History

Valor Concepts was established in October of 2004 as the result of a successful 1-year sole proprietor consulting contract formed between the founder of the company, Gary D. Harmon and his former employer to provide security design, consulting, systems engineering and technical support. After forming the company and discussing this new concept with others, it was decided to become a partnership. With this new idea and proven industry connections the partners decided that the importance of uniformed systems engineering could be of great value to other companies. Specifically, it was formed to focus primarily on a segment of the market that has long been overlooked by the traditional security design and consulting firms; security industry dealers and systems integrators.

The name Valor Concepts, "Strong Ideas" allows us to keep a broad scope of work while maintaining our ties to the security industry. Since then our business vision and genuine care for "Customer Satisfaction" has helped Valor Concepts grow into a respected security consulting and professional services firm. Valor Concepts has continuously expanded its capabilities in order to become a single point-of-contact company that strives to exceed our customers’ expectations. In 2006 Valor expanded into the IT Industry offering Network Security, Consulting and Design. In 2009 Valor expanded again adding Communication/ Infrastructure Consulting and Design along with Risk Assessment and Investigations through partner companies.

Detailed Company Profile

Valor Concepts is a diverse and innovative company. We have taken our years of experience, both in the Physical & Electronic Security Industry and the Information & Technology World, and merged them into a business which is uniquely human but very much the wave of the future. While Valor Concepts has many departments it is made up of three main divisions. Those divisions are:

» Consulting Division:

The Consulting Division focuses on the delivery of risk assessment, security/IT systems design and related professional services to our customers.

The emphasis is on developing the basic needs and requirements of the customer into a meaningful plan of action. In many cases, the plan involves the development of a solution that can incorporate many diverse technologies and approaches.

The Consulting Division remains "vendor neutral" meaning that no particular manufacturer, supplier or installing company is emphasized.

Each customer and project is different so the needs for each will be different. Generally speaking, the following represent but are not limited to the various different types of services that can be made available to our Consulting Division Customers:

Risk & Vulnerability Assessment Multiple System Design Project/ Program Management Submittal Review Policy & Procedure Development Contingency Planning Quality Control System Planning Enterprise System Design Bid Evaluation Lighting Evaluation Owner Representation Punch List Evaluation Final Certification



» System Engineering Division:

The System Engineering Division focuses on the delivery of professional services to the Security/ IT Industry, specifically equipment manufacturers, systems integrators and installation companies. These market segments are typically and have been historically ignored by traditional security consultants. At Valor Concepts, we saw the need and made available our suite of professional services. We believe that with our help customers can bridge the gap between most of the boiler plate specification that hit the street and what is really needed.

While we offer many services within the System Engineering Division, we understand that each customer is different so we tailor our offering to meet the specific need. There are some companies who choose to use us as their sole engineering staff and other that use us as a "force multiplier" by adding additional "bandwidth" to their current staff with things get too busy.

While each customer and their needs are different, the following lists many of the services we have available from the System Engineering Division:

Bid Submittals Project Risk Assessment Workload Estimation Security System Design Cost Estimating Riser/ Block Diagrams Scope of Work Development Contact Compliance Analysis and Reporting Specification Development Battery/ Amp Calculations Submittal Drawings Private Label Data Sheets Project Schedule Estimation Network/ IT Design Presentation Material GSA Schedule creation & Maint. Bid Evaluation (Bid/ No Bid recommendation) Proposal Development Site Surveys and Audits Design Intent Document & RFP Development Plan & Specification Deconstruction & Evaluation AutoCAD/ Visio/ Micro-Station Drafting Project/ Program Management Technical Writing/ Document Design Negotiated Contract Services As Built Drawings with Markups Wiring Diagrams Recap/ Quote/ Contract Creation



» Technical Support:

Valor Concepts has many years of experience in the system integration world and a wide array of system types and brands. We have a large library of supported systems in which we can assist with supporting.

Whether we assist a direct client or a system integrator we offer the following within our technical support division:

Software Updates Database Linkage Software Development Adobe Conversions Document Automation System Admin Assistance On-Site & Virtual Training Multiple Systems Knowledge Reporting Large Network of Integrators Software Upgrades Database Conversions Software Enhancements Special Applications Document Design System Testing & Commissioning Drafting On-Site & Virtual Support On-Call & On-Site Service Level Design Network of Installation & Service Companies