Pathfinder Security Services
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Pathfinder Security Consulting (PSC) is a Wyoming
based private security firm. Their website states that the firm specializes in oil/gas industry, mining and other Critical infrastructure
security and protection as well as those in ‘any difficult and challenging situation or environment’.
Pathfinder lists offices in Riverton, Wyoming, Grand Junction, Colorado and Waverly, Ohio.
Company appears to hold Foreign Corporation status in Ohio, Nevada and Colorado.
Sedco Forex; although few details are available regarding this.
Mr. Clifton is a former member of the US Navy, a former Blackwater USA
contractor, and has worked for other undisclosed companies and individuals.
and CCTV systems, on-site emergency medical services and other related services i.e. investigations and consultations.
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
based private security firm. Their website states that the firm specializes in oil/gas industry, mining and other Critical infrastructure
Critical infrastructure
Critical infrastructure is a term used by governments to describe assets that are essential for the functioning of a society and economy. Most commonly associated with the term are facilities for:*electricity generation, transmission and distribution;...
security and protection as well as those in ‘any difficult and challenging situation or environment’.
Background
Wyoming Secretary of State records show that Pathfinder Security Services’ parent company, Pathfinder Tactical, Inc. was formed, originally, as an Agricultural and Holding Company in Dubois, Wyoming in 2002. The original company, Wind River Agricultural and Holding Inc formally changed its name to Pathfinder Tactical, Inc. The Pathfinder website now lists the firm's name as Pathfinder Security Consulting.Pathfinder lists offices in Riverton, Wyoming, Grand Junction, Colorado and Waverly, Ohio.
Company appears to hold Foreign Corporation status in Ohio, Nevada and Colorado.
Founder
According to the Pinedale Roughneck, Charles Clifton, Pathfinder Security Services Director, has a military and energy drilling background including on an offshore oil rig with TransoceanTransocean
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Sedco Forex; although few details are available regarding this.
Mr. Clifton is a former member of the US Navy, a former Blackwater USA
Blackwater USA
Xe Services LLC, better known by its former names, Blackwater USA and Blackwater Worldwide, is a private military company founded in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark.. Xe is currently the largest of the U.S. State Department's three private security contractors...
contractor, and has worked for other undisclosed companies and individuals.
Operations
Sources state the Pathfinder Security Services offers a wide verity of security and related services including; armed and unarmed security guards, remote area patrol services, access controlAccess control
Access control refers to exerting control over who can interact with a resource. Often but not always, this involves an authority, who does the controlling. The resource can be a given building, group of buildings, or computer-based information system...
and CCTV systems, on-site emergency medical services and other related services i.e. investigations and consultations.
Staff
They employ primarily former military personnel. Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan war make up the majority of this staff and paid at the same rate as the area’s oil and gas industries; at rate close to 100% higher than typical security guards in the area.Clients
Clients include:- Major international mining and minerals exploration corporations
- International oil and gas exploration and production companies
- Oilfield service companies
- Celebrities
- Executives, Estates and mega-Ranches