Safeguarding Your People, Places & Reputation
What We Do
Lead Consulting is a proud Aotearoa, New Zealand based company, established in 2018. We are sought for our superior training and consultancy services, enabling organisations to safeguard their people, places and reputation from human risk.
Our people are New Zealand Government Licensed Security Consultants, Investigators, Physical & Personal Protection Specialists, and Document Servers.
We offer a range of specialist services to help manage your specific needs and risks. Check out our services below and contact us today to see how we can help.
I really think this course will also help build confidence and a 'safe feeling' within the team, as staff now feel better equipped to deal with challenging situations as they arise.
Supervisor/Course Participant, Local Govt. Agency
About Us
Craig Gilbert
Director
As the Director of Lead Consulting, Craig's services are underpinned by three decades of practical experience and Subject Matter Expertise.
He is sought for his engaging adult training skills in staff safety & security, de-escalation, emergency management, investigation, and leadership. He has delivered training to over 4000 staff in over 50 different organisations, including International Non-Govt Organisations, Central/Local Govt agencies and corporates alike.
Craig's extensive emergency management and security background has placed him in senior positions at both strategic and operational levels within Central and Regional Govt in New Zealand. These roles include as a Police Officer, Security Advisor and Emergency Management Advisor.
In his Security and Emergency Management Snr Advisor roles, he has assisted organisations to prepare, plan and respond to a wide range of critical situations. These include physical security assessments (including NZ Govt Protective Security Requirements), lockdown procedures, duress (panic) alarm plans, lone worker safety, operational security planning, trespass and protest management, etc.
Craig enjoyed more than 20 years as a NZ Police officer, as a Sergeant, Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) member, Detective, and Emergency Responder. He has led all manner of critical incident response, planning and prevention strategies. He has been involved in many Lockdown and Active Armed Offender situations, from training and planning, to emergency response.
As a workplace and administrative investigator, he has investigated a wide range of allegations including tenancy matters, Code of Conduct and policy breaches, sexual exploitation & abuse, harassment and information leaks. As a Detective, he has investigated all manner of criminal matters, from theft and extortion to robbery and homicide.
Craig is a certified adult trainer, with a Diploma in Policing. A qualified Police Detective, he is also certified in Incident Cause and Methodology (ICAM/Health & Safety) investigation. He is NZ Govt licensed in all aspects of investigation, security, protection and document service.
He is a member of the NZ Institute of Professional Investigators (NZIPI), NZ Security Association (NZSA), American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) & NZ Association for Training & Development (NZATD).
He is also a Surf Lifesaving Saving NZ (SLSNZ) volunteer lifeguard.
Craig has experienced many team cultures, mindsets, security incidents and human beings! He combines this with trusted integrity and discretion, to provide professional service that will add value to your organisation and the people who make it tick.
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