Martin Sickafoose Email Address

Allegion Futurist and President of Allegion Ventures

Focusing on security around the door and adjacent areas, Allegion produces a range of solutions for homes, businesses, schools and other institutions.

As Allegion’s Futurist, Martens helps guide, inspire and challenge old ways of thinking. He has an in-depth knowledge of technology and how it works, but prefers looking at the big picture of how technology overall can benefit real people going about their day in the real world. He spends his days looking for patterns and associations in tech advancements, identifying trends and determining how they can be applied to everyday people – like Schlage’s consumers – to make their lives easier. Martens has been fortunate enough to form lasting relationships with some of the most influential players in the tech industry, while retaining his own interests and passions for discovering the best possible user experience for keeping people safe where they live and work. These relationships have allowed Martens to gain new, unexpected insights into the tech industry and apply them to the life safety industry that Schlage thrives in – and, similarly, influence those players and collaborate with them to expand the industry and create solutions that make sense for consumers. Most recently, Martens has been featured as an expert panelist at International CES, the Golden Seeds Annual Summit, the IoT Global Innovation Forum, Internet of Things World, and APPNATION IoT – among others. You can also find Rob in the NY Times, Fox News, Twice, and many other publications speaking about the IoT and it's impact on our lives.