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Independent Security Consulting

An Earned Seat At The Table

  • The photo above represents your company and your team. You'll notice an open spot near the bottom of the image. That's the place you have reserved for trusted advisors. They are the ones who provide you with sage counsel, help solve problems, and get results. That's the seat we've earned with our clients. And it's the seat we want to earn with you. 


  • Royal Security Group earned that place with our current clients because we bring new perspectives, insights, and tools to solve problems that are negatively affecting business performance, profitability, and enterprise security.


  • At Royal Security Group LLC, we are not just reactive to security and business process issues. We proactively seek out and evaluate opportunities where enhanced security and improved business processes can add substantial value to your enterprise, regardless of its scale.


  • At Royal Security Group LLC, we firmly believe that proper security and business practices can be a strategic asset, not just a cost of doing business. Our solutions are designed to be practical, actionable, and deliver the desired results, aligning with your business goals.


  • The depth and span of our hands-on experience around the world, in various industries, with small to large enterprises, differentiates our expertise from others and allows us to deliver Legendary Service to our clients.

Security Consulting

Royal Security Group LLC is an Asheville, N.C.-based independent security management and expert witness consulting firm with clients around the U.S. and internationally. We assist with Board-level or Owner-level risks.


"Independent" means that we are only compensated by our clients. We have no affiliations with any product or service providers and receive no referral fees. Therefore, our recommendations are strictly based on what's best for our clients.


The services we provide are:


  • Risk and vulnerability assessments (especially for grant applications)
  • Site security surveys and evaluations 
  • Supply chain security audits
  • Travel, Meeting or Event security planning
  • Review or development of crisis management or business continuity plans
  • Review or development of emergency plans
  • Delivery of workplace violence prevention or active shooter training programs.
  • Examination of existing company security operations (personnel, policies, procedures, etc.)
  • Review of vendor contracts
  • Independent review of audits, budgets, programs, or previously conducted assessments


Assessments are conducted by an ASIS International Board-Certified Security Consultant using methods recommended by the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC). 


Ken Wheatley has been a member of ASIS International for over 25 years, earned his Certified Protection Professional (CPP) designation in 1997 and has been recertified every three years.


He has also been a member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants for 20 years.


Ken served as president of the International Security Management Association, the global Association of leading Chief Security Officers, and has been a member since 1997.


Professional Associations

Domestic Security Alliance Council
International Association of Professional Security Consultants
International Security Management Association
International Association of Crime Analysts
ASIS International
North Carolina Association of Private Investigators
Institute of Real Estate Management

Some Of The Industries We Serve

Manufacturing

Logistics / Supply Chain

Logistics / Supply Chain

Manufacturing operations

Logistics / Supply Chain

Logistics / Supply Chain

Logistics / Supply Chain

Logistics operations

Schools

Logistics / Supply Chain

Investors

Schools

Investors

Commercial Properties

Investors

Retail

Commercial Properties

Commercial Properties

Commercial Properties

Commercial Properties

Commercial Properties

Security Consulting Engagements

Ken Wheatley, Security Consultant, Security Consulting, San Diego, California, Expert Witness, Premises Liability

Sales & Marketing—A Division President reviewing a new business unit he had taken over had concerns about a NATO bid project in Europe that had dragged on for three years. The business unit had already sent $3 million in products to the "procurement office" for testing. Our work uncovered a $100 million scam that also impacted Mercedes Benz, Apple, IBM and others. We recovered $2 million in product.


M&A Due Diligence - We uncovered two competing companies owned by the principals of the primary company being acquired that hadn't been divulged in their disclosure paperwork.


Commercial Real Estate Investment - An investment company purchased a portfolio of 15 large, multi-building residential complexes around the U.S. One location suffered four murders, numerous assaults and car thefts.  Royal Security Group conducted a site risk and threat assessment to determine the cause of the problems and made recommendations for security system and operational improvements. Recommendations were also made on tenant screening and systems improvements to property maintenance. We also uncovered $200k in contract fraud and numerous fire and safety violations.


Witness protection - A Multinational law firm engaged Royal Security Group to protect a key witness in a major civil/criminal case for six years.


Law Enforcement - Assisted a police department under a federal consent decree.


Workplace Violence - Conducted workplace violence prevention training nationwide for 3,000 management-level staff - supervisors and division presidents. Responded to and defused several imminent threat situations.


Travel & Meeting Security - Conducted international travel security & response planning for 6 Olympics and various meetings in the U.S. and overseas, such as sales and marketing conferences (competitive intelligence), Board of Directors, etc.


High-profile security - Oversaw security for 2 World Insights Conferences and have arranged security for Maya Angelou, Margaret Thatcher, Colin Powell, Dan Brown, Tom Hanks, Will.i.am, Norm Swartzkoff, & Benazir Bhutto. Conducted briefings on personal security for families of senior executives.


Journalism - Conducted security and threat assessments of the San Diego Union-Tribune HQ and various residences of the (now deceased) owner, David Copley. During the evaluation, it was discovered that Mr. Copley had been paying thousands of dollars in monitoring and maintenance fees for a non-functioning security system. Also uncovered technical equipment and operational issues with the uniformed security staff that been unaddressed. Oversaw security design, installation and repairs for systems at his residences and the newspaper.


Competitive Intelligence (CI) - Established CI capability within a client's company.


Crisis Management/Business Continuity - Established programs, a mass notification system and ran tabletop exercises. 


Retailer - A client suffered $500k embezzlement and a separate attempted armed robbery. Assessed all aspects of their operations and made recommendations on cash handling, vendor and employee management/screening, physical and technical security, etc. 


Fractional Security Director - Served as the contracted head of security for one of the U.S.'s largest Jewish Family Service organizations for five years.


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