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Dealing with extortion threats in the Philippines
The president of a major multinational corporation in the Philippines received a letter demanding a large sum of money in annual revolutionary taxes. PSA examined the letter and the envelope in which it arrived. PSA carried out a comprehensive security survey of the firm\'s headquarters and...
Theft of company equipment in southern China
A large international software manufacturer approached PSA to carry out a fraud investigation on their behalf. An unknown person had exploited a procedural weakness in the company’s warranty program, enabling him to steal some computer equipment from their operation in Southern China...
Operating in challenging environments
The client had been hired to supply, install, and maintain millions of dollars\' worth of alternative energy equipment in a project that had financial backing from two different governments. However, the best location for the project was Mindanao, where leftist and Muslim rebels are active...
Managing complex site challenges
One private infrastructure company in the Philippines contacted PSA with complaints about their security guard force and asked us to make some suggestions. PSA did a complete assessment of the site and found that the client\'s security problems were complex ranging from...
Dealing with governments on sensitive issues
A large multinational client had a sensitive and widely misunderstood product that it was hoping to test in a Southeast Asian country. The problem was community-level resistance. A few nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the Southeast Asian country opposed the product...
Operating in challenging environments
The client had been hired to supply, install, and maintain millions of dollars\' worth of alternative energy equipment in a project that had financial backing from two different governments. However, the best location for the project was Mindanao, where leftist and Muslim rebels are active...
Managing complex site challenges
One private infrastructure company in the Philippines contacted PSA with complaints about their security guard force and asked us to make some suggestions. PSA did a complete assessment of the site and found that the client\'s security problems were complex ranging from...
Company and individual background checks in China
A European risk consultancy company, working on behalf of their China-based client, tasked PSA to help conduct a background check. Their client wanted to rent a significant amount of office space from a local real estate firm, the staff and CEO of which were largely foreign nationals...
Investigating fraud in China
A major multinational bank invested US$200 million in a bridge and highway construction project in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi. Several weeks after the bidding was completed and the winners announced, the bank received an anonymous letter alleging collusion among the winning bidders...
Internal Corporate Investigation in China
A European manufacturer, based near Shanghai, approached PSA after their long-standing General Manager (GM) abruptly resigned from the company. In the months leading up to the resignation, the management team in Europe had begun to notice increasingly strange behavior from the GM. ...
Theft of company equipment in southern China
A large international software manufacturer approached PSA to carry out a fraud investigation on their behalf. An unknown person had exploited a procedural weakness in the company’s warranty program, enabling him to steal some computer equipment from their operation in Southern China...
Company and individual background checks in China
A European risk consultancy company, working on behalf of their China-based client, tasked PSA to help conduct a background check. Their client wanted to rent a significant amount of office space from a local real estate firm, the staff and CEO of which were largely foreign nationals...
Investigating fraud in China
A major multinational bank invested US$200 million in a bridge and highway construction project in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi. Several weeks after the bidding was completed and the winners announced, the bank received an anonymous letter alleging collusion among the winning bidders...
Managing complex site challenges
One private infrastructure company in the Philippines contacted PSA with complaints about their security guard force and asked us to make some suggestions. PSA did a complete assessment of the site and found that the client\'s security problems were complex ranging from...
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Scott HarrisonManaging Director
Scott Harrison is the founder and managing director of Pacific Strategies and Assessments (PSA) Limited (H.K.), Pacific Strategies and Assessments (PSA) Incorporated (B.V.I.) and Pacific Strategies and Assessments (PSA) Philippines Inc. All three companies form an international consultancy with offices located in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Manila and Bangkok. He brings a wealth of intelligence and security expertise to the firm, developed over a long and distinguished career with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Before founding PSA in late 1999, Mr. Harrison pursued a 30-year career in Asian and African foreign policy and national security affairs with the CIA. A longtime Asia resident, he has served in US embassies in Laos, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and China. In total, he spent 24 years' service living in Asia and Africa.
During this time, he held a number of executive positions in operations, and served as overseas chief of station and deputy chief of station on several occasions. He was vice chairman of an executive panel tasked to review CIA counter-narcotics strategies for Asia and performed an emergency two-month national security assignment to a Central Asian Republic.
