Memphis, Tennessee Office
Service Area
Our Memphis, Tennessee Office offers a complete suite of fire protection and life safety services to the majority of the Mid-South including Eastern Arkansas, West Tennessee, and Northern Mississippi. Some of our Divisions have service areas that reach farther than others so give us a call today to see how we can be of service to you.
Services Offered
Our Memphis team is proud to offer the following services:
- Fire Extinguisher Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance
- Emergency & Exit Lighting Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance
- Fire Hose Sales, Inspection, and Maintenance
- Fire Suppression System Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance for Kitchen, Industrial, and Vehicle Systems
- Fire Sprinkler System Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance on all types of sprinkler systems as well as Fire Pumps, Hydrants, and Backflow Preventers
- Pressure Washing Services for Vent Hoods, Restaurant and Kitchen Equipment, Walls, Floors, and Concrete
- Fire Detection and Alarm System Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance on Edwards EST, Vigilant, Firelite, Silent Knight, and Protectowire Systems
- Security and Access Control System Installation and Maintenance on S2, Avigilon, Bosch, and Ademco/Honeywell Security Systems.
- CCTV & Video Surveillance Installation and Maintenance
- Clock, Intercom, and Sound Equipment Installation and Maintenance on Telecor, Apogee, Bogen, Atlas, Sapling, and American Time and Signal Systems
- Structured Cabling Installation and Maintenance
- Wireless System Installation and Maintenance including Radio Frequency, Microwave, and Infrared Systems
- Nurse Call System Installation and Maintenance on Rauland Nurse Call Systems
- Bi-Directional Amplifier System Installation and Maintenance
- Sound Masking or White Noise System Installation and Maintenance
Memphis Sales Team
Megan King
Sales Executive, Low Voltage Division
Josh Manning
Account Executive, Technology Division
Alisa Ellis
Serive Sales Executive, Low Voltage Division
Mike Pugh
Fire Sprinkler Sales Representative, Sprinkler Division
Michael Vann
Service Sales Executive, Low Voltage Division
Megan King
Sales Executive, Low Voltage Division
Megan joined State Systems in 2006 starting in low voltage service sales and has advanced to low voltage construction sales/project management for the past 8 years. In 2019, she added clean agent suppression systems to her responsibilities. She has completed a two-year voice data and video apprenticeship program with Independent Electrical Contractors, EST Fire Alarm Sales and Application course, and she is licensed in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi as an alarm agent.
Josh Manning
Account Executive, Technology Division
Josh became a member of the State Systems team when SSI purchased Critical Path Technology in 2006. He stayed onboard as operations manager of SSI’s new technology division. Josh has 18 years of information technology experience with expertise in planning, design, installation and maintenance of networks to include physical infrastructure, equipment, security and optimization. He was involved in installing the first infrared point-to-point wireless system for a major Memphis-area university.
Alisa Ellis
Serive Sales Executive, Low Voltage Division
Alisa has been with State Systems for over 7 years. She previously worked for 15 years in telecommunications sales as an account executive with C Spire Wireless. She sits on the board of the Commission on Missing and Exploited Children and is a member of the Jackson Chamber in Jackson, Tenn., the Greater Memphis Chamber and City Current.
Mike Pugh
Fire Sprinkler Sales Representative, Sprinkler Division
Mike has been with State Systems since May of 2014 but has worked in the Fire Sprinkler Industry for over 16 years. He currently holds a Nicet Level 2 certification in water based fire protection systems and a certification in water based fire protection systems from Oklahoma State University. Mike is also a licensed fire sprinkler inspector for the state of Arkansas. For the past 2 years, he has worked as the Fire Sprinkler Deficiency Sales Representative. Outside of the office, mike enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.
Michael Vann
Service Sales Executive, Low Voltage Division
Michael has worked with State Systems for over 11 years. Prior to moving into his role as Sales Executive, he worked as Sales/Service Technician and Operations Manager in the Fire Protection Division. When he's not at work, he enjoys spending time with his family, building and designing, and the outdoors.
