Disaster Response Consultancy
Building Robust Resilience and Closing the Implementation Gaps
Gareth McCorkill MNI
I’ve spent more than 20 years working in emergency response across the armed forces plus the oil and gas sector, including live incident work. Those operational experiences have been used to design and deliver exercises in roles such as operator, coordinator, observer, and invigilator. Alongside that, I’m completing a Master’s in Disaster Resilience and Management, which strengthens the academic base behind the practical work and keeps it current across different risk scenarios.
I bring strong interpersonal and management capabilities, built in high-pressure environments where calm judgement and diplomacy matter, especially in sensitive or contentious situations. Communication is a core strength; stakeholders are kept aligned at every level, internally and externally. Organisation is tight, time is managed well, and delivery is disciplined. Crisis and disaster management methods are well-practised, tested, and applied with confidence.
WHAT I OFFER
What I can offer is practical preparedness that works when things go wrong, not just a plan on a shelf. I’ve led oil spill, HNS and wider environmental response work internationally across the UK and the Middle East, taking programmes from design through commissioning, training, exercising, and on-scene delivery; it has been done for both government and high-risk industry clients, under real operational constraints.
I bring technical project management with a response operator’s mindset: contingency and tactical planning, equipment selection and mobilisation, competency-based training delivery, and incident command capability. Decontamination and remediation sits in the mix as well, including regulated, high-scrutiny work where assurance, reporting, and compliance have to stand up to external review. Asset management and PPM systems get built so capability stays ready six months later, not just on the day of an exercise.
CONSULTING
Providing comprehensive solutions to your response needs within Marine or land emergency response and disaster management. through desktop surveys or site visits a detail report will follow
SUPPORT
Bespoke solutions to your response and planning needs using 20+ years of operational experience and the academic solution attributed to the MSc in Disaster Management and Resilience
TRAINING
I regularly offer industry-specific certified training and workshops. Thanks to my many years of experience in my field, I am happy to share my expert knowledge with participants. Let's grow together!