Meet The DLC Team
David Lynas
CEO
With 30 years experience in security, David has been at the forefront of the Enterprise Security Architecture field since its inception in 1995, founding DLC in 2012. David is a co-author of the SABSA Methodology & Chief Education Officer at The SABSA Institute.
david@davidlynas.com
James Lynas
Managing Director
James joined David in 2012 to launch DLC’s Consulting Practice and develop our strategy to grow SABSA’s training presence globally. With a focus on execution, James’ role is to enable growth and consistent delivery for our consulting practice, training operations and COSAC.
james@davidlynas.com
John J. Czaplewski
Director
John has over 20 years of security experience in Enterprise Security Architecture and Enterprise Risk Management, working with government and commercial enterprises globally. John leads DLC’s global consulting practice and is a Trustee and Editor-in-Chief at The SABSA Institute.
john.czaplewski@davidlynas.com
Michael Hirschfeld
Director (Australia)
Michael is an experienced senior executive with a prominent public service career including leadership roles in IT & Information Security. Michael joined the Board of DLC Australia in 2019 with a role focused on developing security strategy & leadership.
michael.hirschfeld@davidlynas.com
Amornrat Chuensuwan
Head of Finance
Amornrat (Oy) brings to the role more than 20 years of Business Management experience from the Royal Initiative Division of the Department of Livestock Development in Thailand. For many years her warm personality was the voice of Surat Thani Radio’s evening request show.
amornrat@davidlynas.com
Dr. Malcolm Shore
Chief Security Architect
Malcolm combines a wealth of practical experience including security leadership roles across Australia & New Zealand, specialising in telecommunications, with an academic skill set comprising training development, research and publication.
malcolm.shore@davidlynas.com
Maurice Smit
Principal Security Architect
An Information Security & Risk Management Specialist over 19 years, Maurice combines his roles as lead SABSA Instructor for Europe & The Middle East and acting as part of the DLC consulting practice leadership group with being Deputy Chief Architect at The SABSA Institute.
maurice.smit@davidlynas.com
Robert Laurie
Enterprise Security Architect
Rob combines 17 years experience in the IT & security fields with a passion and talent for Enterprise Security Architecture. Also serving as a Committee Member of the AISA Perth Branch, Rob combines his delivery role with a role in the leadership group for DLC’s expansion into Asia.
robert.laurie@davidlynas.com
Kerry Peters
Training Manager
With a background in healthcare and charitable organisations, Kerry joined DLC in 2014, taking the position of Training Manager in 2017. With a focus on customer experience, Kerry runs DLC’s SABSA training operations across more than 15 countries on 4 continents.
kerry.peters@davidlynas.com
Victoria Czaplewski
Organisational Change Consultant
Victoria guides leaders at all levels as they navigate the challenges of organisational change. With experience in government, non-profit, and industry settings, she helps to enable the successful adoption of cultural, business process, & organisational change with a practical approach.
victoria.czaplewski@davidlynas.com
Robyn Kelly
Digital Marketing & Training Coordinator
Robyn initially joined DLC as a Training Coordinator before transitioning to manage digital assets, brand and marketing operations across three lines of business; our consultancy practice, training offering and COSAC Security Conference.
robyn.kelly@davidlynas.com
Lauren Calvert
Training Coordinator
Lauren joined the DLC Operations Team in 2021 to assist with our training business and customer service. Lauren also supports the Examinations & Certification team at The SABSA Institute.
lauren.calvert@davidlynas.com
Patricia Mulholland
COSAC Operations Manager
With a background in health & social care, Tricia joined David in 2000 as Operations Manager for COSAC Security Conference. 20 years later Tricia is running our annual COSAC events in Ireland, Australia & virtually, providing a world-class customer experience to our speakers & delegates.
tricia@cosac.net
Andy Clark
Associate Director, Primary Key Associates
Andy is an experienced security advisor with particular expertise in Cryptography, I.S. Security, Systems Engineering, Security Evaluation, Information Forensics and Analytics. He is a Visiting Professor at the Information Security Group, Royal Holloway University of London.