Chris Spence, Dba, Ba, Msc Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, Gb

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• I manage a security team and lead, organize and assess the security risks and coordinate regular incident & crisis response operations to ensure the strategic goals are in line with corporate objectives. Through this planning, I am able to ensure that all our emergency planning, risk management, public safety, corporate security, Health & Safety, Business Continuity and Incident Management systems and policies are in place and if training is required. • I liaise daily with internal and external stakeholders including elected officials, the Police, transport, Counter Terrorism Borders Police, aviation, Border Force, health authorities and other emergency services. At these meetings, I give presentations; lead debriefs, handle sensitive information and we discuss policy recommendations. During the pandemic, During Covid I took on a bigger role as a Resilience Coordinator at the Council dealing with business continuity, policy, and emergency decisions. Finally, I am on the Silver Tactical Team, which involves command center and coordinating core emergency responsibilities during severe weather and a crisis.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom And The Netherlands

• In this role, I administered, trained, invigilated and supervised candidates sitting exams for the British government’s Home Office requirements for UK visas and immigration purposes. I also trained and directed staff in relation to health and safety to meet the British Council’s corporate requirements.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Worked in Group Operations and Corporate Pensions for Scottish Widows, which is a key part of Lloyds Banking Group. I played a vital role in focusing that our corporate pension quotes teams serviced and maintained our customer’s pensions. I also did AML, risk and compliance and financial crime licensing. I took training with the company’s financial crime and fraud teams where I dealt with money laundering, Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) and evaluated high-risk accounts and helped in the delivery of financial crime activities relating to complex due diligence in the financial sector. I left to finish off the last few weeks of my full-time day classes at the University of Glasgow and because of my move to the Netherlands to start my masters programme.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Was in charge of hiring, training, implementing of policies and making sure our corporate procedures in health and safety and fire training were in line with the company’s policies. I also made sure that I maximized every opportunity to capture revenue and watching our yield management. I decided to leave the company so I could have a better balance between work and my full-time studies.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• North South Travel specializes in high-end corporate / leisure travel and is a Virtuoso member. • Developed new strategies and initiatives, sales campaigns and marketing and promotional plans for the organization. Helped build and maintain strategic B2B relationships with key industry partners while looking for new partnership opportunities to bring in new business• Contacted new suppliers and contacts across Canada and the US while negotiating rates and helping launch a new high-end inbound travel division for the company. These new contacts included all the major sectors in the travel industry and all key tourism partners in these regions. • I also put together consumer events, monthly newsletters, leisure e-books, attended supplier events and was in charge of the social media and SEO for the website• There was a slow-down in the industry, so I left North South Travel and concentrated on my full-time studies at Simon Fraser University before moving to Edinburgh to continue my studies in the UK.

Msc In Crisis And Security Management

This programme dealt with the threat of terrorism, radicalism, humanitarian crisis, disasters, pandemics, organized crime, human.

Bachelor Of Arts In Political Science And International Studies, Specialized In International Security And Conflict

I specialized in international security and conflict and my research interests included foreign policy, security and intelligence, human.

School Of Social And Political Studies

I attended the University of Edinburgh over two semesters and I took a history, economics, history and politics classes with a focus.

School Of Social And Political Sciences

I took three full-time Honour Politics classes at the University of Glasgow during the fall 2016 semester, which were transferred back.

Business Administration Honors Diploma, Business Adminstration, Honors