Speakers 2026
Roman Kaluta, Director of Business Development - Public Safety Liaison, JPS Interoperability Solutions
Roman Kaluta is the Director of Business Development - Public Safety Liaison and Customer Advocate for JPS Interoperability Solutions – Raleigh, NC. He came to JPS over twenty-two years ago following his retirement from the Alexandria Virginia Police Department after 25 years of law enforcement service. Lieutenant Kaluta (ret) serves as the public safety liaison and customer advocate for JPS and coordinates numerous proposals, designs, and implementations of local, regional and statewide interoperability systems throughout the United States and Internationally. In his Business Development role, he provides public safety practitioner guidance and assistance to our customers and staff with particular focus on policies and procedures, training and technology implementation. His duties also include involvement with most major project pursuits, technology presentations – demonstrations and emergency assistance during natural disasters and special events. He also coordinates numerous partnerships with other technology companies, including system integrators, satellite equipment and service providers, major Push to Talk over Cellular providers and the JPS Manufacturer Representatives and Dealer networks. Throughout career his police in Alexandria VA he was involved with numerous projects and initiatives dealing applying various technologies in the public safety arena. He held numerous operational and administrative assignments and was instrumental in the development of the department's incident command system. He has received specialized training in weapons instruction, police tactical operations, electronic surveillance, multi-jurisdictional drug task force operations, IT systems and communications equipment and infrastructure. He served full-time as the Project Manager for the NIJ Operational Test Bed in Alexandria, Virginia for communications interoperability. Assisted in the formulation of policies, procedures for the implementation of communications interoperability procedures in the Washington Metropolitan region. Lieutenant Kaluta is a graduate of the FBI National Academy the DEA Drug Commander's Academy and is a member in good standing of the IACP, FBINAA and the Radio Club of America.