Mobile Pro Systems was an exhibitor at the DisastersExpo 2024 conference which was held March 6 to 7 at the Miami Beach convention center. We were excited to introduce our mobile surveillance platforms to disaster and emergency response professionals looking for the latest solutions and technologies in disaster management.
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MPS Showcases Solutions for Law Enforcement at IACP 2023
Jeron Stiffler, MPS Solutions Consultant, and Adam Dunnom from Best Enterprises, our GSA Partner, share info with an IACP attendee.
The Mobile Pro Systems team was excited to exhibit our products at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in San Diego this month. The event drew over 18,000 law enforcement professionals from the U.S. and around the world to share the latest advancements in policing. The event was held from October 14 – 17, 2023, at the beautiful San Diego Convention Center.
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MPS Team Shines at GSX 2023
Our team had a great experience at the Global Security Exchange (GSX) conference which was held September 11-13, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. Hundreds of attendees visited the MPS booth to learn more about our mobile surveillance platforms and their advanced features.
GSX is an annual event for Asis International, the world’s largest membership organization for security management professionals.
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MPS Exhibit Joins Midwest Security & Police Conference Expo
Mobile Pro Systems traveled to Illinois, for this year’s Midwest Security & Police Conference/Expo, held August 10-11 at the beautiful Tinley Park Convention Center. Hundreds of law enforcement professionals turned out for the two-day event which featured classes and an expo hall of 120 exhibitors.
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MPS Spotlight: Christine Steffens
If you ask Christine Steffens, she’ll tell you the best part about working at Mobile Pro Systems is that she’s constantly learning and every day has its own challenge and lesson. Christine was introduced to Mobile Pro Systems by her good friend Brian Sauerer who recognized that Christine would make an excellent technical support and service team member. After having her on board for nearly three years, we can tell you Brian was absolutely right! We asked Christine to tell us more about her life when she’s not providing top-notch support for our customers:
Have you always lived in Minnesota? My parents and two older sisters all reside in eastern Wisconsin, where I grew up. I was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and moved to Minnesota in 2009, so I’ve lived here for 14 years.
What do you like best about living and working here? Minnesota is incredibly diverse – I love how the biome and terrain change as you travel across the state, and the metro is a melting pot of so many wonderful cultures.
What is your favorite activity outside of work? Geocaching – it shows me so many interesting things and places I never would have known about otherwise. I am a very experience-oriented person. Geocaching also combines well with my other two favorite hobbies: photography and hiking.
What’s the most interesting place you’ve visited? I love traveling but have mostly only traveled in the upper Midwest. I’d like to visit Norway someday. My favorite interesting place in Minnesota is Franconia Sculpture Park which has 50 acres of interactive outdoor sculptures to explore.
Volunteer work? I volunteered at the Darvan Acres Avian Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
Name 5 things most people don’t know about you and would probably be surprised to learn…
1. I probably have way too many houseplants. My favorite is the tree rose that I pulled out of a dumpster, it’s incredible when it blooms.
2. I have a soft spot for ’80s Turbo Mopars and have owned several, including an ’88 Dodge Lancer Shelby.
3. I used to milk cows for a living and still miss watching the sun rise while bringing them in for morning milking.
4. Medical science fascinates me, especially veterinary medicine. When I was a kid I wanted to be a veterinarian.
5. In 2012 I was involved in a work accident at a former workplace that broke half my ribs and punctured a lung. Life is much better these days.
What draws you to working with people in a technical support setting? Two things: The ability to positively affect someone’s day, and learning – I learn so much by helping.
What impression do you hope to leave with each customer who calls in? That we’re actual people who care about our customers and want to help them. Each technical call is a unique adventure, but I think the thing that strikes me the most – even a few years into this – is how genuine and grateful our customers are. Technical support has a reputation for being cold and dehumanized, but I’ve never felt that here.
In each MPS Spotlight, we shine a light on a Mobile Pro Systems team member to express our gratitude for their outstanding contributions, and so you can get to know our wonderful employees like we do.
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MPS Spotlight: Brian Sauerer
When you call Mobile Pro Systems for technical support and assistance, you will likely hear Brian Sauerer’s friendly voice on the other end of the line. Brian has been a valued member of our technical support team for seven years. In addition to helping customers with training, follow-up, troubleshooting and software support, he and his team take new equipment builds and set up all of the software and networks for each new system. He’s a skilled professional that our customers have come to rely on, but his talents don’t end there. We recently asked Brian to share with us some thoughts about his work and life outside of the office.
What do you like best about about living and working in Minnesota? I was born and raised in Minnesota. Working in the city suburbs offers you everything you could possibly need in a short distance with access to amazing parks and trails in every city.
What is your favorite activity outside of work? Working on one of our cars. My wife and I love cars and I was a mechanic prior to Mobile Pro. Between us we have 13 Cars. We love going to car shows and Antiquing.
Volunteer work? Nothing official but I am always the helping hand expecting nothing in return. I’m the guy who will actually show up when you need help moving.
Name 5 things most people don’t know about you and would probably be surprised to learn…
1. I love dishware from the 70’s. I have a few different sets of dishes that we rotate at home as a result.
2. I am very fond of Vintage Christmas Décor and I decorate accordingly but not until after Thanksgiving–there are rules!
3. I have a fairly substantial collection of video game systems dating back to the 70’s, though I don’t play video games all that often.
4. My previous wife introduced me to a line of Japanese dolls called Pullip. These are quite customizable and I am very hands on in a creative way. I have gathered a small collection of these dolls and they are all one of a kind. At this point I am too attached to let them go.
5. I care a lot about community and hope to move to a small town someday.
What draws you to working with people in a technical support setting? I am a very friendly and sociable person. I seem to have a knack for explaining technical things in a way that people can understand.
What impression do you hope to leave with each customer who calls in? My goal is to always assure the customer that we stand behind our products and that we are always there to help.
In each MPS Spotlight, we shine a light on a Mobile Pro Systems team member to express our gratitude for their outstanding contributions, and so you can get to know our wonderful employees like we do.