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What I offer

Security Product / Programme Management

Security Product / Programme Management

I can assist organizations in navigating security threats and de-risking technology solutions to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and maximize return on investment, following 20 years balancing strategic decision-making and risk-taking in both military and commercial leadership roles internationally.

Strategic Consulting and Planning (Business Resilience)

Strategic Consulting and Planning (Business Resilience)

As a strategic advisor, I provide Governance, Risk and Compliance guidance, at Board level, within complex critical infrastructure environments, involving the establishment of the capability required to deliver effective and valued security risk management to recognised international standards.

SaaS Startup Consulting (B2B Security Market)

SaaS Startup Consulting (B2B Security Market)

I create SaaS products for the security market, having fused my passion for digital product management with post-military experience of security risk consultancy, operational resilience, counter terrorism, infosec and program management in multinational, high threat environments across EMEA.

Business Resilience Consulting

Business Resilience Consulting

I help organistions defend business value against operational disruption, through consulting & technology-enabled resilience solutions. My career has been about helping companies operate in dynamic security environments and designing [digital] systems to scale capability and improve efficiency.

Experiences

Multinational Security Consulting & Programme Management

Multinational Security Consulting & Programme Management

My career contains a multitude of complex security risk management projects, for the US DOD in Iraq, to Commercial & NGO clients, incl. support to the UNAMA (Afghanistan), to UK and Saudi CNI (LNG Import terminals) to the multi-agency Trans Adriatic Gas Pipeline project across Southern Europe.

Managing Director, Europe @ Darkskope

Managing Director, Europe @ Darkskope

I established an office in Tirana, Albania, to run the resilience consultancy business across Europe. My focus is on local and regional business development, to understand the market and the sales of resilience services, specifically but not exclusively related to cyber defence capability.

Founder @ Marshal: a SaaS Startup

Founder @ Marshal: a SaaS Startup

Leveraging experience of leading offshore teams to deliver complex SaaS applications, I can transform your product vision into market success by reducing product risk, via validated user research, testing and evidence-based roadmap decisions, to deliver measurable ROI for the business and clients.

Expat rugby coach for people who dont play rugby!

Expat rugby coach for people who dont play rugby!

As a resident of Tirana, I have been giving back to the community by attempting to help coach the members of the only Rugby Club in Albania - they have no one to play against, but it doesn't stop the brutal training regime!

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Founder
  • Head Of Product
  • Security Risk Management Consultant
  • Managing Director
  • Regional Director
  • Programme Director
  • Army Officer
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • Security and investigations
  • Cyber security
  • Energy
  • Critical infrastructure
  • Military and international affairs
  • Marketing technology
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Career experience

21-30 years

Regions
  • Europe, 
  • Middle East, 
  • Northeastern Asia, 
  • Southeastern Asia, 
  • North America (west coast), 
  • North America (east coast), 
  • Australia & Oceania
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Business Resilience
  • Security Risk Management incl Cyber
  • Consultancy
  • Digital Transformation
  • Product Management
  • Change or project management
  • SaaS
  • B2B Sales
  • B2B Marketing
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Digital
  • Product
  • Management
  • Leader
  • Entrepreneur
  • Cyber
  • Security
  • Systems
  • Business Process
  • resilience
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