Co-owner of SWAT A/V. Rick's father. Former VP of Operations at Cable TV Arlington until the Comcast buyout in 1994. Founder of Silver Bullet Cable Service. Three generations of cable and AV in the DMV.
VP of Operations. Bear ran field operations for one of the largest independent cable operators in Northern Virginia until Comcast acquired the company in 1994.
Founded after the Comcast buyout. Grew to more than 100 technicians across seven counties in the DMV before transitioning to family AV.
Rick founded SWAT with childhood friend Bill Burson. Bear came on as full partner running the back office, warehouse, and proposals. Still does today.
Bear runs the part of SWAT A/V you don't see. Proposals get scoped through him. Equipment receives at the North Potomac warehouse and goes out to jobs through him. Vendor relationships — Lutron, Sonos, Bose, B&O, Ubiquiti, Eero, Klipsch — he maintains them all.
He still uses printed checklists and Post-it notes. After 40 years in cable and AV, the workflow doesn't change. The technology does.
If you've ever gotten a proposal from SWAT A/V, Bear wrote it. If your gear showed up on time the day of install, Bear coordinated it.
Bear Baron · Co-Owner, SWAT A/V · North Potomac, MD
Schedule a consultation with Rick. Bear writes the proposal after. You'll see his name on the cover page.