Burns & McDonnell has provided traditional architectural/engineering services for more than 100 years, in many disciplines, including technology.

We are combining that deep engineering expertise with risk management to address the new security environment.

Together, engineering and risk management build the platform for our shield of services.

Clients seeking security services typically fall into four potentially overlapping sectors: government, utility, transportation or industrial.

Government: Key Characteristics

• Top priority is maintaining the mission (consequence-based)
• People in buildings are often the most critical assets
• Many agencies already have security standards in place
• Frequent overlap with utility, transportation and industrial sectors

Government: Clients

• Military: Army Corps of Engineers; National Guard Bureau; NAVFAC
• Federal: Architect of the Capitol; Census Bureau; Department of Energy
• Municipal: Jacksonville, Fla.; Kansas City, Mo.; Riverside, Calif.

Utillity: Key Characteristics

• Key drivers are reliability and safety
• Complex control system environments
• Assets that transverse on pipeline security
• Physical security of water treatment facilities

Utility: Clients

• Electric: Ameren; MidAmerican; Westar; CPS Energy; JEA
• Water: MSD; other municipalities
• Gas: Laclede; Dynegy; Enbridge

Transportation: Key Characteristics

• Critical as infrastructure supporting delivery of vital goods
• Access points across borders
• Guns, gates and guards — bonded warehouses, personnel inspection and port monitoring, chemical analyzers
• Information control systems for routing, communications and scheduling
• Physical security for switchyards, hubs and critical passes (tunnels and bridges)
• Baggage, chemical screening, video surveillance, immigration/customs information system integration

Transportation: Clients

• Ports: Port of Los Angeles; Port Authority of New York
• Rail: Amtrak; Norfolk Southern; Burlinon Northern; District of Columbia Metro
• Aviation: St. Louis International Airport; Spirit; Creve Coeur International Airport

Industrial: Key Characteristics

• Hazardous materials, industrial automation/complex control environments, production of goods vital to everyday life
• Securing communications between drilling units and corporate networks
• Cyber security for plant control systems
• Cyber security communications between field units and corporate networks, data protection for sensitive information

Industrial: Clients

• Petroleum: Shell; BP; Chevron
• Chemical: Sigma; Monsanto; Pfizer; Mallinckrodt
• Food: Archer Daniels Midland; Nestle; AB