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EDUCATION, TRAINING, QUALIFICATIONS
* Post Graduate Certificate in Security Risk Management (Loughborough University), Nov 04 (Dissertation: The limitations of Force Protection measures in an age of international terrorism - can a commercial organisation successfully defend itself from the present and future threats? A Saudi perspective.) Continuing study for MSc.
* Government Service Grade A1 Intelligence and Security adviser: Passed many formal examinations on long courses in related subjects over 21 year period in Intelligence Corps, British Army.
* City & Guilds Level II Security Management Nov 1993
* Member, American Society for Industrial Security
* Member, International Institute of Security (MIISec)
* NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) Certificate May 1994
* Associate, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
* Diploma, supervisory management (NEBSS)
* British Institute of Facilities Management foundation course (1994)
* LANGUAGES: KiSwahili (Good working), German (Colloquial). French (O Level).
* 6 "O" Levels, 1"A" Level (Rannoch School, Perthshire, Scotland)
SUMMARY OF CAREER EXPERIENCE
Current. Country Manager, Nigeria, The Olive Group. (www.olivegroup.com)
2007 Contract consultancy, The Olive Group. Including security/due diligence tasking, alluvial diamond mine, Rio Cuango, Angola, Jan-Feb 2007.
2005 - 2006. Chief of Security, River Ranch Diamond Mine, Zimbabwe. Control of all security and intelligence functions, resuscitated diamond mining project under UNDP/AMSCO conditions, southern Zimbabwe.
2003 - 2005. Corporate Manager, Safety, Security and Fire, Jadawel International. Responsible manager at 5 luxury residential compounds (Riyadh, al-Khobar) catering for aerospace/defense contractors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Management of counter-terror (Force Protection) project work, contingency planning, design of physical security upgrades, liaison with RSAF, Land Forces and US agencies. Recruitment, training and management of guardforce, control of ad-hoc internal forces.
1998 - 2002. Consultancy. Contracts including:
* Contract Security Manager, Kaltim Prima Coal (Rio Tinto/BP), East Kalimantan, Indonesia, for Group 4 Securitas Indonesia. Staff of 220+. Leadership role. Manned guarding, investigations, contingency and crisis planning, management and implementation of full range of protective security services. (Sep 2001 – April 2002)
* Protective security, security of personnel, Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (client: Petronas), southern Sudan. Emergency planning, security of seismic crew personnel and assets (including explosives stores) under war conditions.
* Protective security, ExxonMobil Corporation, Nigeria. Bonny River Terminal/Qua Ibo Terminal. Emergency planning and implementation. Including advice and preparation of papers on Intelligence management planning and development.
* Potential for security training and consultancy in the East African mining industry for Group 4 Securitas Training and Consultancy. Research and report.
* Surveillance: security of personnel, Northern Ireland. Conduct of operations in politically sensitive circumstances. Produced comprehensive report and recommendations leading to changes in organisational policies relating to security of personnel and information.
* Minor projects:
* Control of access: agricultural complex, Northern Ireland - security of farm and construction machinery, stores, office buildings, stock areas and equipment
* CCTV use and deployment: university premises - investigation into means of reducing vandalism, recommendations re systems and placement of overt/covert sensors
* IT training: voluntary organisation, Northern Ireland - Use of Windows 95/98, MS Office software
1994 - 1998. Tanzania. Manager, Administration and Security, Graphtan Ltd. (Mining and processing graphite and Tanzanite gemstone) Initially dealing with extreme security problems including mass armed incursions, murder, local political and tribal opposition in addition to investigating internal/external theft. As Security Adviser, responsible for training and deploying a Security department, establishing relations with all local factions and normalising the external situation. With the successful performance of these tasks, promoted to manage the Security Department. May 1996, appointed Manager, Administration Department together with Safety responsibilities. May/June 1997 appointed acting General Manager during period of crisis.
Responsibilities:
* Management of Security Department of 70: All aspects of Security departmental direction and administration in a remote and frequently hostile environment.
* Management of Administration Department of 30: direction and control of transport, workshops, stores and purchasing, import/export, personnel, logistics, medical section, offices.
* Safety Manager: full responsibilities in a professional opencast and underground mining and mineral process organisation.
* IT manager: all IT matters, including training, equipment specification, purchase and installation.
Projects:
* Preparation of papers on security and safety aspects of proposed gemstone extraction project, Merelani. Full protective security appreciation and costings for $20m underground mine, crushing and Heavy Media Separation plants, including comprehensive assessment of external and internal threats to security, recommendations on 'defence in depth' physical and control measures including external and internal physical security requirements, political, local and police relations, guarding, control of access, transportation, explosives, emergency procedures and equipment, fire, and technical aids to security and safety.
