Steven Leslie

Experience

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  The Black Watch (3 Scots)

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Close Observation Platoon Section Commander (Operational team leader)

  • Provided a specialist operational capability in Northern Ireland with a team of 4 personnel• Liaised and co-ordinated with multiple cross-functional agencies on a daily basis• Worked independently on multiple tasks in a delivery focussed way• Environment required project planning and coordination to be flexible to ever evolving circumstances and consulting at all levels on strategy and direction• Renowned for getting results

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  1 Infantry Training Battalion (Catterick)

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  ITC Training Instructor (Recruit Ph 1 & 2 Infantry Training)

  • Leader of a small autonomous team, training soldiers aged 17-35 yrs• Ensured that the highest standards of training were maintained and delivered• Planned, conducted and delivered live fire tactical training throughout the United Kingdom• Responsible for project planning and co-ordination• Met strict deadlines with determination and flexibility• Developed excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver objectives in an innovative and imaginative way

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  The Black Watch (3 Scots)

  Feb 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Key management and planning role• Tasked with identifying the long term training requirements for an organisation of 500 staff• Responsible for personal development and assessment of individuals attending external career courses• Administer and deliver training, over a wide range of topics, for internal courses -10 per year• Validate internal training delivery and review internal courses directly to the Battalion’s Commanding Officer• Implementing governance, managing resources and synchronising solutions to deliver success• Delivered a JNCO cadre (leadership development programme for front line supervisors) to 45 soldiers looking for promotion to Lance Corporal. A team of 5 staff delivered the course with external scrutiny on the standards of students and the training delivered Show less • Led a team of 18 in demanding operational environment• Trained and administered 34 soldiers on numerous deployments in the United Kingdom and overseas• Responsible for all elements of team's wellbeing whilst deployed, ensuring they were physically and mentally capable of achieving objectives• Worked and operated with different nationalities on numerous successful operations in demanding situations• Demonstrated significant defence diplomacy skills in Kenya, fostering crucial African relationships with limited resources• Strong understanding of risk management and mature, informal yet effective leadership style Show less

  • Battalion Training Sergeant (Planning & Coordination Role)

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Reconnaissance Platoon Sergeant 3 SCOTS (Including a deployment to Afghanistan 2012)

    Feb 2010 - Jan 2012
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  Calibre International Security Ltd.

  Apr 2013 - May 2013

  Asset/Close Protection

  Personal client protection at a well known international private bank. Ensured key personnel we secure and safe in their place of work and during transit. Employed to diffuse potentially volatile situations. Secured entry and egress routes, carrying out all other duties required of a close protection officer.• Identifying vulnerability and implementing measures to mitigate risk• Responsible for intimate security for 300 staff at the establishment• Excellent at communicating, negotiating and influencing decisions with people at all levels• Proactive and quick to adapt to changing circumstances Show less

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  TA'AZ Security

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2015

  Personal Security Detail (PSD) Team Leader

  Personal client protection in a hostile environment in the oil and gas sector. Ensuring key personnel were secure and safe in their place of work and during transit. Employed to diffuse potentially volatile situations in a hostile environment. Carrying out all other duties required of a PSD Team leader. • Completed route selections to establish safest routes, Safe havens, and routes to and from medical facilities• Produce up to date threat assessments, activity records for the surrounding areas• Liaison with clients and local passengers prior to tasks with an accurate and relevant safety brief• Produce and deliver training programs to ensure the teams are competent with weapon drills, vehicle drills, medical drills and all other aspects of training• Primary team medic Show less

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  AEGIS

  Dec 2015 - Jul 2016

  Personal Security Detail (PSD) Team Leader

  Personal client protection in a hostile environment in the Construction sector. Ensuring key personnel were secure and safe in their place of work and during transit. Employed to diffuse potentially volatile situations in a hostile environment. Carrying out all other duties required of a PSD 2i/c. • Completed route selections to establish safest routes, Safe havens, and routes to and from medical facilities• Liaison with clients and local passengers prior to tasks with an accurate and relevant safety brief• Produce and deliver training to ensure the teams are competent with weapon drills, vehicle drills, medical drills and all other aspects of training• Primary team medic Show less

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  Assaye Risk

  Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Responsible for the day and night management and command and control of all site security operations. Report directly to the Site Security Manager (SSM). Run the site integrated security Operations Control Room in order to ensure prompt and proportionate response and control of all security incidents and operations on site. Encompass planning and overseeing regular security tasking’s and operations, conducting incident and crisis management and ensuring that all reporting and compliance requirements are met. • Daily management of the implementation of the site security plan, including on the ground monitoring and coordination• Oversite of the delivery of all tactical security operations – Static and mobile• Planning, Coordination and control of incident response to ensure timely and proportionate delivery of operational excellence• Oversite of operational training, its requirements, frequency, conduct and quality of deliveryMaintenance of liaison with host nation security forces in support of operations Show less Key tactical ground manager for the delivery of operational excellence across Bulyanhulu gold mine, manage routine security operations on the ground ensuring that standards and governance are maintained by the static security elements and also the Mobile Response Force (MRF). Provide additional situational awareness and threat reporting to the Operations Control Room to enable them to maintain an up-to-date Commonly recognised Information Picture (CRIP). Critical component of the role is ground-level command and control during security incidents to ensure that an effective yet proportionate response is delivered to mitigate the threat.• Tactical command and control of site security operations• Management, oversight and control of the site Operations Control Room and its personnel• Identification and development of local security potential through formal mentoring• Take the tactical lead in all incident and crisis management• Tactical liaison with host-nation security forces – Tanzanian Police Force – to ensure that joint operations are coordinated and proportionate to the threat/scenario faced Act as a mentor, coach and exemplar of a security professional Show less

  • Security Operations Manager

    Jan 2017 - May 2018

  • Security Coordinator

    Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
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  WS Insight

  Jun 2018 - now

  Responsible in representing WS Insight and securing confident and trusted client relationships. Work closely with selected high-profile clients to advise on all matters of operational security and industry best practice, as well as contract compliance and performance standards. Reports to Country Operations Manager and work closely will all corporate support functions.• Provide security advice and guidance to client personnel• Manage client security posture, profile and movement• Review risk assessments for client operations, ensuring proper application of policy and providing detailed country analysis to support risk assessment• Conduct risk assessments and security reconnaissance• Provide alerts on immediate threats to client management personnel for informed decision making Show less

  • Country Manager

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Risk Operations Manager

    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Deputy Country Operations Manager

    Oct 2020 - Aug 2023

  • International Security Manager

    Jun 2018 - Aug 2023