Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness

 

 

QSI's consultants has a track record of successful engagements in a wide range of emergengency operations initiatives, including many at noted federal, public, and private organizations. We are eager to apply our methodology, best practices and expertise to your Table-Top and Full-Scale weapons of mass destruction (WMD), chemical-related Terrorist Incident Exercises and related training to meet the needs of protecting the homeland.

 

We want to be the last management consulting firm or consulting company you will ever need, so we appreciate the opportunity to be your business advisors.

For more information, please contact (215) 750-7709 or e-mail address below: solutions@qsiconsulting.net

 
A Record of Client Satisfaction!

QSI consultants have serviced numerous clients in the past 40 years.  We have a strong record of client satisfaction, and our clients regularly serve as references for us.  In fact, a high percentage of our business comes from repeat business and word-of-mouth referrals.  QSI combines the talents of some of the leading emergency, crisis, and business continuity management consultants in the Pennsylvania.  Our members have an average of over 30 years of experience, including the development of industry standard emergency, crisis, and business continuity management programs.  We utilize our extensive network of more than 200 seasoned consultants to provide highly reputable personnel with proven skills that match the requirements of each assignment. We work cooperatively with our clients and each other to ensure the best in service delivery. QSI has created a seamless structure, providing a balanced team of personnel who can address a broad spectrum of client needs.

 

Recent QSI projects include:

 

  • Continuity of Operations (COOP) Consulting
  • Continuity of Government (COG) Program Development
  • Incident Command System (ICS) Training
  • Threat Assessments and Security Consulting
  • Hazard Vulnerability Assessments (HVA) 
  • Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
  • Capability Assessment for Readiness (CAR)
  • Comprehensive Emergency Management Planning (CEMP)
  • Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Review
  • Contingency Planning
  • Damage Assessment Plan and Implementation Procedures
  • Emergency Exercises (Functional and Table Top)
  • Y2K Expert Services (Research and Testimony)
  • Command Center Software Design and Implementation
  • Database Design
  • Web Site Development

 

QSI is in a position to provide a complete array of services for almost any engagement.  We are available for consulting and project support in the following areas:

 

  • Emergency Management
  • Business Continuity
  • Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Readiness Assessment
  • Emergency Response
  • Mitigation Planning
  • Threat Assessment
  • Search and Rescue
  • Command Center Operations
  • Risk Assessment
  • Crisis Management
  • Security
  • Investigations
  • Anti-Terriorism Training
  • INformation Systems, Selection and Implementations
  • Policy and Procedure Development
  • Training, Exefrcises, and Drills
  • Workplace and School Violence
Facial Recognition Technology
"I look like my grandpa"

"Biometrics" and "Biometry" are terms used since early in the 20th century referring to the field of development of statistical and mathematical methods applicable to data analysis problems in the biological sciences.  Statistical methods used in analysis of data from agricultural field experiments to compare the yields of different varieties of wheat, for the analysis of data from human clinical trials evaluating the relative effectiveness of competing therapies for disease, or for the analysis of data from environmental studies on the effects of air or water pollution on the appearance of human disease in a region or country are all examples of problems that would fall under the umbrella of "Biometrics" as the term has been historically used.

 

Today, the term "Biometrics" refers to the emerging field of technology devoted to identification of individuals using biological traits, such as those based on retinal or iris scanning, fingerprints, or face recognition.  In the mid 1990’s, automatic-face-recognition technology moved from the laboratory to the commercial world largely because of the rapid development of the technology even though not many applications offered a tangible face recognition identification solution.  The applications included everything from controlling access to secured areas to verifying identify of a person on a passport.   In this world of science as we know it, facial recognition technology might be only - skin deep.

 

Facial recognition involves three core steps, regardless of what the specific implementation maybe.  First, it creates an encode array from any facial image.  The algorithm examines the face, and generates a mathematical description expressed as a 1024 byte string. During the enrollment process, this encode array is linked to a unique identifier for the facial image.  Second, it compares a probe encode array to a stored encode array in a database. At that point, the facial recognition server search an in-memory database of encodes arrays and calculates a percentage confidence indicator for each match.   Lastly, the results are produced.  The facial recognition server presents and deploys a gallery of database images in order of match confidence.

 

QSI & AVCC have researched and developed products in support of our Oct Sys-PINS 2020 System to help you to better understand what the Oct Sys – PINS 2020 System can accomplish through its various applications and technology.  The technologies used will have inherent security features derived from these technologies, the theory behind using these technologies, and the potential applications for end-users.
 
 

Current Threat Level

Elevated

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Elevated means there is a significant risk of terrorist attacks.


Read more about the Homeland Security Advisory System.