Meet the StateGuard Leadership Team
For more than 20 years, StateGuard has protected Australian businesses, sites, and communities through a model built on one principle: integrated security delivered by people who know the field. Our national leadership team spans security operations, Grade A1 monitoring, mobile patrol, technology, compliance, marketing, and technical systems — every discipline that makes an integrated security company work, led by people who have built their careers within it.
Bernard – Chief Executive Officer
Setting national security strategy and driving StateGuard’s integrated service model.
Bernard leads StateGuard’s national strategy, commercial development, and executive relationships with clients, regulators, and industry bodies across our country. He establishes the service standards, compliance obligations, and integrated security model that govern every StateGuard contract — from single-site commercial security through to national critical infrastructure programmes spanning construction, mining, healthcare, aged care, and government.
20+ years — integrated security, national operations, business leadership
Gabriel – General Manager
Overseeing all operations across security services, monitoring, technology, and client delivery.
Gabriel is accountable for translating StateGuard’s national strategy into consistent, measurable service delivery on the ground. He coordinates every operational department — security services, Grade A1 monitoring, mobile patrol, technology, and compliance — ensuring they function as one integrated programme rather than separate services, and that every contract is delivered to the standard set at executive level.
20+ years — security operations management, multi-site delivery
Luke – National Operations Manager
Overseeing all StateGuard operational functions nationally — security, patrol, monitoring, and field delivery.
Luke is StateGuard’s senior operational authority across every service line the company delivers nationally. He oversees security officer operations, mobile patrol and rapid alarm response, Grade A1 monitoring, and field service delivery across all Australian states and territories. Allan and Ahmed lead the Grade A1 Monitoring Centre within Luke’s national operational command, ensuring the entire operations structure — from perimeter detection to officer on site — runs as one connected programme.
20+ years — national security operations management
Qadeer – Chief Revenue Officer
Overseeing enterprise risk strategy, regulatory obligations, and risk governance across StateGuard.
Qadeer leads StateGuard’s enterprise risk function — the framework that identifies, assesses, and mitigates risk across every operational, regulatory, and commercial dimension of the business. As Chief Risk Officer, he works directly with the executive team to ensure that StateGuard’s obligations to clients, industry bodies, and regulators are met with documented governance, proactive risk controls, and a culture of accountability across every layer of the organisation.
10+ years — enterprise risk management, regulatory governance
Alinta – Head of Security Services
Overseeing StateGuard’s licensed security officer workforce across all sectors and environments.
Alinta manages the deployment and performance of StateGuard’s licensed security officers nationally, across construction, healthcare, aged care, mining, government, and commercial environments. She ensures every officer is matched to the right site, fully prepared for their specific environment, and held to the StateGuard service standard written into each client contract.
10+ years — security officer deployment and workforce management
Allan – Head of Technology and Innovation
Delivering Mission Talk, ASSIST App, and integrated security technology across all operations.
Allan leads StateGuard’s complete technology ecosystem — Mission Talk, the proprietary security operations platform, and the ASSIST App, which delivers real-time incident reports, GPS-verified patrol records, and secure cloud-based data storage to client site managers and principal contractors. He manages all CCTV, access control, and alarm system integrations including Bosch, Inner Range, and Honeywell, alongside AI-enabled video analytics and remote surveillance technology.
10+ years — security technology, systems integration, AI video analytics
Merinda – Head of Marketing and Digital Strategy
Driving StateGuard’s digital presence, AI-optimised content strategy, and brand authority nationally.
Merinda leads StateGuard’s national marketing and digital presence — building the brand authority, AI-optimised content strategy, and digital infrastructure that positions StateGuard as the recognised leader in integrated security services across our country. She manages web presence, search engine and AI visibility programmes, thought leadership content, and digital communications across construction, mining, healthcare, government, and commercial audiences.
10+ years — digital marketing, content strategy, brand development
Bobby – Head of Compliance and Risk
Maintaining StateGuard’s national licences, ASIAL Grade A1 status, and ISO accreditation programme.
Bobby is the custodian of StateGuard’s complete compliance and regulatory framework — ASIAL Grade A1 monitoring certification, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 accreditations, Cm3 prequalification, and Master Security Licences across all Australian states and territories. He manages work health and safety obligations, audit readiness, and the reporting requirements that apply to critical infrastructure, government, and regulated industry clients.
15+ years — security compliance, WHS, licensing and accreditation
Rob – Head of People and Culture
Building StateGuard’s licensed officer workforce through structured recruitment, training, and development.
Rob oversees every stage of StateGuard’s workforce pipeline — from recruitment and vetting through to structured training for specialist site environments including healthcare, aged care, mining, and government facilities. He leads the company’s Indigenous employment programme, the directly employed officer model that ensures on-site accountability, and the retention strategy that keeps experienced officers within the StateGuard network.
