Military communications and network engineer
Ten years building and operating communications and network capability in military environments where clarity, resilience, and discipline mattered.
Founder background
Security leadership shaped by scale, regulation, and real commercial pressure.
Dún Advisory brings hands-on CISO experience from payments, global asset management, and institutional blockchain infrastructure, grounded by a decade in military communications and network engineering.
Operating experience
Built for teams that need judgement, not theatre.
The work is informed by building security programmes from early foundations through international scale, supporting boards and risk committees, delivering certifications, leading M&A diligence, and handling regulatory scrutiny in demanding markets.
CISO, Planet Payments
Built the initial security programme and strategy from zero as Planet scaled from roughly 30 countries and a 500 million valuation to a global financial technology leader operating across 120+ markets.
VP Technology and Cyber Risk, BlackRock
Held overall responsibility for technology and cybersecurity risk oversight for BlackRock Ireland, including designated control function accountability, board and risk committee support, and Central Bank of Ireland regulatory engagement.
CISO, Blockdaemon
Led security strategy for a 3.25 billion institutional blockchain infrastructure provider, delivering SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and the industry first Node Operator Risk Standard certification.
Selected outcomes
Certification, diligence, and risk oversight at meaningful scale.
Experience includes ISO 27001, ISO 22301, PCI DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, and NORS certification delivery; inbound and outbound M&A due diligence; PRISM review engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland; and contribution to the EU supervisory college in 2023.
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