About Skookum Security Solutions

Jay  is the Principal Consultant and Owner of Skookum Security Solutions. He brings extensive experience across military service, intelligence operations, and frontline policing, with a professional focus on risk assessment, investigations, operational leadership, and community safety.

Jay leads all client engagements and is responsible for Skookum’s consulting methodology, training development, and professional standards. His work emphasizes practical, defensible security solutions tailored to complex operating environments, with a focus on preparedness, leadership, and ethical decision-making.

Brian is a Business Partner at Skookum Security Solutions and brings deep experience in northern operations, project coordination, and relationship-based engagement in complex and remote environments. His background includes working alongside industrial operations, contractors, and community stakeholders where trust, communication, and practical execution are essential.

Brian contributes an operational and strategic perspective to Skookum’s work, helping ensure recommendations reflect on-the-ground realities. His involvement strengthens the firm’s approach to logistics, workforce considerations, regional partnerships, and culturally aware engagement.

Skookum operates as a consulting and training firm, not a guard force. Our approach emphasizes assessment, planning, and leadership development tailored to each operating environment.

We work closely with clients to understand their priorities, constraints, and responsibilities, delivering recommendations that are realistic, defensible, and aligned with how organizations actually function.

Skookum exists to provide clear, experience-driven security guidance to organizations and communities facing real-world risk. We focus on preparedness, leadership, and decision-making — not fear, force, or generic solutions.

Our goal is to help clients build capability before incidents occur and confidence when they do.

• Integrity — Acting ethically, lawfully, and responsibly in every engagement
• Service — Supporting clients and communities with professionalism and respect 
• Strength — Providing calm, capable leadership in complex environments
• Preparedness — Focusing on readiness, prevention, and sound decision-making
   

These values guide how we work, how we advise, and how we engage.

As an Indigenous-owned, veteran-led firm, Skookum is committed to respectful engagement, accountability, and long-term value. We prioritize relationship-based work, cultural awareness, and solutions that reflect the realities of the people and environments we serve.

Every engagement is approached with professionalism, discretion, and a focus on meaningful outcomes.