Ross Cussen specializes in protective design, security assessments and security design consulting for federal, commercial, education, sports and entertainment facilities. He advises private developers, institutions and government entities on protective upgrades and threat-informed strategies that help safeguard people, assets and operations. His experience includes security engineering for university campuses, professional sports venues and U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, with work spanning protective upgrades, risk-informed design and complex security programs. Ross is leads Thornton Tomasetti’s Protective Design & Security work in the western United States.