Credits & Author Biographies
The Physical Security Handbook was
commissioned and produced by Homeland
Defense Journal. The goal of this
handbook is to provide a framework for
commercial and government managers as they
seek to improve the security of their
buildings and key facilities.
The Homeland Defense Journal was the first
magazine to address homeland security and
today is the leading magazine addressing
state, local, federal and DoD homeland
security matters.
Don Philpott is senior correspondent
of Homeland Defense Journal and has been
writing, reporting and broadcasting on
international events trouble spots and major
news stories for almost 40 years. For 20
years he was a senior correspondent with
Press Association -Reuters, the wire
service, and traveled the world on
assignments including Northern Ireland,
Lebanon, Israel, South Africa and Asia.
He writes for magazines and newspapers in
the United States and Europe and is a
regularly contributor to radio and
television programs on security and other
issues. He is the author of more than 55
books His latest book Is America Safe? is
published in June 2006. He has written
special reports on Protecting the Athens
Olympics, The Threat from Dirty Bombs,
Anti-Terrorism Measures in the UK,
Nanotechnology and the U.S, Military and The
Global Impact of the London Bombing.
Born in the UK he is now an American citizen
working out of Orlando, Florida.
Shuki Einstein is an architect and an
internationally recognized security expert
and strategic planner. Born in New York he
moved to Jerusalem at the age of 9. He
served in the Israel Defense Force, trained
as an architect at the Technion – Israel
Institute of Technology in Haifa and
practiced as an architect in Israel for 14
years. He was the CH2M Hill Architectural
Discipline Coordinator in the Middle East
office before relocating with his family to
Portland, Ore., in 2000.
His design experience has included numerous
complex projects involving integrated
multidisciplinary coordination, from
front-end conceptual design to development
of construction documentation. In addition
to traditional architectural design, his
experience also includes master planning,
interior design, and project management, and
he has managed projects in Europe, the
Middle East, Asia and North America.
He has extensive experience in integrating
architectural physical protection systems
with functionality, maintenance, operations
and access control systems. He is a
nationally recognized counterterrorism
expert, consultant, and speaker, and his
areas of expertise include vulnerability
assessments, security master planning and
security awareness training.
Einstein currently lives in Portland, Ore.,
with his wife and three children. He is an
executive board member for Architects
Without Borders - Oregon.
CH2MHill, Inc
A special thanks to CH2MHill,
Incorporated who provided key personnel and
resources to make this handbook a valuable
resource for all facility managers.
CH2M HILL provides a "one-stop shop" for
facility services, from the design and
construction of new facilities to
redevelopment projects.
The company provides architecture,
site/landscape design, and facility
engineering support, including LEED™
certification, tenant improvements, space
allocation planning, equipment layout,
critical power distribution, network
integration, and entrance facility design.
Facilities include data operations centers;
office, medical, and university buildings;
and airport hangars. Their interior design
experts also supply furniture, fixture,
equipment, CID packages, and move
coordination. Technology experts assist
customers with IAQ/BX, SD, Telecom, cultural
resources, and physical security.
The company uses its proven design
capabilities to assess the current condition
of real property assets, including
infrastructure and utility studies, space
use studies, facility condition assessments,
and impacts of mission changes. In addition,
CH2M HILL design experts have extensive
experience identifying project needs,
drafting 1391s, writing comprehensive
project books, and developing design
standards for current and future needs.
