With over 20 years of experience at Axis Communications, James Marcella oversees industry associations for North American operations, including ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA). Marcella currently serves as a Community Vice President for four ASIS communities; Crisis Management and Business Continuity, Security Applied Sciences, Information Technology Security, and Commercial Real Estate. He also serves as the Chair of the Video and Vision Subcommittee at SIA, which focuses on standards activities for video surveillance. Passionate about knowledge sharing within the security industry, Marcella has participated in many educational and speaking opportunities at high-profile events, including GSX, ISC West, ISC East, and The Monitoring Association. Through his work with the SIA Education Committee, he taught a physical security technology course as an adjunct professor at Mercer Community College in New Jersey for the Systems Technology Associate in Applied Science Degree in Security Systems and Technologies. He is proud to champion further industry education and certification, including SIA’s Certified Security Project Manager certification. Marcella joined Axis in 1997 as a business development manager for the company’s North American Application Developer Partner program. In this role, he was responsible for finding best-of-breed software developers to create applications for Axis’ network video products. He also oversaw business development growth in the K-12 and higher education market segments. Additionally, he managed the educational services department until 2013 and helped develop the Axis Academy educational program, which still exists today.