Homeland Security: Chem/Pharma, Energy, Petro, Food ...existing refinery security devices, equipment, alarms, and monitoring systems currently installed. This included: fences, intrusion

HOMELAND SECURITYCHEMICAL v PHARMA v ENERGY v PETRO v

FINANCE v FOOD v TRANSPORTATION

Missouri River Dam Project v Fort Peck Lake, MT

We develop cutting-edge solutions targeted to our clients’ needs and strive to design state-of-the-art systems that keep pace with evolving technology.

Chemical v Pharma v Energy v Petro v Finance v Food v Transportation

Firm Profile

PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, LLC Pennbrook Business Center 1010 Church Road Lansdale, PA 19446 Tel. 215-661-1600 www.profsyseng.com

30 YEARS + STRATEGY + SPECIFICATIONS + TECHNOLOGY

Homeland Security Without CompromiseProfessional Systems Engineering, LLC (PSE) provides engineering, planning, design, and construction services for security, safety, communications, protection, fire systems, and related infrastructure to meet critical homeland security protection requirements.

Our consultants, engineers, and designers have provided superior systems for the highest state of-the-art facilities in their class. These include airports, chemical, pharmaceutical, transportation, corporate energy, utility, ports, justice and correctional facilities, and emergency 9-1-1 centers. PSE is familiar with enterprise and newer digital systems and infrastructure through intensive education and training, as-well-as hundreds of projects.

PSE is a nationally recognized firm with many honors and distinctions for innovative design. Showcasing PSE as a world leader in security design, National Geographic recently featured one of our projects on MegaStructures, a program about the world’s most incredible engineering feats and greatest structures ever created.

Comprehensive Assessment CapabilitiesWorking collaboratively with clients, architects, design professionals, and the entire project team, PSE facilitates project planning with the goal of overall systems’ quality. Our comprehensive services range from a single study, report, or schematic design, on through to comprehensive services with complete documentation and construction management.

The PSE team provides risk assessment services using our own site facility assessment guides for program management of access systems; analysis of management and security activities such as visitor and cargo/truck processing, parking, and other areas.

Our team is prepared to respond to on-call services. Our team members are familiar with regulatory standards and requirements of the American Chemical Manufacturers Association, DOD, DOE, DHHS, DOI, Department of Treasury, EPA, and DHS – Office of Infrastructure Protection, TSA, ICE, and U.S. Border Patrol.



PSE’s Homeland Security

services have already been successfully implemented by entities in

the Chemical, Nuclear,

Transportation, and Healthcare industries. Our

services provide continuous innovations to aid in the

mitigation of risk and to develop

meaningful solutions to support the mission of Homeland

Security.

Homeland Security The Department of Homeland Security necessitates the use of performance based standards as found in the Code of Federal Regulations to prevent and protect against attacks, safeguard continued operation, and comply with federal requirements. PSE covers sectors such as Energy, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Transportation, Healthcare and Agriculture.

Our ability to meet the demands required by the Department of Homeland Security and the Code of Federal Regulations is a testament to the capabilities we provide. By meeting the best practices and performance based standards required in each sector, PSE is capable of providing specific recommendations, operations, and designs. Following DHS regulations and screenings, understanding and dissecting the Code of Federal Regulations, our services ensure new and existing sites are prepared for terrorist activities, sabotage, natural disasters, and crisis recovery.

Facility HardeningFacility Hardening requires the evaluation of the risks and threats making a facility vulnerable to internal and external threats. Catastrophic events are reviewed, both natural and man-made, intentional and unintentional, as well from insiders and outsiders. We “harden” the ability for a facility to withstand these events requires the identification, reduction and elimination of the possible threat. We will assess the likelihood, nature, and consequence of acts, events, or existing conditions that would threaten the sustainability of a facility. Once an assessment is complete, we will issue appropriate recommendations to ensure the survivability of a facility. The following steps are part of our Facility Hardening process:

❖ Our Hazard Analysis determines the likelihood or chance of a hazardous event occurring and the consequences of such an event. This involves investigating multiple scenarios that could impact the continued operation of a site.

❖ Our Vulnerability Assessment will identify critical assets and areas within a site that necessitate protection. We understand site vulnerabilities, layout, operations, and infrastructure coupling with passive, “green,” and less costly solutions.

❖ Our recommendations provide specialized guidance and design for improvements and upgrades recommended to limit damage to the sites critical infrastructure and protect community and employee populations, while increasing productivity, and decreasing loss of time and product.

Homeland Security & Facility Hardening Services



PSE provided a design to secure Marine Terminal

locations on the East Coast

of the U.S., while adhering

to the high standards for

documentation and quality

control procedures.

Professional Systems Engineering provided security consulting, design, and engineering services for East Coast ports for biometric-all-weather access control project. The project’s goal was to enhance security at marine terminal locations by the implementation of an enterprise-wide access control system that will utilize the biometric data on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) cards issued to staff with access to secure areas.

The project included securing vehicle gates, pedestrian turnstiles, guard booths, and buildings at more than 100 terminal locations. PSE’s design utilized the existing fiber optic network infrastructure, and modified existing gates and doors as necessary to implement the access control solution. PSE provided enhanced bid documents that included single line diagrams, point to point wiring diagrams, equipment mounting details, and equipment enclosure layouts. Also provided were specifications and cost estimate.

