Protection Engineering Consultants, LLC

Supports architects, engineers, and constructors in designing structures resilient against blast and other extreme loads from terrorism events, high-consequence industrial accidents, and natural disasters. It aims to deliver cost-efficient, aesthetically integrated solutions that preserve functionality while maximizing safety.

• Blast-Resistant Design

  Analyzes and designs structural systems to withstand explosions and extreme dynamic loads.

• Progressive Collapse Mitigation

  Protects buildings against disproportionate structural failure following localized damage events.

• Vehicle Anti-Ramming Protection

  Assesses threat vectors and designs perimeter security barriers to mitigate hostile vehicle impacts.

• Ballistic Protection

  Hardens building envelopes and critical assets against projectile and ballistic threats.

• Forced Entry Protection

  Designs robust facades, doors, and glazing systems to resist unauthorized intrusion.

• Natural Hazard Engineering

  Engineers structures to withstand extreme wind events, earthquakes, and other natural phenomena.

• Threat and Vulnerability Assessments

  Evaluates physical facilities to identify potential security gaps and quantify blast risk.

Innovates through technology development, utilizing advanced numerical modeling, novel experimental testing, and material characterization to study structural responses under extreme loading conditions.

• Experimental Testing

  Plans and executes physical test programs to evaluate materials and validate protective structural designs.

• Computational Modeling

  Performs high-fidelity simulations, finite element analysis, and fluid dynamics modeling for complex threat scenarios.

• Protective Product Development

  Guides the engineering process from initial concept to market-ready hardware and custom software design tools.

• Constitutive Material Modeling

  Develops advanced analytical formulations and user-defined code models to simulate material behavior.

Applies advanced analytical methodologies to first-principles engineering and physics problems, bridging the gap between physical mechanics and data-driven computational techniques.

• Engineering Analytics

  Leverages optimization, machine learning, and stochastic modeling to solve complex physical science problems.

• Physics-Based Metamodels

  Creates fast-running, interpretable models to perform real-time calculation of threat risks.

• Advanced Testing Analytics

  Implements computer vision, signals analysis, and machine learning to extract critical measurements from experimental test data.

• Software Development

  Programs custom digital applications, design tools, and algorithms to support client product marketing and analysis.

Evaluates and designs holistic security solutions, integrating physical layouts, technology systems, and operational procedures to safeguard personnel and assets.

• Security Risk Assessment

  Identifies and evaluates site-specific threat vectors to understand vulnerable operational profiles.

• Security Technology Integration

  Identifies and incorporates appropriate technological measures, personnel procedures, and training regimes.

Develops strategic countermeasures to address credible security threats, ensuring a balance between cost, structural integrity, and risk objectives.

• Vulnerability Quantification

  Analyzes facilities using boots-on-the-ground assessments and established industry standards to measure risk.

• Mitigation Strategy Integration

  Develops coordinated response plans and structural retrofits tailored to specific threat levels.