Along with our employees, strategic partners and associate network, optimise brings together a unique blend of talent, skills, experience, expertise, versatility and dedication in the pursuit of excellence in every aspect and in every application of risk management.
optimise is proud to have established strong working relationships with a number of associates and strategic delivery partners. This collaboration allows us to offer the best advice, the best processes, supported by the best products with a pipeline of the best people to satisfy any demand.
Collectively, our core team offers over 60 years of experience across various aspects of governance, risk and compliance. Factor in the experience of our extensive associate network and this extends to centuries!
Our Managing Partners are passionate about delivering a change in risk management.


Along with our employees, strategic partners and associate network, optimise brings together a unique blend of talent, skills, experience, expertise, versatility and dedication in the pursuit of excellence in every aspect and in every application of risk management.
optimise is proud to have established strong working relationships with a number of associates and strategic delivery partners. This collaboration allows us to offer the best advice, the best processes, supported by the best products with a pipeline of the best people to satisfy any demand.
Collectively, our core team offers over 60 years of experience across various aspects of governance, risk and compliance. Factor in the experience of our extensive associate network and this extends to centuries!
Our Managing Partners are passionate about delivering a change in risk management.

Risk management is often perceived to be a ‘black art’; we’re here to show you it’s not, and our mission is to put you in control of the inherent uncertainties that arise from your daily business activities.
We’re passionate about helping our clients get the ultimate value from their business; we were born out of our vision to change the industry, and we’re here to put you in the driving seat of delivering the level of risk management service that your organisation needs to succeed.
More and more organisations are recognising the need for a formal risk management service; but our experience shows us that many don’t know ‘what good looks like’. The truth is, ‘good’ looks different to every organisation; you are unique, after all! The context in which you deliver your business activities is unique; the risks you face are unique; and the way in which you manage them will be unique. We are here to help define how this best works for you.
- Designing risk management frameworks and deploying the right processes, practices and systems to deliver optimum value and business benefit
- Transforming risk and team culture in multiple organisations and sectors
- Developing innovative solutions to manage risk, including technology and processes, that resulted in multi-million-pound savings
optimise is a partnership of risk specialists, experts in their field offering tailored services, training and system development and support.

Paul Sutcliffe
Having held a variety of senior GRC roles throughout his colourful career, Paul has amassed 20 years’ of experience and acquired a wealth of knowledge in every aspect of risk management.

Paul Disley
Paul has worked in Risk and Value Management for over 20 years facilitating decision making across a broad range of sectors. He holds the International Diploma in Risk Management from the Institute for Risk Management (IRM).

Danielle Mudd
Danielle leads the firm’s Aviation sector team. She has amassed extensive experience across a variety of sectors, having held roles in Project Controls, Governance and Risk Management.

Matt Livingstone
As a Risk Specialist with over fourteen years of delivery and management experience in the field, Matt is a highly-regarded strategic thinker in the discipline of risk management across multiple industries.

Patrick Bradshaw
Patrick has project risk management and risk modelling experience in Roads, Rail and Aviation sectors. He has excelled during his time in risk management and is a rising star in the field. He was the host of Season 1 of the highly successful Riskologists podcast.

Nicola Boyle
Nicola has supported clients in the rail and nuclear sectors with effective project risk management application and both QCRA and QSRA to support strategic decision making at senior levels. She is the chair of the Riskollective network which aims to support the next generation of risk professionals.

Andy Haslam
Andy has proven and value add project risk management and risk modelling experience in Nuclear Defence and Aviation sectors. During his time in Risk, he has demonstrated a passion for knowledge and a keen desire to pass that on. He is the host of Season 2 of the highly successful Riskologists podcast.

Ridaa Khan
Ridaa is a risk management graduate from Glasgow Caledonian University. She is the newest member of the team and is currently progressing through our academy. With a keen eye, a thirst for knowledge and experience aswell as a bright smile, watch this space, this lady is going to go far.

At optimise we’re proud of our ability to separate ourselves from the pack; we are passionate about our profession, our business, the industries we operate in and the clients we serve, and we continuously seek to improve our knowledge, to grow and embrace new concepts.
Professionalism comes as standard; we hold ourselves accountable for meeting the highest level of ethical and moral behaviour, acting with integrity and honesty in all of our dealings.
Our relationships with people are central to all that we do; we treat everyone with respect, we keep our word, and we embrace diversity.