Network Infrastructure ❖ Fiber optic transceivers ❖ Ethernet switches ❖ Patch panels ❖ Enclosures

Access Control Design ❖ TWIC access cards ❖ Biometric card readers ❖ System controllers ❖ Reader interface board ❖ Power supplies

Door Hardware ❖ Electric strike locks ❖ Electromagnetic locks ❖ Door position switches ❖ Request to exit devices

Gate Hardware ❖ Safety infrared beams ❖ Gate safety edges ❖ Safety edge transmitters ❖ Gate position switches ❖ Safety strobe lights

East Coast, U.S.

Security Consulting, Design & Engineering ServicesPort Authority of New York & New Jersey



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Homeland Security & Airport Perimeter DesignsPhiladelphia International Airport

The goal of this project is to

improve security and correct

inefficiencies and delays at

this high-volume gate where

delivery trucks enter the airport.

PSE performed operational

studies and vehicle monitoring

as part of the planning

process.

Professional Systems Engineering, LLC provided engineering services for the redesign of Air Side Gate Access. PSE also provided engineering redesign for secondary gates, providing alternate entrance to the airport. PSE redesigned these secondary gates to be monitored and controlled by means of card readers, infrared detectors, and video surveillance.

This project also includes designing a canopy system for the pre-screening and screening areas for protection from environmental elements. This canopy system will include fire alarm, fire protection, and an intercom/paging system. In addition to providing security access control, PSE will be providing design options for snow melt systems for the gates.

PSE’s scope of work includes: ❖ Surveys of existing gates areas ❖ Determine legacy infrastructure including fiber, electrical, communications, ductbanks, etc. ❖ Determine legacy security system (integration requirements including access control, CCTV, alarm monitoring, PLC networks, etc. ❖ Investigate all existing service infrastructure including sewer, water, power, communications, and storm water ❖ Review standards and codes ❖ Generate narrative outlining of all findings and recommendations ❖ Develop phasing plans for temporary access, construction, and system ❖ Provide drawings of the proposed designs for gates areas ❖ Provide narrative specifications ❖ Screening Building will check for authorized credentials and will also include vehicle and personnel searches using back scatter x-ray technology and undercarriage video detection ❖ Nuclear Materials will be screened ❖ Pre-screening building will serve as the credential verifiers and providers for individuals requiring access into the airport operations area



Lake Charles, Louisiana

Security Threat & Vulnerability AssessmentCITGO Petroleum - Lake Charles Manufacturing

PSE surveyed, inspected, and

assessed all existing refinery

security devices, equipment, alarms, and monitoring

systems currently

installed. This included:

fences, intrusion detection devices,

surveillance equipment, and access control devices. Policy

and procedures for the use of security

equipment were addressed in a full threat and

vulnerability assessment. PSE was responsible

for CITGO obtaining a $14

million grant from the Department

of Homeland Security.

Professional Systems Engineering provided a baseline threat and vulnerability assessment of refinery security and made recommendations from which CITGO management optimized efficiency, minimized cost, and maximized the protection of critical assets. The data and information gathered by the on-site PSE project team was contained in a Security Survey Report, which contained recommendations addressing areas for change and/or improvement, alternatives, benefit analysis, as well as identification of areas that are satisfactory. PSE utilized the CARVER Model to assess and determine the threats and vulnerability of the refinery operation including offshore and land traffic impact.

PSE’s services included a comprehensive management oriented physical security survey and risk/threat assessment which:

❖ Analyzed the security requirements to achieve adequate and cost-effective protection for the Lake Charles Manufacturing, equipment, and personnel ❖ Assessed the adequacy of existing site security systems with regard to the requirements ❖ Determined the existing risk that CITGO had with its current security program as it relates to the unauthorized access, sabotage, public safety, and overall vulnerability of the refinery ❖ Provided recommendations regarding how to better protect CITGO assets ❖ Provided a cost estimate for the recommended courses of action



While technology offers

streamlining of the security

process, without the integration

of practice with procedure,

staff efficiency and bulletproof

security doctrine cannot be

established.

Integrated Services

Procedure ❖ Staffing/Reception ❖ Response ❖ Risk Mitigation ❖ Contingency Planning ❖ Continuity of Business ❖ Event Preparedness ❖ Training/Testing ❖ Intel/Social ❖ Net’s/Media ❖ Executive Protection

Practice ❖ Assessment ❖ Vulnerability ❖ Compliance ❖ Standards ❖ Policy/Procedure ❖ Post Orders ❖ Health ❖ Environment ❖ Tampering ❖ Piracy ❖ CSO-On-Call

Technology ❖ Credentialling ❖ Physical Security ❖ Access Control ❖ Surveillance ❖ Detection ❖ Physical Security Information

Management ❖ Physical Identity and Access

Management ❖ Network Security ❖ Communications ❖ Public Safety Answer Point ❖ Public Safety Control Point ❖ Private Safety Answer Point ❖ Private Safety Control Point ❖ Logical Tests Control ❖ Cyber Testing/Patch ❖ Commissioning

Balanced Risk Mitigation ProgramsWe offer a balanced team approach by combining the expertise of professionals representing physical hardware and systems, operations, policies, and procedures. The PSE team is comprised of security management specialists, security risk experts and planners, communication specialists, engineers, and CAD designers. Backed with the resources of a multi-disciplined team, PSE provides our clients with well-coordinated security programs that fully integrate physical security hardware components with procedures and operational aspects.Policy, Procedures, Post Orders, TrainingThe staff at PSE has been providing extensive facility and staff support for carrying out mission critical security and safety programs. Custom applications of site-specific security and safety requirements are developed and tested to assure compliance with regulators and law enforcement.Safety Plans and Emergency EvacuationPSE produces custom safety plans for use by critical staff members to address incidents and activate safety measures with clear, established guidelines. Evacuation plans include color employee graphics to manage safety under life-threatening conditions.



