Fortify | Vistrol

PREMIER SECURITY AND RESILIENCY CONSULTANCY

Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure and Operations.

FORTIFY™ by Vistrol is Premier Security and Resiliency Consultancy Service specializing in safeguarding critical infrastructure and operations. Our meticulously crafted services address the unique challenges and threats faced by facilities crucial to national security, public safety, and essential business functions.

We collaborate with businesses, governments, non-governmental organizations, and individuals dedicated to fostering safe, secure, and adaptable environments for their personnel. At FORTIFY™, we enable clients to prepare for a resilient future, leveraging on our global network of highly seasoned crisis management, security, and resilience professionals.

Why ?

We specialize in optimizing four key areas to enhance resilience and security:

For individuals and organizations in critical and at-risk environments, developing resilience is essential. Our training programs equip security professionals with skills to manage stress, adapt to changing situations, and maintain peak performance under pressure. By fostering resilience, we help navigate challenges, bolster organizational strength, and contribute to a safer, more secure working environment.

Developing Resilient People

Promoting Resilient Organizations

Organizational resilience is vital for stability and effectiveness. Our consultancy services build resilient cultures through strategic planning, continuous learning, and adaptive practices. We implement policies that support flexibility and innovation, ensuring teams can respond effectively to threats and uncertainties, promoting long-term success and client satisfaction.

Delivering Security Programs

Our security programs meet the specific needs of high-risk environments. We provide comprehensive training and consultancy, including risk assessments, security protocol development, and specialized training sessions. These programs enhance clients’ security posture, protect assets, and mitigate risks, ensuring preparedness for current and emerging threats.

Mastering Crisis Management

Despite thorough preparations, unforeseen incidents can arise. We provide tailored crisis management services before, during, and after events. Our services include enhancing emergency response strategies, developing policies, creating actionable plans, and refining leadership decision-making. With our expertise, we help clients adapt to challenges, preventing incidents from escalating and offering support throughout and beyond any crisis.

Core Areas

Developing Resilient People

Our training programs are designed to meet the unique needs of clients with highly mobile, remote, or at-risk workforces. We customize our programs to align with specific client requirements, work environments, cultural nuances, intersectionality, ongoing projects, and industry dynamics.

Our core training packages include:

CMT+: Crisis Management Team Training

Focuses on optimizing an organization’s response strategies during crises.
Enhances team coordination and decision-making under pressure.

SAT: Security Awareness Training Workshops

Provides foundational knowledge on security best practices.
Educates employees on recognizing and responding to security threats.

ASART: Advanced Security Awareness and Resilience Training Workshops

Offers in-depth training on advanced security measures.
Builds resilience against sophisticated security threats.

ALERT: Security Training Developed by Women, for Women

Addresses unique security challenges faced by women.
Empowers women with practical security skills and knowledge.

RESPECT: Gender-Specific Security Challenges and Inclusive Leadership

Promotes understanding of gender-specific security issues.
Encourages inclusive leadership practices to foster a safer work environment.

SAIL SAFE: Security Training for Private Yacht Owners, Captains, and Crew

Tailored for the maritime industry to enhance security on private yachts.
Covers threat assessment, emergency response, and safety protocols.

HEAT: Hostile Environment Awareness Training

Prepares individuals for working in high-risk environments.
Includes practical exercises on handling hostile situations.

HIM: Hostage Incident Management Training

Provides strategies for managing hostage situations.
Focuses on negotiation techniques and crisis resolution.

These programs empower individuals and organizations to navigate challenges effectively, bolster organizational resilience, and contribute collectively to a safer and more secure working environment.

Promoting Resilient Organizations

We are acutely aware that the next disruptive crisis is often just around the corner. We partner with clients to proactively prepare for such events through:

Strategic Review: Collaboratively evaluating existing crisis management strategies to ensure they remain robust and relevant.

Response Frameworks: Assisting clients in crafting crisis management policies and developing comprehensive crisis response frameworks that align with their unique needs and operational context.

Unified Planning: Fostering the formation of cohesive crisis management plans ensuring alignment and consistent response strategies across the organization.

Leadership Empowerment: Enhancing crisis management skills within leadership teams, enabling them to better guide their organizations during crises.

By equipping our clients with these vital tools and strategies, we help position them to not only weather crises, but to emerge from them stronger and more resilient.

