Our Mission

Navigating the next century of safety through intelligence.

Sheltrium emerged from a simple frustration: homeowners facing growing climate risk are still expected to figure it all out alone. Preparedness should not be a luxury skill.

We're building a platform that helps people understand what their homes are exposed to, what tools actually fit, and what order of operations turns scattered purchases into a resilience strategy.

A safe home in warm daylight

Climate risk is complex. Your path forward doesn't have to be.

The Team

The minds behind Sheltrium.

Zoey Ferguson
Chief Executive Officer

Zoey Ferguson

Zoey leads Sheltrium's mission to bring long-horizon climate resilience to households that are too often underserved by traditional preparedness markets.

"I started Sheltrium to bring the future of storm resilience to the front porches of rural and storm-prone America."
Bryan Hellard
Chief Technology Officer

Bryan Hellard

Bryan focuses on turning complicated resilience questions into systems households can understand, compare, and act on with more confidence.

"As a systems engineer with a talent for tackling complex problems, I believe in the power of equipping people with the right tools."
Christie Haedamsol Kim
Chief Marketing Officer / Founding Designer

Christie Kim

Christie shapes the editorial design language behind Sheltrium, bringing clarity and warmth to a category that too often defaults to fear and jargon.

"I design to bring calm and clarity, making resilience more human and accessible for families facing the unexpected."
Advisors

Strategic Guardians.

Sheltrium is shaped by people who have spent decades working across defense, renewable energy, distributed infrastructure, and disaster response.

Linton Wells II
Strategic Defense & Infrastructure Advisor

Linton Wells II

  • 51 years in the U.S. Department of Defense, including service as Chief Information Officer to President George W. Bush.
  • Founder and President of STAR-TIDES, a global network advancing resilient and sustainable technologies.
  • President and CEO of Global Resilience Strategies, with decades of experience in public-sector systems and technology strategy.
Scott Sklar
Renewable Energy & Resilience Advisor

Scott Sklar

  • Relief expert for 39 disasters and consultant on more than 700 distributed energy projects.
  • Former Executive Director of the Solar Energy Industries Association and longtime renewable energy policy leader.
  • Lives in an off-grid zero-carbon home used for education and demonstrations at George Mason University.
Why We Exist

Preparedness is a household design problem, not just a shopping problem.

Families don't need more panic-driven product noise. They need trusted interpretation. That means understanding where risk is rising, where common advice fails, and which interventions genuinely reduce disruption over the long run.

Sheltrium exists to bridge that gap with a calmer, more legible, more strategic experience for households trying to prepare before disaster costs spiral.

What we care about

  • Making resilience planning feel actionable instead of overwhelming.
  • Expanding access to technologies that are often hidden behind bad framing or weak distribution.
  • Helping households build agency before they are forced into expensive reactive decisions.
Networks

A wider ecosystem of resilience, research, and distributed energy partners.

Sheltrium brings together climate resilience research, distributed energy expertise, and product partners that can actually serve real households.

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