Memphis Operations Team
Brent Hale
Operations Manager, Fire Protection Division
Paul Krodel
Project Manager, Fire Protection Division
Jeremy Palmer
Operations Manager, Technology Division
Jake Owen
Operations Manager, Sprinkler Division
Jared Gonzalez
Operations Manager, Cleaning Services Division
Terry Tedder
Operations Manager, Low Voltage
Brent Hale
Operations Manager, Fire Protection Division
Brent started with State Systems in 1993 as a sales/service technician in the fire protection division and has since worked his way up to operations manager. During his time at SSI, he has earned certifications with Ansul, Pyro-Chem, Amerex, Range Guard, Badger, FireBoy, Firetrace, Guardian, Captive Aire Core, and Kidde. Brent currently holds state licenses in Tennessee and Arkansas for fire suppression systems and fire extinguishers, and he is a member and state representative with the National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors (NAFED). Outside of the office, he is a Tennessee-certified Level 1 fire fighter and coaches youth soccer. Brent has spent six years working with the Germantown Fire Department and 15 years with the Bridgetown Fire Department in Nesbit, MS.
Paul Krodel
Project Manager, Fire Protection Division
Paul has been a project manager with State Systems for 14 years in the fire protection division. Previously, he worked as a territory manager for Great Lakes Sales Inc. for four years and as a sales representative with The Breckenridge Co. for nine years. Among his many certifications, Paul is an OSHA 10- and 30-hour cardholder and a Medic First Aid®/CPR level 3 trainer, and he has received a State of Tennessee fire extinguisher and fire suppression system license, Ansul and Pyro-Chem fire suppression design training and a commercial kitchen ventilation certificate.
Jeremy Palmer
Operations Manager, Technology Division
Jeremy has 20 years of experience in data cabling installation. Prior to joining State Systems in 2008, he worked at Cole Communications and ATS Telephone and Data. Jeremy holds BICSI and Corning Fiber certifications. Outside of the office, he stays busy as a foster parent to special needs children.
Jake Owen
Operations Manager, Sprinkler Division
Jake has been with SSI for a little over 6 years but has over 20 years experience with sprinkler systems. He has both his NICET certification and Ansul foam fire suppression system service and maintenance certification, and completed the Oklahoma State University Fire sprinkler inspection training & Certification program. Outside of the office, Jake enjoys metal working, golfing, and grilling.
Jared Gonzalez
Operations Manager, Cleaning Services Division
Terry Tedder
Operations Manager, Low Voltage
Memphis Leadership Team
Dwayne Judy
General Manager, Low Voltage Division
George Price
General Manager, Healthcare Division
Jeremy Jones
Regional Manager, Sprinkler Division
Dwayne Judy
General Manager, Low Voltage Division
Dwayne joined the State Systems team in 1996, working his way up to general manager of the low voltage division. He holds a Tennessee quality assurance certification, a National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) level IV fire alarm certification and a NICET level IV special hazard certification.
George Price
General Manager, Healthcare Division
George joined State Systems in 2015 when SSI acquired ESI Companies, Inc. For 15 of George’s 34 years of employment with ESI Companies, he served as Vice President over the Healthcare Division. George has nearly 40 years of working experience from the ground up moving from installation of low voltage systems to service and then supervision and management of a Healthcare Division that serves hospitals in West Tennessee, Northern Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas. George is registered with Shelby County Code enforcement as a Journeyman Electronic Technician and has passed the Tennessee “CE” Electrical Contractors examination as an Electrical Contractor. George, in the off, time enjoys hunting, fishing and camping with the family and friends.
Jeremy Jones
Regional Manager, Sprinkler Division
In 2015 Jeremy came to State Systems with 10-plus years of experience in the sprinkler industry to head up Sales and Design within the Fire Sprinkler Division. In 2017 He was made General Manager of the Fire Sprinkler Division. He has a Level III certification in Water Based Systems Layout with the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) and also holds SSI’s fire sprinkler responsible managing employee (RME) license.
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