Delivering Security Programs

We recognize that even with well-established security programs, there are instances when external assistance is needed. Through our extensive network of seasoned professionals, we offer the means to bolster an organization’s security measures, oversee security initiatives, and extend a helping hand during critical situations. Our support includes:

On-Ground Security Managers

Deploying experienced security managers to enhance and supervise security efforts at the operational level.
Providing hands-on management and oversight of security operations.

Psychosocial Support in Crisis

Offering psychosocial support services to address the emotional and mental well-being of individuals affected by a crisis.
Ensuring a holistic approach to recovery and resilience.

Security Policy and Plan Development

Utilizing adept professionals to develop comprehensive security policies and plans.
Tailoring policies to meet the specific requirements of each organization.

Customized Risk Assessments

Conducting thorough risk assessments to identify potential threats.
Formulating practical strategies for mitigating risks to people, workplaces, and projects.

Our commitment to assisting our clients ensures that they have access to the support they need to navigate the challenges they face.

Mastering Crisis Management And Emergency Response

Despite meticulous preparations, unforeseen incidents and crises inevitably arise. We offer an array of strategic crisis management services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client before, during, and after such events. Our services include:

Emergency Response and Crisis Strategy Review

Ensuring efficacy and relevance of existing strategies.

Policy Development

Formulating context-aligned emergency and crisis management policies.

Plan Development

Creating actionable emergency and crisis management plans.

Leadership Skill Enhancement

Improving decision-making skills during crises.

With our deep understanding of these issues and extensive experience, we help clients evaluate and adapt to the ever-evolving landscape of challenges they face. We ensure that incidents do not escalate into crises, and if they do, we are there to assist clients through the crisis and beyond.

Lead Consultants

Beverly Roach
“Bev”

Prior to being one of the Lead Consultants for FORTIFY™ by Vistrol, Beverly Roach served in the Canadian Army for 21 years followed by a career in high-risk security. In her post-military life, she began to work in security for humanitarian and development organizations. During 20 years of living in diverse conflict zones from Kabul to Darfur, Bev focused on ensuring the organisations she worked with were operating safely so they could continue their work. As such she has overseen major security projects and handled the immediate responses in the face of devastating attacks and other incidents. She has lived in 10 countries and travelled to 81. Bev has taught and developed several security programs over the years. Besides teaching security programs for staff deploying to high-risk environments which included hostage prevention and survival, she continues to teach the UN Women’s Security Awareness Training to women around the globe. She has also developed and teaches security related courses at Singapore University of Social Science including Urban Security and Resilience, Security for the Built Environment and Risk Management for Event Planning. Bev has masters’ degrees in both Security Management and her other passion, Sports Management. She has taken the UN Hostage Incident Management training as well as more recently successfully passing the Kidnap for Ransom Management (KRIM) program. She started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at 52 and is now a certified self-defence instructor.

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Peter Waa
“Pete”

Peter Waa is a highly accomplished Crisis Management and Emergency Response leader with an impressive track record of over three decades of international experience including working in conflict settings, fragile states, and countries in crisis. He is an expert in delivering strategic level initiatives in the emergency response, crisis management, resilience, and security space. Prior to being one of our Lead Consultants for FORTIFY™ by Vistrol, Pete was the Global Head of Security and Crisis & Emergency Response with the Asian Development Bank where he led the ground up reform of the bank’s global security and emergency response footprint, substantively enhanced its capabilities and capacity regarding crisis management and was central to the delivery of security and crisis management support in crisis afflicted member countries. Prior to this Pete was invited to join the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). He worked with the United Nations for nine years; eight of which were as the Asia/Pacific Region Head of Security. In that role he led the provision of security support for elections in Afghanistan, supported UN operations during the final stages of the war in Sri Lanka, responded to flooding in Pakistan and Thailand as well as a multitude of small and large security incidents impacting UNDP staff across the Asia/Pacific region. Pete served in the New Zealand Defense Force for 21 years where he saw operational service in Europe, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Central Asia. He was the Royal New Zealand Navy’s lead planner in developing the concept of the New Zealand Joint Services Headquarters amongst many other achievements.

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PREMIER SECURITY AND RESILIENCY CONSULTANCY

Why ?

Core Areas

Developing Resilient People

Lead Consultants

Beverly Roach “Bev”

Peter Waa “Pete”

Beverly Roach
“Bev”

Peter Waa
“Pete”