Geraint PhotoGeraint has a passion for managing risk in high-risk environments and in particular the practical application of theory. Specific risk management roles have included; risk and compliance, internal audit, operational, business continuity with Air New Zealand, membership of the risk management committee of Europe’s largest industrial site, nuclear power engineer, and submariner.

As a director of Navigatus Consulting, Geraint has advised a wide range of organizations on risk methodologies and assessment. Projects have included risk management framework and process design for large private and public companies, risk assessments for complex environmental decision making, project risk management for roads and rail and risk analysis for analysis of specialist flight operations, regulatory intervention, and marine oil spill environmental risk. His risk management work has extended across infrastructure, bio-research, essential infrastructure, oil production, aviation operations and regulation, medical health delivery and rail transport sectors.

Geraint is a long-standing member of the Joint Australian/New Zealand committee on risk management. He was also a New Zealand representative on the international committee that has just published ISO 31000. He recently completed three consecutive 2 year terms as elected Chair of the sector professional body, RiskNZ.

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Advanced risk management and BCM courses for Vietnam Airlines

Advanced risk management and BCM courses for Vietnam Airlines

January 26, 2022

Geraint had the recent pleasure of delivering advanced both risk management and...

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Go hard, go early, go ……. ?

Go hard, go early, go ……. ?

April 12, 2020

As most of us are doing I am sure ... maybe too much ... I'm glued to the radio...

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Reflecting on Probability – A paper

Reflecting on Probability – A paper

May 8, 2019

On ‘Probability’, guesses and an 18th century mathematician's insight When considering...

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Navigatus establishes South Island base

Navigatus establishes South Island base

April 29, 2019

Having been involved in a range of challenging and innovative projects in the Otago...

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Discovery raises questions – emergency plans for space weather

Discovery raises questions – emergency plans for space weather

March 13, 2019

Radioactive particles from huge solar storm found in Greenland Discovery raises...

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Navigatus.aero awarded Part 174 Certification

Navigatus.aero awarded Part 174 Certification

January 29, 2019

Navigatus is proud to have gained Part 174 Certification under the NZ CAA aviation...

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Risk Analysis for Complex Systems with Human Factors Component

Risk Analysis for Complex Systems with Human Factors Component

January 31, 2018

Risk Analysis for Complex Systems with Human Factors Component – A Human-centred...

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Rapid rise of electric cars – pressure on the grid

Rapid rise of electric cars – pressure on the grid

December 20, 2017

At Navigatus we are excited by change! The uptake of EV's is an example. While slow...

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Call for harbour signs warning of ‘dangers’

Call for harbour signs warning of ‘dangers’

November 26, 2017

A Otago Daily Times report of 25 November 2017 quotes Geraint Bermingham as the...

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Kea Trader breaks her back!

Kea Trader breaks her back!

November 26, 2017

Severe weather in the Loyalty Islands has caused the grounded container vessel Kea...

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Geraint returns from New Caledonia

Geraint returns from New Caledonia

November 5, 2017

Geraint has just returned from New Caledonia where he was contracted by the leading...

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Considering multiple-fatality consequence

Considering multiple-fatality consequence

August 11, 2017

Risk consequence scales as routinely applied by specialist professions not specialist...

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