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PRIVACY NOTICE Last updated October 28, 2020 Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Dagostino Electronic Services ("Company", "we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at info@descomm.com . When you visit our website http://www.descomm.com (the "Website"), and more generally, use any of our services (the "Services", which include the Website), we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately. This privacy notice applies to all information collected through our Services (which, as described above, includes our Website), as well as, any related services, sales, marketing or events. Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information that we collect. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? 2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION? 3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE? 4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH? 5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION? 6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE? 7. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS? 8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS? 9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES 10. COOKIE NOTICE 11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS? 12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE? 13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? 14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU? 1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? Personal information you disclose to us In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Website or otherwise when you contact us. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following: Personal Information Provided by You. We collect names; phone numbers; email addresses; job titles; and other similar information. All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information. Information automatically collected In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Website. We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Website and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes. The information we collect includes: Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Website and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the Website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called 'crash dumps') and hardware settings). Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the Website. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system and system configuration information. Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Website. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. Note however, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services. 2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION? In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent. We use personal information collected via our Website for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below. We use the information we collect or receive: To facilitate account creation and logon process. If you choose to link your account with us to a third-party account (such as your Google or Facebook account), we use the information you allowed us to collect from those third parties to facilitate account creation and logon process for the performance of the contract. To post testimonials. We post testimonials on our Website that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain your consent to use your name and the content of the testimonial. If you wish to update, or delete your testimonial, please contact us at info@descomm.com and be sure to include your name, testimonial location, and contact information. Request feedback. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Website. To enable user-to-user communications. We may use your information in order to enable user-to-user communications with each user's consent. To manage user accounts. We may use your information for the purposes of managing our account and keeping it in working order. To send administrative information to you. We may use your personal information to send you product, service and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. To protect our Services. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Website safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention). To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for business purposes, to comply with legal and regulatory requirements or in connection with our contract. To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we receive a subpoena or other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond. Fulfill and manage your orders. We may use your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Website Administer prize draws and competitions. We may use your information to administer prize draws and competitions when you elect to participate in our competitions. To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may use your information to provide you with the requested service. To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our Services.\ To send you marketing and promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. For example, when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our Website, subscribing to marketing or otherwise contacting us, we will collect personal information from you. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time (see the "WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS " below). Deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness. 3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE? In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis: Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose. Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests. Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract. Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements). Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved. More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations: Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing efforts. We may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Website, which will enable them to collect data on our behalf about how you interact with our Website over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, pages or features, and better understand online activity. Unless described in this notice, we do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes. 4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH? In Short: We only share information with the following third parties. We only share and disclose your information with the following third parties. We have categorized each party so that you may be easily understand the purpose of our data collection and processing practices. If we have processed your data based on your consent and you wish to revoke your consent, please contact us using the contact details provided in the section below titled "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? ". Web and Mobile Analytics Google Analytics 5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION? In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law. We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 3 years. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. 6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE? In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security, and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Website is at your own risk. You should only access the Website within a secure environment. 7. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS? In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Website. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at info@descomm.com . 8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS? In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time. If you are a resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm . If you are a resident in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html . 9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice. 10. COOKIE NOTICE Where permitted by law, non-personally identifiable information and data may be automatically collected through the standard operation of our internet service or through the use of “cookies” or “internet tags” or other similar techniques. We use technologies such as local storage and cookies to store an access token on your browser which enables us to recognize you and your preferences. We do this specifically to (i) ensure the website functions properly; (ii) track you within the website; (iii) enhance user experience; (iv) conduct analytics to improve the website; (v) prevent fraudulent use of the website; and (iv) diagnose and repair technical errors within the website and, in case of abuse, track and mitigate the abuse. We use four types of cookies: Essential (Necessary) Cookies: These are placed on your computer to let our website function as intended, by allowing the pages to display correctly. Without these, our website would be prevented from working and would be unusable. Preferences & Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember how our site behaves or looks based on your preferences (e.g. your preferred language or the region you are in). These cookies can also assist you in changing text size, font, and allow you to personalize the pages based on your preferences. These cookies help enhance your experience and disabling these may make our website less functional; disabling these cookies, however, should not prevent our website from working. Marketing Cookies: These cookies allow our website to collect data in order to track the effectiveness of advertisements placed on our website. These cookies help enhance your experience by allowing us to provide a more relevant service and deliver better advertisements that better suit to your interests and needs. Third-Party Analytics Cookies: The only third-party cookies we use are analytics cookies. The use of analytics cookies allows us to improve the website and enhance user experience. The analytics cookies set on your browser allow us to recognize and count the number of users to the website, see when users are using the website, and see how users interact with the website and its different functions. Analytics cookies show us which of the website pages are most frequently viewed and help us record any difficulties you have with the website. We use Google Analytics, also known as G4, with restricted data processing enabled, to collect information on your use of the Website to improve our website. Because we have enabled restricted data processing for Google Analytics, the use of this information for analytics is not considered a sale under any applicable state privacy act. Google Analytics may also receive information about you from applications you have downloaded that partner with Google. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with any personally identifiable information that you may provide to us. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our website or to another application that partners with Google is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service, “How Google Use Your Information from Sites” and Google Privacy Policy. To prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, you can download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on here . How to restrict cookies: You may restrict or block web browser cookies on your computer or device through your browser settings (usually found under “privacy” or “ads”). You may also limit cookies by clicking on the “Settings” button on the cookie banner and choosing cookies to be on or off, or reject all non-essential cookies by clicking on the X in the cookie banner. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org , which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers. Do Not Track Disclosure: Some internet browsers allow you to limit or disable the use of tracking technologies that collect this data. We currently do not support Do Not Track signals. 11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS? In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information. California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below. If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Website, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Website. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Website, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g. backups, etc.). 12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE? In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws. We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information. 13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at info@descomm.com or by post to: Dagostino Electronic Services 600 Mifflin Road Pittsburgh, PA 15207 United States 14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU? Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit: info@descomm.com . We will respond to your request within 30 days.

