Graham Manson, Lead Security Consultant & Trainer

Based in: Melbourne

Professional Profile

Graham Manson is a Lead Security Consultant and Trainer at Agilient, based in Victoria, with over 25 years of extensive multi-sector experience across aviation, energy, maritime, critical infrastructure, crisis management, emergency management, and crowded-places security. He is the recipient of the 2008 Australian Institute of Public Safety Excellence in Security Management Award.

Graham served as Terminal Security Manager at Melbourne and Launceston Airports for APAM — overseeing all security and emergency requirements for 250,000 aircraft movements and 35 million passengers annually. As Corporate Emergency Planning and Security Manager for SP AusNet (a member of the Singapore Power Group), he protected $11 billion in deployed electricity and gas infrastructure. He later served as Manager, Emergency and Security Services at the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).

He was appointed by the Minister as a member of the Advisory Group to review Aviation Security Screening in Australia and has been involved in major disaster responses, including Black Saturday. Graham contributed to the Commonwealth Government’s Community Recovery Handbook (Australian Emergency Management Institute Handbook 2) and has presented at numerous national conferences.

Graham’s security risk assessment credentials are extensive, spanning hospitals and health facilities, maritime facilities (Port of Melbourne, Sydney Ports, TT-Line, Basslink), airports (Essendon, Moorabbin), energy infrastructure, and places of mass gathering. He holds expertise in hostile vehicle planning, executive protection, and crisis and emergency management.

Qualifications

•  General Management Program, Mt Eliza •  Graduate Certificate, Fraud Investigation •  Diploma, Occupational Health and Safety •  Diploma, Security and Risk Management

•  Certificate IV, Training and Assessment •  Certificate in Mediation and Negotiation | Certificate in Criminal Law •  Trained Auditor and Assessor

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

•  ASIS International | Australian Security Industry Association Ltd (ASIAL) •  Safety Institute of Australia | Australian Institute of Management •  International Association of Emergency Managers

•  International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals •  Crisis Intervention and Management Australasia