Mick McDermott

Background

About Mick McDermott

Mick is an experienced Risk, Security, Crisis and Emergency senior manager, with considerable global and Australian experience. He is able to effectively lead and engage at all levels and has been responsible for multiple successful complex programs of work, involving both end to end enterprise-wide capability transformations, as well as targeted capability uplift to address high-value people, environment, asset and reputational risks. He is able to effectively lead and engage on scopes ranging from coordinated strategic, operational and tactical exercises, humanitarian assistance, infrastructure audit/protection, disaster relief, contingency/risk planning, crisis and emergency management and recovery operations as well as executive coaching and support on crisis and emergency governance and leadership. Specifically, leveraging proven Australian Defence Force Joint Deployment planning as well as international lead roles on USA /Coalition Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus extensive global Oil and Gas security capability startup programs, Mick over the last 15 years led multiple high profile strategic and operational risk analysis, reality and virtual scenario planning and testing via simulations at the Board to grass root levels, across utility industry sectors, including high value, high risk businesses. As a Risk, Crisis and Emergency specialist via LACCAL Consulting he has engaged and delivered as a lead expert or leading a multi-disciplined team.