:root{
  --navy:#082242; --navy-900:#050f1f; --navy-800:#0a1b33; --navy-700:#12305a;
  --gold:#caa255; --gold-light:#e0c489; --gold-dark:#a8843e;
  --ink:#15202e; --body:#42505f; --muted:#6b7887;
  --line:#dfe4ea; --line-soft:#eef1f5;
  --paper:#ffffff; --paper-alt:#f6f8fa; --paper-warm:#faf8f4;
  --serif:"Georgia","Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
  --wrap:1180px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--body);background:var(--paper);line-height:1.65;font-size:17px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:var(--navy-700);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--gold-dark)}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
.topbar{background:var(--navy-900);color:#9fb0c4;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;min-height:38px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.topbar strong{color:var(--gold-light);font-weight:600}
.topbar a{color:#9fb0c4}
.topbar a:hover{color:#fff}

header.site{background:var(--navy);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;border-bottom:2px solid var(--gold)}
header.site .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;min-height:78px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px}
.brand img{height:46px;width:auto}
.brand .txt{line-height:1.15}
.brand .n1{font-family:var(--serif);color:#fff;font-size:17px;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:700}
.brand .n2{color:var(--gold-light);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:3px}
nav.main{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:28px}
nav.main a{color:#cfd9e5;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:500;padding:6px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
nav.main a:hover{color:#fff;border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}
nav.main a.active{color:#fff;border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}
nav.main a.cta{border:1px solid var(--gold);color:var(--gold-light);padding:9px 18px;border-radius:2px}
nav.main a.cta:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}
.burger{display:none}
.menu-toggle{display:none}
@media(max-width:940px){
  nav.main{position:fixed;inset:78px 0 auto 0;background:var(--navy-800);flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:8px 24px 20px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--gold);transform:translateY(-130%);transition:transform .25s ease}
  nav.main a{padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
  nav.main a.cta{margin-top:14px;text-align:center}
  .menu-toggle:checked ~ nav.main{transform:translateY(0)}
  .burger{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:5px;width:44px;height:40px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28);border-radius:2px;background:none;cursor:pointer;padding:0 10px}
  .burger span{display:block;height:2px;background:#fff}
}
@media(min-width:941px){.burger{display:none}}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero{position:relative;background:linear-gradient(150deg,var(--navy-900) 0%,var(--navy) 48%,var(--navy-700) 130%);color:#fff;overflow:hidden}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-90px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);width:620px;height:620px;background:url('assets/pbg-shield.png') center/contain no-repeat;opacity:.07;pointer-events:none}
.hero .wrap{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:104px 24px 92px;max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.hero .wrap.left{margin-left:max(24px,calc((100vw - var(--wrap))/2));margin-right:0;padding-left:0}
.eyebrow{display:inline-block;color:var(--gold-light);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;padding-bottom:14px;position:relative}
.eyebrow::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;bottom:4px;width:52px;height:2px;background:var(--gold)}
h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(34px,5.2vw,58px);line-height:1.1;color:#fff;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 22px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.hero p.lede{font-size:clamp(17px,2vw,20px);color:#c6d3e2;max-width:730px;line-height:1.62}
.btnrow{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin-top:38px}
.btn{display:inline-block;padding:15px 30px;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;border-radius:2px;border:1px solid transparent;transition:all .18s}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--gold)}
.btn-gold:hover{background:var(--gold-light);color:var(--navy)}
.btn-ghost{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.42);color:#fff}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold-light)}
.btn-navy{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}
.btn-navy:hover{background:var(--navy-700);color:#fff}
.btn-outline{border-color:var(--navy);color:var(--navy)}
.btn-outline:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}

/* page hero (inner pages) */
.phero{background:linear-gradient(150deg,var(--navy-900),var(--navy) 70%);color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.phero::after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-60px;bottom:-140px;width:400px;height:400px;background:url('assets/pbg-shield.png') center/contain no-repeat;opacity:.06}
.phero .wrap{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:66px 24px 58px}
.phero h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.2vw,46px);margin:22px 0 16px}
.phero p{color:#c6d3e2;max-width:760px;font-size:17.5px}

/* ---------- credential strip ---------- */
.strip{background:var(--navy-800);border-top:1px solid rgba(202,162,85,.28)}
.strip .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(190px,1fr));gap:1px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);padding:0}
.strip .cell{background:var(--navy-800);padding:26px 22px}
.strip .k{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--gold-light);font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2}
.strip .v{color:#a9bbcf;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:7px}

/* ---------- sections ---------- */
section{padding:84px 0}
section.alt{background:var(--paper-alt)}
section.warm{background:var(--paper-warm)}
section.navy{background:var(--navy);color:#c6d3e2}
section.tight{padding:60px 0}
.sec-head{max-width:760px;margin-bottom:46px}
.sec-head.center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center}
.sec-head .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-dark)}
.sec-head.center .eyebrow::after{left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}
section.navy .sec-head .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-light)}
h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(27px,3.4vw,38px);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.2;margin:20px 0 16px;font-weight:700}
section.navy h2{color:#fff}
h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:21px;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:11px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3}
section.navy h3{color:#fff}
h4{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-dark);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:12px}
section.navy h4{color:var(--gold-light)}
.sec-head p{font-size:18px;color:var(--body)}
section.navy .sec-head p{color:#b3c3d5}
p + p{margin-top:15px}

