Kevin William Ellis

2012 Emigrated to Australia, and founded Perception Services which is a vibrant company looking to raise awareness in individual, corporate, private companies and Government agencies to better manage risk.

Worked with NT police, NT Dept of Corrections, NT Remote Health Branch, G4S and Buddi.

2018-19 Employed to review and initiate a programme in South Australia Youth Justice detention centre to manage extreme situations.

2019 - Delivered a presentation to the members of the American Standards Training and Management committee in Washington USA.
2020 -Provided a report on a state of readiness following an Ombudsman complaint relating to poor treatment of inmates within the YJ system.

2020 Employed as part of a team to review the state of Readiness on St Vincents hospital Darlinghurst NSW.

• Employed as a General Manager by the largest security company in the world to manage the Electronic Monitoring project for the Northern Territory government, this included liaising with key stakeholders up to Ministers level maintaining a very strong customer focus, problem-solving and sound communication. The role also required extensive research and development in one of the most environmentally hostile parts of Australia. Thinking outside the box to establish new and sustainable ways to manage predominantly indigenous offenders who live in rural communities.
• The contract increased its sales by 200%.
• Answerable to CEO G4S Australia and also the Commissioner NT Corrections and key stakeholders.

• Project consultant for the implementation of Electronic Monitoring (EM) for the Northern Territory government. Responsible for the taking on of a project that had not progressed since 2010. Kevin’s role was to Co-ordinate the EM requirements of multiple agencies including police and work with the nominated project managers to assist in overcoming the obstacles that were preventing the project moving forward.
• Kevin’s role consisted of advising on establishing Governance, Project Plan and the procurement request for tender. This required liaising with selected companies and preparing select tender application through the state procurement board and the Ministers office.

• Following meeting with Northern Territory Police Executive Board, was employed as a consultant on Public Order protective equipment and consulted on all doctrine, equipment and training requirements to establish from scratch a response facility.
• On successful tender application, developed the training doctrine based on the executive board threat and risk assessment. Trained all members of their Tactical teams in all tactical options to deal with their proposed risk assessment. Developed internal trainers to continue the program.
• Developing Training curriculum and advising on security and public disorder issues both operationally and strategically.
• June – July 2013 – second part - Northern Territory Police
• Developing Evidence Gathering Teams in Northern Territory Police, to work with police to establish how they can best obtain video evidence in high-risk situations. Designed and implemented an Evidence gathering course to achieve this.

• Overall responsibility for the management of the development unit responsible for training of recruits operationally.
• The managerial role had overall management responsibility of 16 managers & 50 staff constables and at times up to 50 recruits, responsible for the bringing together of 8 separate departments into one common service but located at strategic points around the force area
• Responsible for all welfare issues for staff, including follow ups on supervisor checks, investigations and support.
• Responsible for poor performance for managers including discipline.
• Responsible for poor performance for all staff including recruits, chaired the performance review liaised with HR and prepared evidence for tribunal.
• Responsible for all occupational health and safety including assaults and injuries to staff and venue assessments. Set up station inspections and regular OHS checks and chaired internal OHS meetings. Established training strategy for organisation.
• Identified operational gaps that potentially could provide risk to organisation
• Mentored and developed staff
• Facilitated leadership course for promotion
• Sat on selection committee for recruitment.
• Leadership and Management through large scale operational change including dramatic budget cuts. Redundancies etc.

• Returned to Thames Valley Operations department following secondment with NPIA and was tasked with setting up with the management of the Operational Leadership project for front line Sergeants and Inspectors.
• Managed the day to day running of ongoing operations that required shift rosters, assessments, manning and overtime levels.
• Compiled and run operational incidents, events and conducted and debriefs for major incidents
• Over the year developed and delivered a package for trainers to deliver to all staff relating to how the force can improve its way of dealing with critical and major incidents. Maintained a tactical advisor role in public order incidents.
• Utilised by the International Academy NPIA training senior commanders Abi Dhabi, Qatar in dealing with critical/major incidents.
• Conducted Risk assessments on venues and events as part of the operations department secondary role.
• Manned Gold control as part of the operations team in cases of serious incident.
• Developed awareness training for outside charities and organisations that have concerns re lone workers.
• Utilised as a national expert by the independent police complaints committee (IPCC) to review deaths in custody and provide reports and give evidence in coroner court and other legal venues.

