A site-by-site access control and surveillance upgrade for a premier Los Angeles accounting firm, tailored to each location rather than templated across them.
Client
Gursey Schneider LLP
Engagement
Field Services
Locations
5 offices
Partner
Verkada
Provenance: this engagement was delivered under PM2net, prior to the founding of Megsolve. It was led by Esram Gibran Khan, now Managing Partner at Megsolve, and is presented here as documented delivery experience rather than as a Megsolve client engagement.
30%Fewer security incidents
25%Faster response time
20%Less system downtime
The opportunity
01 · CONTEXT
Gursey Schneider operates across Century City, El Segundo, Encino, Irvine, and San Francisco. Each site had grown its own security posture, and each had a different gap.
Century City lacked access control and centralised monitoring. El Segundo had insufficient access management and no power resilience. Encino and Irvine had inadequate surveillance coverage and imprecise monitoring. San Francisco's surveillance infrastructure was simply not effective.
The common thread was exposure to unauthorised activity. The solution could not be a single template applied five times.
The solution
02 · DELIVERY
Assessment first, then site-specific interventions using Verkada badge readers and cameras, integrated into one centralised monitoring system.
PH 01
Assessment phase
Existing security infrastructure evaluated thoroughly at each of the five locations
Specific vulnerabilities and improvement areas identified per site
Customised solutions developed against each site's security requirements
PH 02
Century City Fox
Two badge readers installed
One camera installed
Two data drops configured with battery backup
Badge reader panel integrated
PH 03
El Segundo
One badge reader installed
One data drop configured for battery backup
Badge reader panel integrated
PH 04
Encino, Irvine and San Francisco
Two cameras installed at Encino and two at Irvine
Angle and elevation adjusted precisely for optimal surveillance coverage
Two cameras installed in San Francisco with corresponding coverage adjustments
PH 05
Training, documentation and monitoring
Training sessions delivered to relevant personnel on operation and maintenance
Detailed instructions and guidelines documented for future reference
Monitoring protocols implemented to catch emerging issues
Regular maintenance schedule established to sustain effectiveness
The impact
03 · OUTCOME
Security incidents reduced
30% decrease in reported incidents against the pre-upgrade period
Identified vulnerabilities effectively mitigated across all five sites
Response and reliability
25% improvement in response time to security incidents through centralised monitoring
Battery-backed data drops contributed to a 20% reduction in system downtime
95% success rate identifying and rectifying potential issues before escalation
Personnel capability
80% increase in staff confidence and competence operating the upgraded infrastructure
40% reduction in troubleshooting and maintenance time thanks to the documentation supplied
Sustained effect
15% decrease in recurring security issues across the post-upgrade period
Ongoing monitoring and maintenance schedule keeping the system responsive
Verkada Badge ReadersVerkada CamerasCentralised MonitoringBattery BackupAccess Control
CLOSING NOTE
The gains came from refusing to standardise. Five assessments produced five different interventions, and the numbers held up across every site.