An experienced International security professional in the management of a wide range of civilian and military risk scenarios, primarily gained in Asia, middle East and UK. Employment, includes strategic positions in a range of sectors, law enforcement agencies, government and private sector. Positions involved security hazard identification in a variety of prohibitive security risk contexts. With an MSc (merit) in Counter Terrorism Studies, Ms Rafferty is in the 2nd year of a PhD research degree in Criminology and Sociology at Abertay University. She recently attended the DSA NATSEC (Asia) seminar in Malaysia (2022).