Newport, Michigan

Security Threat Assessment & Critical InfrastructureFermi 2 Nuclear Generating Station

Like many nuclear operators

throughout the U.S., the events

of 9/11 made security of

nuclear generator stations

a national homeland

security priority. PSE met this

challenge with experienced

methodologies to address

new Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC)

requirements for owners-

controlled areas and general

access.

Professional Systems Engineering, LLC conducted an on-site evaluation of the physical and electronic security systems for the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant. The plant has a capacity to produce 1139 megawatts from its boiling water reactors. The evaluation included perimeter barriers, perimeter intrusion detection, CCTV, lighting, access control, power supplies, computers, alarm stations, consoles, multiplexers, personnel screening/search entrance facility, licensing, documentation and procedures. PSE prepared a detailed assessment report containing alternatives, recommendations, drawings, schedule and a detailed cost estimate with cost benefit analysis.

Studies and Recommendations ❖ Re-licensing application documentation support ❖ Screening/search study for contractors, employees, and visitors ❖ Perimeter threat assessment ❖ Mitigation study of terrorist and criminal intent ❖ Systems cost-benefit study and estimate ❖ Defensive positions study ❖ NRC post 9/11 owners’ area compliance

Critical Physical Infrastructure ❖ New entrance facility design to withstand ballistic assault ❖ New barrier placement design ❖ New perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS) ❖ New CCTV surveillance ❖ Enhancements to central alarm system (CAS) ❖ Enhancements to secondary alarm systems (SAS) ❖ New high lumen perimeter lighting



Township of North Bergen, New Jersey

Homeland Security, Transportation & Consulting ServicesAmtrak’s Bergen Portal Tunnel

The National Railroad

Passenger Corporation

(Amtrak) has initiated a project

to provide an enhanced level

of security at Amtrak facilities

across the country. PSE

provided Amtrak guidelines and

criteria that would result in the design and

construction of a fully functional,

efficient, stable, easily maintainable

state-of-the-art security system

that increased the efficiency and

effectiveness of Amtrak’s security

program.

Professional Systems Engineering, LLC provided security consulting services to address the access point to Amtrak’s Bergen Portal Tunnel - the railways secure entrance from New Jersey to Manhattan and New England.

The security consulting services performed by PSE for Phase I of the project was to conduct interviews of selected Amtrak personnel, evaluate the Bergen Portal, prepare a report of findings and recommendations, and prepare a Basis of Design and Construction (BDC) for future Phase II Work.

Tasks included: ❖ Preparing draft report presentation and draft BDC presentation ❖ Conducting a series of interviews with Amtrak NY/NJ personnel ❖ Conducting a detailed walk down of the sites ❖ Establishing locations for CCTV cameras and recommend camera type ❖ Evaluating exterior lighting and establish locations for additional lighting fixtures and poles ❖ Proposing security equipment (fences/barriers, cameras, light poles, intrusion detection devices) ❖ Developing a cabling/wiring scheme for the proposed system ❖ Developing a video switching and recording system to support the proposed CCTV cameras ❖ Establishing equipment types (make and model) for all proposed security equipment ❖ Preparing a detailed cost estimate for equipment and installation



Security (8th Street Heavy Maintenance Yard, New York):

This entails homeland security and communications requirements for Amtrak in regarding protection of assets through counter-crime and counter-terrorism measures. Projects included maintenance and Owner’s areas in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Queens. Owner area security included responsibility for review of CCTV, gates, and other physical items. Los Angeles required maintenance and storage yards to be physically secured, as well as electronically monitored with an extensive barrier system that was completed with specialized fencing.

Northeast Corridor:

Another set of projects allocated to these task order arrangements included the Northeast Corridor tunnels and bridges including Bergen and Newark. Tunnel projects included counter-terrorism assessments and actions to electronically monitor and provide sensors for the surround upon intrusion into the tunnel by “warm body” objects. Networked CCTV surveillance was also provided. Study and assessments of all card access assets were provided for 15 cities including Chicago, Wilmington Penn Station, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, New York City Penn Station, Boston, Washington, Los Angeles, and Riverside, California.

The study and assessments included a complete inventory of all card access systems, panels, connectivity, locations of the items, integration diagrams to show existing layouts, and all pertinent data bound into 15 separate binders to create as-record documentation along with all pertinent data.

The size of the project was unique from a national perspective and required a team of PSE evaluation specialists to complete and document all projects over the 2-year period.

Various cities, throughout United States

The size of the project was unique from

a national perspective

and required a team of PSE

evaluation specialists to complete and document all

projects over the 2-year period.

Enterprise Security & Communications ConsultingAmtrak Homeland Security Protection Programs



Security Management• CPTED Crime Prevention Through

Environmental Design• Crime Exposure and Risk/Threat

Assessments• Site Surveys/Studies, Analyses and

Recommendations• Security Design and Planning for

Critical Facilities• Personnel Screening• Baggage Screening• Mail Screening• Contingency Planning and

Procedures• Applications Design and Engineering• Specification Preparation• Bid Analysis• Personnel Procedures and Training• Security Systems Integration and

Design• Perimeter Security Measures• Automatic Parking Ramp Controls• Security Safety Programs and

Training• Computer Security Measures• Workplace Violence Consulting• Equipment Sourcing and

Procurement Hardware Consulting

• ASTM Grade 1-4 Detention• UL Tool-Attack Resistance• ANSI/BHMA 1-3• Magnetic Locking• Strikes/Bolts/Locks• Hollow Metal Design• Polycarbonate Evaluation• Motorized Locking• Secure Openings Consulting• Electronic Controls• Life Safety Operations• Life Safety 101 Egress

With proper procedures

and controls, our clients’

staff, facilities, and operations perform to their

full potential. Supplying solutions

that properly safeguard facilities,

property, and people yields an

improved work environment,

mitigated losses, and reduced

liability for our clients.

