would have to invest millions of dollars to construct an indoor soccer practice facil- ity, a second outdoor stadium for his minor league clubs and all that goes with it.
He did just that. Hansen whipped out his checkbook ($75 million) and soon enough a first-class campus was well on its way to being built. In order to fuel his desire for a youth league, Hansen had to build a home away from home for his high school age teams. He didn’t skimp either on construc- tion or the type of security that would find its way into the dormitory, the charter school where the soccer players gain an education, the indoor and outdoor practice facilities, of- fices, and locker and training areas.
Hansen is as big as life himself. When he comes into the room, there is an air of busi- ness about him, but an equal part of caring for the many people on his staff who are taking care of business on his behalf. He is dependent upon his executive staff to keep him up to date on the soccer campus, though he already knows what he wants, where it is supposed to be and that everything is in its proper place.
“I have a passion for the state of Utah and the people of Utah, and this [soccer] is one of the ways I enjoy giving back,” Han- sen said. “Our soccer academy caters to male youth, ages 15 to 18, who are the best of the best in Utah and surrounding states that want to play soccer. As you can see, this is a multi-use facility, and I wanted to ensure that our security is an extremely robust solu- tion, not only for the teams but for the fans that will attend our games, but also extend to the charter school that is part of the campus.
“Our challenge in terms of security was
to make this sporting venue the safest it could possibly be. We wanted to make sure the security integrator, Alphacorp Security, was the best and that they would use the best technology and solutions to ensure a secure campus.”
What started as one team and five coach- es has expanded to seven teams with as many as 24 coaches.
Hansen wanted an integrator with knowledge of today’s technology platforms that will reach into the future and an integra- tor that would service all the security at the RSL Academy High School in the Jordan Utah School District campus. Alphacorp installed most of the security solutions, in- cluding the ProdataKey cloud-based access control platform. Avigilon cameras, VMS
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