/* ---------- cards ---------- */
.grid{display:grid;gap:24px}
.g2{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(330px,1fr))}
.g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(290px,1fr))}
.g4{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(230px,1fr))}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:32px 28px;position:relative;transition:box-shadow .2s,transform .2s}
.card:hover{box-shadow:0 12px 34px rgba(8,34,66,.09);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.card::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:3px;background:var(--gold);border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;opacity:0;transition:opacity .2s}
.card:hover::before{opacity:1}
.card p{font-size:15.5px;color:var(--body)}
.card .num{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--gold);font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.14em;font-weight:700;display:block;margin-bottom:14px}
section.navy .card{background:var(--navy-800);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.11)}
section.navy .card p{color:#b3c3d5}

.icard{background:#fff;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:22px 26px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.icard h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:7px}
.icard p{font-size:15px}

/* ---------- lists ---------- */
ul.check{list-style:none;display:grid;gap:13px}
ul.check li{position:relative;padding-left:30px;font-size:16px}
ul.check li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:9px;width:9px;height:9px;background:var(--gold);transform:rotate(45deg)}
section.navy ul.check li{color:#b3c3d5}
ul.plain{list-style:none;display:grid;gap:9px}
ul.plain li{padding-left:20px;position:relative;font-size:15.5px}
ul.plain li::before{content:"—";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--gold-dark)}

/* ---------- table ---------- */
.tbl-wrap{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;background:#fff}
table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15.5px;min-width:620px}
th{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:15px 20px;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}
td{padding:15px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);vertical-align:top;color:var(--body)}
tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}
tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:var(--paper-alt)}
td strong{color:var(--ink)}

/* ---------- bio ---------- */
.bio{display:grid;grid-template-columns:300px 1fr;gap:44px;align-items:start}
@media(max-width:820px){.bio{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}}
.bio .photo{position:relative}
.bio .photo img{width:100%;border-radius:3px;filter:saturate(.95)}
.bio .photo::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:-12px;bottom:-12px;width:88px;height:88px;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);border-bottom:3px solid var(--gold)}
.bio .role{color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:6px}
.bio h2{margin-top:0}
.creds{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:20px 0 26px}
.tag{display:inline-block;background:var(--navy);color:#dbe5f0;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:2px;font-weight:600}
.tag.gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy)}
.tag.wire{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted)}

.timeline{border-left:2px solid var(--line);padding-left:26px;display:grid;gap:24px;margin-top:8px}
.timeline .item{position:relative}
.timeline .item::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:-33px;top:7px;width:11px;height:11px;background:#fff;border:2px solid var(--gold);transform:rotate(45deg)}
.timeline .yr{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-dark);font-weight:700}
.timeline .org{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17.5px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:700;margin:4px 0 5px}
.timeline p{font-size:15px;color:var(--body)}

/* ---------- callout / notice ---------- */
.notice{background:var(--paper-warm);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:24px 28px;border-radius:2px}
.notice p{font-size:15.5px}
.notice .lbl{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-dark);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px}

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.band{background:linear-gradient(140deg,var(--navy) 0%,var(--navy-700) 100%);color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.band::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:-70px;top:-70px;width:340px;height:340px;background:url('assets/pbg-shield.png') center/contain no-repeat;opacity:.06}
.band .wrap{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:66px 24px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:34px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.band h2{color:#fff;margin:0 0 10px}
.band p{color:#c6d3e2;max-width:560px}

/* ---------- forms ---------- */
form.pbg{display:grid;gap:18px}
.frow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
@media(max-width:640px){.frow{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
label{display:block;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:7px}
input,select,textarea{width:100%;padding:13px 15px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:2px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink);background:#fff}
input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--navy-700);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(18,48,90,.1)}
textarea{min-height:140px;resize:vertical}
.hint{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:-4px}
button.submit{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);border:none;padding:16px 34px;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;border-radius:2px;cursor:pointer;justify-self:start;transition:background .18s}
button.submit:hover{background:var(--gold-light)}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer.site{background:var(--navy-900);color:#8fa2b8;padding:64px 0 0;font-size:15px}
footer.site .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1.2fr;gap:40px;padding-bottom:46px}
@media(max-width:860px){footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:34px}}
@media(max-width:520px){footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
footer.site img.flogo{height:78px;width:auto;margin-bottom:18px}
footer.site h5{color:#fff;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:16px;font-weight:700}
footer.site ul{list-style:none;display:grid;gap:10px}
footer.site a{color:#8fa2b8}
footer.site a:hover{color:var(--gold-light)}
footer.site .legal{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);padding:22px 0 30px;font-size:13px;color:#68798f;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.codes{font-family:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-size:13px;color:#a9bbcf;line-height:1.9}
.codes span{color:var(--gold-light)}

/* --- fixes --- */
.brand .n1,.brand .n2{display:block}
.brand .n1{white-space:nowrap}
.hero .wrap{padding:96px 24px 84px}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .brand img{height:38px}
  .brand .n1{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.05em}
  .brand .n2{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.12em}
  .hero .wrap{padding:64px 24px 56px}
  section{padding:60px 0}
  .phero .wrap{padding:48px 24px 44px}
}
footer.site .fmark{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:20px}
footer.site .fmark img{height:74px;width:auto;margin:0}
footer.site .fmark .n1{font-family:var(--serif);color:#fff;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.07em;font-weight:700;display:block;line-height:1.2}
footer.site .fmark .n2{color:var(--gold-light);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.17em;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-top:5px}

/* top bar email: keep lowercase and make it the obvious contact cue */
.topbar a[href^="mailto:"]{text-transform:none;color:var(--gold-light);letter-spacing:.02em}
.topbar a[href^="mailto:"]:hover{color:#fff}