Parallel Shuffleboard Tournament Parallel Technologies March 8, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments Earlier this month, Parallel’s Building Infrastructure and Sales teams gathered at Unmapped Brewery in Minnetonka, MN for their first annual shuffleboard tournament! The event was organized by Mark Bonde to build team synergies and enjoy some locally brewed craft beers. The event was sponsored by Genetec. For those of you who are curious, Unmapped Brewery is a dog-friendly taproom often hosting food trucks, trivia nights, live music, and games like shuffleboard! They also have giant jenga, corn hole, and tic-tac-toe. First Place Winners: Josh Olson and James Crabtree Second Place Winners: Nate Ruhland and Tyler Wachter Check out the gallery of the event below!… Continue Reading
Building With Vision Parallel Technologies February 8, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments Written By: Dale Klein, CEO Building a great company begins with vision. Vision provides direction on where we are going and why everyone is important. At Parallel, our vision is to provide intelligent building solutions for our clients in order for them to experience safety and security, reliability, energy sustainability and operational efficiencies. That said, vision is nothing without execution. In 2018, we executed well with our customers and are thankful for continuing to develop long term client partnerships. We believe that if we strive to exceed our customers’ expectations, they reward us with growth and success.… Continue Reading
How Secure is Your Building Automation System? Parallel Technologies February 7, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments Three Core Points of BAS Cyber-security By: Harrison Koll, Controls System Application Engineer Cybersecurity is a topic that keeps executives up at night. Consumer data breaches and email hacking are constantly in the headlines. The truth is that any system connected to the internet is at risk – including your Building Automation System (BAS). It is common for organizations to purchase (or create) a BAS, implement the solution, and then “forget about it” – leaving the entire network and its controllers alone for decades until there is a failure.… Continue Reading
Welcome to Parallel Jeremy Reiter! Parallel Technologies February 5, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments Jeremy Reiter has been brought on as the new Account Manager for the Building Automation department in Omaha. He has over 20 years of industry experience in building automation as well as his Nebraska Journeyman’s electrical license. Jeremy started his career in the field as an installation electrician and later began running installation crews and managing projects. From there he moved into account management with a focus on the new construction marketplace. Jeremy is now putting that strategic knowledge to work at Parallel and developing relationships with the Nebraska contractor base and design firms.… Continue Reading
Welcome to Parallel James Crabtree! Parallel Technologies February 5, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments Parallel has gained a new member of our inside sales team: James Crabtree! We interviewed James and gained some insight his passions – including physical security as well as coin collecting! Check out our Q&A with James below!… Continue Reading
Parallel Partners with Women’s Advocates Parallel Technologies February 5, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments This winter, Parallel’s Building Infrastructure (BI) department adopted two families through Women’s Advocates, a local domestic abuse shelter in St. Paul. They shopped for and wrapped gifts for 11 children and two mothers. With donations from employees and Parallel’s match, the BI department donated about $950 worth of gifts! If you’d like to learn more about Women’s Advocates, feel free to visit their website at https://www.wadvocates.org/. Check out our gallery of the event below!… Continue Reading
Tim Kittila and Chris Pinc to Speak at Data Center World Parallel Technologies February 5, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments The question for businesses in today’s technological climate is not, “Do you need a data center?” rather it’s “How will you adapt your mission critical needs?” Companies are becoming ever more at risk of losing what little control they have over their company’s data – and while brick-and-mortar builds may seem to be losing momentum, the need for client-specific, integrated solutions to an ever increasing technological wave is only becoming more apparent. Come hear what two of Parallel’s foremost authorities on the subject have to say about your data center ecosystem!… Continue Reading
DAS Kicks off 2019 with an ESCAPE Parallel Technologies January 28, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments Last Thursday, the DAS Team at Parallel kicked off the new year with a harrowing escape at Mission Manor! What a talented group!… Continue Reading
Mark Bonde Promoted to Building Infrastructure Sales and Marketing Director Parallel Technologies January 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments Parallel Technologies has promoted Mark Bonde to the Director of Building Infrastructure Sales and Marketing. An expansion of his role as Sales Manager, Bonde oversees the development of the company’s physical security offering and is responsible for all customer projects from consulting to implementation. Bonde has nearly 15 years’ experience in the physical security market. His background includes a unique understanding of both the domestic and international physical security marketplace. Since joining Parallel Technologies in 2015 as a Senior Account Executive, Bonde has helped the company’s efforts to expand its physical security capabilities while also overseeing all phases of customer projects – from consulting to design and implementation.… Continue Reading
Parallel Holiday Party 2018 Parallel Technologies January 11, 2019April 16, 2019 Comments This year Parallel celebrated the holidays together at Top Golf, which recently arrived to the Twin Cities. This unique event, hosted by the Culture Committee, gave employees a chance to try their hand at a driving range. The object of the game was to hit your ball out onto various targets on the green (each worth a different amount of points). It was a fun and cozy experience with great places for employees to visit with one another and later we enjoyed a delicious dinner in one of the event rooms.… Continue Reading
