Tag: Burns & McDonnell
ZBeta announces Chris Martini as principal consultant
October 21, 2025SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO—Physical security design and managed services firm ZBeta has announced the appointment of Chris Martini as principal consultant.
In this role, Martini will guide strategic initiatives, strengthen client partnerships, and help advance ZBeta's mission of delivering transformative solutions.
Martini is a board-certified security leader with more than 30 years of experience designing and leading enterprise risk, physical security, and resilience programs for large, complex...
Specifically Speaking with Andrei L. Ivan
March 25, 2020Paul Ragusa
What is your role at the company?As a Physical Security Manager, also known as a Section Manager, I am responsible for personnel management (development/training, staffing, communications, etc.) of a functional group of security consultants.I am overall responsible for the direction and leadership of a section of 11 personnel. Areas of responsibility include general roles supporting the overall department/division and specific roles relative to the section, which include but are not limited to: recruitment,...
Specifically Speaking with Terry Harless
December 4, 2019Paul Ragusa
Security Systems News caught up with Terry Harless, senior technology consultant with Burns & McDonnell, who talked about his consulting career, the advancement of ground-based radar (GBR) technology and the future for security, in general.What's your role at the company? I have several roles within the company including mentoring physical security specialists, performing electronic security design, performing quality control for security design and assessment projects, and assist our business developer...
Specifically Speaking with Shawn M. Whalen
August 9, 2016Martha Entwistle
How did you get into security consulting? What's your role with Burns & McDonnell's global security group?I started my career as an electrical engineer (PE) designing power, lighting, and building systems. Over time, clients started asking for security design and consulting services. I became increasingly interested in security design and wanted to add security certifications to my resume. In 2011, I was certified as a Physical Security Professional (PSP) by ASIS. Since becoming certified as...