About

Security consulting and aerial capability, from one practitioner.

Borikén was founded on a simple observation: organizations with people to protect are usually served by two different vendors speaking two different languages, a security consultant who doesn't fly and a drone operator who doesn't carry security methodology. Borikén closes that gap directly.

Coverage

Serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC: the greater DC Metro corridor.

Credentials

What stands behind the work

Every engagement is led directly by Borikén's founder, who brings extensive tactical operations experience into each assessment: not a generalist consultant reading from a checklist, and not a drone operator without a security background. That judgment is paired with professional experience in municipal crime analysis, the same discipline behind the risk analysis built into every assessment.

  • EducationM.S., Criminal Justice — University of Baltimore
  • CertificationFAA Part 107 Remote Pilot
  • AirspaceDC SFRA / LAANC Authorized
  • BackgroundExtensive tactical operations experience
  • AnalysisProfessional crime analysis experience, municipal government sector
  • Coverage AreaMaryland · Virginia · Washington, DC

Why Borikén

One point of accountability, not two vendors

Most organizations end up piecing together a ground assessment from one company and aerial imagery from another, then reconciling two sets of findings that were never designed to talk to each other in the first place. Borikén was built to close that gap: one practitioner, one point of contact, one accountable deliverable, whether the work is ground-based, aerial, or ongoing advisory. That capability is backed by extensive tactical operations experience: judgment built from years spent operating in high-stakes, time-critical environments where the cost of missing something was never just theoretical. That same instinct — reading a space for what actually threatens it, not just what a checklist says to look for — carries through every engagement, large or small. The effort doesn't scale down with the size of the ask.

The Name

The name Borikén (boh-ree-KEN) comes from the Taíno: the Indigenous people of Puerto Rico, who called their island home long before it appeared on any map. The Taíno built a culture centered on community, stewardship, and the protection of their people. We carry that name as a reflection of where this firm comes from and what it stands for: serious work, done with purpose, in service of the people and organizations that depend on us.

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