He has been a senior adviser to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) since 2004, on six Commonwealth Games. He has also been engaged in the planning and delivery of security for 11 Olympic Games, including several reviews for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and on five FIFA World Cups.

Neil has conducted numerous complex reviews for governments, such as the ‘Layers of Aviation Security Review’ for the Australian Government and several projects for the US State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program, including in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America. He has led IR security teams delivering projects for several other governments including Argentina, Brazil, Brunei, China, Colombia, France, Greece, India, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the UAE and the UK. He has also advised on security planning for several international political summits including APECs, ASEAN, CHOGMs, G20s and NATO.

Neil has been directly involved in the response to over 50 international kidnap or forced detention cases. Most of IR’s work in this field has been under contract to international underwriters. Similarly, the IR team are first responders for international underwriters supporting insured entities affected by product contamination and malicious product tampering events.

The International Olympic Committee bestowed the Award of the Golden Olympic Rings on Neil for his contribution to the security of Olympics and international sport. The Governor General of Australia awarded Neil the Australian Sports Medal in 2022. He was awarded the Outstanding Security Professional Award (OSPA) in 2022 as the leading Australian security consultant. Neil the wider IR team shared the same award in 2023 and 2024.