Idaho crowd control expert witnesses analyze planning, staffing, and use-of-force decisions in public gatherings and high-traffic venues. They often come from law enforcement command, event security management, and emergency management backgrounds, with technical focus on de-escalation and incident command. In Idaho, their work reflects Boise-area events and rural response constraints. They evaluate crowd dynamics, training standards, and operational compliance.
Major Event Security & Risk Management Expert Witness
Major Event Security & Risk Management Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $275/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $325/hr
This expert is an accomplished security and risk management consultant within the international major events environment. He has over 15 years of security planning and operational management for major events, including the Baku 2015 European Games, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, 6 Olympic Games, 2010 G8 & G20 Summit (Toronto) and from his experience as an Australian Army Special Forces officer. He has been considered a leader in strategies and operational solutions to align and integrate Event Organizing Committees with Government Security Authorities, Police and the private security sector within complex, multi-agency, major event environments. He has led and managed multi-national project teams in Azerbaijan, USA, Greece, Italy, Canada and the UK, and has also worked on projects in Qatar & Russia. An accomplished technical writer, he has supported six Host City Bids as the lead writer for the Host City Bid Book (Safety and Security) including two successful Host City campaigns - Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. He is a regular lecturer and contributing writer on Major Event Security and Event Risk Management and has been engaged as an Expert Witness on security and risk management. In 2015, he was invited to join the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) World Board of Directors.
Principal, An event risk management consultancy in QC
Graduate, Royal Military College, Australia
Verdun,
Idaho