William Sako

A security expert with more than 45 years of experience in the industry, William Sako is Vice President of Security Risk Consulting for Telgian Engineering & Consulting. Sako oversees the planning and design of security projects for Telgian clients across a broad spectrum of industries.

His expertise includes the design of physical security measures, technical security systems, operations security programs and anti-terrorism programs, as well as the creation of protective design standards for super towers and comprehensive force protection programs for high-value and government facilities. Over the course of his career, Sako has had oversight and direct responsibility for the successful conduct of more than 2,700 projects involving master planning, threat and risk assessments, and security program design, bidding and implementation management. These projects represent well over $2 billion in security planning and design experience.  

Sako is a member of the UL Security Council.