Our expert panelist is a seasoned and highly respected security practitioner in the country. Hermie was the Director for Compliance and Security for PMFTC (an affiliate of Philip Morris International) where he had strategically guided the company's compliance and integrity program in Philippines, Taiwan, Hongkong and Macau markets. He is a Certified NFPA 3000 PS Active Shooter/ Hostile Environment Response (ASHER) Program Specialist. He has also extensive experience in conducting threat, risk and Intelligence assessments.

For over six (6) years, Hermie was the Marshal of the Family Court of Australia who had the statutory responsibility for the personal security of the Judges and security of the Officers of the Court. He provided strategic leadership of the Court's security program for the ten (10) Registries and eleven (11) sub-Registries Australia-wide. He had trained at the US Marshals Service Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, USA on Court Security Management. Likewise, he had also spent time with the Threat Assessment Section of the Judicial Protection Division, US Marshals Service in Washington DC, USA.