▪ Ex-graduate Royal Military College Duntroon and Army Officer.
▪ Ex-Chief Security Officer and Crisis/Business Continuity Program Manager at Thales Australia-NZ.
▪ Technology and communications graduate.
▪ Master of Security Management from Edith Cowan University.
▪ Certified Practising Risk Manager (Risk Management Institute of Australasia).
▪ Certified Counter-Terrorism Practitioner (Counter Terrorism Certification Board).

▪ Co-founded the ASX-listed Citadel Group Ltd.
▪ 35 years international risk management experience as Company Director and CEO in commercial, government, and NFP sectors.
▪ Master of Risk Management.
▪ Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors.
▪ Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
▪ Fellow, Institute of Strategic Risk Management (F.ISRM).
▪ Lead author of the Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge (SRMBOK).

▪ More than 20 years experience in information security.
▪ ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor.
▪ Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) certified I-RAP Assessor.
▪ Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
▪ Member of the Information Systems and Control Association (ISACA).
▪ Experience extends across government, technology, media, industry, utilities, retail and financial sectors, ranging from small business to enterprise organisations.