# Terry Heath

> Terry Heath is the founder and CEO of Sciens Building Solutions, a Pleasanton, California-based fire and life safety integrator he built from a whiteboard plan in 2016 into one of the largest independent platforms of its kind in the United States. A former Royal Navy electrical engineer who came to America via Siemens, Heath has stitched together more than sixteen acquisitions and now runs a roughly 1,800-person company headquartered in the East Bay.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Sciens Building Solutions
- **Organizations:** Sciens Building Solutions, Siemens USA, Royal Navy, Huron Capital (ExecFactor)
- **From:** London, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British-American
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Sciens Building Solutions to roughly 1,800 employees and reported revenue near $134M., Engineered more than sixteen acquisitions in under a decade., Led Sciens through a successful exit to The Carlyle Group in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **1986-1990** — Served as an electrical engineer in the Royal Navy.
- **1990s-2010s** — Joined Siemens USA, holding roles across logistics, mobility, building automation, fire and security.
- **2015** — Met Huron Capital through its ExecFactor executive-in-residence program; co-developed a thesis on the fire and life safety sector.
- **2016** — Founded Sciens Building Solutions in partnership with Huron Capital; completed first acquisition (WSA Systems).
- **2019-2021** — Closed ten additional acquisitions and scaled the platform to roughly 35x its starting revenue and EBITDA.
- **2021** — Sciens was acquired by funds managed by The Carlyle Group; Heath remained CEO.
- **2026** — Continued the buy-and-build, expanding the Maryland footprint and launching the Sciens Service Suite for fire and life safety management.

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Sciens Building Solutions to roughly 1,800 employees and reported revenue near $134M.
- Engineered more than sixteen acquisitions in under a decade.
- Led Sciens through a successful exit to The Carlyle Group in 2021.
- Built one of the largest independent fire and life safety integrators in the United States.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Sciens Building Solutions announced an expanded Maryland presence through a new acquisition.
- **2025-01** — Heath laid out the long-term M&A and 10% organic-growth playbook in a Security Sales & Integration cover interview.

## Links

- Website: https://sciensusa.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terryheath1/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SciensSciens
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/sciensbuildingsolutions/

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Last updated: 2026-05-30