• Employed as a national advisor in areas of Public Order and high-risk incidents and events, chaired many national and some international working group projects looking at improving management of disorder/disasters at all levels.
• Managed individual projects relating to the development of senior commander programs. The researching and developing of good practice, taken from the numerous incidents around the world.
• Rewrote the Advanced Public Order Commanders Course which was then struggling with attendance and content; rewrote and developed the exercises and introduced additional areas including commander talks – discussion on moral dilemmas.
• Introduced the use of Gold Commanders to work alongside the facilitators and the course achieved a 100% satisfaction return over the 18 courses run. Wrote and developed the national objectives on the use of Forward Intelligence Trained Officers in Public Order situations, and the use of Evidence Gathering Teams.
• Co-ordinated the development of the PILOT schemes and established national standards. Developed and wrote the policing events project, this was designed for commanders who will be commanding at Bronze and Silver level at large public gatherings such as musical, sporting and spontaneous events.
• Developed and delivered two PILOT courses which received superb feedback from the NPIA Quality Assurance Department as part of their national assurance process.
• Worked on the initial stages of the National Public Order Manual project, Tactical Advisors Project before handing over on Kevin’s departure to others,
• Advised many Police forces on their strategic intentions for specific events and formed part of the inspection team developing the National Standards for Training delivery. Facilitated on all large-scale exercises using HYDRA simulation and MINERVA
• Kevin has also delivered and Scoped training requirements in Cyprus, Australia, Abi Dhabi.
• On leaving the NPIA Kevin received Commendation for outstanding work and two separate letters of appreciation from the National Lead Chief Constable Med Hughes Head of the ACPO Conflict Management Portfolio as well as Chief Constable Sue Simm, Head of the ACPO National Public Order Working Group.
• Conducted high profile structured debriefs throughout the United Kingdom
• Achievements
• Rewrite of the ACPO Project
• Writing the Policing Events Project
• Set the standards for the National deployment of FIT/ EGT
• Received Commendation for outstanding work
• 2 signed letters of appreciation from the heads of UK National Public Order working groups.

• 2002 – 2005 Firearms Instructor
• Nationally accredited Firearms Instructor responsible for delivering tactical firearms training and advice to senior commanders, tactical teams, armed response and protection officers.
• Sat as founder member of the TASER/ less than lethal working group, responsible for the introduction, medical review and the introduction to the UK and the development of the TASER training programme based on the UK policing models, culture and laws.
• Provided briefs for Members of Parliament as part of TASER introduction. Qualified as a Master TASER Instructor running all the initial instructor courses, both in-force and around United Kingdom policing.
• Sat on Less Lethal working group looking at alternative ways to deal with violence.
• Achievements
• Developed competency-based initial and tactical course which restructured assessment procedures, improving performance and pass rates
• Ensuring all areas of Occupational Health and Safety are strictly adhered too.
• Presented to Home Office & Ministers and courses, subsequently rolled-out nationwide
• Awarded Certificate of Excellence for applying local competencies to a national framework
• Presented with Performance Group Achievement Award for achieving excellence in the delivery of competency-based operational training and for significant contribution to the development and improvement of national training programmes relating to dealing with serious and critical incidents.
• • Member of National Committee set up to implement TASER and Less Lethal options into wider United Kingdom policing.
• Operational Planner/Tactical Advisor
• 2000 – 2002
• Following a major incident (gas leak) and poor evacuation procedure, assumed responsibility for contingency planning for all major evacuations of Milton Keynes town centre, re-writing the police policy, procedure and contingency plans working with multi agency resposne.
• Developed contingency plans for the evacuation of high-risk prisoners and dealing with spontaneous protests.
• Carried out a series of threat/risk assessments on companies under threat from protest groups/extremism, recommending a series of safety protocols and then ensured those protocols were tested and suitable.
• Simultaneously developed the STREETCRAFT concept for shift work and due to its immediate success, was posted to the force Operations Department to test and introduce the concept to the wider police arena.
• Managed Occupational health and safety assessments on organisational practice including equipment storage.
• Grievance and Bullying trained (NPIA)
• Diversity trained (NPIA)
• Achievements
• Successfully ran 2 large scale testing exercises with multi-agencies and key partners including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear CBRN incidents.
• Concept rolled-out across Thames Valley and is still in use today
• Successfully planned and advised on series of sell-out events at Milton Keynes Bowl. Received Commendation for this
• Received Individual Shrivalty Award for outstanding contribution to Policing 2002
• Public Order Instructor & Tactical Advisor
• 1993 – 2000 (continuously used till 2010)
• Establishing effective procedures for handling pre-planned and spontaneous domestic extremism attacks including risk assessments of organisations targeted by extremists
• Carrying out risk assessments on major sporting and musical events and producing operation orders to combat associated incidents
• Advising senior commanders on tactical options for risk scenarios and preparing operation orders to direct police and multi-agency responses with de-briefing as necessary
• Advising British Standards Institute on development of protective equipment for frontline police and military in UK and Northern Ireland
• Developed and implemented police trainer’s programmes on personal safety
• Ensuring all public order officers were fully trained in Levels 1 to 3 Tactics
• Achievements
• Awarded 2 senior officer Commendations
• Achieved International Status Instructor in all aspects of personal safety
• • Actively involved in formulation of national working group for implementation of self-defence PR24 baton, CS incapacitant and CapTor PAVA synthetic ‘pepper’ spray
• • Founder member of Thames Valley Police Staff Safety and Clothing Committee
• • Developed training programme for senior nursing staff at Broadmoor Hospital on managing hostage and disorder situations within mental health including Control and Restraint (C&R)
• • Developed national package and manual to advise ACPO Senior Officers on staff safety

Originally trained as a soldier serving on active service in Northern Ireland as a member of Her Majesty’s armed forces in 1979, Kevin worked in the operational command room of HMP Maze one of the most high-profile locations in Northern Ireland during a time of increased political unrest. Kevin became the advanced signal sergeant for the gunnery battery and held responsibility for all communication requirements.