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Project management of Diplomatic Protective Services

Overview

The Orion team has extensive experience in managing, running and administering high end Diplomatic Protective Services for western governments in hostile and challenging environments to include Iraq and Afghanistan.

Milestones

Incident free management and delivery of the projects at the operational level over a number of years. Excellent client-project management relations with a focus on a ‘can do’ attitude and added value.

Services

Project and operational management of high profile mobile protective security, static security, WHS/OHS, explosive detection dogs, Situational Awareness Teams, intelligence analysis team, communications and ECM team, operations team, medical team, vehicle mechanic team, interpreter team and logistics and facility team.

Project Hermes – US DoD/DoS Contract for Low Profile Protective Security

Overview

Orion provided project update, evolution and management for the provision of low profile protective security in support of the cellular (mobile) communications networks in Iraq for US Department of Defense and Department of State.

Milestones

During Orion’s tenure for project management the project was incident free and was able to facilitate safe passage and access to all sites across Iraq include the high violence periods of 2006/2007. Orion was instrumental in winning two contract rebids and securing 2 contract extensions.

Services

Project and operational management of low profile protective security, static security, WHS/OHS, Situational Awareness and Counter Surveillance teams (Ghost Teams), intelligence analysis team, operations team, medical team, vehicle mechanic team, interpreter team and logistics team.

And Much More…

Country Evacuations

Orion planned, conducted and lead several successful country evacuations for a large US multinational during the 2011 Arab Spring upheaval.

Protective Security for a Bespoke Government Client

Provision of discrete low signature protective security for a bespoke western government organisation.

Security Risk Provision for Large Media Clients

Orion was part of a larger consortium that provided global high risk security coverage to several large international media organisations across Africa, Middle East, Central and South East Asia. Orion also developed and wrote several Hostile Environment Awareness Training packages for providers and clients.

Threat, Extortion and K4R Cases (Iraq, Afghan, South Africa)

Conduct of several successful threat and extortion investigations and kidnap for ransom negotiations across Iraq, Afghanistan and South Africa.

SBT provision in North Africa and Europe

The provision of Special Business Unit activities across North Africa to include Libya and Tunisia as well as Eastern Europe.

Security Risk Assessment and Design for Large Resource Sector Clients

Orion has provided security risk and design advisory services to several large resource sector clients to include Woodside and Chevron. This advice and design work included services provided to both field and office environments.

UN Elections - Iraq and Afghanistan

Operational security planning of general and Presidential elections in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2005. Planning and provision of protective security and logistical support for high risk locations. Design and construction oversight of election counting facilities.