Chris Shaw Email & Phone Number

Sunderland, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

Initial design and subsequent management of the company's Travel Risk Management Program: Standards & Governance: Design, documentation, and implementation of the company’s overarching standards for travel and assignee risk management, and the high-risk journey management program. Personnel Security Management: Leading on security for high and extreme risk travel and assignments globally. SME and management lead on close protection and executive protection, and complex secure journey management planning and operations. Medical & Security Assistance & Response: Management of the global assistance program, working hand-in-hand with the company’s medical and security assistance provider and other stakeholders such as insurance and internal crisis management. Intelligence: Production of detailed and actionable travel and assignment risk assessments for high and extreme risk travel and assignments globally, and working alongside internal intelligence to maintain the company’s high and extreme risk countries register. Proactively monitoring global security, health, and environmental events to ensure appropriate travel risk rating and limitation structures. Ownership and management of multiple intelligence platforms supplied by external vendors. Technical Support Systems: Ownership and management of travel risk management technical support systems for travel tracking, risk exposure monitoring, and crisis communications. Integration of travel management company and online booking tool processes into the company's Travel Risk Management System.Vendor Management: Travel risk and journey management vendor selection, vetting, and management, as well as technical RFP writing for travel risk management, medical, and security assistance support tenders. Relationship management with security service providers globally to compliment effective, agile, and quality operational support.

Sunderland, United Kingdom

Operating as a Freelance Consultant, project examples include: ISO 9001 Gap Analysis and QMS design and integration support for a UK based group of companies covering all head office and operational activities across the UK and Eastern Europe. Engaged by Future Pipe Industries (UAE) to design a Travel Risk Management System covering travel across their global footprint with a particular focus on travel to high risk and complex environments. Independently delivered the project from conceptual design through to handover, implementation and ongoing support. Design of an ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management System for a UAE based Private Security Company covering all of its security services across ME&A. Following design and integration, the company was subsequently awarded UKAS Quality Management System certification. Design of a static security framework and management system for a UK based Private Security Company covering both executive residential security and industrial environment static guarding sectors. Design of an ISO 9001, 45001, and 14001 compliant integrated management system for a UK based security and investigations company. Design of a comprehensive Health & Safety Management System for a UK extreme sports facility, compliant with ISO 45001 as well as Forestry England and other UK legal and regulatory requirements. Delivering the Highfields Accredited Level 3 Certificate in Audit and Inspection, and threat, risk, and journey management elements of the BTEC Level 3 Close Protection Course at Argus Europe LTD, UK. Delivering executive protection services to HNW and high-profile clients within the UK, Europe, and Indonesia.Delivery of Regional Risk Assessments for an energy sector client covering locations within the Middle East and East Africa, focusing upon both adhoc employee high-risk travel and pioneering aspects of market entry.

Iraq

Regional Operations Manager, Kurdistan & Northern Iraq (Branch Manager): Operational ownership of all security services and commercial management activity regionally, P&L ownership of the adhoc business platform.Manager, Compliance & Assurance, London: QHSSE management systems design and maintenance (ISO 18788, 9001, 14001, 45001, PSC.1), internal auditor and external certification support, acquisitions compliance assessment and improvement, incident investigations.Roving Projects Manager, Kurdistan: Regional QHSSE and contractual compliance monitoring and improvement lead.Project Manager, Siemens, Oil & Gas, Kirkuk, Iraq: Management of the mobile and static security project including security and emergency response plan design and ownership.Project Manager, British Consulate, Erbil, Kurdistan: Management of the mobile and residential security platform, based at the British Consulate Erbil and operating Northern Iraq-wide.Project Manager, British Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq (temp engagement): Management of the mobile and static security platforms, based at the British Embassy Baghdad and operating Iraq-wide.Project Manager, ZPEC, Oil & Gas, Badra, Iraq: Management of the mobile and static security project including security and emergency response plan design and ownership, covering the main base camp and 5 rig sites. Project Manager, ENI, Oil & Gas, Libya: Management of the mobile and static security project including security and emergency response plan design and ownership, based in Tripoli and covering Libya-wide activities.HQ Operations Manager, Libya: Operational management of all adhoc activities countrywide.Close Protection Officer, British Embassy, Libya: Delivering close protection to British Diplomats, based at the British Embassy Tripoli and operating Libya-wide.Close Protection Officer, Lukoil, Oil & Gas, Basra, Iraq: Delivering close protection services to Lukoil employees across Southern Iraq regions.

Libya

Led on all aspects of HSSE, crisis management, and supply chain risk management (QHSE & Audit) across the Libya operational footprint from hubs in Tripoli and Benghazi.*Ownership of country and site HSSE plans *Led on country HSSE performance monitoring, reporting, and improvement strategies *Lead for in-country crisis management *HSSE incident investigations *Ownership and delivery of the supplier QHSSE audit and assurance program

Africa

Engaged as a Maritime Security Advisor and Team Leader within regions of the Middle East, East Africa, and West Africa.

Wordwide

Operational deployments within the Persian Gulf (Operation Telic), East Africa and Gulf of Aden (Anti-Piracy), and Eastern Mediterranean (Lebanon), and training and readiness deployments globally including Far East and Arctic regions. Employed across gunnery, communications, navigation and seamanship, and boarding team (team member and coxswain) disciplines.

Bachelor’S Degree, Ba (Hons) Security Consultancy

City & Guilds Nvq Level 6 Diploma, Occupational Health & Safety

Btec Level 5 Professional Diploma, Security Management

Iso 9001 Lead Auditor

Nebosh Certificate In Hse Leadership Excellence

Certificate, Managing Risk Management

Iosh Certificate, Environment For Business

Iosh Certificate, Managing Safely

Preparing To Teach In The Life Long Sector

Habc Level 3 First Medical Responder, First Person On Scene

Btec Level 3, Close Protection Operations

Btec Level 3, Advanced Surveillance Operations