Leadership
Guardians Serving Warriors.
GUARDIAN RFID is led by those who have walked the same tiers as you. Our team has run jails, worked the floor, and carried the weight of the care, custody, and control mission.
Our team's real-life correctional experience built Command Cloud, the officer experience platform.
It drives one purpose: protect America's Thin Gray Line, the 397,800 correctional officers and jailers who defend our nation's jails and prisons.
Together, we make our motto come to life: One Team. One Mission.
Leadership team roster
Ken Dalley
Founder, Chairman & Chief Warrior
Ken Dalley founded GUARDIAN RFID and has pioneered inmate-tracking technology for over 20 years. He built the company on a simple belief: correctional officers deserved better. For decades, poor technology compromised their safety and defensibility. Dalley holds multiple U.S. utility patents spanning RFID, artificial intelligence, mobile, and cloud computing, with additional patents pending. In 2020, he founded the Warrior Foundation and led GUARDIAN RFID into the Pledge 1% movement. He holds a B.A. in English from St. John's University.
Kathy Nichols
Chief of Staff to the CEO
Kathy Nichols is Chief of Staff to the CEO at GUARDIAN RFID, overseeing operations, finance, customer success, and legal. She brings more than 25 years of experience, beginning in healthcare with CentraCare, one of Minnesota's largest hospital systems. Nichols works closely with Chairman Ken Dalley and with leaders across every functional area of the company. Teams across GUARDIAN RFID trust her steady, people-first leadership. She also serves on the board of the Warrior Foundation.
Daniel Quam
Senior Director of Product
Daniel Quam is Senior Director of Product at GUARDIAN RFID. He served 21 years with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office in Texas, rising through the ranks to Captain and retiring as Jail Administrator in 2020. For 16 of those years, he managed detention operations and passed Texas jail standards compliance every year. Quam is a Certified Jail Manager, a graduate of the FBI National Academy's 250th session, and the National Jail Leadership Command Academy Class #36. He holds an MBA from Sam Houston State University. He also leads the teams behind sales, implementation, training, and retention.
See the Platform Warriors Use to Operate Their Facilities
This is the team that leads those who build the technology protecting America's Thin Gray Line. See what they create for the officers who defend it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ken Dalley founded GUARDIAN RFID and serves as Chairman and Chief Warrior. He has pioneered inmate-tracking technology for over 20 years.
Yes. The team includes a retired jail administrator and certified jail manager, alongside decades of combined corrections and public-safety experience.
GUARDIAN RFID is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota.