Colin Mcdonald, Msc Email and Phone Number

Working as the Soutien Operations liaison, overseeing the security for a large oil and gas chemical processing facility in Algeria. Responsible for the physical site security and the journey management of personnel within the company’s interests in the Algerian oil production fields. Building secure operation security procedures and maintaining strong physical security measures and promoting a strong cyber security awareness culture. The security management operation supports a 1500man… Show more Working as the Soutien Operations liaison, overseeing the security for a large oil and gas chemical processing facility in Algeria. Responsible for the physical site security and the journey management of personnel within the company’s interests in the Algerian oil production fields. Building secure operation security procedures and maintaining strong physical security measures and promoting a strong cyber security awareness culture. The security management operation supports a 1500man workforce of direct and contractor personnel, living and working in a hostile remote environment. Working as the Soutien Operations liaison to mentor and develop the Algerian Government security representatives, National Military, Police and private security companies. To ensure industry best practice security solutions are implemented. Show less

Petrofac Security Manager, covering a number of contracts across southern Iraq for Petrofac

Proud suppliers of premium quality, wild, sustainable venison. We are passionate about high quality, responsibly sourced, wild meats.All animals are carefully harvested from distinguished sources including the remote hills of the Scottish Highlands, the Moorlands of Northumberland & the Lowlands of Hampshire.

Security Manager for Samsung Engineering, Gazprom Project, Badra, Iraq.

Provided security leadership and advice within the project that is effective and in support of both Petrofac/ CPECC project objectives. Technical Authority within the project for security, ensuring business unit, divisional and group requirements are widely and consistently understood and implemented.• Performed project threat and vulnerability assessments, and risk analyses, and maintained the project security risk register current with the prevailing security environment• Developed… Show more Provided security leadership and advice within the project that is effective and in support of both Petrofac/ CPECC project objectives. Technical Authority within the project for security, ensuring business unit, divisional and group requirements are widely and consistently understood and implemented.• Performed project threat and vulnerability assessments, and risk analyses, and maintained the project security risk register current with the prevailing security environment• Developed and implement the security led evacuation planning for the project including regular practice drills and exercises, and the maintenance of all materials and equipment, and call off arrangements required to implement and effective evacuation• Lead the investigation into all security related incidents, analysing the root causes, implementing corrective and preventive actions, and preparing a written report for management on the findings.• Kept project advised of project level security developments as and when they arise, producing regular and reliable Daily / weekly /monthly security reports for monitoring security Show less

Site manager for a Department of Defense site in Afghanistan, serve as a liaison between Government of Afghanistan security forces and assigned ISAF forces. Monitor daily security operations and provide mentorship to senior Afghan command leadership on implementation of base security procedures, training and operations.

• Responsible for communication between the board, clients, operational personnel. • Primary point of contact for all security operations and incident management within the area of operations. • Ensuring all relevant operational information is recorded in a timely, chronological and accurate manner complying with organisational guidelines. • Consolidate and send daily reports to the clients• Daily checks conducted on: Vehicles, Guards, Security Mobile Team… Show more • Responsible for communication between the board, clients, operational personnel. • Primary point of contact for all security operations and incident management within the area of operations. • Ensuring all relevant operational information is recorded in a timely, chronological and accurate manner complying with organisational guidelines. • Consolidate and send daily reports to the clients• Daily checks conducted on: Vehicles, Guards, Security Mobile Team personnel• Delivery of Risk assessments identifying vulnerabilities and limitations• Maintain Emergency Evacuation and Venue Emergency Procedures.• Oversee contract compliance and report instances or potential instances. • Control deployed/deployable assets in accordance with SOPs Show less

Managing the security measures across multiple projects in Southern Afghanistan. Overseeing the armed local national security forces, as the locations are in highly volatile and fragile areas, the security stance is high profile using static man guarding, mobile patrols and explosive search techniques.

• Responsible for providing daily mobile security assets to deployed US Air Force Centre for Engineering and the Environment military personnel and Versar clients alike in the greater Baghdad area.• Responsible for developing and establishing security plans to meet and mitigate the ever changing security situation.• Manage, plan and execute all aspects of residential security of 3 U.S. Government funded villas in the International Zone Baghdad, plus 1 villa in Baghdad’s Red Zone… Show more • Responsible for providing daily mobile security assets to deployed US Air Force Centre for Engineering and the Environment military personnel and Versar clients alike in the greater Baghdad area.• Responsible for developing and establishing security plans to meet and mitigate the ever changing security situation.• Manage, plan and execute all aspects of residential security of 3 U.S. Government funded villas in the International Zone Baghdad, plus 1 villa in Baghdad’s Red Zone. • Conduct tactical movements as a 1 in 7(1 Ex Pat 7 Local Nationals) PSD using a low profile operational posture.• Directly responsible for the security of up to 300 US clients throughout Iraq. Show less

Team Leader for a low profile country wide Close Protection Team based in Baghdad but operating country wide for Blue Hackle Middle East numerous clients.

Security Team Leader of a Low profile close protection detail Iraq wide for Sabre International Securities.