Benoit Gauthier Email & Phone Number

Cairo, Egypt

-Monitor & assess security situation in Northern Africa, especially Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia-Conduct site assessments-Organize, support / implement personal safety and risk management trainings for office staff

Bamako, Mali

• Security assessments for field missions in Mali and Niger• Negotiated and manage a $US 500 000/year contract for private security• Developed and implemented hostile environment training and defensive driver modules f

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Developed physical security standards for staff quarters• Produced HR RACI charts (responsibility-accountability-consulted-informed) of Security and Emergency preparedness positions

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Scoped Canadian businesses established in Latin America to assess their security needs• Built a database of potential clients for an established security firm

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Conducted 80 travel risk assessments and implemented security mitigation measures with local authorities for field missions across Pakistan• Managed a military/civilian security team of 5 advisors and supervised a contigent of 160 security guards

Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire

• Head of security for Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso and Cameroun• Supervised a team of close protection • Identified physical security upgrades required for premises, contracted private service provider and conducted implementation

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Lead a comprehensive review of threats and vulnerabilities of 80 overseas sites• Setup and staffed a 24/7 operation center to provide real-time updates on on-going emergencies• Provided regular security advice to senior management and ministerial offices for decision making during rapidly evolving crisis

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Piloted executive memoranda on international trade• Lead weekly briefings of ministerial staff of upcoming executive memoranda

Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal

Headed a team of officers to promote bilateral political and parliamentary relations, press/media relations and public affairsProvided Political and Economic Analysis

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Conducted International negotiations on International Indigenous Affairs in multilateral fora

Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire

Headed a team of officers to promote bilateral political and parliamentary relations, press/media relations and public affairsProvided Political and Economic AnalysisCo-lead a crisis cell conducting evacuation of Canadians living in Cote d'Ivoire in 2004