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
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, implementation, training, 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 Growth
Daniel Quam is Senior Director of Growth 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 also holds an MBA from Sam Houston State University. As Senior Director of Growth, Daniel leads the Sales and JailOps teams, ensuring every customer sees measurable results in their daily operations.
Adit Modhvadia
Senior Director of Product & Engineering
Adit leads GUARDIAN RFID’s product and engineering teams, uniting the product roadmap and the people who build it under one vision. He owns the strategy, security, and technical execution behind our correctional technology, and he guides how tools like AI are used to improve the way every team works.
Powering the mission
Paul Baze
Regional Sales Manager, West
Paul helps corrections agencies across the western region bring Command Cloud into their facilities. He guides local, state, and federal agencies through every step of the process and leads a team of Sales Executives who serve them.
Mark Cowley
Title Director of Jail Operations
Mark leads the Jail Operations team that manages GUARDIAN RFID’s customer relationships, driving on-time renewals, retention, and account growth. He coaches each specialist to plan ahead rather than react, and he works closely with Customer Success, Support, and Academy so every customer has a clear owner and a consistent experience.
Phil Ervin
Director of Marketing
Phil leads how GUARDIAN RFID communicates with and shows up for the Warrior community. He guides the team across brand, creative, video, and content so agencies get clear, useful information about the tools built for them.
Abbey Gagner
Director of Human Resources
Abbey builds the team that serves the Thin Gray Line, from hiring and onboarding to the support every employee needs to do their best work. She also leads the company’s policy program, which helps protect the data agencies trust us with.
Jeff Kovar
Regional Sales Manager, East
Jeff helps corrections agencies across the eastern region adopt Command Cloud and get the most from it. He partners with local, state, and federal leaders through each step of the process and mentors a team of Sales Executives who serve them.
Sandy McColley Wander
Director of Operations
Sandra makes sure GUARDIAN RFID shows up for customers every time they need us. She leads internal operations, from contracts and orders to the shared processes that keep Sales, Jail Operations, and Marketing working as one team.
Chris Riedmueller
Director of Academy
Chris leads GUARDIAN RFID Academy, which teaches agencies to use our software through onboarding, on-site training, and virtual courses. He and his team of Product Trainers help every agency’s Warriors work safer, smarter, and more aware.
Ben Simpson
Director of Product
Ben owns the GUARDIAN RFID product roadmap and makes sure what we build meets the unique needs of corrections agencies. He also leads our security compliance program, including audits and certifications.
Mark Thomson
Director of Support
Mark leads the support team that serves as the first line of help for the Warriors who rely on GUARDIAN RFID every day. He makes sure every agency gets fast, expert answers when it matters most and turns what customers share into a more reliable platform.
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.