Physical Security• Barriers• Virtually Impenetrable Fencing• Site and Border Fencing to 100 Acres or

100 Miles• Sallyports• Special Gate Design• PLC Controls• Optical/Physical Turnstiles• Mantraps/Enclosures• Locking Systems• Pneumatic/Electro-Mechanical

Systems Management • Systems Integration• Security Communications• Secure Site Analysis™• Enterprise Level Card Access• GUI/Touch Screen Door Control• Digital CCTV/DVR• Intrusion Detection• Correctional Systems• Motion Detection• Elevator Control• Systems Testing• Proprietary Monitoring

Security Specialties• Museums/Cultural• Healthcare/Laboratories• Hospitality/Casinos• Nuclear Site Protection• Corporate• Airport/Gates/SIDA• Train/Concourse• Juvenile Justice• Jails/Corrections• Forensic Facilities• K-12/Magnet/Private Schools• Parking• High-Rise Office/Residential

Physical & Electronic Security Technologies

Since 1998Since 1997

Since 1995



Professional Systems Engineering, LLC conducted a security study and implemented counter terrorist security deterrents for two dams, the 345kV/765kV high tension distribution Massena switchyard, and the water supply intake for the town of Massena, NY. A component of the study included cyber security for SCADA and telemetry systems.

The R.E. Moses Power Dam (FDR Power Project) is a critical power generation dam spanning the St. Lawrence River, and is shared with Canada. The Long Sault Dam is a critical water control dam on the St. Lawrence River, which is associated with the Moses Dam. The Massena switchyard is a critical feed to the NYPA electrical power distribution system. The study assessed the vulnerabilities of the facilities, documented the existing security measures, provided recommendations with alternatives, and provided a detailed construction cost estimate.

The Clark Energy Center is a major control center for electrical power distribution for NYPA and is manned 24 hours per day. The 345kV switchyard is a critical feed to the NYPA electrical power distribution system. The study assessed the vulnerabilities of the facilities, documented the existing security measures, provided alternatives and recommendations, and provided a detailed construction cost estimate. The CEC system will interface with the existing NYPA system-wide security control center located approximately 125 miles away, which will have remote control and monitoring capabilities of the CEC system.

Our consulting and specifications included:

❖ Perimeter barriers ❖ Intrusion detection ❖ Digital CCTV cameras ❖ Digital CCTV switching and recording ❖ Security lighting ❖ Interfacing with existing security power supplies ❖ Computer systems ❖ Security control center ❖ Cyber security analysis

Massena, New York

PSE provided a security study,

reports, and design services

to upgrade physical security

at this critical power plant

location

Switchyard, Control Center & Intake Security Study & DesignNY State Hydro Power Dams & Clark Energy Center



Fulton, Missouri

Security Threat Assessment & Critical InfrastructureCallaway Nuclear Generator Station

The staff at PSE, having

performed original designs

for this energy producer

was called to redesign the

perimeter fence and intrusion

detection systems. With a tight time frame,

the project ran smoothly with all documents

meeting NRC and

owner’s team expectations.

As part of the steam generator replacement project, Professional Systems Engineering, LLC prepared detailed designs for the expansion of the existing Callaway Nuclear Generator Station. The 1235 megawatt pressurized water required enhancements to secure the perimeter. The design included development of all construction documents including fence and barrier location drawings, equipment location drawings, system block diagrams, interconnection wiring diagrams, CCTV design, equipment mounting details, conduit and cable lists, bills of material, purchase requisitions, plant modification package, and acceptance test procedures. The design included perimeter barriers, perimeter duct bank, perimeter intrusion detection, CCTV cameras, and towers high mast lighting, interfacing with the existing security system power supplies, computer system, alarm stations, multiplexers, and CCTV switching and control system.

Nuclear Regulatory Compliance ❖ Design input record (DIR) ❖ Design document status report (DDSR) ❖ Re-licensing input ❖ Plant modification package (PMP) ❖ Acceptance test procedures ❖ Personnel access, nuisance delay and vehicle barriers

Security Improvements ❖ Fencing and barrier designs ❖ Perimeter duct banks ❖ Intrusion detection (PIDS) ❖ CCTV surveillance ❖ High mast lighting ❖ Block diagrams, mounting details, conduit/cable lists, bills of materials, and purchase requisitions



Baltimore/Washington Area

Homeland Security & Transportation & Consulting ServicesAmtrak’s Baltimore/Washington Area Tunnels

The National Railroad

Passenger Corporation

(Amtrak) is in the process of

upgrading their security system

at Baltimore/Washington area

tunnels. PSE provided security

consulting services for the existing

security systems protecting

their critical operations,

and to make recommendations

for upgrading the security

posture of the sites. In addition,

PSE reviewed, evaluated

and provided recommendations regarding current

Emergency Response Plans

for these tunnels.

