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Staff

• Jerry 'Big Dutch' Forstater, PE, CSI, CBIE
  CEO/ COO / Chief Engineer
• Jerry Schorn, PE, CSI, CDT
  Associate / Sr. VP of Engineering / Sr. Project Manager
• William H. Wright, CPP, CSC, CHS-III
  VP Homeland Security / Project Manager
• Michael Michalski, EIT
  Partner / Technology Director/Project Manager
• Jason M. Delp, EIT
  Partner / Projects Director / Project Manager
• Thomas H. Pilson, IV
  Public Safety & Correctional Services DIrector
• Certifications, Registrations, & Education

Careers

Overviews

• Acoustics
• AV/Visual/Video
• Education
• Fire Protection & Life Safety
• General
• Justice
• Lighting
• Security
• Specialized Facilities
• Technology/Communications

Services

• Security
• Systems
• Data Centers
• Data/Telecommunications
• Instructional Technology
• Noise/Vibration Acoustics
• AV/Visual/Video
• Fire Protection & Life Safety
• Video Conferencing
• Nuclear Facilities
• Corporate Facilities
• Federal Facilities
• Forensic Investigation
• Homeland Security
• Air, Rail, & Land Transportation
• Perimeter / Border Security
• Museums / Arts
• Emergency Centers / 911
• Justice
• Corrections
• Jails
• Juvenile Detention
• Touch Screens
• Specialized Lighting
• Transportation
• Education/Schools
• School Security
• School Data / Telecom
• Campus Systems
• Command Operations
• Historic Properties
• Public Utilities / Agencies
• Theater Technology
• Financial Institutions
• High-Rise
• Healthcare
• Estate Residential
• Resort / Casino / Hospitality
• Service Phasing
• Plan Code Reviews
• Testing / Inspections / Commissioning

Sector Experience

9-1-1 / EOC Center

• Amtrak 9-1-1 Nationwide
• City of Elizabeth, NJ
• County of Delaware - EOC, PA
• County of Delaware, PA
• Hudson County Police and Fire Academy
  Secaucus, NJ
• South Brunswick Township Municipal Building
  Monmouth Junction, NJ

Commercial / Hospitality

• City of Philadelphia –1 Parkway, PA
• BASF Corporation North America Headquarters
• Dorris Duke
• Firserv Trust - BHC, PA
• Hicksville Parking Facility
• High Profile Residential
• Towers Perrin
• Philadelphia Naval Business Center (PNBC), PA
• PNC Bank, PA
• Wyndham Hotel and Resort, PA

Correctional / Justice

• Bayside State Prison, NJ
• Bergen County Jail/Annex, NJ
• Crossroad and Horizon Juvenile Centers, NY
• Essex County Jail/Annex, NJ
• Essex County Youth House, NJ
• SCI Greaterford East & West, PA
• Hartford Juvenile Detention Center, CT
• International Project
• Lexington-Fayette Detention Center -
  Security/ Fire, KY
• Lexington-Fayette Detention Center -
  Telecom, KY
• Maryland Correctional Training Center (MCTC), MD
• North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI), MD
• Ocean County Jail, NJ
• Philadelphia Industrial Correctional
  Center (PICC), PA
• PICC, PA
• Rikers Island Correctional Facility, NY
• San Fancisco Jail #3
• Travis County Correctional Center, TX
• Travis County Jail, TX
• Virginia Beach Correctional Facility, VA
• Western Correctional Institute (WCI), MD

Courts

• 19th JDC
• Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center, CA
• Bergen County Justice Center, NJ
• Bridgeport Superior Court & Center for Juvenile Matters, NJ
• County of Delaware Courthouse and
  Government Center, DE
• Franklin County Courthouse, OH
• Kent County Courthouse Complex, DE
• Lehigh County Courthouse Complex, PA
• Niagara Falls Police and Courts, NY
• Philadelphia Video Arraignment, PA
• Washington County Courthouse, MD

Cultural

• Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, WV
• National Museum of American Jewish Heritage, PA
• Pennsylvania Academy of theFine Arts (PAFA), PA
• Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, PA
  

Educational Facilities

• Chester High School, PA
• Lincoln University, PA
• Science Park High School-Data/Telecom
• Science Park High School-Security
• Richard Stockton College, NJ
• Roberto Clemente Elementary School, NJ
• Rutgers University - Multiple Campuses, NJ
• Temple University, PA

Energy

• Callaway Nuclear Power, MO
• Citgo Petroleum -
  Corpus Christi Refinery, TX
• Citgo Petroleum -
  Lake Charles Manufacturing 1, LA
• Citgo Petroleum -
  Lake Charles Manufacturing 2, LA
• Citgo Petroleum - North American Headquarters
  Houston, TX
• Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Station, MI
• Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant, MI
• NY State Hydro Power Dams and
  Clark Energy Center, NY
• Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant, WI

Hospitals

• Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center (CTPHC), MD
• Saint. Elizabeths Hospital, DC
• West Bergen Mental Health Facility, NJ

Specialized Lighting

• PTC Allegheny Tunnel Lighting, PA
• PTC Tuscarora Tunnel Lighting, PA

Transportation

• Amtrak 8th Street Heavy Maintenance Yard, CA
• Amtrak 9-1-1, Nationwide
• Amtrak Bergen Portal
• Amtrak Baltimore/Washington Tunnels
• Philadelphia International Airport -
  Homeland Security, PA
• Philadelphia International Airport -
  Fire Training Gates, PA

Articles, Publications, Interviews & News Releases

Jerry Forstater, PE, CSI, CBIE

• Pilson IV, Thomas H. and Jerry Forstater. "Examining the Planning, Design and Operational Components of Juvenile Detention." Corrections Today Magazine April 2005.
• Forstater, PE, CSI, Gerald. “Digital Video: A Revolution in Recording.” Correctional News February 2001. A publication of Emlen Publications
• Audio Engineering Society (AES) 91^st Convention 1991 NY, Forstater, PE, CSI, Gerald. “Computerized Analysis of Noise, Vibration, Acoustics and Sound (CANVAS).” 1991.
• Forstater, PE, CSI, Gerald. “An Eye on Philadelphia: CCTV Scans the Subway.” Security World July 1983.

