MC Dean

IX BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 around the world, it also has as a client one of the oldest buildings in Washington, D.C. “As the stewards of a 231-year-old executive government facility, we maintain its historical integrity, while actively applying conservation and resiliency improvement programs” Tibbetts exclaims. M.C. Dean is heavily involved in the key area of energy security and in particular, cybersecurity. As world events have unfolded in recent years, including the global pandemic, the rise in the reliance on technology, and the increasing numbers of cybersecurity risks, M.C. Dean’s solutions are designed with security in mind. “The concept of energy security can be viewed through several different viewpoints. Instability from world events like the recent invasion of Ukraine and escalating tensions between the U.S. and China lead almost immediately to unanticipated consequences from a cost and availability standpoint in our interconnected energy supply chains,” stated Bob Link, vice president of Automation Systems. “These consequences force all mission-critical entities to carefully evaluate their external dependencies on energy supply and how sudden reductions in supply will negatively impact the delivery of their solutions and products.” Link further illustrates that energy security must also be given high priority and carefully evaluated