I’m an award winning Crisis, Business Continuity, Emergency Management & Security Professional - passionate about embedding competence and capability to enable organisations to prevent disruptions, and effectively respond to, recover from and learn from disruptive events.Experience in Water sector in SEMD compliance and CPNI protection. Experience in Health sector in the Core Standards for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response. [EPRR]Previously Subject Matter Expert & Senior Specialist in Crisis, Continuity and Security at a major UK energy utility - implementing and leading a ‘full life cycle’ continuity program including; policy, governance & audit impact analysis and emerging risk/horizon scanning solution design, procurement & implementation including work area recovery plan validation, exercises & tests embedding awareness with comprehensive competency training of general staff, recovery teams, plan managers, analysts and directors continuity/crisis planning software - implement, support and develop vendors & outsourcing - assessment & continuity risk management regulatory and standards compliance – ISO22301 crisis risk management Earlier roles included:  project management of major telecommunications installations network operations centre management network architecture for cyber and information security delivering a range of corporate security risk management services.I’m a member of the Business Continuity Institute [MBCI] holding the GPG Certificate. I volunteer with the Institute to promote organisational resilience, including founding the East Midlands BCI Forum which assists Continuity professionals in their continuing development.I'm the Winner of the BCI European Awards and the Continuity, Insurance and Risk Magazine Awards, 2015, in the category of ‘Most Effective Recovery’.Certified as an ISO 22301 Internal Auditor.Earlier /past certifications include: CISA - Information Systems Auditor SANS - IT Security CPP - ASIS Certified Protection Professional To relax, I play the trumpet, go hiking and cycling - having cycled over many famous cols seen in 'Le Tour de France'. I volunteer at a social action charity and repair bikes for family and friends.neil@diamondcontinuity.com07507 806663