JAKE's CV
JAKE PHILLIPS
Security, Risk, Resilience and Crisis Management
Profile summary
A program director for projects, security, risk HSE & resilience. A leader with 30+ years protecting people, assets and operations across the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Europe. Ex-military officer and former UK government security and intelligence professional, operating at Head of Security/CSO level, advising boards and senior leadership on physical security, critical national infrastructure, enterprise risk, business continuity and crisis management. I turn fragmented or immature security postures into well-governed, risk-based operating models that hold up under scrutiny and reduce loss. Recent work spans a structural security risk assessment of Kuwait Oil Company’s critical national infrastructure across 70 assets (Net value $$$-billion), a global security risk programme for Amazon delivered 15% under budget, and a multi-country resilience transformation that cut theft and lifted threat detection by 60%. I operate where the stakes and the threat environment are highest, and I make the commercial case for security in terms the board can act on.
Key skills
Professional experience
Embedded strategic advisor, leading structural security risk analysis of KOC's critical national infrastructure. Directed the end-to-end security risk assessment of Kuwait Oil Company's critical national infrastructure, delivering detailed security surveys across 70 critical assets and operational sites. Analysed threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation priorities to produce risk registers grounded in real-world operating conditions, output that became the foundation for KOC's security delivery roadmap and smart-technology concept designs, enabling risk-based investment for a multi-billion-dollar critical oilfield asset portfolio. Delivering stronger governance, and a measurably more resilient protective posture across the portfolio.
- Security Risk Assessment: Delivered end-to-end SRAs across high-risk assets, identifying credible threat scenarios, vulnerabilities, and control gaps; produced prioritised, defence-in-depth mitigation roadmaps.
- Security Framework Design: Designed and implemented an integrated security risk framework defining KOC's strategic security requirements.
- Strategic Needs Analysis: Mapped enterprise capability shortfalls across people, tech, infrastructure, and procedures; defined sequencing for risk-based investment & emergency preparedness planning.
- Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Partnered with Kuwait National Guard, Ministry of Interior (MOI), government partners, and senior leadership to align security investment, governance, and operational capability with national energy resilience objectives.
CSO, Directed strategic & operational security across IHS Towers' Africa, Middle East & Latin American footprint. Led enterprise-wide Operations, HSSE & Resilience transformation across 10+ international operations, deploying an integrated IMS management system and organisational restructure that achieved 100% ISO compliance, a 45% increase in audit readiness, and a 20% gain in operational efficiency, equalling a $5,000,000 productivity value saving.
- Security Strategy & Governance: Led corporate security programmes and developed group risk management & compliance frameworks. Incorporated an enterprise-wide training programme.
- Crisis & Resilience Management: Built and deployed a security and crisis response strategy; elevated readiness through bespoke AI integration.
- Loss Prevention: Cut fuel theft by 30% and asset theft by 20%, to deliver multi-million-dollar savings.
- Threat Intelligence: Delivered and integrated AI solutions to boost threat detection by 60%; advised senior leadership on partnerships that improved business resilience by 35%.
Embedded Consultant, global leader directing security and risk management operations for Amazon (ACS). Designed and delivered Amazon's Global Security Risk Management Programme for Corporate Security and Global Protective Services, leading a team of SMEs to redesign the company's worldwide approach to risk planning, resource allocation and crisis management. Delivered ahead of schedule and 15% under budget, a saving of $2,000,000, while a leader-as-coach model lifted team performance by 25%.
- Operational Risk Strategy: Designed and implemented integrated, enterprise-wide security strategies safeguarding people, infrastructure, assets and business continuity across all corporate entities.
- Risk Mitigation: Delivered a risk tool to identify and mitigate geopolitical, operational, regulatory and technological risk.
- Strategic Planning: Designed and implemented proactive risk planning across evolving global threat landscapes.
RSO, Directed regional operations in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, India, and Pakistan for Risk Management, Security, HSSE, Facilities, and Engineering Operations. Spearheaded strategic planning and budget management, optimising departmental processes to ensure high-quality maintenance and drive cost-effective solutions for enhanced facility performance.
- HSSE Management: Developed and executed regional HSSE and risk strategies through analysis of operational risks, market shifts and external threats, and embedded enterprise-wide compliance and training programmes.
- Risk and Continuity Framework: Rebuilt the regional security, HSSE and continuity framework across a high-threat META footprint including Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, cutting security incidents by approx. 30%.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS (ATPL) Airline Transport Pilots License Aeronautics/Aviation (Distinction) - CAE Oxford UK - 2007 Queen's Commission, War Studies - Royal Military Academy Sandhurst - United Kingdom, (Distinction) – 1998 Security & Risk: Certified Member of The Security Institute | ASCB Professional Risk Management & Emergency & Security Management | Advanced Kidnap & Incident Management (Control Risks) |Aviation Security (CAA & EASA) Safety & Environmental (EHS): NEBOSH Certified Process Safety, Incident Investigation, and Wellbeing at Work | IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Safety & Environmental Mgt Auditing & Governance: Certified Member of the Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA) | ISO 9001 (Administration) & 28007 (Maritime Security) Audit Qualified Leadership & Coaching: Accredited Performance & Leadership & Mgt Coach
Education
Aeronautics/Aviation | Distinction
War Studies | Distinction
Languages
English · Native