Philip Baum, Green Light’s Managing Director, is an ardent proponent of, and specialist in, behavioural analysis and profiling techniques whilst also taking the lead on the creation of inflight security and hijack management programmes. He serves as a consultant and instructor on Green Light’s T.R.A.P.^®, inflight security and unruly passenger management programmes.

Philip is Visiting Professor, Aviation Security, at Coventry University and author of Violence in the Skies: a history of aircraft hijacking and bombing. He regularly chairs, moderates and speaks at industry conferences and has developed and moderated Green Light’s own industry events: Behavioural Analysis (Minneapolis, 2025; London, 2024; Prague, 2023; Northampton, 2022; Online, 2020; Minneapolis, 2019 and Cardiff, 2018), Body Search World (London, 2015), DISPAX World (Bangkok, 2024; London, 2019; London, 2014 and Istanbul, 2009), and Inflight Emergency Response (Riga, 2016).

Based: UK

Neville is a consultant, trainer and key member of Green Light’s T.R.A.P.® team. He is a former member of Special Branch, the oldest counterterrorism unit in the world dealing with national security, and a former member of the risk assessment group at Britain’s second largest airport. Neville is a graduate of the ICAO AVSEC PM programme and is accredited by the UK Department for Transport as an Avsec Manager. His experience is built on 32 years of diverse operational policing, and collaboration with both the National Crime Agency and UK Border Force.

Based: UK

Saiful Islam is a retired military Major (Bangladesh) and expert in aviation security, as well as in industrial, corporate, retails and close protection security. He served in a Special Security Force, UN peace keeping operations in conflict zones, at London Heathrow and London City airports and trained at many airports in the UK and overseas. He is a UK Department for Transport and American Airlines certified aviation security instructor, delivering courses for past 16 years on: Aviation Security Management, Ground Security Operations and Supervision, Hold Baggage Reconciliation, In-Flight Supplies, Airport Supplies, Aircrew Security, Aircraft Protection, Recognition of Firearms and Explosives, Cargo Regulated Agent, Cargo Known Consignor, GSAT, National X-ray Competency in hold, cabin and cargo security. He consults on the development of contingency plans, training manuals, policy and procedural documents. An expert in anti-terrorism and counterterrorism, Saif has participated in 15 different US Department of State courses and consults on explosive incident countermeasures, post-blast investigation and advanced crisis response, vital facility security, advanced close protection, and aviation X-ray. In addition, he has number of train-the-trainer qualifications in the UK. Saif is dedicated to the single objective of delivering safe, secure, humanitarian services.

Based: Thailand

Aaron is Green Light’s subject matter expert on disruptive passenger communication, management and restraint. He also advises on self-defence tactics. He is regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of disruptive passenger training, tactical communication skills and the restraint of violent persons; he has delivered hard and soft skills courses in these areas to over 30,000 cabin crew from 20 different airlines. Aaron has also been at the forefront of conflict management training since 1996 and has developed training packages for a variety of industries.

Based: Belgium

Diana is a legal specialist and a key member of Green Light’s T.R.A.P.® team. She provides consultancy and training services on international aviation legislation and security. Diana started her aviation career as a legal advisor for the Romanian Aviation Academy whilst also acting as an instructor for external courses on international aviation, European legislation and aviation security. She is a graduate of the Air and Space Law graduate programme at the International Institute of Air and Space Law, The Netherlands, and holds masters’ degrees in International Business Law and Project Management as well as being a graduate of the ICAO/Concordia AVSEC PM programme.

Based: Indonesia & UK

Terry is one of our in-house instructors who has been training for Green Light for more than 15 years. He specialises in delivering Green Light’s T.R.A.P.® behavioural analysis programmes, as well as inflight security and unruly passenger management and restraint courses. Terry now conducts IATA’s Inflight Security courses on behalf of Green Light. He has conducted many courses for a range of airlines around the globe, from end-user programmes through to train-the-trainer courses. He also trains corporate security and self-defence courses for multinational organisations. He is a key member of Green Light’s T.R.A.P.® training delivery team.

Office & Accounts Manager

For enquiries regarding accounts and office administration please contact Gurbir on gchahal@avsec.com