Local News - January 2004

Security manager helps preclude terrorist attacks

By AMY WADSWORTH, Staff Writer

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Ross Bulla sits at a desk in his Lake Norman home and sorting through papers on various clientele.

As president of the Treadstone Group, he is board-certified in public and private security management. He provides security consulting and investigative services to corporations, law firms, private clients and government agencies worldwide.

His job involves a lot of traveling to sites that could be vulnerable to terrorist attacks.

“The traveling is the best part of my job,” Bulla said. “I get to travel to different areas of the world.”

The Treadstone Group was founded in January 2002 by Bulla.

He has been in the business since 1990.

Bulla’s first job was working in security for what is now Verizon Wireless.

He said he never planned to be in the private sector. Originally, he wanted to do behavioral sciences for the FBI.

Once a threat is found, Bulla said there are several steps he goes through.

“We make contact with our clients and let them know of the possible threat,” Bulla said.

He then said depending on the threat, the company can decide what steps need to be taken.

“If it is a red level, the site may need to be closed down in order to eliminate down to the critical people,” he said.

Bulla does all of his business out of his home. He has people that work for him scattered throughout the Untied States. He said as long as they are near a major airport, he is fine with that.

Bulla said every major terrorist attack has a practice run.

“The World Trade Center had a practice run,” he said. “They had people video tape the trade center from different areas to get the best angle.”

Due to this fact, it is important that his clients watch for suspicious behavior.

Bulla’s goal for the new year is to travel to Iraq to be involved with the new embassy.

“I hope to be involved with the training at that embassy,” he said.

This would involve training undercover security teams who would know how to spot a possible terrorist attack.

When Bulla is not involved with work he is spending time with his new son.

Caleb, who is 4 years old, was adopted by Bulla from Ukraine in November.

“He spent his first Christmas in the United States,” he said. “This was the first year he ever received a present.”

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