Mike Franklin

Background

About Mike Franklin

Key Areas of Expertise:Security Risk Assessments - Community Safety Programs - Security Management Programs- Organizational Security Risk Management - Program and Project Management - The SAFE Design Standard Assessments and Training - Regulatory and Legislative Compliance - Security Incident Management Response - Security Operations Planning - Data Analysis and Research - Concepts of Operations - Expert Witness Testimony - Occupational Health and Safety - Conflict Management -Personnel Security Training, Awareness - Workplace Harassment and Violence Training and Investigations - Programs, Policies, Procedures, Protocols - Marine Transportation Security Regulations - Energy Sector Canadian Standards - Critical Infrastructure Protection - Crime Reduction through Design (Includes Master and Land Use Planning)Mike brings over 4o years of security experience to risk management. As Vice President of Risk Management and Community Safety, he has led and continues to lead multiple security risk assessments for existing facilities, and ‘new build’ projects. He also develops community safety and security assessment programs for beleaguered communities, and produces ‘security operations plans’; and 'security management programs'. He is well versed in federal, provincial, municipal and international assessment methods and their applications, and applies fixed and/or hybrid risk assessment methodologies to meet specific client needs, in multiple sectors. Blue Chip, critical infrastructure, corporate, education, first nations, government, courts. As a highly competent critical thinker and problem solver Mike supports the Lions Gate Research Core in comprehensive research projects also for high profile public and private clients.Mike was trained by the UK Security Service and is a leader in situational security and integrated security systems and solutions including security technologies. Mike has been responsible for designing sophisticated networks that are appropriate, realistic and risk commensurate, and developing outcome specifications for deployment in both public and private domains. Balanced and effective layered security solutions for the client, that properly mitigate risk, requiring no more than necessary measures and technologies to achieve that outcome. Mike has also been trained by the UK Home Office Scientific Development Branch in Integrated Security Systems and the UK National Counter Terrorism Security Office on Hostile Vehicle Mitigation.