Professional Systems Engineering, LLC (PSE) provided security consulting services addressing the entrances to three Amtrak tunnel sites (a total of six tunnels) located in the Baltimore/Washington area. The three tunnel sites consist of the BP tunnels in Baltimore (John Street, Wilson Street, and the Gilmore tunnel all located south of the Baltimore Station), the Union tunnels in Baltimore (1871 and 1934 tunnels both located north of the Baltimore Station), and the 1st Street tunnel located south of Union Station in Washington, DC. In addition, PSE reviewed, evaluated and provided recommendations regarding the current Emergency Response Plans for these tunnels.

Security consulting services performed for Phase I:

❖ Conducted interviews with Amtrak personnel ❖ Evaluated the entrances to six tunnels, exterior fences, gates and barriers, and existing exterior lighting ❖ Reviewed, evaluated and provided recommendations regarding current Emergency Response Plans ❖ Established locations for additional lighting fixtures, CCTV cameras and intrusion detection alarm-monitored points ❖ Developed a cabling/wiring scheme for the proposed system and a video switching and recording system ❖ Provided recommendations for locations of digital video recorders, monitors, etc, and for software to control recording, to control access to video images and to track any changes within the camera viewing area ❖ Established equipment types for all proposed security equipment ❖ Prepared a report of findings and recommendations and detailed cost estimate for equipment and installation ❖ Prepared a Basis of Design and Construction (BDC) for Phase II



Professional Consulting and Engineering Services

• Project Management• Applications Design/Engineering• Specifications• RFP Preparation• Bid Analysis• Drawings & Bid Documents

Preparation• Site Surveys/Studies• Compliance Audits• Planning/Programmatic

Development• Construction Observation• Certification Testing• Training• Operating Policies/Procedures

Code Compliance• Evacuation Planning• Systems Analysis• Code Review

Emergency Operations• Migration Plan/Project Schedule

(Primavera)• Procurement Assistance• Installation and Acceptance testing

Oversight• Computer Premises Equipment

(CPE)/ 9-1-1 Telephony• Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)• Records Management System

(RMS)• Cabling and Grounding• Specifications and User

Requirements Review• Fire/Emergency Safety Manuals• Fire/Emergency Evacuation Graphics

Emergency Operations (cont’d)• Communication Infrastructure • LAN-WAN-RF Combined Media

Distribution• Structured Copper-Fiber-Coax

Distribution Networks• Access Control/Central Station/

Homeland Security Center Operation Planning

• Computer-aided dispatch• 800 MHZ Trunked Radio Design/

Management• Geographic and Jurisdictional Database

Mapping Management with Call Dispatch Integration

• Remote RF Mobile Data via Fixed Terminal Equipment and PDA Installs

• Critical Electrical and Environmental Systems Analysis

• Life Safety Analysis• RFP Procurement, Bid/Negotiation• Construction Services

Communications• 911 Call Centers• Data/Telecom• Computer Networking• Video Conferencing• Video Arraignment• Digital Video Broadcast• Multi-Media• Audio/Visual/Video• Acoustics• Noise & Vibration Control• Theater Technologies• Wide Area Networks • Fiber Networks • Educational Technologies

Emergency Operations Management



Professional Systems Engineering, LLC (PSE) provided consultant services including debriefing, interviews, historical analysis, technology requirements, specification preparation, RFP production, and bid analysis to replace Amtrak’s CHIEFS system public safety software. Amtrak’s existing system was nearly ten years old and no longer met Amtrak Police Department’s business needs. It did not keep pace with up-to-date technological demands and proved labor-intensive to maintain. The existing central monitoring center is a national call center providing coverage for emergency, enforcement, disaster management, hazardous spill/contamination response and rail operations management with far-reaching, and sometimes overlapping jurisdictional-based, automated response call-up. The new system includes the following components and capabilities:

❖ Computer-aided dispatch/geobase sensitive programming ❖ Records management system ❖ Internal affairs module for secure review ❖ Employee communications ❖ Personnel management module ❖ GIS mapping with national coverage and integrated/imported response jurisdiction mapping ❖ Custom reporting relating to train-specific information

The new system will allow for effective real time dissemination of information regarding departmental productivity and crime trend analysis, which facilitates effective deployment of resources in conjunction with daily operational requirements as well as emergency deployments. This project demonstrates PSE’s ability to “prime” a sophisticated, nationally advertised consulting award and bring stakeholders technology support into a modern data and systems managed universe that will be deployed in at least 15 cities and covering almost 150 operators.

Nationwide

PSE was chosen by Amtrak to

replace its Emergency 9-1-1 Dispatch Center

with a modern system that will

cover no less than 15 cities

and nearly 150 operators. PSE’s

designs allow for adaptation with evolving technology to serve current

and future needs.

Enterprise Safety Assessment/Emergency 9-1-1 DispatchAmtrak



Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Emergency Operations Center Consulting & Design CoordinationDelaware County Emergency Services

An Emergency Operations

Center (EOC) is a complex facility

that serves as a nerve center

during both small emergencies

and large disasters. PSE’s

EOC designs employ the latest

state-of-the-art technology, to

provide flexibility and technological

resources to manage an incident

effectively while keeping the

operation simple and easy to

manage.

Professional Systems Engineering, LLC provided consulting and design coordination services through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) to provide an Emergency Operations Center fit out to meet the needs of Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the event of a local, state, or federal emergency. The goal was to provide the capability of a scalable response to incidents ranging from small-scale fires and accidents to a countywide disaster response. By using the latest state of the art design, the PSE design allowed for the phased sequential escalation of response based on the requirements of the incident. This approach followed the Delaware County (DelCo) EOC Renovation Theory in that it separated the Unified Command group from the Operations and Planning group and the Logistics and Finance group. Senior elected officials will be sequestered from the Command group. News media and some liaison groups will be separated from the remainder by keeping them in a briefing area thus allowing for better management of the incident.