Before retiring, Mr. Harrison was a Program Manager in the Central Intelligence Crime and Narcotics Center, where he co-directed the consolidated efforts of 15 federal law enforcement and intelligence community agencies targeting international heroin-trafficking organizations. Previously, he led three political fact-finding missions to Yugoslavia in 1997/1998.
His outstanding service to the US government is reflected in the awards he received over the course of his career. These include the CIA Career Intelligence Medal (1999); four CIA Exceptional Performance Awards (1990-1994); a Meritorious Unit Citation for the resolution of Prisoner-of-War/Missing in Action (POW-MIA) issues before the US Congress (1994); and a United States Marine Corps (USMC) Ceremonial Sword (1984).
During his Asian tour of duty, he received a US Army Medallion of Appreciation for election monitoring support to UN-supervised presidential elections in Cambodia (1993); and plaques of appreciation from the Royal Malaysian Police, Malaysian Defense Ministry, and the Office of the Malaysian Prime Minister (1990). In recognition of his contribution to US-China relations, the People's Republic of China awarded him a Medallion of Appreciation (1997).
Mr. Harrison is also the recipient of a Meritorious Unit Citation for crisis reporting from the Horn of Africa (1992) and a Presidential Superior Honor Award for support rendered to the exodus of Falasha Jews from Ethiopia (1992).
Mr. Harrison has completed several executive courses in intelligence, foreign policy, and international affairs. These include the FBI Academy Leadership Seminar for Senior US Government Law Enforcement & Intelligence Community Officials (1999); Harvard University's Foreign Policy Seminar for Senior Government Officials (1994); and the University of Virginia & American University graduate school extension courses in International Relations in Washington D.C. (1969). He holds a Bachelors degree in International Relations from Florida State University (1967) and a Masters degree in Diplomatic & 20th Century History from the same institution (1969).
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Security Consulting
PSA leverages a network of security specialists throughout Asia, with decades of experience in security management and consulting.
Security Consulting
PSA leverages a network of security specialists throughout Asia, with decades of experience in security management and consulting.
Security Management
PSA designs and implements corporate security strategy and integrated security management systems, which comprises policy and procedures, physical security, guard force structure...
Security Training
PSA develops and conducts intensive security training courses that range from basic security awareness workshops for executives and their families to advanced training for drivers and security professionals.
Crisis Management
Is your business prepared to respond when crisis strikes? PSA provides comprehensive crisis management services that helps clients plan for, manage, and respond to emergencies while minimizing any negative impact.
Business Continuity
Survival is often the priority when crisis strikes, but severe disruption to business operations and processes can cost millions.
Information Services
Inadequate information and unreliable intelligence can mean poor decisions for your company and result in financial loss, legal complications, and threats to the safety and security of staff.
Risk and Threat Analysis
Organizations are often forced to operate in volatile areas.
Media and Public Affairs
Entering new markets or developing business in countries with unstable political and judicial institutions is challenging.
Corporate Investigations
Billions of dollars are lost annually to corporate fraud.
Computer Forensics
Corporate fraud has hit your company hard; you have a suspect but no evidence on paper.
Due Diligence
Mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other business partnerships are fraught with risk.
Intellectual Property Protection
Intellectual property theft is a global problem of colossal proportions.
Asset Tracking and Recovery
Even the most organized and efficient multinational corporations can lose track of corporate assets, representing a major liability and damaging a company's bottom line.
Pre-Employment Screenings
The importance of proper employee screening at the front end of the hiring process cannot go understated.
Vendor Vetting
Partnering with a new vendor is always exciting as the efficiencies and costs savings are often undeniable.
Franchisee Vetting
Franchising creates and extends business opportunities for both franchisor and the potential franchisee.
Domestic Helper Screening
The most frequently overlooked security risks often rest at home.
Visa Applicant Background Information Verification
PSA conducts applicant background information verification for the PSA EB5 Immigrant Investor Visa program in China, Hong Kong, Korea, and the Philippines.
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