Gavin Mee

Facilitated daily activities of analysis team for large-scale project monitoring various regions.

• Supported analysts in ensuring consistency of reporting and quality of production.
• Assisted senior management with task coordination and prioritisation.
• Guided analyst team providing direction and mentoring to junior members while maintaining quality control of reporting output.
• Compiled weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports summarising key project updates and delivering assessments for future recommendations.
• Collaborated with senior management on project direction and analyst team updates regarding workflows and future tasking.

Delivery of effective intelligence, security and risk management solutions to fulfil pre-determined requirements of a range of clients.

• Responsible for on-site delivery of projects, and the provision of a wide range of security and risk related reports and recommendations to key stakeholders across several organisations. Directed training and mentoring requirements for a range of organisations, resulting in increased capability and operational output.
• Led on the establishment of organisational OSINT capabilities for multiple clients. Trained and mentored staff, provided advice and recommendations for set-up of OSINT cell and liaised with key stakeholders to set up equipment, OSINT platforms and information feeds based on client requirements.
• Managed a range of projects including incident and monitoring, threat and vulnerability assessments, country reports, due diligence and background checking through exploitation of Open Source Information. Delivered a variety of products and presentations including daily and weekly intelligence reports.
• Effectively mentored intelligence, security and risk departments across several organisations, assisting with the implementation of best practice and Standard Operating Procedures to improve effectiveness and output of the organisation.
• Utilised and integrated Open Source platforms, tools and mobile applications to assist and support client operations.
• Led on the design, delivery and evaluation of training solutions across a range of subjects to enhance capability and performance of organisation team members, and increase overall effectiveness of their relevant departments.

Led on capability development through delivery of specialist intelligence, security and cyber security advice, guidance and training internally and externally to a broad range of clients.

• Trained and mentored staff from multiple organisations in the use of OSINT to increase their operational capability. Requirements ranged from incident and event monitoring, threat and risk assessment, monitoring terrorist related activity as well as organisational and personnel security.
• Participated in strategic and operational planning activities, requiring engagement with multiple key stakeholders across a range of projects.
• Design and delivery of specialist training to a range of clients, ensuring compliance with best practice and legislations relating to the specific training.
• Delivery of subject matter expertise both internally and externally on new and emerging technologies, Open Source platforms and tools, and legislations and policies which may affect projects or operational requirements.

Delivery of effective intelligence, security and risk management solutions to fulfil pre-determined requirements of the client.

• Responsible for on-site delivery of projects, and the provision of a wide range of security and risk related reports and recommendations to key stakeholders across several departments.
• Prepared and delivered training to client personnel and stakeholders across several departments, which integrated international standards and host nation regulations.
• Conducted detailed risk analysis across multiple organisational risk areas and delivered recommendations to mitigate identified risk, through procedural and process change.
• Identified areas of vulnerability across client projects through development and fusing of multiple information streams. Subsequently developed predictive assessments to support client decision making.
• Advised and mentored on the use of OSINT to support and increase client intelligence capability, resulting in increased situational awareness of local atmospherics and security related activity across the client site.
• Utilised and integrated Risk Management and Intelligence platforms and mobile applications to assist and support client operations.

Security and Risk Manager working in support of a specialist British Military Unit. Operating in a high-pressure environment, responsible for tracking and assessing dynamic and persistent threats to UK assets across a broad geographical region.

• Managed a newly established team and led on the production of threat assessments, update reports and detailed briefings informing key decision making of senior stakeholders.
• Delivered subject matter expertise of both operational and strategic threats which directly enhanced the understanding of regional risks to ensure safety and security of British Military personnel and assets.
• Developed and managed relationships with multiple internal departments and external agencies, regularly interacting with senior stakeholders across several organisations.
• Ensured targets were consistently achieved and exceeded by all team members, whilst working to strict policy and legislation guidelines.
• Led on the advancement of organisational OSINT capability and conducted training and mentoring of other team members in the collection, exploitation, verification and analysis of Open Source Information.

Deployed as Liaison Officer to the primary US Task Force in Afghanistan, operating in a high-pressure environment, and often autonomously.

• Facilitated and managed the relationship between UK and US forces, supporting a wide range of operations and providing key support at the strategic and operational level.
• Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of seniority, resulting in enhanced operational capability and strengthening of multinational working relations.
• Provided daily and weekly updates to senior US and British commanders which informed and shaped strategic relationships and contributed to more efficient working practices and use of resources.
• Provided daily and weekly updates to senior US and British stakeholders
• Responded to ad-hoc, and often time sensitive requests; requiring re-prioritisation of tasks and expectation management of other customers and colleagues.

Security and Risk Analyst working in support of a specialist British Military Unit. Delivered SME knowledge of a large geographical area and numerous regional risk factors; including terrorist organisations, trends and methodologies.

• Collated information from a range of sources and extensively leveraged OSINT to support the production of written reports, verbal briefings and risk assessments in support of Senior Intelligence Managers and branch Head of Intelligence. Selected to deploy as the single Intelligence Liaison Officer to a key international partner.
• Liaised directly with multiple governmental departments to provide situational awareness of key information through complex research and analysis. Provided concise and informative presentations, written reports and oral briefs to inform and shape understanding of senior management.
• Established and co-ordinated weekly cross-department meetings which resulted in more efficient working practices and improved relations.
• Provided time-sensitive threat assessments and risk management advice, tailored specifically to customers’ requirements.
• Mentored junior team members and ensured quality control of all products and output. This resulted in advancements in individual capabilities of team members, increased overall quality within the team and consistently high standards of reporting and assessment.

Security and Risk Analyst with expertise in investigations pertaining to documents, media and personnel. Role included operational deployment to Afghanistan.

• Successfully managed multiple investigations, often simultaneously and under pressure. Provided regular threat assessments, which directly contributed to the operational security of troops in Afghanistan.
• Provided daily investigation updates to senior managers. Produced detailed presentations and delivered verbal briefs highlighting emerging risks and significant new information.
• Utilised a variety of open and discreet sources to compile accurate, timely and insightful reports on the capabilities and intentions of adversaries, tailored for the specific requirements of the customer.
• Demonstrated adherence to stringent internal controls and legal guidelines, complying to all relevant processes and procedures throughout the course of investigations.