Andrew Murray,
Executive Director - Public Safety
Andrew is the Executive Director (Public Safety) and founder of ERMS Group. Andrew has a firm background in law enforcement, investigations, security management, public safety, emergency response and protective intelligence after over 20 years’ experience in public and private sector organisations.
Prior to starting ERMS, Andrew has held various positions in both public and private sector of where he was responsible for operational risk assessments, investigations (criminal and civil), facilitation of training and development workshops, development and facilitation of emergency and security exercises, as well as providing strategic, operational and tactical security and emergency management services.
Andrew has previously been involved in investigations, utilising skilled investigative techniques to assist civil and criminal matters for a number of different organisations (government and private enterprise) Andrew is the former Vice-President for the Oceania Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers, a position that he held for 5 years.
Areas of expertise
Emergency, crisis and security exercise development and facilitation;
Strategic, operational and tactical emergency management
Investigations and Intelligence analysis;
Security and public safety coordination; and
Risk and vulnerability assessments.
Patrice Brandenburg-Wallace,
Director - Operations
Patrice Brandenburg-Wallace, brings to ERMS 15 years Event Management and Event Operations Management Experience, in the private and public sectors. Alongside her event experience, she has skills in Business Management, Workplace Health and Safety/ Risk Management (plan writing, reviewing, implementation), Stakeholder Management skills.
Patrice has a wealth of experience with community based not-for-profit organisations, specifically in the management of Agricultural events.
She has a background in the entertainment industry as a stage manager, lighting and sound designer and operator and holds an Advanced Diploma of Live Production, Theatre and Events (Technical Production), Certificate IV Workplace Health and Safety and Certificate IV Training and Assessment.
Patrice has been actively involved with educating and training event professionals in all aspects of event operations as well as risk and emergency management in an event/festival context
Areas of Expertise
Event operations management;
Emergency management planning;
Training and assessing;
Compliance advisory;
Public safety coordination; and
Organisational management