New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Chimera Integrations is a security and communications company that is passionate about helping businesses find an integrated security system designed to help effectively secure their people and property. The company is headquartered in Syracuse, New York, with additional offices in Plattsburgh, Potsdam and Watertown, as well as two remote office in Binghamton and Rochester, and serves national accounts while maintaining a steadfast presence in the Northeast region.

Justin Stearns, Vice President of New York-based Chimera Integrations, which offers solutions for commercial, industrial, retail, and municipal sites, says that the increase in AI use is being driven by its affordability and growing range of applications. “The growing intelligence and cost-effectiveness of AI are opening up numerous use cases throughout the surveillance industry. In particular, AI is addressing critical challenges for end-users, including staff augmentation, threat intelligence, and situational awareness.”

Justin Stearns, vice president of Chimera Integrations, says 2022 and 2023 were both great years for his company, with 42 percent growth over last year.

With supply chain mostly out of the way, this year’s panelists were much more interested in discussing the issue of attracting talent. “Workforce is still a major issue, especially with how fast we are growing,” Stearns says. “We do a fairly good job of retaining talent. We haven’t lost a lot of people. But our company is just six years old and we have quadrupled in the last three years.”

Chimera Integrations recently undertook an installation project with the BCI Lakeside Division of Buckeye Corrugated, a prominent corrugated manufacturer, to shift from on-prem surveillance to a cloud-managed AI-enabled system.

The transformation at BCI Lakeside Division showcases the remarkable benefits of integrating AI-enabled surveillance and access control systems.

“I thought surveillance was going to be our largest revenue and it continues to be access control,” said Justin Stearns, vice president of Chimera Integration in Syracuse N.Y. “We are getting huge access control projects. What we do best is a single pane of glass, hardware as a service, and really offering just proactive surveillance systems with intelligent access control systems that communicate together. … And that just makes everybody’s lives easier.”

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PLATTSBURGH — Chimera integrations, a technology integration firm headquartered in Syracuse with offices spanning Upstate New York, has proudly secured a prominent position on the INC 5000 list as one of the fastest growing companies in America, reaching top 5 companies in Syracuse and 202 in all of New York state.

According to SDM’s 2023 Industry Forecast, 69 percent of security professionals consider the state of the video surveillance market to be very good or excellent, while 22 percent consider it to be good, and just 10 percent believe the state of the market is poor or fair.

Chimera Integrations sponsored a hole for a one day tournament throughout downtown Plattsburgh.

“Working with Casey White and the team at Chimera Integrations has been the most enjoyable and rewarding experience of my professional career,” says O’Donnell.

The district hosted its inaugural career fair with at least 70 participating businesses.

The company has also helped turn regular apartments into smart apartments through the use of their smart apartment technology.

In August Chimera Integrations bought Mac’s Safe & Lock, which was opened by Stearns' Father in 2003, to open its Plattsburgh location.

We love our community and had a blast getting competitive in the human dogsled race while also raising some money for Helping Hounds Dog Rescue.