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Bob Weiss is Director of Operations of our structured cabling department. His affinity to communication goes far beyond cables and extends to connecting vital resources to those in desperate need in Haiti. Building Hope in Haiti: Bob Weiss on Faith, Partnership and Kindness Bob Weiss is Director of Operations of our structured cabling department. His affinity to communication goes far beyond cables and extends to connecting vital resources to those in desperate need in Haiti. Mar 9, 2020 Since childhood, I’ve always loved the mechanics of communication. You put together the right combination of wires and two people on opposite sides of the world can talk together! Without communication, we would still be clunking stones. As a kid, I envisioned myself as a phone technician, so my path in structured cabling is pretty on target. We had a great electronics program in high school. In fact, my electronics teacher was also Bob D’s teacher back in the day – and that’s how we met. While I was a senior in school, I started working part time at Dagostino Electronics. Once, I had to undercoat a bucket truck. I wriggled underneath with a pail of tar and emerged covered in the stuff. Seeing me, my dad exclaimed, “What type of electrician are you?!” I went the union route: apprenticed for Dagostino straight after school, while training with the union and started my career in project management with Allegheny General Hospital. I am deeply guided by my faith and I credit the teachings of the Bible for giving me the perspective to do my job well. Management is all about the people. Listen to your people, understand what the customer wants, and regard everyone with respect. It’s that Golden Rule to treat others as you want to be treated. My church, North Way Christian, has a partnership with Pittsburgh Kids Foundation (PKF) which has strong ties to Haiti. In the ‘80s, two Pittsburgh missionaries moved to Haiti and founded an orphanage but kept their connections with Pittsburgh. Through Kathy and Alice, we first learned about the EBAC orphanage and decided in 2013 to go on a mission to Haiti. This was three years after the catastrophic earthquake of 2010, and nothing could have prepared me for what I saw. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Most Haitians earn less than $2 per day – and if you can’t afford food, you simply won’t have food to eat. There is no public safety net. The infrastructure is woefully deficient, there are constant power outages, insufficient roadways and poor access to clean water. Streets are littered with raw sewage and with homemade fires burning organic waste. Adding to the misery is the rampant crime and government corruption. Since we look conspicuously like a missionary trip (the ample luggage is a giveaway), when we arrive in Haiti airport, we get singled out for the quasi-customs tax — or, in other words, a bartering routine where custom agents name a price to let us into the country. Over the years, I’ve learned to haggle and recently was able to cut their initial price in half plus a couple pairs of new children’s shoes! Because of the widespread government corruption, charities must work below the radar on a grassroots level to actively make a difference. Pittsburgh Kids Foundation connected us with Pastor Jean Claude, himself a graduate of the EBAC orphanage, who now runs his own ministry, including two churches, a school, and an orphanage. One of his churches is in the mountains and is a 3-mile hike from where the dirt road ends. The original building was nothing more than a tarp tied onto poles, but over 100 people who live in those mountains attend weekly. From their other church in the valley, Jean Claude and his wife, Monica, provide food, run a school and provide vocational training to the community. After one day’s program, as the children were leaving to go back home, a woman stopped and asked us to take her little boy. She was unable to feed him and she was faced with a choice – either give him up or watch him starve. Obviously, we couldn’t take the boy back with us, but that encounter was so heartbreaking, it propelled us to underwrite a meal program. Every dollar we raise goes directly to Jean Claude’s community feeding program. Since our first mission in 2013, my wife and I have returned 7 times. We don’t impose our vision on Haiti, but we listen to those with boots-on-the-ground and support them in any way possible. We along with others pay for Haitian workers to do construction projects, thereby providing them a livelihood as well as ownership. We are in regular communication with Jean Claude, and in the last several years have contributed to building a brick-and-mortar church in the mountains for his activities. Remember, his ministry is three miles from the nearest drivable road. This means every sack of concrete and rebar is hauled by mountain mules; all gravel is sifted and carried from a local stream; foundations have been dug using hand tools; and each and every brick has been molded by hand! But the payoff is enormous. When people have basic stability – faith, nutrition, healthcare, job training – the effect will be felt for generations. An example of this is the CHIDA Hospital which opened in 2017. At its helm is Dr. Wislyn Avenard, who grew up at the EBAC orphanage. We are witnessing a circle of giving that spirals in its impact. It is my hope to see that in our mission with Jean Claude. Currently, we are pursuing a partnership with Electrical Workers Without Borders North America . We want to bring out their technicians to train the local Haitians. We also do an annual fundraiser – Eat, Drink & Be Giving – to raise money for the food program. It takes place here in Pittsburgh, and is coming up on April 4th this year. Please join us! As much as I have given to Haiti, I can honestly say that it has given me far more. It puts life into perspective: we’re here for only a short while – we should do something to make a difference. Bob Weiss sits with Haitian children at Pastor Jean Claude’s mountain church A Girl Wearing a Pillowcase Dress This girl is wearing a pillowcase dress, which was sewn in Pittsburgh and brought to Haiti on the mission. Bob's wife, Sandy, with children at the EBAC orphanage, Haiti Bob with Pastor Jean Claude Children at the IDADEE Orphanage Bob with tour guides who graduated from EBAC amidst spectacular scenery in Haiti Jean Claude's valley church Now Read These! 