Teresa Golden Forstater

• Forstater, Teresa Golden. "A ‘STOP BOX’ Approach to Enhancing and Implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) in Our Justice System." 2007.

Jerry Schorn, PE, CSI, CDT

• Schorn, PE, CSI, Gerard. “Duress Technology White Paper.” 2002.

News Releases

• PSE was awarded the 2011 Security Innovation Gold Medal Award presented by Security Technology Executive magazine for the Saint Elizabeth Hospital Project, Washington DC at ASIS International 2011.
• Professional Systems Engineering, LLC highlighted in the March issue of American School and University. Construction Zone. "Science/Research Facilities - Technically Speaking." American School and University March 2007. Penton Media Publications.
• Philadelphia Inquirer, April 5, 2005
  Section: Local News Philadelphia & Its Suburbs, Edition: City-D, Page: B05 "W. Chester idea: Watch students by video" By Benjamin Y. Lowe INQUIRER Staff Writer
• Correctional News (A publication of Emlen Publications) "DVR Helps Essex County Escape the Past" By Morgan Jones
• The Washington Construction News
  “Targeting Your Security Dollars: Why hire a Security Professional?” PDF File By Staff Writer
• Correctional News (A publication of Emlen Publications) "A Case of Form and Function" Designing a Jail that Combines High-Tech with High Style By Jay W. Schneider
  

Capabilities

Security

• Physical and Electronic Security
• Detention, Jails, and Correctional Design
• High Security Sites and Campus Environments
• Homeland Security Program Development
• Homeland Security & Facility Hardening Services
• Nuclear Capabilities

Justice & Law Enforcement

• Justice System Information Management
• Detention, Jails, and Correctional Design
• High Security Sites and Campus Environments

• Life and Property Safety
• Plan and Code Review
• Laboratory and High Performance Space
• Digital Tele/Data/Video Communications

Technology

• Technology
• DATA Center Communications
• DATA Center Network Architecture and Communications Systems
• Digital Tele/Data/Video Communications
• Justice System Information Management

General Capabilities & Services

• Engineering Capabilities
• MEP

Forensic Engineering / Claim Support

• Forensic Engineering/Claim Support
• 3rd Party Security Commissioning Inspections

Public Safety Answer Point

• 9-1-1/EOC/Fusion and Dispatch Centers
• Emergency Operations Management
• High Security Sites and Campus Environments
• Mission Critical Facilities
• Justice System Information Management

3D / Building Integration Modeling

• 3D Acoustics Analysis
• 3D Lighting Modeling
• 3D Security Modeling

Acoustics / Audio / Signage

• A/V/V / Signage Accoustics
• CANVAS

Client List

• Cumulative Client List
• Technology Project List
• Public Safety & Security Project List
• Educational Project List
• Justice/Law Enforcement Project List
• Fire Protection, Life Safety, & Alarm Project List
• Acoustics, Noise, & Vibration Control Project List

News

News

• "In the Media"
• 2011 Security Innovation Award
• Saint Elizabeths Hospital, DC
• Featured Projects
• University of Georgia’s renowned Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Georgia
  
• Jerry "Dutch" Forstater travels Overseas for Security Training: The Ultimate Counter Terrorism Mission
• National Museum of American Jewish History
  
• Learn more about: Alameda County Juvenile
  Justice Center, CA
• North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI), MD

Articles

• Correctional News (A publication of Emlen Publications) Jan/Feb 2002 "Security and Communications" By joe De Patta
• Correctional News (A publication of Emlen Publications) Sept/Oct 2004 "DVR Helps Essex County Escape the Past" By Morgan Jones
• Correctional News (A publication of Emlen Publications) Jan/Feb 2001"Digital Video: A Revolution in Recording" By Jerry 'Big Dutch' Forstater, PE
• Correctional News (A publication of Emlen Publications) "A Case of Form and Function - Designing a Jail that Combines High-Tech with High Style" By Jay W. Schneider
• "New High-Tech Lighting Installed In PA Turnpike's Tuscarora Tunnel
  Other Tunnel Improvements Made as Part of a Nearly $7 Million Project" by Joe Agnello
  
• The Jewish Exponet "Security Expert Goes to Israel -- and Learns a Thing or Two!" May 15, 2008 - Bryan Schwartzman, Staff Writer
• Philadelphia Inquirer, April 5, 2005
  Section: Local News Philadelphia & Its Suburbs, Edition: City-D, Page: B05 "W. Chester idea: Watch students by video" By Benjamin Y. Lowe INQUIRER Staff Writer
• Security Director News (United Publication, Inc.) "New HQ fuels security project at Citgo"
  Smart card deployment, integrated access control system key to future of enterprise project By Andrea Gural
• Correctional News design+construction+operations (A publication of Emlen Publications) "SEC Roundtable" By Roibín Ó hÉochaidh
  (05/25/2010)
• Professional Systems Engineering, LLC highlighted in the March issue of American School and University. Construction Zone. "Science/Research Facilities - Technically Speaking." American School and University March 2007. Penton Media Publications.
• The Washington Construction News
  “Targeting Your Security Dollars: Why hire a Security Professional?” PDF File By Staff Writer

Events

Awards

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ICPA Presentation

"In the Media"