About Strong Security and Consulting
Strong Security and Consulting, Inc. is a Long Island-based school security consulting firm dedicated to helping K–12 educational institutions strengthen their security programs, improve operational readiness, and create safer learning environments.
Founded on decades of law enforcement leadership and direct school security management experience, Strong brings a practical, operations-focused perspective to the challenges facing today's schools.
Our approach combines professional security assessments, operational consulting, emergency preparedness, and security technology guidance to help school district leaders make informed decisions about protecting students, staff, and facilities.
Our mission is straightforward: provide practical, evidence-based security solutions that strengthen school safety while respecting each district's operational needs, available resources, and educational mission.
Leadership Built on Experience
Strong Security and Consulting, Inc. is led by its founder, Philip Aversano, a retired Police Captain with 30 years of law enforcement experience and eight years of direct K–12 school security leadership.
Throughout his law enforcement career, Mr. Aversano served in a variety of operational and supervisory assignments, including Patrol Services, Transit, Housing, Narcotics, and Internal Affairs. His career included 18 years in supervisory and command-level positions, providing extensive experience in personnel management, operational planning, investigations, and organizational accountability.
Following his retirement from law enforcement, Mr. Aversano transitioned into school security leadership, serving in supervisory and director-level positions within public school districts. This experience provides firsthand insight into the unique security challenges facing K–12 educational environments, including staffing, deployment, emergency preparedness, access control, and the coordination of security operations with school administration.
This combination of law enforcement command experience and direct school security leadership forms the foundation of Strong's practical, operations-focused consulting approach.
Our Approach — Practical Security Solutions
At Strong Security and Consulting, we believe effective school security begins with understanding how a school actually operates. Every district has unique facilities, staffing resources, security challenges, and operational priorities. Our approach recognizes these differences and avoids one-size-fits-all solutions.
We combine firsthand school security leadership experience with structured, evidence-based evaluation methods to identify vulnerabilities, assess operational effectiveness, and develop practical recommendations.
Our goal is not simply to identify security deficiencies, but to help school district leaders understand their risks, establish priorities, and implement realistic improvements that strengthen safety and operational readiness.
Operational Experience
Recommendations informed by direct experience managing school security personnel, deployments, and daily operations.
Collaborative Planning
Working with district administrators and security leadership to align recommendations with operational needs.
Evidence-Based Evaluation
Structured assessments grounded in observations, documented findings, and consistent evaluation criteria.
Actionable Recommendations
Prioritized, realistic improvements that consider security risks, implementation requirements, and available resources.
Our Commitment to Schools
At Strong Security and Consulting, we recognize that school safety is about more than security personnel, technology, and physical safeguards. It is about creating an environment where students can learn, educators can teach, and school communities can operate with confidence.
We are committed to providing school districts with objective, practical security guidance grounded in professional experience, sound operational principles, and a clear understanding of the educational environment.
Our recommendations emphasize student and staff safety, operational effectiveness, accountability, and the responsible allocation of district resources. We believe effective security solutions must be sustainable, adaptable, and compatible with each school's educational mission.
Our commitment is to help school leaders make informed security decisions, strengthen preparedness, and build safer, more resilient school communities.
Let's Strengthen Your School's Security
Strong Security and Consulting is ready to help your district evaluate its security needs, strengthen operational readiness, and develop practical solutions tailored to your schools.
Contact us to discuss how our experience and professional consulting services can support your district's safety and security objectives.