Security Experience Built Inside the Aerospace & Defense Industry.

Aerospace and defense organizations operate in one of the most demanding security environments in the world. Protecting personnel, facilities, sensitive information, advanced technologies and critical programs requires an understanding of physical security, government and national security requirements, counterintelligence, insider threats, crisis management and complex operating environments.

For organizations with global operations, those challenges can become even more complicated as security conditions, infrastructure, political environments and local requirements vary from one country or region to another.

SkyBridge Security Risk provides aerospace and defense security consulting and risk assessments for organizations operating in the United States and internationally, backed by decades of senior-level security leadership within the aerospace and defense industry.

Aerospace & Defense Security Risk Assessments

Effective security begins with understanding where vulnerabilities exist and how they could affect people, facilities, programs and operations. SkyBridge works with aerospace and defense organizations to identify potential weaknesses and develop practical risk mitigation strategies based on the organization's mission, operating environment and security requirements.

Security risk assessments may evaluate:

• Physical security
• Facility vulnerabilities
• Access control
• Security operations
• Insider threats
• Counterintelligence concerns
• Protection of sensitive assets
• Crisis management
• Emergency preparedness
• Workplace violence prevention
• Operational security
• Security staffing and procedures
• International security considerations
• Security-related operational efficiencies

Recommendations are designed to be practical, actionable and appropriate for the organization's specific operations rather than based on a one-size-fits-all security model.

38+ Years of Lockheed Martin Security Experience

SkyBridge Security Risk is led by P. Steve Wheeler, who retired following a 38½-year career with Lockheed Martin.

Steve served 24 years as Senior Security Director for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and was responsible for Security & Emergency Services supporting major aircraft manufacturing facilities in:

• Fort Worth, Texas
• Marietta, Georgia
• Palmdale, California
• Greenville, South Carolina

His responsibilities also extended to sustainment operations, aircraft modifications, sub-assembly facilities and global operations.

The security organization supported an employee population exceeding 30,000 people across more than 10,000 acres of facility space, over 15 million square feet of covered work area and four active flight lines.

This experience provides SkyBridge with a firsthand understanding of security at the scale and complexity required by major aerospace and defense operations.

Experience Supporting Major Defense Programs

Steve's senior security responsibilities included security associated with major aircraft and advanced-development programs, including:

• F-35
• F-22
• F-16
• Advanced Development Programs

His areas of responsibility included:

• Program security
• Government security operations
• Counterintelligence
• Insider threat programs
• Classified cybersecurity
• Investigations
• Security forces
• Crisis management
• Fire protection services
• Global security services
• International crisis management

This extensive background allows SkyBridge to approach aerospace and defense security challenges with an understanding of the industry's unique combination of sensitive programs, advanced technologies, government requirements, large facilities, complex workforces and global operations.

Counterintelligence & Insider Threat Risk Consulting

Aerospace and defense organizations face threats that extend well beyond traditional physical security.

Foreign intelligence concerns, insider threats, unauthorized access and attempts to obtain sensitive information can create significant risks for organizations responsible for advanced technologies, sensitive programs and critical assets.

Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Steve served as a U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent. His subsequent aerospace and defense career included decades of responsibility involving counterintelligence, investigations, insider threat programs and national security matters within the defense industrial environment.

SkyBridge can help organizations evaluate potential vulnerabilities and strengthen policies, procedures and mitigation strategies designed to protect personnel, information, technology and critical assets.

Security Consulting for the Defense Industrial Base

Protecting aerospace and defense organizations requires an understanding of more than individual facilities. Security programs operate within a larger environment involving private industry, government requirements, national security priorities and continually evolving threats.

Steve has served on or participated in organizations, committees and advisory bodies including the FBI's Domestic Security Alliance Council, National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee, Aerospace Industries Association Industrial Security Committee, State of Texas Private Sector Advisory Council and Department of Homeland Security advisory panels.

This experience provides a broad perspective on the relationship between private industry and government security requirements, as well as the evolving risks affecting the U.S. Defense Industrial Base and aerospace and defense organizations operating internationally.

International Aerospace & Defense Security

Today's aerospace and defense industry operates across borders. Employees may travel or work internationally, organizations may maintain overseas facilities or partnerships, and programs may operate in regions with security conditions very different from those encountered in the United States.

SkyBridge can assist organizations in evaluating security considerations affecting international personnel and operations, including:

• International facility and operational security
• Employee travel and personnel security
• Country and regional security risks
• Political instability and civil unrest
• Crime and terrorism concerns
• Transportation and movement security
• Medical and emergency-response capabilities
• Crisis management and emergency preparedness
• Evacuation considerations
• Local operating environments

Steve previously had responsibility for Global Security Services and International Crisis Management associated with employees assigned across 18 countries and has conducted or overseen security assessments in numerous international locations.

For organizations establishing overseas operations, deploying personnel internationally or operating in higher-risk environments, these capabilities can also be coordinated with SkyBridge's International Security Risk Consulting services.

Put Decades of Aerospace & Defense Security Experience to Work

Security consulting is most valuable when the consultant understands the environment in which the client operates.

SkyBridge Security Risk brings decades of aerospace and defense security leadership, counterintelligence experience, international security knowledge and large-scale operational responsibility to every engagement. The objective is not simply to identify security concerns, but to provide practical recommendations that organizations can use to strengthen their security posture while supporting operational requirements.

Contact SkyBridge at +1 (817)-437-6134 or via our online form to discuss an aerospace or defense security risk assessment, vulnerability review or security consulting engagement for facilities, programs or operations in the United States or internationally.