On October 27, Capital Electric and AtlasIED are bringing Crisis Reality Training to Concordia University for an evidence-based active-lethal-threat preparedness session led by Jesús Villahermosa. Help get the campus leaders responsible for protecting people into the room.
Familiar doesn’t mean effective in campus safety
Most school safety plans include lockdown procedures. A must these days.
They’ve been practiced for years. Staff probably know them like the back of their hand. The bases seem covered.
That familiarity feels reassuring. But familiar doesn’t necessarily mean effective.
Lessons from actual lethal-threat events tell a different story. That some commonly taught tactics may not reflect what staff and students genuinely need when a threat becomes real.
That’s the difficult conversation Jesús Villahermosa will bring to Concordia University on October 27 for campus safety leaders from across Wisconsin.
Drawing on 33 years in law enforcement and 30 years serving as a Special Weapons and Tactics team point man, Villahermosa will examine what real events can teach educators, administrators and safety teams about lockdown planning, communication and response.
It’s about closing the gap between feeling prepared and being prepared.
Key takeaways
- Question familiar practices. Longstanding lockdown procedures may not reflect lessons from actual events.
- Strengthen emergency communication. Technology must support a clear, evidence-based response.
- Bring your campus customers. Connect facility, administrative and safety leaders with the October 27 training.
Move beyond a plan that only looks good on paper
A safety plan can include all the right policies, communication systems and security investments, ticking all the boxes, and still fall short under pressure.
Crisis Reality Training focuses on closing that gap.
Learn from what actually happened
Through the lens of real-life school shooting events, Jesús will address:
- Lockdown protocols that may be ineffective or incomplete
- Lessons educators and safety teams can draw from actual outcomes
- Why the public-address system plays a critical role in lockdown response
- How emerging technologies can strengthen emergency communication
- How evidence can guide smarter, potentially lifesaving decisions
This isn’t a three-hour product presentation.
It’s an interactive look at whether the people, procedures and technology behind a campus safety plan will work together when information is incomplete and decisions must be made quickly.
The question isn’t only whether a campus has the right equipment. It’s whether the entire plan will work under pressure.
Who needs to be in the room?
The training is intended for people responsible for protecting schools, campuses and larger facilities, including:
- K–12 and higher-education administrators
- Buildings, grounds and facility directors
- Safety and security leaders
- Emergency-management professionals
- School resource officers and law-enforcement partners
- Hospital and corporate campus leaders
- Security integrators and consultants
These roles approach campus safety from different directions and getting them into the same conversation is the point.
Although the examples will focus primarily on schools, the principles apply to any organization responsible for protecting people across a campus or facility.
See the pieces working together at Concordia University
Concordia is more than the event location.
The university has deployed campus safety and security solutions from IntelliSee and Hanwha Vision, who will be at the event along with AtlasIED and Singlewire’s InformaCast.
Concordia’s chief operating officer will discuss the university’s investment in its safety infrastructure and what it’s experienced since those systems were deployed.
This is a prime opportunity to learn how a campus connects facilities, communication, surveillance and preparedness, plus where and how tech fits into the larger plan. Insights that can directly help your own customers.
Join us on October 27
If your organization is serious about moving beyond outdated practices and building a response plan rooted in awareness, evidence and action, this training is essential.
Registration is now open. Share this event with your peers or anyone you think would benefit from attending this training.
Better yet, bring them with you.
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Location: Concordia University Wisconsin
Address: 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive | Mequon, Wisconsin
Registration/Breakfast: 8 a.m.
Program: 9 a.m.–12 p.m., followed by lunch
Call 262-788-9700 or email sales@capital-electric.com with questions.
