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05, Expertise

What he brings to every mandate

Thirty years of security experience across close protection, field security advisory, audits and risk evaluation, camp and site security management, crisis and evacuation planning, and liaison with armies and authorities.

Close protection and executive security

  • Personal protection for executives and private individuals
  • Close protection team leadership
  • Protection in degraded and precarious environments

Field security advisory

  • Field security advice for oil and gas operations
  • Seismic operations and production sites
  • Movement planning and travel security

Audits and risk evaluation

  • Audit-diagnostics and risk evaluation
  • Security control across sites and camps
  • Risk evaluation in Africa, the Middle East and Asia

Camps, liaison and crisis planning

  • Camp and site security management
  • Liaison between armies and companies
  • Camp defence systems and evacuation plans

Where he adds value next

Built for security leadership and field mandates

Close protection

CPO and team leader roles in Paris, Tripoli and France

Field security

FSA roles in Chad, Algeria, Iraq and Myanmar

Security audits

Audits across 12 sites and multiple countries

Camp security

Three fly camps and a base camp in Chad; 500 expatriates' quarters in Arzew

Crisis planning

Evacuation plans and camp defence systems in Chad

Two languages

French (native) and English (professional working)

Education and formation

  • CNAPS — Protection physique de personne

    Conseil national des activités privées de sécurité, June 2023

  • I.N.P.P — Classe II mention A, Scaphandrier

    Diver, 1998

  • French Special Forces — Operator

    Infiltration unit

  • Oil & Gas security

    International experience for Oil & Gas companies and private individuals

  • Team leadership

    Team leader, working alone or within a team

Languages

  • French

  • English