With over 22 years’ experience spanning frontline emergency response, emergency management, interagency operations and capability development, Ryan brings deep real–world operational, systems and technology expertise to C2 Operations. Across a career covering frontline response, incident and interagency operations, and senior strategic risk and capability leadership. Ryan has developed the practical skills and operational insight required to translate emergency management strategy, systems and technology into outcomes that work in real–world environments.
Ryan commenced his career in frontline roles across firefighting, paramedicine, bush fire mitigation and Defence medical capability, before progressing into leadership, interagency and senior strategic planning roles. He has worked within, and alongside, a wide range of emergency management organisations and authorities across Australia, including fire and rescue services, ambulance services, police, emergency operations centres, land management agencies, Defence and statutory emergency management bodies. He applies his tertiary qualifications in emergency management to the design and delivery of complex preparedness, mitigation and response programs across diverse operational contexts.
His experience includes developing and implementing state–level community disaster risk reduction programs, leading interagency mitigation initiatives for fire authorities and land managers, delivering complex emergency planning for private sector organisations, and overseeing large–scale physical capability and workforce development programs, including leadership roles within one of Australia’s largest bushfire mitigation workforces.
Outside the public sector, Ryan has held senior operational roles within major technology based private health and crisis response organisations and is the founder of Emertrix, an emerging digital emergency management platform focused on improving preparedness, compliance and operational readiness through technology–enabled systems. This combination of frontline experience, strategic leadership and technology–driven capability development enables Ryan to bridge physical and digital emergency management domains. Within C2 Operations, he supports the development of practical, scalable capability across planning, operations, training, exercises and systems, helping client organisations strengthen preparedness, performance and confidence before, during and after complex events.