The following rooms were utilized for the deployment of multimedia and communications technology: Privacy and Sequestering Room, EOC First Stage Activation Room, Unified Command/Joint Command Group Room and the EOC Full Activation Room. A multimedia control and feed was also provided to the DelCo 9-1-1 Emergency Response Center within the facility.

Multimedia Management System ❖ Multiple touch screen A/V controllers ❖ Live broadcast feeds ❖ Internet broadcast beeds ❖ Multimedia switching capability ❖ Voice and data distribution ❖ Large flat LCD screen and multimedia projection displays ❖ Fixed and mobile video conferencing system

Tele/Data Infrastructure ❖ Equipment rack layouts ❖ Structured cabling and conduit ❖ Ethernet and Wi-Fi switch deployment ❖ Wireless laptop cart system ❖ UPS system ❖ Systems integration



Hutchinson Island, Florida

Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems (PIDS)Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant

Known as experts in

the perimeter detection and fencing fields

– our staff has planned,

designed, engineered and/

or evaluated hundreds of

intrusion and homeland

security applications

for defensive counter

measures.

Professional Systems Engineering, LLC provided design analysis for the replacement of the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant’s Perimeter Intrusion Detection System. The plant’s perimeter line is approximately 7,500 ft. of varied terrain in a coastal environment, divided into 37 detection zones

PSE’s services included the following:

Research Existing Conditions ❖ Interviewed PIDS manufacturer ❖ Collected system performance and reliability data ❖ Obtained As-built documentation ❖ Determined equipment life expectancy and maintenance history

Security Assessments ❖ Assessment of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Guide’s performance criteria for detection ❖ Comparison of microwave systems verses other technologies ❖ Verification of zoning layouts and multiplexing to prevent frequency interference ❖ Evaluation of double, triple, and quadruple stack volumetric detection designs ❖ Construction phasing requirements ❖ Cost analysis

Design of Replacement System ❖ System of like and kind which met NRC performance requirements (Regulatory Guide 544 and Design Basis Threat 10CFR73.1) ❖ Replacement Methods ❖ Phasing required for construction ❖ Opinion of probable cost



Multiple Campus Projects throughout U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico

Pharma • Chemical • Petrochemical • Electronics • Food Homeland Security Program Development

PSE’s staff has over 30 years

experience providing

comprehensive professional engineering, design, and consulting services in

security, particularly for Pharma,

chemical, utility, and government

agency clients throughout

the U.S. The firm’s depth of expertise

is measurable in the great number of

our designs in current

operation, which total several hundred and

equal over $5 billion in

construction costs.

Professional Systems Engineering’s staff experience in defining requirements for both counter-crime and counter-terrorism in Homeland Security for chemical, organics, refinement/manufacturing and laboratory spaces includes site security, fire protection, gas suppression, communications and fire alarm/mass notification. Many of these system designs were accomplished for the following client projects.

❖ McNeil Pharmaceutical, Spring House, PA – Labs and Manufacturing❖ Ortho Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ – Labs and Manufacturing❖ McNeil Consumer Products, Round Rock, TX – Class 100 Manufacturing❖ McNeil Consumer Products, Las Piedras, PR – Class 100 Manufacturing ❖ McNeil Pharmaceutical, Spring House, PA – Animal Research Labs❖ Boehringer Ingelheim, NJ – Precious Metals Laboratory Analysis❖ Citgo Petroleum, Corpus Christi, TX – Refinery❖ Citgo Petroleum, Lake Charles, LA – Manufacturing❖ Citgo Petroleum, Houston, TX – Corporate Offices❖ Rhone Poulenc Rohrer, Ft. Washington, PA – Labs and Manufacturing❖ BASF Corporation, Mount Olive, NJ – Research and Development Center❖ National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD – Campus Improvements❖ Nortel, Ottawa, Canada – New Production Laboratories❖ Sterling Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, PA – New Campus❖ University of PA, Philadelphia, PA – Animal Research Labs❖ Key Pharmaceuticals, Las Piedras, PR – Class 100 Manufacturing and Packaging ❖ Astro Space Center, Brunswick, NJ – Satellite Intergration/Test❖ International Flavors and Fragrances – Manufacturing

Many of these projects required specialized lethal gas and biohazard monitoring, safety integration, and critical life safety measures. In some cases, even 1 part in 1 billion of working chemicals could be immediately lethal leading to special safety planning.

Security and communications efforts were equally as strong requiring utmost care in program development, governmental regulation, and contractor compliance while providing both convenience and safe conditions for the work population.



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

City of Philadelphia Facilities Assessment ProjectSecurity Assessment

PSE’s experts provided the City

of Philadelphia an added level

of value by addressing the often forgotten

security, life safety, and

communication disciplines

as part of the capital

expenditure planning process.

Our direct experience with first responders

and public safety helped

to align this assessment

with real world needs that are

not understood by general

assessment providers.

Professional Systems Engineering, LLC participated in assessing the physical condition of 149 City of Philadelphia department facilities, totaling approximately 3 million square feet. Our findings were conveyed both in hardcopy any dynamic data spreadsheet in an organized, comprehensive format that allowed the City to prioritize and allocate funding for ongoing capital repairs and maintenance.

