Secura Key Hires Ryan Hawkins as Director of Card Manufacturing and Adds New Line of High-Volume Card Production Equipment

Oct. 23, 2014
Secura Key is proud to welcome Ryan Hawkins as the newest addition to their staff. It has acquired a new line of high-volume card production equipment, including a state-of-the-art large-format laminator and two high-speed Class A die cutters.

CHATSWORTH, CA, 2014 – Secura Key is proud to welcome Ryan Hawkins as the newest addition to their staff. Ryan will assume the duties of Director of Card Manufacturing, overseeing scheduling, production, printing, and encoding of Access Control, RFID, and high volume card products at Secura Key.

Ryan joins Secura Key with 10 years’ experience in Card Production, most recently as Owner/Partner at Phoenix Card Services. Before that, Ryan worked in Card Production and Technical Sales for CPI Card Group in Las Vegas, NV.  Previously, Ryan worked in the printing industry, managing printing and production scheduling for magazines and publications.  Ryan is currently completing his MBA degree.

Concurrent with the hiring of Ryan Hawkins, Secura Key has acquired a new line of high-volume card production equipment, including a state-of-the-art large-format laminator and two high-speed Class A die cutters.  The acquisition complements Secura Key’s existing card production capabilities and allows Secura Key to provide quicker manufacturing turnarounds of high-volume custom-printed cards and keytags. This includes the manufacture of HF, UHF, Magstripe, barcode and multiple technologies, for applications such as loyalty, school, hospitality, library, membership and transportation.

Secura Key’s VP of Sales & Marketing, Charlie Anthony stated: “We are truly excited about having Ryan Hawkins on board.  His production expertise coupled with the potential of our new card production line immediately enables Secura Key’s customers a greatly expanded turn-key resource for their custom card manufacturing requirements.”

About Secura Key

Secura Key has been the value leader in the Access Control industry for over 40 years, manufacturing complete multi-door Access Control Systems, including access control panels, software, card access readers, cards, keytags, and accessories.   Secura Key also offers stand-alone readers for single-door keyless entry applications.  Secura Key’s card and reader technologies include Touch Card™ (Barium Ferrite), Wiegand Swipe Cards, Proximity Cards, Contactless Smart Cards, as well as UHF, MIFARE®, DESFire®, and Multi-technology cards, and four-color digital custom printing is available.  

Secura Key’s manufacturing plant and general offices are located in Chatsworth, California. Further information on Secura Key is available at http://www.securakey.com.