Senior Management

Leading Datawatch® into new realms of service achievements for our clients and into an even stronger position of leadership within the industry is the Datawatch® senior management team. Click on a team member's name below for more information.

William F.Peel,III
Chief Executive Officer
E-mail: bpeel@Datawatchsystems.com
Tel: 301 280-4404

Robert W. Dike
Vice President, Sales
E-mail: rdike@Datawatchsystems.com
Tel: 301 280-4361

Mike Gauer
Vice President of Business Development
E-mail: mgauer@Datawatchsystems.com
Tel: 301 280-4222

Larry Parrotte
Vice President of Operations
E-mail: lparrotte@Datawatchsystems.com
Tel: 301 280-4234

Kenny Reed
Director of Business Development
E-mail: kreed@datawatchsystems.com
Tel: 301 280-4338

Sean Brown
General Manager Of Northeast Region
E-mail: sbrown@Datawatchsystems.com
Tel: 917 279-0659

Lauren M. Boegel
Manager, Remote Administration Services
E-mail: lboegel@Datawatchsystems.com
Tel: 301 280-4301

William F. Peel, III
Chief Executive Officer

William “Billy” Peel has been directly involved with the growth and success of Datawatch Systems, Inc., since its inception in the early 1980’s. Mr. Peel is a native of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area who became involved at a young age with the service based business owned and operated by his family. Mr. Peel is a Certified Building Service Executive (CBSE) and is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership. He is a member of ASIS International, licensed Compliance Agent in the states of Virginia and North Carolina, and maintains a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance. Mr. Peel serves on several Boards, including the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Christ Child Society, the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., and the Federal City Council. In addition, he is a proud sponsor of the Make-A-Wish Triathlon and the Easter Seals Bright Hope Campaign, and he is a generous contributor to a variety of charitable organizations and philanthropic causes in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.

Robert W. Dike
Vice President Of Sales

Rob has 37 years of experience in the security and access control industry and has been a member of the Datawatch® team for the past 25 years. Prior to joining Datawatch® Systems, Mr. Dike was a Security Specialist for a National Alarm Company and a principal in a locally owned and operated Systems Integrator. Mr. Dike oversees the daily Sales operations and functions and is responsible for all bid and contract negotiations as well as all permits, licenses and system documentation as related to new and on-going installations.

Lauren M. Boegel
Manager, Remote Administration Services

Lauren "Laurie" Boegel has been a member of the Datawatch® Team for the past 18 years. A native of the Washington Metropolitan Area, Ms. Boegel has more than 37 years of experience in the access control, security industry and was Manager of Datawatch® Central for 7+ years prior to heading up the Systems Programming Group the next 4 years. Since 2004 Ms. Boegel is now responsible for all Remote Administrative Services being provided to our clients. These include Access Card and Key Programming, System Programming for new and existing customer sites as well as all Administrative functions associated with maintaining on-going client data bases and information.

Kenny Reed
Director of Business Development

Kenny joined Datawatch in 2003 and is responsible for facilitating development of software and hardware applications. Kenny is a native of Philadelphia, PA and was the recipient of a 4 year scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania by the Walter Annenberg Scholarship Foundation. Prior to joining Datawatch, Kenny served as a Senior Project Manager for Fannie Mae responsible for system and software upgrades. Previously, he was a Senior Systems Manager with USA Mobility responsible for maintaining and upgrading the web-based applications utilized nationwide. Kenny received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mike Gauer
Vice President of Business Development

Mike joined Datawatch in 2010 to help expand Datawatch's presence in strategic markets in which the firm wishes to expand it's presence. The first of these regions is the greater New York market, which includes New York City and the urban markets of Connecticut and New Jersey. Prior to joining Datawatch, Mike served as Director of Business Development for Kastle Systems, Inc. Prior to his service at Kastle, Mike worked as a Systems Consultant for a family-run business in the Washington, DC market which was ultimately acquired by Honeywell. Mike has been active in various chapters of BOMA for most of his career, he remains engaged in a number of philanthropic endeavors and is a published author

Larry Parrotte
Vice President of Operations

Larry brings over 30 years of security and transportation management experience to our team, having most recently served as Chief Operating Officer for TransForce, Inc., a national leader in transportation staffing and compliance solutions. Prior to joining TransForce Larry owned and managed an Executive Search Firm preceded by 20 years of security staffing experience as Senior Vice President with AHL Services and numerous General Manager positions with Burns International Security Services. Larry holds a BA from the State University of New York at Albany, and an MBA from Loyola in Baltimore.

Sean Brown
General Manager of Northeast Region

Sean S. Brown is General Manager of Datawatch Systems for the Northeast region. Based in New York City, he is responsible for the regional sales development and operations. Prior to joining Datawatch, Mr. Brown was General Manager for Kastle Systems Northeast region and part of the senior management team that grew Kastle Systems. Previously, he was the Director of Strategic Accounts with the Real Estate division of Winstar Communications and Vice President and Asset Manager of Schroder Real Estate Associates' Washington, DC and East coast commercial office properties. He also worked for Grubb & Ellis as District Manager overseeing their New England division. Mr. Brown is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Connecticut; a member of Board of Directors for BOMA Westchester; and a member of the Town of Darien Architectural Review Board. Sean received a Bachelor of Science from the College of Business Administration at Fordham University.