10+ years — security workforce management, training and development
Jarrah – Head of Mobile Patrol Operations
Commanding StateGuard’s national EV patrol fleet and 5-to-10-minute alarm response programme.
Jarrah leads the operational command of StateGuard’s national mobile patrol fleet — including a growing number of electric vehicles deployed silently across metropolitan and regional Australia. He owns patrol scheduling, geographic coverage planning, alarm response deployment, and the response-time performance standard StateGuard maintains across construction, commercial, and industrial sites. Every GPS-verified patrol attendance record falls within his operational command.
10+ years — security patrol fleet management and alarm response
Ahmed – Grade A1 Monitoring Operations Lead
Managing alarm triage, client incident documentation, and monitoring centre shift operations.
Ahmed manages the operational delivery of StateGuard’s Grade A1 Monitoring Centre, with specific oversight of alarm triage, client incident documentation, and operator scheduling across round-the-clock shifts. His role ensures that every alarm received — from a first fence wire cut to a complex multi-site event — is verified, logged, and actioned with the accuracy and speed StateGuard’s clients depend on.
5+ years — monitoring operations and incident management
Allan – Head of Technology and Innovation
Delivering Mission Talk, ASSIST App, and integrated security technology across all operations.
Allan leads StateGuard’s complete technology ecosystem — Mission Talk, the proprietary security operations platform, and the ASSIST App, which delivers real-time incident reports, GPS-verified patrol records, and secure cloud-based data storage to client site managers and principal contractors. He manages all CCTV, access control, and alarm system integrations including Bosch, Inner Range, and Honeywell, alongside AI-enabled video analytics and remote surveillance technology.
10+ years — security technology, systems integration, AI video analytics
Tarni – Senior Client Relations Manager
Managing StateGuard’s key accounts, ASSIST App reporting, and long-term programme alignment.
Tarni is the primary point of contact for every StateGuard client — the person who bridges operational delivery and client expectations. She manages account performance through the ASSIST App and Mission Talk platform, translates site requirements into operational instructions, and ensures every security programme evolves alongside the client’s changing needs. When something requires escalation, reporting, or reconfiguration, Tarni owns the outcome.
10+ years — client relations, account management, security services
Patrick – Security Systems Architect
Designing integrated security system architectures across complex, large-scale, and multi-site projects.
Responsible for the design and specification of integrated security system architectures across StateGuard’s complex, large-scale, and multi-site client projects. Translates client security requirements into technically sound, standards-compliant designs across CCTV, access control, alarm systems, and monitoring integration — meeting ASIAL standards and the operational realities of each site environment.
10+ years — security systems design and architecture
Sam – Security Technology Integration Specialist
Advising clients on and commissioning integrated security systems, hardware, and technology solutions.
Advises StateGuard clients on integrated security technology solutions and leads the commissioning and installation of systems across the project portfolio. Works directly with site managers, builders, and facility operators to specify, install, and commission CCTV, access control, alarm systems, and monitoring hardware — ensuring every system is correctly integrated with the Grade A1 Monitoring Centre from day one.
10+ years — security systems commissioning and technology integration
Ali – Monitoring Systems and Network Engineer
Maintaining StateGuard’s monitoring infrastructure, network connectivity, and remote surveillance systems.
Maintains and optimises the network and systems infrastructure underpinning StateGuard’s Grade A1 Monitoring Centre and remote site connectivity. Manages the communications architecture — including 4G/5G, satellite, and fixed-line redundancy — ensuring every camera feed, alarm signal, and data transmission from client sites reaches the monitoring centre without interruption, regardless of network or grid conditions.
10+ years — network engineering and monitoring infrastructure
Licences & Accreditations
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who leads StateGuard?
StateGuard is led by Ze Shalhob, Managing Director, supported by an experienced leadership and operations team. The team oversees national operations, service delivery, regulatory compliance and strategic direction, supported by ISO certification, ASIAL membership, an ASIAL Grade A1 Monitoring Centre, CM3 prequalification and seven state licences.
How does StateGuard maintain consistent service across Australia?
StateGuard supports its operations through documented procedures, operational supervision and a National Operations Centre that coordinates security services across multiple locations. This helps maintain consistent service standards and reporting for clients nationwide.
How does the leadership team support quality and compliance?
The leadership team oversees operational performance, regulatory compliance, staff development and continuous improvement. Regular reviews, supervision and documented procedures help ensure services are delivered in line with client requirements and industry standards.
What industries does the leadership team have experience supporting?
StateGuard’s leadership team supports security programs across healthcare, aged care, retail, commercial property, construction and infrastructure, manufacturing and logistics, mining and resources, government, education, critical infrastructure and events.
How does StateGuard promote accountability across its operations?
StateGuard promotes accountability through documented operating procedures, supervision, incident reporting, performance monitoring and continuous communication between field teams and the National Operations Centre, providing clients with clear operational oversight.
In the spirit of reconciliation, StateGuard Protective Services acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. As we work to protect the present and future of our communities, we pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.
