September, 2024 Presentation
Speaker: Richard Kristof
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Topic: Next Generation Building Materials for Force Protection and Electromagnetic Security
Presentation: N.A.
Summary: In the realm of modern building materials, each component, from concrete to steel, plays a pivotal role in ensuring security and structural integrity. While steel might offer unparalleled strength, it is often cost-prohibitive and susceptible to corrosion. Concrete, once believed to be nearly indestructible, has evolved, but the emergence of a security-specific variant is relatively recent.
This presentation delves into the innovative science and practical experience behind this new building material, which excels at absorbing and dissipating energy from hostile threats while surpassing stringent ASTM building requirements. We will explore the technology's resilience and its capacity to shield structures from bullets, blasts, and high-impact incidents.
Furthermore, we'll shed light on ongoing laboratory advancements that aim to introduce electromagnetic protection for safeguarding sensitive infrastructure. Additionally, we'll showcase groundbreaking blast materials engineered to withstand even the most formidable 350 psi/ms blasts.
Join us to uncover the secrets behind this groundbreaking building material and the future of protective security.
Bio: As COO for TriHelix Investments, Richard Kristof works across portfolio companies in both managerial and advisory capacities. When the firm acquired 360 Ballistics in 2019 he worked to reshape the company into a high security materials licensee and led the process to create what has become Amidon Shield. The challenge to develop a next generation high performance shock absorbing material (HPSAM) was not without challenges. Along the way he received a patent for a ballistic fiberglass mold technology that would become the foundation for additional advanced research and development in the area of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) mitigation which continues to progress.
Richard is a longtime inventor and has pioneered adult learning technologies including learning management systems, (LMS), immersive world technologies, and financial services platforms. With 12 acquisitions totaling over $330 million to his credit and the startup and operation of several businesses, he is well rounded and prepared for anything. As a content creator he is responsible for over ten software applications, hundreds of training courses, and two bestselling book series with over 1.5 million copies sold. His work in financial services is a natural extension of his M&A background and history as a series 6 and 63 licensed dealer.