About the Founder

Stephen R. Melvin, PE CSP CPP is an internationally noted expert in the field of Security, Risk and Safety and has been active in the field for over 18 years.

He is a registered Professional Engineer, a Certified Safety Professional, and a Certified Protection Professional. He led a diverse team in reviewing, analyzing and making anti-terrorism recommendations for nearly 30 water systems with a combined population of over 1.5 million residents. Mr. Melvin pioneered the implementation of Sandia National Labs' Risk Assessment Methodology for Water Utilities (RAM-W^SM) for water agency Vulnerability Assessments and oversaw the development of Emergency Response/Operations Plans for these water agencies to comply with the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 and other requirements. Mr. Melvin also helped Sandia develop their Methodology for performing Vulnerability Assessments on Chemical Facilities (VAM-CF^SM). He served as the Fire Safety Engineer for the Orange County Fire Authority's Hazardous Materials Services Section (OCFA-HMSS) and as the co-chair for the Administering Agency Subcommittee for California's Local Emergency Planning Committee Region I (including the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo). Mr. Melvin served as the Homeland Security Representative for California's Local Emergency Planning Committee Region VI (including the Counties of San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono and Imperial County) and represented the Chemical Sector for both the Los Angeles and San Diego Chapters of the FBI's Infragard Program.

His white paper, A Plan for Homeland Defense, is a breakthrough work which is on the cutting edge of anti-terrorism theories and discusses the "Virus Theory of Terrorism" and the "Melvin Method" for measuring the strength of community bonds. He has authored Keeping Our Neighborhoods Safe and How to C.O.P.E. With Terrorism. He has also co-authored A Practical Guide to Risk Management Communications and Keeping Our Chemical Facilities Safe. He is a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy (Reserve Component) and is a Community Emergency Response Team Volunteer. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife Stephanie.

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