Profile

I am an education and training professional with 38 years combined experience applying academic research to practice across public safety, counter-terrorism, and complex event environments. 

My primary professional expertise is rooted in education, curriculum development, training, assessment, and quality assurance, supported by sustained postgraduate study and ongoing doctoral research. My academic work has consistently focused on prevention, risk reduction, and the practical enactment of policy at grassroots level. 
Between 2006 and 2009, during my BA (Hons) in Education, my research examined the phenomenon of gang involvement in the United Kingdom, leading to the development of a nationally recognised diversionary curriculum aimed at preventing youth involvement in gangs, drugs, and weapons. This programme received an academic award (University of Huddersfield), was commended by the Attorney General (Baroness Scotland), recognised through the Prime Minister’s Point of Light Award (David Cameron MP), endorsed twice by the Home Office (TKAP, CAGGK), and contributed to the development of government policy. This strong, active, and dynamic theme continued through my Master’s research (2019–2021) in Education, Extremism and Cohesion, which examined preventing and countering violent extremism through analysis of the UK CONTEST strategy, using the Manchester Arena attack as a case study. This work strengthened my understanding of how extremist violence emerges, how national policy frameworks seek to mitigate risk, and how such strategies are interpreted, adapted, and implemented in practice. Alongside this educational foundation, I have developed dual professional competence in public safety, informed by extensive operational experience in policing (UK/Overseas), security, physical intervention, counter-terrorism risk management, crowd and spectator safety, and major event environments. This applied experience enables me to translate complex legislative and policy requirements into practical, proportionate, and operationally realistic measures, grounded in the realities of frontline and operational decision-making. I am currently undertaking doctoral research exploring the early enactment of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, with a particular focus on training, competence, and organisational preparedness. This research reflects a long-standing and coherent professional trajectory concerned with how policy intent is translated into effective practice, and how duty holders interpret and apply statutory requirements in complex, real-world settings.