Ian Cook

Ian Cook has over 20 years of experience in the security industry, with a focus on pre-sales and sales engineering roles. Ian has worked for various companies in the sector, including Hanwha Vision Europe, CNL Software, NICE Ltd, Sicura Systems, Christie Intruder Alarms Ltd, Sphere Security Limited, EMCOR Facilities Services, and Allcooper Group.

In their most recent role at Hanwha Vision Europe, Ian served as the Head of UK Sales Engineering, responsible for managing pre-sales and training resources, as well as providing support to the sales team and the wider business. Prior to that, they held senior strategic pre-sales and pre-sales management positions at CNL Software and NICE Ltd, where they handled sales engineering activities such as quotations, tenders, demonstrations, and customer meetings.

Ian's experience also includes roles as a pre-sales consultant at Sicura Systems, where they focused on business development and product testing, and as a CCTV/Access Control Installation Manager at Christie Intruder Alarms Ltd. Ian has also worked as a technical manager at Sphere Security Limited, where they were responsible for technical design, pre-sales tender response, project management, and customer demonstrations.

Earlier in their career, Ian worked as a service and implementation manager at EMCOR Facilities Services, a system performance and service engineer at Christie Intruder Alarms Ltd, and a service engineer at Allcooper Group.

Overall, Ian Cook has a wealth of experience in sales engineering and has expertise in various sectors such as transportation, retail, government, and national accounts. Ian has successfully led and supported numerous projects and has a strong technical background in the security industry.

Ian Cook attended Bishop Perowne CE High School from 1983 to 1988, where they completed their GCSEs. From 1989 to 1993, they went on to study at Telford ITEC, focusing on Electrical and Electronic Systems, as well as Computing. No degree was specified in the provided information.