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Dagostino Electronic Services has designed and installed communication solutions for companies in western Pennsylvania and beyond for more than four decades. Dagostino Electronic Services: Communication solutions for tomorrow today Dagostino Electronic Services has designed and installed communication solutions for companies in western Pennsylvania and beyond for more than four decades. Oct 10, 2017 PITTSBURGH — Dagostino Electronic Services (DES) is a leader in western Pennsylvania for the design and installation of communication solutions for companies and organizations large and small. Who is DES? Founded by Bob Dagostino, DES began as a structured cabling company in 1973 and has grown into so much more. Named one of Pittsburgh’s fastest growing companies in 2017 for the second year in a row, customer support and satisfaction is DES’ No. 1 priority. With depth of experience in areas of cabling, fiber optics, voice, data, multimedia, cybersecurity, security and surveillance, DES self-performs all design, installation and service work. “I look at Dagostino Electronic Services as a full-service IT company,” said Chuck Roberts, vice president at DES. “We can provide all the things that people don’t realize are operating in their office from the cabling to the multimedia technologies to the security cameras that caught them as they were pulling into their parking lot.” DES is large enough to support simultaneous multiple-room installation projects, assigning an experienced project manager to each. From the start, DES will collaborate with each customer to identify a customized solution, meeting with management and frontline users alike to fully understand the company’s overall strategic direction and day-to-day activities. When the work is complete, DES is there to train staff and providing ongoing support. “We believe we are a very customer-centric organization,” President Bob Dagostino explained, continuing, “From the beginning of conceptual design of their needs throughout the implementation as well as the ongoing service and support that is necessary to keep them online.” DES’ multi-department approach to designing, installing and servicing complex communication solutions makes it a leader in the industry. The trusted and preferred technology provider of the Pittsburgh Steelers, DES has a wide customer base from K-12 and higher education institutions and districts to healthcare and hospitality to government agencies and municipalities. In 2017, DES was named one of Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. What does DES do? Structured Cabling Structured cabling is the framework that supports any communication system. Whether an existing building or new construction, experienced DES personnel will design and implement a solution that works for today and for the future. More >> Networks Enabling connectivity and communication, network infrastructure must be reliable and secure. DES’ team of skilled system engineers implement the latest wired and wireless solutions. Secure wireless and remote access, firewalls and network monitoring and reporting are just a few of the solutions offered. Cybersecurity Quickly becoming top of mind for businesses in today’s environment, DES offers a range of solutions to protect against cyber threats including device and traffic monitoring and SIEM (Security Information and Event Management). Voice Whether you need to add a few phones, have a total system refresh or anything in between, DES’ experienced team will configure and install the best scalable solution for your business or organization. Security & Surveillance DES offers end-to-end design-and-build security and surveillance systems to protect your customers, employees, property and profits. Solutions include IP video surveillance, video management and access control. Multimedia Multimedia is one of DES’ fastest growing divisions. Their team has more than 150 years of experience in creating state-of-the-art systems that function intuitively. From conference and huddle rooms to large venues and entertainment space, DES can help you deliver the biggest bang for your buck while staying up-to-date with trends. Employee certifications DES has five BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designers (RCDDs) and five certified Technology Specialists (CTS) on staff as well as a host of employees with product and manufacturer-specific training and certifications. An RCDD designation is given to those with proficiency in the design, implementation, integration and project management of communication systems and related infrastructure. It is highly regarded and recognized internationally. CTS is recognized worldwide as the leading AV professional credential. Now Read These! Designing for Technology Seminar at Heinz Field READ How About a Career in STEM? DES High School Booth Goes Virtual READ Des Tronic is Thankful for Public Wi-Fi and Hacker Babies! READ