{"id":14758,"date":"2019-06-11T11:53:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T15:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=14758"},"modified":"2019-06-11T11:53:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T15:53:40","slug":"president-richard-grundy-honored-providence-business-news-for-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/14758\/president-richard-grundy-honored-providence-business-news-for-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"AVTECH President Richard Grundy Honored By Providence Business News For His Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>AVTECH\u2019s\nRichard Grundy has been honored with a \u201c40 Under 40\u201d award by the Providence\nBusiness News to recognize his career success, community involvement, and commitment\nto help make a difference.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 11, 2019 Warren, RI \u2013 <strong>AVTECH Software<\/strong> (AVTECH) is proud to announce that Richard Grundy, President &amp; COO of AVTECH, has been honored with a \u201c40 Under 40\u201d award from the <a href=\"https:\/\/pbn.com\/pbn-names-2019-40-under-forty-winners1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Providence Business News (opens in a new tab)\">Providence Business News<\/a>. This award honors a select few in the greater Rhode Island region based on their career success, community involvement, and commitment to help make a difference on both the local and the national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in its 31st year in business,\nAVTECH manufactures Room Alert, the world\u2019s most popular environment monitor for\nbusiness continuity plans. Room Alert is made in the USA and proactively\nmonitors environment conditions such as temperature, humidity, flood, power,\nsmoke, and more. Room Alert is currently used in 186 of 196 countries by\norganizations ranging from thousands of small businesses to Amazon, Lockheed,\nAT&amp;T, over 80% of the Fortune 1000, the United Nations, and many local\ngovernments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RG_datacenter_resized_180417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14759\" width=\"274\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RG_datacenter_resized_180417.png 1000w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RG_datacenter_resized_180417-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RG_datacenter_resized_180417-768x683.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><figcaption>Richard Grundy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing recognized as a 40\nUnder 40 award winner by the Providence Business News is truly an honor,\u201d said\nRichard Grundy upon learning the news. \u201cIt\u2019s been amazing to be a part of the\nAVTECH team for nearly 20 years and watching the company grow and expand. AVTECH\nhas always had an atmosphere of collaboration and family, and I\u2019m honored to\nhelp lead the company forward through our continued growth and expansion.\u201d While\nperforming his duties as President &amp; COO at AVTECH, Richard also serves on\nthe Wentworth Institute of Technology Alumni Board of Directors, mentors\nengineering students, and works with local charities including 21 FrienDS. Richard\ncurrently resides in southeastern Massachusetts with his wife Amanda and daughter\nGabrielle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many business continuity\nplans include network and data monitoring although they do not monitor the environment\nfactors that cause 30% of outages suffered by businesses. AVTECH\u2019s Room Alert\nhelps resolve this to provide users with peace of mind, knowing that the\nenvironment threats that can cause data loss and downtime are being proactively\nmonitored for early detection, which will drastically reduce downtime and loss\nof revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Room Alert\nenvironment monitors, AVTECH also provides the online RoomAlert.com Account\nportal and local Device ManageR software for Room Alert monitoring, management,\nand reporting. Both software platforms are completely designed, developed,\nsupported, and updated at AVTECH\u2019s corporate headquarters at Cutler Mill in\nWarren, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AVTECH offers a wide range\nof digital, switch and analog sensors designed to help users monitor as many\nenvironment conditions as possible to help protect their facilities. Room Alert\nis a crucial part of any organization\u2019s business continuity plan, as it allows\nusers to fully monitor environment conditions in their data centers, server rooms,\nand facilities that can cause unexpected downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom\nmy view, Rick is at the top of the list and I am pleased to work with him over\nthe last 18 years,\u201d said Michael Sigourney, Founder &amp; CEO of AVTECH. \u201cUnder\nRick\u2019s leadership, AVTECH has experienced unprecedented growth, including applying\nfor and receiving multiple patents in addition to the opening of our first international\ndistribution facility in Ireland to help better serve our international users\nand resellers. Rick is a man of high integrity and I predict that he can\naccomplish anything desired. It is exciting to see him lead AVTECH, and I am so\nproud of everything Rick has and can accomplish in his life. He continues to be\na pleasure to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAVTECH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AVTECH\nSoftware (AVTECH), a private corporation founded in 1988, is a computer\nhardware and software developer and manufacturer based in Warren, RI. AVTECH\u2019s\nRoom Alert products are made in the USA and proactively monitor critical\nfacilities and assets for conditions such as temperature, humidity, power,\nflood \/ water leakage, smoke \/ fire, air flow, room entry, motion, cameras and\nmore.&nbsp;Room Alert is in use in over 180\ncountries and can be found in over 80% of the Fortune 1000, most state and\nfederal agencies, and all branches of the US military. Room Alert is \u201cEnvironment\nMonitoring Made Easy\u2026 Don\u2019t Wait Until It\u2019s Too Late!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media Contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russell Benoit<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Press@AVTECH.com\">Press@AVTECH.com<\/a><br>\nAVTECH Software<br>\n16 Cutler Street, Cutler Mill<br>\nWarren, RI 02885<br>\nPh: 401.628.1600<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVTECH\u2019s Richard Grundy has been honored with a \u201c40 Under 40\u201d award by the Providence Business News to recognize his career success, community involvement, and commitment to help make a difference. 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