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Prevent harm. Protect value. Prove diligence.

The systems side of culture, psychosocial risk, and high-stakes negotiation.

30+ years building regulator-ready culture systems, negotiation playbooks, and psychosocial-risk controls that boards and investigators respect.

Results at a glance

Pre-regulation
Psychosocial controls designed years before mandates
90+ indicators
Board-grade risk-culture indicators & dossiers
High-stakes
Negotiation & mediation that keep projects moving
Data collected via Alchemer

Selected outcomes

PEMEX: Avoided industrial-action threats by combining negotiation expertise, culture-risk analysis, and a time-to-agreement strategy — delivering continuity across key change initiatives.

Aramco: During the period of Aramco’s IPO on Tadawul, mentored leaders and consultants on culture-risk and supported negotiations that enabled program delivery and alignment across functions and partners.

QDoE: Adopted 14+ recommendations to uplift the psychosocial-risk management framework, including stronger confidentiality for incidents related to psychosocial hazards and risks.

Results reflect multi-factor programs and collaborations; the contributions above describe my role within broader initiatives.

What leaders say

“The best culture transformation we have experienced at this company.”
— Senior Vice President & CFO, Aramco

What I do

  • Psychosocial Risk & Culture Diagnostics — COPSOQ, SHEQ, OCAS, WFBS; risk indicators with thresholds; anonymity built-in; regulator-aligned reporting.
  • Procedural Justice — defensible complaint handling, triage, investigations, and remediation so processes are fair, transparent, and auditable.
    Acknowledge ≤24h • Triage ≤48h • Findings ≤21d
  • Negotiation & Mediation — leverage mapping, rehearsal, and live counsel for high-stakes agreements.
  • Assurance & Governance — board-grade indicators and regulator-ready dossiers that prove duty-of-care and cut litigation exposure and reputational drag.

Signature products

  • Procedural Justice Framework™ — Defensible processes, external investigations, speak-up handling and remediation strategies, aligned with international standards (e.g., ILO C190, UNGPs) and WHS psychosocial Codes of Practice.
  • Culture Risk Diagnostic™ — Forensic mapping of hotspots with early-warning indicators.
  • SHSARC™ / RCABH™ — Critical controls for sexual harassment, aggression, bullying & harassment — outputs are Prevention Plans that withstand scrutiny.

Partner for data management & privacy

Data collection via Alchemer with enterprise-grade security (SOC 2, ISO 27001, AES-256 at rest / TLS in transit, AWS). Retention policies are configurable to client requirements. Security White Paper →

Selected engagements

  • Qld Department of Education — department-wide psychosocial-risk framework & COPSOQ rollout.
  • Sunwater — board-level risk-culture indicators for decision-making.
  • Newcrest — uplifted psychosocial governance & response.
  • Suncorp — risk-culture metrics adopted by board & executive.
  • Aramco — culture-risk and transformation work during the IPO period; led key negotiations.

Credentials

  • PhD – OB (UQ); MBR – OB (RMIT)
  • COSO (ERM & Internal Control); Certified Director & Board Secretary (GCC BDI); WHS Diploma (TAFE NSW)
  • Awards: Academy of Management & British Academy of Management Best Paper
  • Memberships: American Psychology Association (APA); Gladstone Engineering Alliance (GEA); The Resolution Institute
  • Ex Aramco, Ex Deloitte, Ex Pemex

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