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Lyon, Fr

Identification and mitigation of major crime, fraud and security issues at national, regional and international levels. Coordination of operational and strategic intelligence analysis and investigations that drive INTERPOL, its 196 member countries and other stakeholders in risk and threat management at operations, project and programme levels. Valued leader, manager and mentor of law enforcement personnel at INTERPOL, as well global partners in countries, international organisations and private entities.Quality development and delegation of employee objectives, tasks and workload to cross functional teams, playing to their strengths and expertise, and empowering them.Creator of analysis and investigation ecosystems, including but not limited to governance, SOPs and Guidelines, to harmonise and evolve best practise. Oversight and review of actionable analysis reports, risk / threat assessments and profiles by the INTERPOL analytical workforce that ensure consistent, relevant and time critical intelligence development, and accurate investigation leads. Driver of analyst and AI processing of large structured and unstructured datasets then modelling, manipulation and interpretation in analysis dashboards and visualisation tools to produce predictive analysis outputs. Progressor of OSINT, investigation tools, analysis techniques and data sources, to supplement other intelligence principles to produce robust, operative analysis insights and effect actionable investigation outcomes. Spearhead of internal and external police trainings and skill enhancement activities.Effectual growth of outreach and networking activities to the internal and external stakeholders. Champion of Do No Harm.

Lyon, Fr

• Expert direction of international risk, threat, and vulnerability mitigation efforts in 196 countries, partner organisations and the private sector. • Spearhead of fruitful intelligence analysis and investigations at operational, project and programme levels.• Capable lead and management of diverse, broadly geo-located teams in security, crisis response and resilience planning, significantly enhancing organisational readiness and responsiveness.• Successful identification and disruption of physical, cybercrime and cyber-dependent crime, achieving significant advancements in risk and threat management.• Establishment of INTERPOL crisis governance and investigation capabilities that bolster efficient global cooperation and crisis management.• Formation of INTERPOL intelligence capabilities that result in the creation of new databases, big data management, increased sharing of information / intelligence, and the rapid authoring then publication of accurate risk and threat assessments.• Proficient development and peer review of intelligence analysis and investigation ecosystems across the world to evolve artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and visualisation tools, leading to enhanced crime and fraud detection modelling.• Developer of effective intelligence, investigations (security) and risk/threat management trainings that enhance preparedness and efficacy in security and crisis situations at tactical, operational and strategic (1LOD and 2LOD) levels.• Construction and maintenance of national and international global networks that drive cooperation in managing crime and fraud.• Thorough management of transnational stakeholder engagement, including financial support procurement.• Productive mentoring of INTERPOL staff and law enforcement personnel around the world.

Lyon, Fr

• Global recognition by authorities and regulators in 196 countries, partner organisations and the private sector as a subject matter expert in transnational crime and fraud management, and international risk / threat mitigation.• Driver of financial crime and fraud compliance and mitigation strategies for 196 countries by coordinating effective collaboration across law enforcement, regulators, and the private sector, which improved global crisis response capabilities.• Coordinator of international intelligence analysis and investigations at operational, project and programme levels.• Creator of international tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence analysis and investigations ecosystems that successfully streamlined and improved risk, threat and vulnerability management.• Innovator on an analysis platform, software applications and visualisation tools to improve risk and threat identification and disruption through augmenting AI, machine learning, big data modelling and LLM. This continues to advance crisis detection and management worldwide.• Establishment and cultivation of a still-functioning transnational community of law enforcement, regulatory and private entity members that led to more efficient communication, cooperation and crime management.• Developer of crime, fraud and security trainings that instituted global risk and threat management preparedness at tactical, operational, and strategic (1LOD and 2LOD) levels.• Global deployment to oversee capacity building, training, investigations, and intelligence activities, at operational, strategic and policy levels, resulting in more effective global risk and threat management, and collaboration.

Haymarket, Nsw, Au

• Leadership, management, and growth of cross-functional, broadly geo-located teams that accurately detected suspicious transactions in compliance with AML and CFT requirements.• Successful management and leadership of teams that generated world-class financial crime and fraud risk and threat assessments, which enabled accurate and timely completion of compliance and mitigation requirements.• Oversight of the creation, review, and analysis of national and international IFTIs, SMRs, SUSTRS and TTRs.• Control and strict information management over sensitive themes, such as corruption, sanctions and PEPs.• Fruitful coordination of public – private partnerships with national and international financial institutions to enhance legal and regulatory frameworks, significantly improving financial crime risk mitigation.• Review and evolution of intelligence analysis and investigation ecosystems to develop big data, AI, machine learning, LLM and visualisation capabilities, leading to enhanced financial crime and fraud detection modelling.• Successful deployment of the Palantir analysis platform for enhanced financial crime assessment capability.

Canberra, Act, Au

• Productive leadership and management of multi-disciplined teams to identify and prevent transnational crime and fraud.• Command of complex investigations and intelligence analysis, at operational, project and programme levels, for successful risk, threat, and vulnerability management.• Trailblazer of global law enforcement, regulator, and private entity cooperation, leading to enhanced financial crime detection and disruption, as well as regulatory compliance.• Trusted strategic and policy advisor to the highest levels of policing and government to enable accurate, timely senior decision-making in international risk and threat management, and crime prevention.• Innovator on analysis platforms, software applications, visualisation tools and big data management to improve risk and threat identification and disruption by using machine learning and big data.• Examination and evaluation of government policies to make accurate policy advice to government ministers and heads of police for effective decision making on policing strategy, prioritisation, and resource allocation.• Developer of an international liaison network of law enforcement, regulator and private sector stakeholders, focused on cooperation through intelligence analysis and investigations.

Masters Degree, Intelligence Analysis

Masters Degree, Business Management