* Proposed takeover of existing ruby mine, Longido. Preparation of security plan for takeover, upgrading of physical security measures in place, planned recruitment and training of guard force.
Areas of accomplishment
* Formulation, writing and promulgation of company policy: security, safety, fire, health, training, IT.
* Training: preparation and delivery of courses for all guards, including security principles, basic self-defence, weapons, first aid, fire prevention and control. Training of security, plant and mine staff in safety practice and procedures. Secretary and adviser, safety committee. Preparation and production of Company manual.
* Intelligence acquisition: set up systems to warn management of internal and local trends, security threats.
* Emergency planning: 1st stages of evacuation plan put into practice Sep 1995 during period of tension prior to elections, situation resolved by effective tribal, local political and police liaison.
* Liaison with local and national Police, local and national political entities, legal representatives, government departments, NGOs, trade unions, international agencies and other commercial groups, including the Maasai elders of the Maasai Steppe and Simanjero region.
* Health and Safety: Introduced, taught and maintained a safety culture. Significantly reduced industrial accident and health-related downtime figures in an environment previously unused to modern standards of occupational safety.
1989 - 1994. Belfast. British Army Liaison Officer (Warrant Officer, Intelligence Corps) between senior commanders, military staffs, field units and the Royal Ulster Constabulary Special Branch in Belfast Region, with particular responsibility for secure passage of information, immediate operational co-ordination and tasking of resources during periods of high terrorist threat. Life Risk analyses and operational response, exploitation of intelligence, advice and assistance to senior operational staffs and commanders, instruction and training, control and management of staff, facilities, information systems. Unit Safety Officer. Unit Security Officer. Responsibility for budgets. Designed and commissioned integrated database system of personal security management for individual Security Forces members at risk of attack; instructed on use of a range of office software.
1987 - 1989. Europe. UK Representative to a multinational Agency responsible for security, counter-intelligence, counter-sabotage and 'Force Protection' issues affecting NATO assets in Western Europe.
* Responsibility for Key Point Security surveys and inspections of vital installations including strategic and tactical headquarters, pipelines, communications centres, sensitive units and organisations. Carried out Key Point survey of major NORTHAG/2ATAF tactical headquarters in construction (Linnich, 1987-1988) and produced comprehensive recommendations to cover counter-sabotage measures, together with recommendations to rectify existing security shortcomings and breaches.
* Operations in various security fields (physical security, security intelligence, covert intelligence acquisition operations) with and alongside civil and military agencies from and in all NATO countries.
* Advice to senior international commanders on varied aspects of security and intelligence.
* Trained NATO personnel on security and intelligence techniques and methods, particularly covert surveillance and agent handling.
* Formulation, budgeting and implementation of counter-terrorist personal protection plans for senior NATO commanders.
* Liaison with Allied civil and military intelligence and security agencies on counter-intelligence casework and operations.
* US Special Agent status and authority under SACEUR.
1973 - 1987. Worldwide. Intelligence and Security Operator, Intelligence Corps: spectrum of operational Protective Security and Security Intelligence functions including:
* Surveys, inspections, investigations and advisory duties: including surveys and inspections on major and minor units and installations, investigations into cases involving security of personnel, information, weapons, materiel; advice and assistance to Unit Security Officers and Commanders, interviews, personnel checks and liaison, report compilation, presentation and justification of recommendations.
* Security Intelligence: collection, collation and analysis of information of relevance to military security.
* Special duties: 6 years as Controller and Handler, agent handling operations, hostile environment (Mentioned in Despatches); Controller and operator, surveillance operations, Berlin and Western Europe.
* VIP protection: surveys on homes, travel patterns and other relevant aspects of counter-terrorist protection to senior officers, including budget preparation, UK, Western Europe and Cyprus.
* Forensic Intelligence collection: 'Scenes of Crime' rôle, 1976-1978. Casework consisting of collection of evidence, collation and analysis of information and intelligence, preparation and presentation of evidence and court appearances as expert witness. Successful prosecutions of terrorist suspects.
* Security Training and Education Instructor: courses, presentations and lectures on a range of security, security intelligence, special duties and specialist subjects.
* Operational (Combat) Intelligence: tasking of agencies, collation and analysis of intelligence, briefing senior commanders during allied exercises, BAOR and Northern Army Group headquarters, Europe.
* Special Forces: (TA) trooper, training including parachuting, navigation, sabotage, survival, escape and evasion, resistance to interrogation, close-quarter combat.
1972 - 1973. London. Diamond sorter, The Diamond Trading Company, De Beers London.
Interests: Literature, history, computing, cooking, fitness, travel, photography, family.
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