Facilities for the following City departments were included:

❖ Police Department -- 32 facilities ❖ Fire Department -- 66 facilities ❖ Prison System -- 36 facilities ❖ Department of Public Health --15 facilities ❖ Interior of City Hall

The assessment information was stored in a data system that enables Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA) and the City to effectively evaluate and approve annual five-year financial plans with prioritized funding for future renovations. The facility conditions assessment process included the following elements:

❖ Building (Structure and Systems) ❖ Roofing ❖ Exterior walls ❖ Exterior building lighting ❖ Interior finishes ❖ Heating system ❖ Electrical power distribution ❖ Telecommunications ❖ Plumbing systems ❖ Air conditioning system

❖ Fire protection systems ❖ ADA ramps, lifts ❖ Site support structures ❖ On-site paved surfaces ❖ Perimeter paved surfaces ❖ Site structures ❖ Site furnishings ❖ Site drainage ❖ Interior fencing ❖ Landscaping

PSE was responsible for the 36 prison facilities assessing their security systems including perimeter security, fire protection/detection system and tele/data communication systems. For this project, PSE entered field data collection into the software for integration and data quality assurance management. Data collected from the physical inspection teams was entered into a database -- Microsoft Access. The data was transferred to the database integrator who merged the data into master files where it was classified by building systems; finally prioritized, assigned associated costs, and checked for accuracy.



Lake Charles, Louisiana

Security Consulting ServicesCITGO Petroleum - Lake Charles Manufacturing




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Professional Systems Engineering provided baseline threat and vulnerability assessment and security consulting services including a review of the designs to date for the upgrade of the security system at the Lake Charles Manufacturing Facility.

Our services included:

❖ Applications review of the perimeter fence location and mechanical configuration of the fence, perimeter access control points including vehicle gates, vehicle barriers, and personnel entrance points ❖ Review of the perimeter lighting system including fixture type(s), locations, pole type(s), light levels, perimeter coverage, light-to-dark ratio, and circulating to ensure compatibility with the proposed CCTV surveillance system and security force human surveillance requirements ❖ Conducting an applications review of the proposed perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS) including PIDS equipment type, zone lengths, zone break points (to match CCTV coverage), and power requirements ❖ Conducting an applications review of the video monitoring, switching/control and recording system to support the proposed CCTV surveillance system, including the intergration of the CCTV system with the PIDS ❖ Review of the security computer access control and alarm monitoring system ❖ Applications review of the Security communications system including telephone, radio, intercom/paging, for both facility and Local Law Enforcement Agency (LLEA) interface ❖ Review of the proposed security console layout and security control room arrangement to ensure ergonomic design concepts have been incorporated ❖ Review of technical bid specification(s) for procurement and installation of the proposed security system



Corpus Christi, Texas

Security Threat & Vulnerability AssessmentCITGO Petroleum - Corpus Christi Refinery




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Professional Systems Engineering provided a baseline threat and vulnerability assessment of refinery security and made recommendations from which CITGO management optimized efficiency, minimized cost, and maximized the protection of critical assets. The data and information gathered by the on-site PSE project team was contained in a Security Survey Report, which contained recommendations addressing areas for change and/or improvement, alternatives, benefit analysis, as well as identification of areas that are satisfactory. PSE utilized the CARVER Model to assess and determine the threats and vulnerability of the refinery operation including offshore and land traffic impact.

PSE’s services included a comprehensive management oriented physical security survey and risk/threat assessment which:

❖ Analyzed the security requirements to achieve adequate and cost-effective protection for the Corpus Christi Refinery, equipment, and personnel

❖ Assessed the adequacy of existing site security systems with regard to the requirements

❖ Determined the existing risk that CITGO had with its current security program as it relates to the unauthorized access, sabotage, public safety, and overall vulnerability of the refinery

❖ Provided recommendations regarding how to better protect CITGO assets ❖ Provided a cost estimate for the recommended courses of action

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AGENCIES City of Baltimore, MDCity of Elizabeth, NJCity of Hoboken, NJCity of Perth Amboy, NJCity of Philadelphia, PACounty of Bergen, NJCounty of Carbon, PACounty of Caroline, MDCounty of Delaware, OHCounty of Delaware, PACounty of Eaton, MICounty of Essex, NJCounty of Franklin, OHCounty of Hudson, NJCounty of Luzerne, PACounty of Montgomery, MD

Dept. of Public Works and Transportation County of Orange, CADC Department of Mental HealthDistrict of Columbia Federal Aviation AdministrationGeneral Services AdministrationHancock County, WVInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Lexington-Fayette Urban Co. Gov’t, KYMaryland Dept. of Public Safety and

Correctional Services (DPSCS)Merrimack County, NHNational Cancer InstituteNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationNJ Dept. of CorrectionsNJ Division of Property Management and

Construction (DPMC)NJ Economic Development AuthorityNew York Department of CorrectionsNew York City Dept. Design & ConstructionNew York Juvenile AdministrationPatapsco Waste Water Treatment PlantPennsylvania Dept. of General Services Social Security AdministrationSouth Brunswick Township, NJThe State of New JerseyUS Agency for International Development

AGENCIES cont. US Army Corps of Engineers US Fish and Wildlife Service US Coast GuardUS Dept. of Health Human ServicesUS Postal ServiceVirginia Department of CorrectionsWest Virginia State Government

CORPORATE / PROFESSIONAL ABC TVAmerican Standard1616 Walnut Street High-RiseBASF - North American Headquarters BHC SecuritiesBlue Cross/Blue ShieldBloom EnergyBurle IndustriesCIGNA

