Pathfinder Security Services
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| Pathfinder Security Services | |
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| Type | private security |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Charles G. Clifton |
| Headquarters | Riverton, Wyoming, USA |
| Area served | Wyoming, Colorado, International |
| Industry | Oil Services |
| Owner | Pathfinder Tactical, Inc |
| Website | Pathfinder-Security.com |
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’.
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[edit] 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. NOTE: 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.
[edit] 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 Transocean Sedco Forex; although few details are available regarding this.
Mr. Clifton is a fomer member of the US Navy, former Blackwater USA contractor and worked for other undisclosed compaines and individuals.
[edit] 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 control and CCTV systems, on-site emergency medical services and other related services i.e. investigations and consultations.
[edit] Staff
They employ primarily former military personnel. Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan war make up the majority if 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Secrecy
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While their website is extensive and full of photographs and information, the company provided little specific information about its size, number of staff members, locations, operations or clients. The company does not provide any information of other members of their management team, besides Mr. Clifton, which is rumored to include active members of law enforcement, former military special operations personnel and graduates of Executive Security International.[citation needed]
Reports indicate the PSS maintains several contracts for various international mining and oil companies; providing consulting on international security issues and on-site security services in Wyoming, Colorado and other western states but specific information is not widely disseminated. This seems to be cultivated by Pathfinder and leads many to assume that they are involved in more than regular ‘security guard’ services.[citation needed]
These 'other' services are rumored to include a covert civilian intelligence unit that is used, in a legal way, to collect data on and research threats and groups that threaten their client’s interests. This is not listed on their website yet is widely known within the domestic private security industry.[citation needed]
Pathfinder also maintains a very secretive group that is reportedly available to assist private ranches, corporations holding federal and state land leases for minerals exploration and development, and non-profit conservation groups in combating illegal poaching; apparently the only group like this in the country organized in a formal way.[citation needed]
Media stories about this firm and its Director are few but do allude to ‘other’ activities while remaining extremely vague.[citation needed]
[edit] References
1) O'Brien, Annie: "Wathcing out of oil and gas" Pinedale Roughneck, Sept. 28th 2006
2) Holder, Deborah : "Personal Security on a Global Scale" Dougals Budget January 25, 2006
3) Casper Wyoming Chamber Commerce Newsletter, March 2007
