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United Kingdom

In this phase of my professional career arch, I lead the development and improvement of global security policies and strategies to protect Yondr’s global assets.Core day-to-day tasks:• Driving cost-saving initiatives related to security and business continuity while ensuring high standards.• Leading global incident response efforts during potential threats, breaches, or critical security events.• Overseeing the design, construction, and operation of security systems for global data centers.• Ensuring compliance with business continuity standards such as ISO22301.Key Accomplishments:• Established and governed global security strategy, operational standards, and technical employers’ requirements, whilst aligning with business threats, vulnerabilities, and needs; drove adoption across all business functions and global data centre portfolio.• Achieved £2M cost savings per project by delivering design efficiencies and preventing abortive works.• Spearheaded Global Guarding Services Programme and met lease obligations, regulatory standards, and customer requirements across Yondr’s portfolio.• Facilitated successful initial compliance and recertification for the delivery, integration, and operations of global datacenter portfolio by ensuring adherence to Yondr, customer, legal, and regulatory standards.• Ensured full global compliance with ISO22301 Business Continuity Management System by developing and implementing a comprehensive framework, strategy, policies, and procedures, while overseeing Global Crisis Management Centre across all functional areas, including development, design, construction, and operations.

London, England, United Kingdom

In this capacity, I analyzed and optimized logistics operations to improve productivity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness across UK delivery stations.My core day-to-day tasks in this role included:• Monitoring adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) across all delivery stations.• Identifying areas for improvement in logistics operations and driving continuous improvement initiatives.• Collaborating with technology and operations teams to define requirements and execute processes.• Overseeing labour planning, productivity tracking, and capacity planning to enhance workforce efficiency.• Implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies to standardize work practices across delivery stations.A section of my key accomplishments in this capacity entails:• Increased productivity, efficiency, and customer experience by spearheading development and implementation of innovative solutions and best delivery practices for AMZL operations.• Achieved continuous improvement and operational excellence by defining needs, setting requirements, and executing operational processes across 22 AMZL Delivery Stations in close collaboration with technology and operations teams.• Ensured process compliance and improved workforce efficiency by overseeing initiatives in labour planning, productivity tracking, and capacity planning, utilising Lean Six Sigma to standardise work practices.

Abu Dhabi

In this capacity, I provided expert consultancy on security, defence, and crisis preparedness for government and military clients in the UAE and Middle East.My core day-to-day tasks in this role included:• Conducting assessments to identify gaps in military and security capabilities.• Proposing solutions that align with national defence and security priorities.• Advising on security readiness, domestic and expeditionary deployments across the Middle East and Africa.• Implementing workforce development and learning programs for specialized military and non-technical disciplines.• Supporting capability management efforts within the UAE’s Safety, Security, Defence, and Crisis Preparedness (SSDEC) sector.A section of my key accomplishments in this capacity entails:• Enhanced capability management and workforce development as Senior Programme Manager and advisor, supporting the UAE’s Safety, Security, Defence, Emergency Management, and Crisis Preparedness (SSDEC) sector.• Improved security readiness and operational planning by advising on domestic and expeditionary security deployments across the Middle East and Africa.• Increased current capabilities and addressed operational gaps by balancing economic and operational needs with sustainable capability management, whilst developing future capacities to meet emerging challenges.• Implemented diverse learning and development programmes and provided specialist workforce and consultancy services that covered both highly specialised military disciplines and non-technical areas, such as leadership, management, HR, and communications.

In this role, I led security initiatives across EMEA, ensuring the safety of operations, talent, and assets through risk assessments and tailored security plans.My core day-to-day tasks in this role included:• Managing manned guarding contracts through RFI, RFP, tender, and mobilisation processes.• Developing and overseeing the EMEA security risk management policy across 88 operational sites.• Ensuring compliance with security standards by implementing a training program and online modules for security officers.• Safeguarding business travellers by executing a travel security and management plan.A section of my key accomplishments in this capacity entails:• Improved risk mitigation across 28 countries by analysing, planning, and executing changes in operational and business practices and introducing security policies covering physical, operational, information, travel, and digital content security.• Enhanced incident prevention and response by overseeing EMEA Security Control Centre and integrating risk-based solutions, such as CCTV, access control, intruder detection, and fire systems.• Increased security officer readiness and compliance by planning and implementing a consistent training programme, creating aide memoires, and developing online modules to ensure compliance with security standard operating procedures across EMEA.• Protected business travellers across EMEA by designing and executing a travel security and management plan.• Minimised security risks across 88 operational sites by developing and managing EMEA security risk management policy, risk assessment processes, and conformance testing.• Ensured workplace safety by implementing Health and Safety at Work Policy, safeguarding health, safety, and welfare of employees.

London, United Kingdom

I led physical security governance, risk mitigation, and incident response planning across global regions, ensuring business continuity and employee safety.My core day-to-day tasks in this role included:• Ensuring seamless integration with Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.• Managing physical security operations for business units across the UK, Europe, and Asia.• Utilizing business intelligence to identify risks, apply controls, and safeguard operations.A section of my key accomplishments in this capacity entails:• Secured operations for 12,500 employees in India by managing physical and operational security, implementing manned guarding, CCTV, access control, and incident response plans.• Enhanced safety protocols for high-risk scenarios by revising kidnap and ransom minimum standards, defining responsibilities and requirements for threat identification, risk mitigation, and incident management across the Barclays Group.• Improved physical security across UK, Europe, and Asia by designing, developing, and executing comprehensive security policies, procedures, and incident response plans.• Increased female employee safety in India by developing and implementing a safety policy for secure transport to work, whilst ensuring compliance with local regulations and business standards.• Ensured compliance with physical security and data privacy policies by conducting first-line conformance testing across Barclays’ EMEA estate, upholding standards for physical security, information risk, and data privacy.• Optimised global incident preparedness by planning, documenting, and managing Barclays’ physical security incident response plan and addressing threats, such as natural disasters, terrorism, activism, crime, and protests across key regions including UK, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and India.

• Command and leadership of military personnel in training and on operations globally.• Planning and execution of operations with partners across governments (PAG).• Roles: Adjutant, Operations Officer Pathfinders, Second in Command Pathfinders, Training Officer, Platoon Commander.

Education record

Bsc (Hons) Sport And Exercise Sciences