Cultural Institutions Security Assessment Reduced vulnerability through leading-edge technology and real-world experience
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I was impressed with the experience, skill and competence of the Thornton Tomasetti security practitioner on a museum project in Virginia. They customized their process to provide the museum with security options that incorporated their corporate culture and met their budgetary requirements. — Mark Sullivan, Director, United States Secret Service (2006-2013)
1. Perform Threat Analysis Research Related Threats
6. Present Final Briefing
2. Conduct On-Site Security Assessment
Executive Summary & Q&A
Internal & External Evaluation
5. Deliver Written Report
3. Identify Vulnerabilities
Comprehensive & User-Friendly
Exploitable Security Weakness/Deficiencies
4. Identify Mitigation Opportunities Customized Countermeasures to Lower Risk
We make practical recommendations that help reduce risk to your facility. Our security solutions protect the critical assets and investments of our clients. We use a variety of assessment methods to identify threats, vulnerabilities, and risks and implement seamless security and technology road maps that mitigate risk without distracting from primary business functions. Our team of proven experts – in counterterrorism, countertheft, electronic security, cybersecurity and physical security – customize solutions for any project in any environment.
CULTURAL INSTITUTION SECURITY ASSESSMENT We provide cultural institutions with the security services they need to promote effective, common-sense risk-reduction strategies. One of the foundations of these services is the comprehensive security assessment, conducted by our team of former military, lawenforcement, and safety and security professionals. These assessments serve as the basis for practical, cost-effective, proven security recommendations that can be easily understood and implemented. We also carefully consider the operational impacts of our recommendations, suggesting only those measures that will work in your specific environment. To ensure that our security assessments are tailored to our clients’ needs, we speak directly with staff, asking the right questions so that we clearly understand their safety and security concerns. Each assessment entails a customized threat analysis to identify common threats and potential danger, an analysis of interior and exterior security and procedural best practices, and identification of vulnerabilities and risk-mitigation opportunities. Many of our recommendations cost little to nothing to implement. For cultural institutions without an overall security plan, our security assessment will serve as the genesis for this plan. We offer the following additional services that are custom-designed to support cultural institutions:
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Disaster preparedness and emergency response plan Disaster preparedness and emergency response training Facilities and risk management as related to contractors Review and provide feedback on all safety and security policies and procedures Heightened security best practices Create safety and security policies and procedures
Related Experience All Saints Episcopal School of Performing Arts, Fort Worth, TX Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham, AL Casa Manana Performing Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX George W. Bush Presidential Center, Dallas, TX Grandscape, The Colony, TX Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX Houston Museum Plaza and Sculpture Garden, Houston, TX LBJ Library and Richardson Hall, Austin, TX Louisiana Children’s Museum at City Park, New Orleans, LA Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX National World War II Museum, New Orleans, LA Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA Rice University, Moody Center for the Arts, Houston, TX Southern Methodist University, Bridwell Library, Dallas, TX
February 2022
Thornton Tomasetti helps architects, owners, developers and public agencies achieve security objectives while upholding each project’s aesthetic, functional and budgetary goals. A recognized leader in security services, we collaborate with clients and project teams to develop physical, electronic and operational security solutions for facilities of every type, use and size.
Matthew Kmetz, P.E. MKmetz@ThorntonTomasetti.com or +1.212.367.2901 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
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