The new IAH terminal project is creating opportunities for businesses across multiple industries, from construction and engineering to security and logistics. Among the companies benefiting from the expansion is Houston-based Accurate Security, Inc., which has spent more than a decade building relationships, developing expertise and positioning itself for larger opportunities. Today, the company is playing a role in one of Houston’s most significant infrastructure projects, demonstrating how persistence, networking and strategic growth can help small businesses break into major public-sector developments.
For more than a decade, Accurate Security, Inc. quietly built its reputation the old-fashioned way — through persistence, relationships and a commitment to showing up.
Now, that steady determination has positioned the Houston-based company for one of the region’s most significant construction projects: providing security services connected to the new IAH terminal expansion at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
For CEO Nathaniel Curvey, the milestone is proof that patience and perseverance pay off.
“It’s a great contract,” Curvey said. “But we don’t see it as the pinnacle. We see it as the beginning.”
From Law Enforcement to Entrepreneurship
Curvey founded Accurate Security in 2011 after leaving a career in law enforcement. While the work carried some similarities, he quickly learned that running a security company required a completely different mindset.
“Having a security company is really running a business,” Curvey said. “It’s not just security.”
In the early days, Curvey handled many of the contracts himself, putting in long hours and building the company piece by piece. The challenges were real, from landing contracts to finding reliable talent, but they were challenges he expected.
“I didn’t think it was going to be easy,” he said. “Whatever challenge came up, I was ready for it.”
His determination was shaped by his upbringing and background in athletics.
“I played sports, basketball,” Curvey said. “It was always a never-give-up attitude. It had to work.”
A Strategic Partnership
In 2019, Accurate Security gained a new level of momentum when Marian LeDoux joined the company as vice president of operations.
LeDoux spent more than two decades working in healthcare as a nurse before transitioning into the business. Curvey quickly recognized her organizational skills and business instincts, qualities that would prove invaluable as the company pursued larger opportunities.
“He (Curvey) had a solid vision for growth,” LeDoux said. “I think he needed the right person to help execute that vision.”
For LeDoux, the shift from healthcare to security was both professional and personal. After years in nursing, she was looking for a new challenge.
“I had been in healthcare for over 20 years and was hitting burnout,” she said. “This gave me an opportunity to pivot and maximize my skill set.”
The Power of Showing Up
While talent and vision played a role in Accurate Security’s growth, LeDoux said one of the biggest factors was simple consistency.
For years, the pair attended procurement forums, industry events and networking opportunities throughout Houston, sometimes without immediate results.
“We consistently went to DMARS events, Subcontractor USA Expo, Houston Procurement Forum and other business expos,” LeDoux said. “We just kept showing up.”
Those appearances allowed them to build relationships and learn the construction industry while increasing the visibility of their company.
Eventually, those relationships paid off.
“A need came up, and someone passed along our card,” LeDoux said. “Our name came up, and the rest is history.”
Over the past 18 months, the company’s growth has accelerated significantly, with the airport expansion project serving as a major turning point.
Meeting a Growing Need
At Bush Intercontinental Airport, Accurate Security provides specialized services that support the complex operations of a major construction site.
The company’s work includes vehicle escorts, flagging operations and monitoring vehicles entering and exiting secure construction zones.
“There’s a real need for what we offer,” Curvey said. “Escorts, flaggers, people who can search vehicles coming on and off the site. We see how valuable that is.”
And the airport contract is only the beginning.
Curvey hopes to expand the company’s services to other major airports across Texas and beyond, including Dallas–Fort Worth, San Antonio and Atlanta.
“We want to spread this thing,” he said. “This is just the start.”
Lessons for Other Entrepreneurs
Both Curvey and LeDoux say Accurate Security’s success story carries lessons for other small business owners.
For LeDoux, the key is consistency.
“You may not land anything right away,” she said. “It may take a year or even longer. But if you stay consistent and keep building relationships, opportunities will come.”
Curvey offers a simpler but equally powerful philosophy.
“Stay small until it’s your turn,” he said. “A lot of businesses want to grow too fast. Just stay in it until it’s your time.”
After more than a decade of persistence, Accurate Security’s time appears to have arrived, with a runway that may extend far beyond Houston.
“If you stay in it long enough,” Curvey said, “you’ll get your turn.”
Summary
The new IAH terminal expansion has become a major milestone for Accurate Security, Inc., a Houston-based company founded by former law enforcement officer Nathaniel Curvey. After years of attending procurement events, building industry relationships and steadily growing its capabilities, the company secured a role providing specialized security services for the airport construction project. Supported by Vice President of Operations Marian LeDoux, Accurate Security has experienced significant growth over the past 18 months while helping support vehicle escorts, flagging operations and secure site access at the airport. Their story highlights how consistency, patience and relationship-building can open doors to major contracting opportunities and serve as a blueprint for other small businesses seeking success in large-scale infrastructure projects such as the new IAH terminal.
