Acting Director: Security & Facilities Management at Gauteng Department of Community Safety (2024-09 – Present)
Assuming full strategic and operational responsibility for security and facilities across all 18 departmental sites.
- Provide strategic leadership for security, facilities, records management, and auxiliary services across 18 departmental sites province-wide.
- Drive compliance with OHS Act 85 of 1993, GIAMA, GPARS Act 5 of 2013, MISS, and MPSS frameworks.
- Oversee development and implementation of the User Immovable Asset Management Plan (UIAMP) and infrastructure maintenance projects.
- Chair departmental Security Committee meetings and deliver executive briefings to the Head of Department.
- Lead emergency preparedness planning, evacuation drills, and business continuity management.
- Manage property lease negotiations, acquisitions, and office accommodation planning.
- Optimise financial resources and oversee budget planning, overtime, and capacity building.
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight of security and facilities management services across departmental sites.
- Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, MISS, MPSS, occupational health and safety requirements, and government property-management frameworks.
- Direct the implementation of physical security, information security, vetting, investigations and emergency-preparedness measures.
Deputy Director: Security & Facilities Management at Gauteng Department of Community Safety (2022-05 – 2024-09)
Directed security operations and facilities management across 18 departmental sites with executive protection responsibilities to the office of the MEC.
- Coordinated all physical and information security operations including CCTV, X-ray machines, walk-through metal detectors, and integrated control rooms.
- Led security investigations, compiled reports, and implemented corrective recommendations.
- Facilitated executive protection services aligned to MEC security requirements.
- Monitored access control systems and ensured adherence to MISS and MPSS standards.
- Maintained strategic alliances with SAPS and law enforcement agencies to enhance security posture.
- Drove business planning for the directorate including resource prioritisation and project governance.
- Coordinated emergency evacuation plans in compliance with the Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002.
- Oversee departmental accommodation, leases, building maintenance, utilities and infrastructure projects.
- Manage budgets, procurement, contracts, personnel and service-provider performance, and provide strategic reports and advice to executive management.
Security & Risk Specialist (Deputy Director – Level) at National Prosecuting Authority (2022-01 – 2022-04)
As a Security and Risk Specialist at the NPA, I managed security risks associated with high-risk cases, ensuring the safety of prosecutors and witnesses. I also coordinated appropriate security measures to support the safe and uninterrupted conduct of court proceedings.
- Risk Assessment: Conduct comprehensive institutional risk analyses and maintain regional/departmental risk profiles.
- Compliance & Vetting: Monitor adherence to the NPA Code of Conduct, anti-corruption policies, and public service regulations.
- Security Management: Coordinate and oversee physical security, information security, and specialized operational risks within NPA offices and courts.
- Investigations & Reporting: Lead internal investigations into suspected non-compliance, fraud, or misconduct, and draft detailed reports for management.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Collaborate with external law enforcement such as SAPS, SSA, SIU and other government entities to streamline risk reduction.
- Oversees the identification, assessment, and mitigation of operational, legal, and financial risks within the criminal justice framework.
- Protect the integrity of the institution by enforcing compliance, managing security protocols, and advising executive management on risk strategies.
Regional Security Manager (Deputy Director – Level) at Transnet – Durban Container Terminals (Pier 1 & Pier 2) (2019-12 – 2022-04)
Led security operations for two high-throughput container terminals, managing physical, electronic, and personnel security at a critical national logistics hub.
- Directed security operations for Pier 1 and Pier 2, overseeing a comprehensive CCTV and access control infrastructure.
- Conducted regular threat and risk assessments, security audits, and compliance inspections.
- Managed outsourced security service providers and monitored SLA performance.
- Developed and implemented security policies, SOPs, and directives aligned with MISS and MPSS.
- Managed the security budget, controlled expenditure, and presented financial reports.
- Liaised with SAPS, SSA, and national law enforcement agencies to maintain a robust security environment.
- Coordinated vetting processes and delivered security awareness training to staff.
Assistant Director: Security Management at Department of Social Development – Eastern Cape Province (2018-07 – 2019-11)
Responsible for security oversight across 8 districts and 134 offices throughout the Eastern Cape Province.
- Conducted security audits, inspections, and threat and risk assessments (TRAs) across the provincial footprint.
- Investigated security breaches and submitted monthly security reports to senior management.
- Drafted access control directives and implemented security policies aligned to MISS and MPSS.
- Managed all electronic security systems and monitored contracted security companies against SLAs.
- Delivered safety awareness training and participated in OHS committee meetings.
- Coordinate emergency preparedness, evacuations and incident-response measures.
- Manage security services at departmental buildings, events and other identified sites.
- Monitor security contracts, budgets, procurement processes and service-level performance.
- Maintain liaison with SAPS, SSA, PSIRA and other relevant law-enforcement and security agencies.
- Promote security awareness among employees and provide regular performance and compliance reports to management.
Security Manager (Assistant Director Level) | SANDF Intelligence Corps at South African National Defence Force – Special Forces Headquarters (2007-01 – 2018-06)
Served as Security Manager at Special Forces HQ, Pretoria, with oversight of three elite units: School of Special Forces, 4 SF Regiment, and 5 SF Regiment.
- Drafted and implemented security policies; conducted quarterly security assessments across all three units.
- Conducted security threat and risk assessments (TRAs) and reported findings to the Officer Commanding.
- Investigated security breaches and liaised with SAPS, SSA, and Defence Intelligence.
- Presented the annual security budget to the Officer Commanding and managed expenditure.
- Delivered security awareness sessions to unit members and ensured ongoing compliance.
- Completed Officer Cadet Course (Botswana Defence Force) – awarded Leadership Award and Best International Student.
- Completed Officer Formative Course (SANDF); awarded Silver Leadership Commendation Certificate.
- Develop, implement and monitor military security policies, plans and procedures.
- Conduct security threat, vulnerability and risk assessments at military facilities.
- Manage physical security, access control, guarding, CCTV, alarms and perimeter protection.
- Protect classified information, military assets, personnel, weapons and sensitive installations.
- Coordinate personnel security screening, vetting and security-clearance processes.
- Investigate security breaches, theft, fraud, information leaks and other security incidents.
- Implement counterintelligence and operational security measures in collaboration with relevant military intelligence structures.
- Conduct security inspections, audits and compliance assessments.
