Engineering consultancy, Norman Disney & Young has added another first to its list of accolades, having the first female in Australia to achieve Security Construction Equipment Committee (SCEC) endorsement.
Melbourne based Security Services Consultant Roshan John recently achieved this high level security clearance – an endorsement requiring stringent criteria are met – unaware of her unique status.
“It wasn’t until I recently attended a SCEC function that I was informed of my status as the first woman in Australia to be awarded SCEC endorsement.” John said.
“It is a significant honour for me personally and an important coup for NDY as an organisation, particularly given our ever increasing specialised Defence and Government work.”
SCEC is the interdepartmental committee responsible for the evaluation of security equipment for use by Australian Government departments and agencies.
SCEC reports to Attorney Generals Protective Security Policy Committee which was established by the Australian Government to develop and establish guidelines for protection of Australian Government resources.
“SCEC oversees government infrastructure jobs both in Australia and overseas and provides an opportunity to potentially ply our expertise on a global scale,” she said.
“Being an SCEC endorsed consultant allows you to take a much more holistic view of a facility.
“You really drill the architecture and services on all the design elements and materials used and not just electronic security but also physical structure security considerations, right down to the finer details such as glass, wall finishes and even blinds.”
Satisfying the requirement for practical on-site experience and consultancy expertise was an important component of Roshan achieving SCEC endorsement.
The endorsement allows Roshan to work on high-level security Defence and government infrastructure jobs, such as ATO projects.