Fourth Annual Ingenium Awards Reception

David Antar, president of A+ Technology and Security Solutions, is a true entrepreneur at heart, with 36 years in the technology and security industry. Over that time, he has started several successful high-tech companies based on a keen ability to understand the needs of his customers and the trends in the marketplace that drive business growth.
A+ Technology and Security Solutions is one of the largest physical security integrators in the United States, with a strong focus on keeping K-12 schools and universities safe with high-tech camera and access control systems. A+ has customers and expertise in every vertical market.

ViewScanAI is a high-tech software platform that use artificial intelligence to perform remote guarding and event management services, staffed nationally by disabled American veterans.
A+ Stem Labs is highly focused on instructional technology for K-12 schools. Staffed by over 65 teachers performing virtual education, developing learning management software and providing and supporting over 1500 Stem/Steam Labs into New York City Schools.

Antar successfully exited six of his startup companies, including IPVideo Corporation, to Motorola Solutions in 2023. Leading an impressive team of engineers, they invented and patented several highly successful products including HALO IoT Smart Sensor, Halo Amplify, and Sentry Emergency Response System (ERS).

Antar was inducted into the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame and has been honored at numerous local and national events, including receiving the Visionary Award from the Long Island Software and Technology Network (Listnet). He is integrally involved with many local universities and recently received honorary Beta Gamma Sigma membership as he follows his passion to make the world a smarter, safer, and healthier place.

Hachil started his career in engineering through multiple internships prior to graduation in 2016. After completing five years in the industry, he joined Stantec in 2019. Stantec is the largest multinational, multidiscipline architecture and engineering design and consulting firm.

In his work at Stantec, Hachil prioritizes client satisfaction through action and presence, delivering high-quality designs that meet clients’ needs and priorities, while also considering public safety, and the environment. The projects that he works on range from commercial buildings, high-rise buildings, railroad, schools, university campus, distribution centers, emergency service buildings, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, water districts, wastewater districts, defense, pharmaceutical, LEED accredited buildings, transportation projects, airports, manufacturing facilities, public parks projects, and buildings over 1,000,000 square feet.

Hachil has completed projects in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Texas, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Maine, Oregon, and Nevada.

As an instructor for the FE electrical and computer engineering course at Kaplan – PPI2Pass, Hachil leverages his educational and professional experience to guide students toward success in passing the FE exam. Hachil is also an engineering advisor for Prosple, a platform that helps students and graduates find career and study opportunities.

At Prosple, Hachil has helped publish an article in 2024 titled “How to Break into Electrical Engineering as a Student.” Hachil has published an article with Engineering.com in 2022 titled “How to Prepare for Your Fundamentals of Engineering Exam”. Hachil had a presentation on Professional Engineers Day in 2023 titled “The Benefits of Professional Licensure for Engineers” and in 2024 titled “Navigating the Licensure Process and Exam Day.” The articles and presentations were intended to inform people about engineering, career fairs, resumes, interviews, internships, jobs, and the career benefits of the FE and PE licensure.

Hachil had such an influence on the engineering field that New York Institute of Technology wrote an article about him in 2024 titled “Using His Engineering Degree to Change the World.” In 2024, Hachil started his own company called Hachil Engineering.