Protection. Training. Leadership. And the person behind the role.
For more than two decades, my work has centred on people under pressure. Protecting them, preparing them and leading them when the consequences were real.
International experienceOperations and capability development
Founder, Novert GroupCoaching, training and advisory
The common thread
People first. Especially under pressure.
Behind every operation, every team and every difficult decision, there is a person trying to respond well.
My career has taken me into high threat and warlike environments, as well as diplomatic settings where discretion, polish and protocol were essential. The context changes. The need to read people, understand the situation and make sound decisions remains.
Today, that experience informs my work with individuals and organisations. I help people develop practical skills for the moments when awareness, composure and judgement matter.
The experience behind the work
From protecting people to building capability.
My work has moved through federal policing, specialist protection, international training and operational leadership.
2006 TO 2018Australian Federal Police
Protection at the highest level.
I began in federal investigations and advanced risk operations before serving on the Prime Minister’s Close Protection Team. I protected two serving Australian Prime Ministers across domestic and international operations, including accompanying the Prime Minister to Afghanistan twice.
AUSTRALIA DAY / 2012
I was part of the team that extracted Prime Minister Julia Gillard during the Australia Day incident in Canberra.
I later became an AFP specialist trainer, delivering close protection, specialist driving, operational safety and high threat personal security training.
In Papua New Guinea, I led a multinational team of specialist police advisors supporting close protection capability development for APEC 2018. That work included training and equipping more than 450 police tactical operators.
2018 TO 2020Hart International
Preparing people for demanding environments.
As National Training Director and Security Advisor, I developed and delivered bespoke security and safety training for government and media clients. The work took me around the world, including challenging and high threat locations, combining practical preparation with operational advice.
2021 TO 2026GardaWorld / Jakarta
Leading the wider operation.
At the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, I helped establish a close protection liaison capability, working across police, diplomatic and commercial security teams.
I went on to lead security operations across the embassy and three Australian consulates in Indonesia. The role brought together people, policy, training and operational decisions across four diplomatic posts.
Beyond the operational role
Understanding the person inside the pressure.
Protecting a serving Prime Minister demanded physical readiness, sustained attention and the ability to make decisions when the consequences were real. My work took me into high threat and warlike environments, and into diplomatic settings where judgement, discretion and composure were equally important.
I also know that professional capability does not make someone immune to the effects of what they experience.
I have lived through trauma and periods of disruption, and done the personal work of rebuilding. Breathwork, movement, awareness and the tools I studied became part of that process. They helped me understand my own patterns and develop different ways of responding.
That experience is part of why I developed the Regulated Operator. It brings together my operational background, formal training and the practices I have used in my own life.
Today, I bring that experience into practical coaching, helping people build greater awareness, composure and choice in how they respond to the demands of their lives.
Relevant qualifications
My qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Policing Investigations, a Master Practitioner qualification in NLP, a Diploma of NLP Strategic Coaching and a Certificate in Psychotherapy & Time Based Therapy. I also hold a Certificate IV in Personal Training and a FISAF Master Personal Trainer certificate, and I am a 250 hour yoga teacher.
Alongside those qualifications, I have spent the past five years studying breathwork and am currently completing SOMA Breath Coach Instructor training.
How I approach the work
Clear thinking. Practical work.
01 / UNDERSTAND
Start with the person.
Your responsibilities, experience and starting point shape the work. We begin there.
02 / PRACTISE
Make it usable.
A useful idea needs a place in your life. We turn it into something you can practise, observe and adjust.
03 / ADAPT
Stay responsive.
Situations change. Building capability means learning to notice, make a decision and adapt as new information arrives.
The company I founded
This is Novert Group.
I founded Novert to bring together my work in protection, human behaviour and capability development. It is the home of the training programs and the wider business behind my coaching and advisory work.
The aim is practical: help people develop awareness, sound judgement and the ability to respond to the situation in front of them.
That work reaches professional protectors, adults, families and young people. Each audience needs a different approach, with the same care for how the skills will be used.
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