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Global Director of Security Design and Integration

Paula Balmori

Paula Balmori Beltrán is the Global Director of Security Design and Integration at Brivo, based in San Diego, California, USA. With a strong foundation in architecture and extensive experience in security systems design, Paula has built a distinguished career at the intersection of physical security, technology, and design strategy. Before joining Brivo, Paula held leadership and consulting roles at organizations such as the Secure Building Council, the U.S. CPTED Association, Northland Controls, and 4MAT, where she honed her expertise in integrated security planning, risk assessment, and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). Paula holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Universidad Europea, bringing a design-driven perspective to security innovation and implementation. Her work continues to advance global standards for intelligent, sustainable, and secure built environments.

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Contributor Brief·Paula Balmori · 1 articles
Updated Oct 23, 2025

Security must be architected into blueprints, not bolted on later

Balmori argues that treating security as an afterthought in building design creates irreversible vulnerabilities and inefficiencies that cannot be remediated during construction or operation. She advocates for security to be integrated into the earliest architectural phases, embedded as a collaborative discipline alongside engineering and design, not as a constraint imposed downstream.

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“Security is treated as an afterthought — something added once a building is nearly complete.”

Bringing Security into the Blueprint

Security integration timing and consequences

Security integrated at blueprint stage9
Security added during construction5
Security bolted on post-completion2

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Why that needs to change—emphasized by collaboration between security and design leadership.

Bringing Security into the Blueprint

Brian Petruzzi, Head of Global Services Design, Engineering, and Construction at Meta, addresses security integration requirements.

Bringing Security into the Blueprint

“Security embedded early prevents cascading design failures and operational vulnerabilities.”

Themes:Early-stage security integration in architectural planningCross-functional collaboration between security and design disciplinesPrevention of costly post-construction security remediation

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Architecture & Design · Oct 23

Bringing Security into the Blueprint: How Early Collaboration Builds Safer Spaces

Too often, security is treated as an afterthought — something added once a building is nearly complete. On Security Sessions, Paula Balmori Beltrán, Global Director of Security Design and Integration at Brivo, talks with Brian Petruzzi, Head of Global Services Design, Engineering, and Construction at Meta, about why that needs to change. Petruzzi emphasizes the…

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    Alex M.·2h agoquestion

    What sparked your research into disruptive innovation?

    Curious what the original insight was that led you to the Innovator's Dilemma framework.

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    Would love a deep-dive into EdTech adoption barriers.

    Your framing of sustaining vs. disruptive innovation feels directly applicable to school systems.

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