The document introduces four members of the HSAP TEAM FOR SENATE INQUIRY who will testify at a hearing into aviation security:
Roger Henning founded HSAP and co-developed the A1A system, bringing extensive experience in global security, counterterrorism, and crisis management. Michael Roach served 33 years protecting critical infrastructure and places of mass gatherings. Dr. Tony Zalezewski was a decorated police officer for 17 years and now advises on public safety risk mitigation globally. Andrew Shea leads Complex Institute of Education which can deliver A1A training nationally and has experience training over 30,000 students, including 6,000 for security of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
1. HSAP TEAM FOR SENATE INQUIRY
HSAP – AVSEC-1-ALERTTM SPECIALIST TEAM - 2015 SENATE
INQUIRY HEARING INTO AVIATION SECURITY
1145 Hours Friday 6 Feb 15 – Yarra Room, Melbourne Town Hall
NSW BASED:
ROGER HENNING - Founder and CEO of Homeland Security Asia/Pacific Pty Ltd
co-developed A1A with HSAP Director of Strategic Alliances, Michael Roach. Roger
has been sent on assignment to all of the countries of South and SE-Asia, by the
Australian Government. He flew on Air America missions during the Vietnam War;
and is a former Information Attaché’, at the Australian Embassy, Washington DC.
Roger has high echelon connections in the global security/intelligence sector. His
international experience includes crisis management, counter terrorism, commercial
aviation and protection of critical infrastructure across many industries. Roger
introduced biometric facial recognition technology across Asia/Pacific, capable of
matching a million mug shots a second, deployed at major airports. He has been
involved in the aftermath of more than 50 major incidents worldwide, including
terrorist bombings in the UK, India and Philippines. Roger was the Crisis Manager
flown into Port Arthur, Tasmania, before gunman Martin Bryant was apprehended.
MICHAEL ROACH – HSAP Director of Strategic Alliances is a strategic risk
consultant to industry and co-developer of A1A with Roger Henning. Michael served
33 years as an Australian Government Officer, with responsibility for protecting critical
infrastructure and places of mass gatherings. Michael’s extensive expertise includes
airport, transport and port security, risk threat assessments and reviews, senior crisis
management at a National Level, protective security and response. Michael has
worked on Counter Terrorism across all Government and key industry infrastructure
areas in Australia and overseas. His specialties are: systemic vulnerability
identification; integrated security design measures; infrastructure and whole of
industry protection, security awareness training, operational mitigation and security
build strategies and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design. His expertise
includes application and coordination of protective, IT and physical security measures
relevant to emerging threats and more recently consultation to EU on CBRNE Supply
Chain. He has lectured and delivered training on security in Australia and S.E. Asia.
2. VIC BASED:
DR TONY ZALEWSKI – Highly regarded worldwide as a public safety expert, Tony
was a decorated VICPOL officer for 17 years. Tony established the multi award-
winning Australian Institute of Public Safety (RTO) and developed a range of
vocational courses and higher education degrees. He contributed his unique public
safety experience to the development of A1A. Tony has four degrees including law,
criminology and the social sciences. His PhD was on systems of security and he
applies his knowledge across industry sectors locally and abroad including aviation.
He has vast experience in public safety risk mitigation; is often called as an expert
witness in major court cases and is in demand on the global speaker circuit. He has
exceptional top level connections in international law enforcement, aviation security,
airport management and critical infrastructure protection. He has long term consulting
relationships across Asia and the Pacific regions. Tony has provided public safety
services in every Australian State and Territory and many other countries.
ANDREW SHEA – CEO of award-winning Complex Institute of Education (CIE),
Andrew leads the resource development and compliance teams as a highly qualified
Australian training industry professional. He has overall management responsibility
for 175 staff; and delegating supervision of product development and quality
assurance and mapping of modules to meet Government requirements. CIE is a
specialised and long established Registered Training Organisation which has
invested significantly in the creation of a secure e-learning platform, to be utilised for
the delivery of A1A. CIE is registered nationally and can deliver A1A Australia wide.
CIE has trained over 30,000 students in Nationally Accredited Qualifications with
around 6000 security personnel trained in preparation for the Melbourne
Commonwealth Games. As well as extensive delivery experience in Australia CIE
delivers training in both India and the PRC and is responsible for the licensing and
delivery of A1A. The qualifications delivered by CIE meet regulatory requirements by
both educational regulators and for Aviation Security qualifications, bodies such as
the Office of Transport Protection. CIE has the demonstrated capacity to deliver A1A
via a range of modes including face-to-face, a blended face-to-face and eLearning
mode or securely via CIE’s secure e-learning portal.