Two Liberty PlaceCommerce Square

Exchange Place Center Office TowerGeneral ElectricHome Life Insurance CompanyInglis HouseJohnson and Johnson, PAMelitta, NJNASDQNBC TVNew Brunswick High-Rise HousingOne Bala PlazaTwo Bala PlazaThree Bala PlazaPenn Towers HotelPNC BankRCA New Products DivisionTowers, Perrin, Forster, and Crosby, Inc.Two Liberty PlaceVanguard Group, Inc. Verizon

Project Sites throughout PA & DEWyndham Hotel at Franklin Plaza

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COURTS / LAW ENFORCEMENT 19th Judicial District Court, LA Administrative Office of the United States

Courts (AOUSC)Alameda Juvenile Courts, CA Amtrak Police Department Bergen County Justice Center, NJ Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, NJ Bridgeport Superior Courts and Center for

Juvenile Matters, CT Cantonsville District Court, MDCarbon County Courthouse, PA Dauphin County Courthouse, PADelaware Capitol Police Department, DE Delaware County Courthouse, PA Delaware County Domestic Courts, PA Delaware County Magistrates, PA Delaware County Sheriff’s Department, PA Delaware State Police Denver Sheriff Office, CO Eaton County Sheriff’s Department, MI Elizabeth City 9-1-1, NJ Elizabeth City Police Department, NJ Essex County Courthouse, NJ Essex County Sheriff’s Office, NJ Franklin County Courthouse, OH Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, NH Hudson County Fire, Police and Training

Academy, NJ Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, NJ Jefferson County Courthouse, NY Kent County Courthouse, DE Lehigh County Courthouse, PA Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, KY Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department, PAMontgomery Co. Criminal Justice Ctr., MDNiagara Falls Police and Courts, NYNewark Police Department, NJ Ocean County Jail, NJ Orange County Sheriff Department, CA Philadelphia Police Department, PA Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office, PA South Brunswick Police Department, NJ South Brunswick Township, NJ Southern Maryland Courthouse, MDWashington County Courthouse, MD

INDUSTRIAL / CHEMICAL / PHARMA / CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTUREARCO Chemicals, PAAT&T, NJCoates Reprographics, PAExxon Biomedical Facilities, PAHenkel Chemical, PAMissouri River Dams, COKulicke & Soffa, PAPatapsco Waste Water Treatment PlantRCA New Products Division, PAUnisys Corporation, PAVerizon

30 Delaware Sites, 400 Pennsylvania Sites

Voltaix, LLC, PA

ENERGYAmeren UEAEPBruce PowerCITGO Dominion PowerFlorida Power and LightNew York Power AuthorityNY State Electric & Gas Corp. (NYSEG)Potomac Electric & Power Company

(PEPCO), MD, VA & DC Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E)SCANA Corporation, SC

CULTURALCIGNA, PA

Fire Apparatus MuseumClay Center for the Arts and Sciences, WV Cusano Environmental Education Center Holocaust Museum, Washington, DCIndependence National Historic Park, PAKent Park, Delaware County, PALincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NYNational Museum of American Jewish

History (NMAJH), PAPennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFAUniversity of PA Museum of Archaeology

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TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTUREBergan County, NJCity of Hoboken, NJCity of Philadelphia, PACounty of Essex, NJFiserv Trust - BHC, PAGeneral ElectricLexington County Government, KYNASDAQNBC - NYCProvident National Bank, PARichard Stockton College, NJRCA - Indianapolis, INRCA - Rockefeller Center, NYState of Maryland (Multiple Sites)University of Pennsylvania, PAVerizon – Corporate Computer Center

TRANSPORTATIONAmtrak

Los Angeles Maintenance Yard, CANational 9-1-1 Call SystemHomeland Sec. Prog. - NE Corridor

City of Philadelphia - PHL Int’l. AirportHoneywell CorporationMontgomery County MD, Dept. of Public

Works and Transportation New Jersey Transportation Authority

(NJTA)Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC)Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation

(PennDOT)SEPTA

PARKING STRUCTURES

County of DelawareExchange Place Center Office TowerKent County Courthouse, DEMontgomery Parking Authority, MDRutgers University, NJHicksville Parking Garage, NYUniversity of Pennsylvania, PAWyndham Hotels and Resorts, PA

LABORATORY / HIGH PERFORMANCE SPACEAstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, DE

Administrative Support/Training Astro Space Center, NJBASF Corporation, NJ

Research and Development CenterBoehringer Ingelheim, NJ Johnson and Johnson Patient Care, NJ

Administrative AreasMerck Pharmaceutical, PAMcNeil Consumer Products, PA

Labs and ManufacturingMcNeil Consumer Products, TX

Class 100 ManufacturingMcNeil Consumer Products, PR

Class 100 Manufacturing McNeil Pharmaceutical, Spring House, PA

Animal Research Labs and Manufacturing

Nortel, Ottawa, Canada New Production Laboratories

Ortho Pharmaceutical, NJ Labs and Manufacturing

Rhone-Poulenc Rohrer Pharmaceuticals, PA Labs and Manufacturing

Sterling Pharmaceuticals Precious Metals Laboratory Analysis

Thomas Jefferson University, PA Microbilogy Research

Rhone-Poulenc Rohrer Pharmaceuticals, PA Labs and Manufacturing

Sterling Pharmaceuticals Precious Metals Laboratory Analysis

Thomas Jefferson University, PA Microbiology Research