Independent Vendor-neutral Established expertise since 1979
Independent Physical Security Consulting

Security advice with nothing to sell you but the truth.

Wittner Security Consultants helps hospitals, utilities, government agencies, and high-consequence facilities assess real risk and design real protection. No guards to staff. No product lines to push. Just 46 years of licensed, first-hand expertise, working only for you.

46 Years Experience State-Licensed • C-10 + BSIS Vendor-Neutral CA • NV
Since 1979Field-Proven
IndependentNo guards • No products
Experience earned protecting the places that cannot fail
California Water ServiceAdventist HealthHP ExxonU.S. Army ReserveCorrectional Facilities
Why an independent consultant

Objective by design.

Most "security consultants" are guard companies or equipment resellers, so their recommendation is really their sales pitch. Wittner Security Consultants sells no guards and no hardware. The only thing ever being recommended is what actually protects you.

No guards to sell

You get an honest assessment of what you need, not a proposal to staff your building with our people.

No product line to push

System design is vendor-neutral. You own the specifications and can competitively bid them to any integrator.

Licensed and hands-on, not just an advisor

A California C-10 electrical contractor and licensed alarm professional, Paul grounds every recommendation in what is code-compliant, buildable, and proven in the field, not theory.

What we do

Senior expertise across the full security lifecycle.

From the first risk assessment to verifying the final installed system, one experienced principal stays accountable to the outcome.

01 / ASSESS

Risk & Vulnerability Assessments

Evidence-led evaluation of your site, systems, and procedures against the threats you actually face.

02 / DESIGN

Security System Design

Vendor-neutral CCTV, access control, and low-voltage designs and specifications you own and control.

03 / PLAN

Security Master Planning

A prioritized, budget-aware roadmap that aligns your security program with real risk and operations.

04 / PREVENT

CPTED & Environmental Design

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: lighting, sightlines, access, and layout that deter crime by design.

05 / PREPARE

Emergency & Incident Planning

Clear, practical response plans and procedures so your team knows exactly how to act when something happens.

06 / COMPLY

Compliance & Code Guidance

Practical guidance to meet the security codes, standards, and regulations that apply to your facility and industry.

Where we work

Built for high-consequence environments.

Four decades across the sectors where a security failure is never just an inconvenience.

Healthcare & Clinical
Utilities & Critical Infrastructure
Government & Public Sector
Corrections & Detention
Data Centers & Manufacturing
Hospitality & Venues
Commercial & Industrial Facilities
How it works

A clear path from uncertainty to confidence.

01

Assess

A thorough, on-site review of your facility, systems, and risks, grounded in real conditions rather than a checklist.

02

Recommend

Clear, prioritized, vendor-neutral guidance you can act on, ranked by risk, cost, and impact.

03

Specify

Detailed, vendor-neutral system specifications you own and can competitively bid to any installer.

04

Verify

Commissioning to confirm the installed systems perform as designed, so you know it truly works.

Est. 1979 • 46 Yrs
Paul WittnerFounder • Principal Consultant
The expertise behind the practice

Forty-six years, one honest standard.

For nearly five decades, Paul Wittner has assessed, specified, and safeguarded security for some of the most demanding environments in the country, from federal facilities and hospitals to water and power utilities and correctional institutions.

He holds a California C-10 electrical contractor's license and California BSIS alarm licenses, so his recommendations are grounded in decades of hands-on, code-compliant, real-world experience, not just theory. Wittner Security Consultants is the independent practice where that experience works directly for you, with no product to sell and no agenda but your protection.

46 Years Experience C-10 License #538251 BSIS ACO / ACQ Independent & Vendor-Neutral
Where we serve

Serving all of California, Reno, and Las Vegas.

Headquartered in Woodland, California, serving clients across all of California plus Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada.

California

Statewide • HQ Sacramento

Reno

Nevada

Las Vegas

Nevada

Request an assessment

Let's find the gaps before someone else does.

Every inquiry is reviewed by Paul personally. Tell us what you are protecting and we will follow up to scope a confidential security assessment.

530.999.8889