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Gatekeeper Appoints Jason Harris as VP Student Protector Programs to Increase Focus on Video Enforcement and Stop Arm Violations
(TheNewswire) Abbotsford, BC – TheNewswire - A ugust 9, 2023 - Gatekeeper Sy...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Gatekeeper Appoints Jason Harris as VP Student Protector Programs to Increase Focus on Video Enforcement and Stop Arm Violations\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abbotsford, BC –\n \n \n TheNewswire - A\n \n \n ugust 9, 2023 - Gatekeeper Systems Inc.\n(‘Gatekeeper’ or the ‘Company’) (TSXV:GSI) (OTC:GKPRF)\n \n \n a video and data solutions provider for public\ntransportation and smart cities, announces the appointment of Jason\nHarris as VP Student Protector Programs and provides a corporate\nupdate.\n \n \n \n \n Jason Harris has over 20 years of leadership experience\nin school and transit transportation in Florida where he was Director\nof Transportation for both Manatee County Schools and Sarasota County\nSchools, as well as Transit Division Manager, Manatee County. Jason\nwill lead development and strategy for Gatekeeper’s Student\nProtector and help school districts utilize video evidence to combat\nthe growing problem of vehicles illegally passing a stopped school bus\nwhen children are crossing the street.\n \n \n \n \n Doug Dyment, President and CEO commented, “I’m\ndelighted to welcome Jason to our team to spearhead the growth of this\nimportant initiative. Jason’s skills extend well beyond\ntransportation operations where he led staff of over 300 employees. He\nhas also worked closely with superintendents, boards of directors, law\nenforcement personnel, and county judicial staff. The State of Florida\njust recently approved legislation allowing video enforcement of\nschool bus stop arm violations.\n \n \n \n \n Gatekeeper already has a\nwell-established school district customer base which is representative\nof approximately 40% of Florida’s total bus population, and\n \n \n our Platform-as-a-Service business model has\nbeen embraced by numerous school districts. We believe video\nenforcement represents a high growth opportunity for Gatekeeper and\nour AI and video analytics technology has already proven to be\nsuperior in enforcement applications. Jason’s deep industry\nexperience will be invaluable in helping make Student Protector the\ndominant choice for school districts who are now working aggressively\nto combat this problem which has become shockingly w...