The QRisk Vision - a safer world, one client at a time.

Our story so far

It started in 2011 with a simple vision of creating a safer world, one client at a time. Personal and workplace safety & security harm comes in all forms from what you can encounter in the everyday, to terrorising catastrophic events. We know - we have lived, trained for and worked through quite a number of them.

We believe that there is a better way to prepare and respond to harm than layering on more rules, providing superficial protection, ignoring the heart of the risk or putting everything through the complicator.

Our team come from different fields of expertise, bringing with it diversity and strength in service delivery. From our work in the Police, conflict zones, international personal protection, workplace and criminal investigations, workplace bullying prevention to aggressive customers, our common bond is empowering, educating and supporting people in safety, security and resilience.

We calmly approach investigations, safety & security risks and protection with simplicity & pragmatism. We love what we do, and we love helping our clients become more resilient. We want our clients to live life, travel, work and play knowing that their engagement with QRisk has made them safer and more awareness savvy in a changing world.

A safer world one client at a time - from investigating wrongdoing, to safeguarding you and your family, to providing security subject matter expertise and advice – QRisk is founded on our values of trust, alignment and confidence.

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QRiskTraining.Co

Our training website aligns to our vision of a “safer world one client at a time”. It ‘s where we provide courses on people safety & security through situational awareness. Visit the site to see our online courses which really do give your people life skills to keep them safe at work and beyond. At QRisk we are doers and trainers

Our People

Paul Walsh QSM - Partner

With high standards of professionalism and commitment, Paul is well qualified through a specialised career within the NZ Police and it’s Special Tactics Group.

With an ability to operate in culturally diverse communities, from conflict zones to the corporate world, Paul is an experienced leader in security planning, operations and critical incident management.

His international career is extensive with the undertaking of key protection and training roles in Europe, UK, Australia, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, East Africa, Asia, Afghanistan, Mexico and throughout South America.

Paul has oversight of all our Protective Security assignments and “Good Drills” training programs in NZ and the pacific.

Jaimee MCDonald - Training & Specialist Consultancy

Jaimee is a highly valued trainer and specialist consultant.

She was in the Police for 15 years serving as a frontline Sergeant, and as a Specialist Police Negotiator for 13 years. As part of her role within the Police Jaimee also spent time as a Staff Safety Tactical Trainer and a General trainer where she trained Police staff in tactical skills, legislation and best practise. Her ability to impart her knowledge and relate well to everyone she interacts is one of her best attributes.

Jaimee is a key trainer for our Good Drills & Good Space training programs. Her work commitments see her also deliver valuable training and support to Harrison Tew - our strategic partner.

Jayne Lapin - Partner

With empathy, practical design and professionalism, Jayne loves making great change happen together with our clients.

With over 20 years in financial and critical incident management industries she has led the delivery of complex and high-pressured solutions with heart, speed and pragmatism for individuals, one on one through to executive.

Jayne delivers the best outcomes for our clients through using her deep experience in people & operational leadership, training, incident management, and culture change to produce sustainable safety and security improvements.

Jamie Ewen - Lead Trainer | Consultant

And Jamie #2

Jamie brings a big dose of professionalism to both the operational and training side of the business.

With an extensive career inside the NZ police with most of that time spent in special operation teams Jamie is well qualified to lead the training in our ‘good drills” programs and provide specialist consultation and operational support.

He prides himself in delivering training in a way that is engaging and has an ability to build trust and confidence with the audience in a very short period of time. He takes his role as a trainer of particular skills and drills in what can be confronting environments very seriously - but himself not so much.

Lance Kennedy - Trainer | Investigator

Lance is a licensed private investigator with extensive senior and executive level leadership experience. This includes 26 years with NZ Police, and executive leadership roles with central and local government organisations.

His point of difference, drawn from experience, is his ability to identify at those very early stages the best strategy for the investigation to follow – he understands investigative process while having honed instincts in terms of knowing who to talk to, what they need to talk about, and most importantly, when to talk to them. His results speak for themselves with numerous employment investigations completed and the right outcomes being achieved in a matter of weeks, not months or years at huge costs, as is often the case.

Lance is also an experienced public speaker and had led discussions and training sessions across a range of different activities for several organisations.

Our Trusted team of Operators

We have a number of highly experienced specialists that create trust and confidence, and have expertise across our range of services. You will be impressed by their pedigree.

Our security operators come from the most well trained units of the NZ Police and NZ Defense Force.

If you require our services - then the team we put on it is trusted to deliver.

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Our Values

Trust

We aim to build trust with our clients quickly. We think it is the highest value you can have. Part of that trust is developed by listening and understanding your needs, communicating openly and delivering the outcome. What we say we will do. You can trust that.

Alignment

Alignment in thinking and values is key. We don't necessarily need to agree on all matters and healthy challenge is good - but alignment in desired outcomes is necessary. We like to work with people that think this same way.

Confidence

We aim to provide confidence to our clients quickly. This is not through waffle and false statements of expertise and bravado, it is through delivery of a high-impact consultancy where we take our work seriously.