Our Team of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Specialists

After several years in the commercial sector, Jane co-founded Arcanum in 2008. She has an MBA in International Management and an MSc in Information Assurance from Royal Holloway and is a Fellow of the British Computer Society. She is a highly experienced cyber security subject matter expert and is one of less than a dozen people with two Lead NCSC Certified Cyber Professional qualifications.

As an Officer in the Army Reserve, Jane was the first woman to command the Land Information Assurance Group, the Army’s largest Cyber Security Unit.

Lawrie co-founded Arcanum in 2008 after retiring from full time service in the British Army. He is qualified as a Lead Security & Information Risk Advisor and Senior Auditor under the NCSC Certified Professional scheme.

He has specialised in ISTAR and Defence related communications and information projects and has extensive knowledge of Government and MOD security policies and is fully cognisant of the latest technical cyber security and cryptographic mitigation measures.

Jasmine is one of Arcanum’s first employees, joining as Business Manager in 2010. Due to the rapid growth of the company, Jasmine now specialises in supporting all Finance and HR business activities in the company.

Jasmine served for 22 years in the British Army as a Senior Manager in Human Resources, Administration and Accountancy, and held Personal Assistant positions to Senior Level Staff. She loves the outdoors, enjoying hillwalking and devotes her spare time to gardening, building Projects and looking after her dogs and horses.

Marie joined Arcanum in 2018.  Marie focusses on forming strategic partnerships and has expanded our work into new sectors such as Critical National Infrastructure.  Marie manages our partner relationships and enterprise clients.

She has had an extensive career in IT services business development and client management for over 25 years. She has acted as a consultant to UK Government and has successfully managed contracts for global banks, high street retailers and the MoD.

Laurie Joined Arcanum early 2021, heading up the IT Department as the IT Systems Manager.

Laurie has over 15 years Technical Project Management experience gained as an IT & Communications Specialist.

Laurie has served 11 years in the British Army.

Olwen joined Arcanum in 2021 as our Marketing Executive. Olwen is responsible for ensuring all marketing activities, particularly social media and website, reflect and support our Sales and Marketing plan and the Arcanum brand.

Olwen graduated with a BA Hons in marketing & Advertising Management degree in 2018, and has since had experience in business development and marketing within the third sector before joining Arcanum.

Fiona joined the company in February 2022 from a Business Development background within the Financial Sector, and has gained IT and Cyber Security experience through her engagements with clients looking for Security Awareness Programmes.

Outside of work Fiona spends her free time looking after two Springer Spaniels and planning holidays to soak up the sun.

Joanne joined Arcanum as Security and Business Support Officer after an extensive career in Office Management & Administration. In these roles she provided Business support to Directors and Managers across both private and public sectors.  She is experienced in Project Management, HR and Payroll with an HNC in Social Housing Studies and CIPD Level 3 in HR.

In her spare time, Joanne enjoys watching rugby with family and friends, swimming and popping to the Gym. She also played Netball in the Premier Division for many years for the Newport & District League.

As a Principal Consultant, Chris supports Arcanum’s consultants with their projects and Quality Assurance processes. He is an NCSC Head Consultant and ISO-IEC 27001 Lead Auditor in addition to many other industry leading qualifications.

Outside of work Chris is a volunteer to the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, helping youth organisations.  He has a keen interest in RAF history and aviation archaeology; he has written and published a number of articles on the subject.

Nicola is Arcanum’s lead on Governance, Risk & Compliance and Data Protection. She has worked for a diverse group of clients from the MOD to Trusts and Charities, helping them to navigate the recent changes to data protection legislation.

Nicola comes from a military background. She is passionate about technology education and volunteers to deliver tech sessions to young people, parents and those older individuals who are technology late starters. Her other passion is promoting cyber security career opportunities for women.

Mark joined Arcanum in 2019 after a career as a Royal Marine senior communications specialist. He significantly adds to Arcanum’s wide knowledge base, especially in radio spectrum and encryption management.

Mark is a highly motivated individual who puts the needs of others before himself and has a passion for making a positive difference in every task he’s given. Outside of work, Mark is a keen Kendoka – a student of Japanese sword fighting and an avid fan of DC and Marvel.

Dean Bailey has been with Arcanum since 2019 as a Cyber Consultant. He has vast experience in delivering IT security assurance to the MOD, high level Government departments and international organisations.

Dean is a former Royal Air Force Information Communications Technician with over 30 years’ experience.

Chris joined Arcanum in 2019. He is CompTIA and CISSP trained and provides sound risk management and treatment to a wide variety of information systems. He is a specialist within the maritime and aviation domains of UK Defence. He is currently studying towards an MSc in Cyber Security.

A former aircrew officer of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm, he has served as a helicopter observer and as an operations officer on the UK’s largest ever warship. Away from the office, Chris enjoys a range of outdoor pursuits and playing golf.

Robert joined Arcanum in 2020. Known as Bobby, he brings the company vast experience with information assurance and security surveying in the Critical National Infrastructure and Defence domains.

Bobby is an ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor, is a Certified Cyber Professional (CCP), Cyber Security/Information Assurance Auditor and Security Information Risk Advisor (SIRA). In addition, we benefit from his operational experience of 12 years as a British Army counter-intelligence specialist.

Sam joined Arcanum as a Cyber Consultant in 2021. Before joining Arcanum, Sam had worked in Information Security for 10 years, delivering consultancy work to a range of clients from government departments to commercial companies.

Sam is an ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor and a Senior Certified Cyber Professional (SCCP) Security Information Risk Advisor (SIRA). This recognition demonstrates his expertise and competency in security risk advice and comprehensive security risk assessments.

Salma has carried out a vast range of forensic examinations of computers, servers, mobile devices and other digital devices in support of both the criminal justice system and private organisations. She has gained valuable experience in the last year predominantly in Computer investigations. She has BSc (hons) in Computer Forensics where she developed an interest in Mac Forensics.

In her free time she enjoys baking.