Matt Dunham

Matt’s our founder and has been immersed in Security since 2002. He’s spent the past two decades recruiting and advising firms in Australia and around the world. In this time, Matt’s hired everyone from analysts to Chief Information Security Officers of global banks. He’s also built government cleared SOC teams, Incident Response SWAT teams and Security Architecture teams.

Known as something of an industry leader in security recruitment and professional services, Matt continues to be excited by the rapidly evolving world of cyber security.

“I want you to find us a beautiful mind who can create the art of the possible”

Paul Jenkins

Paul is based at our Brisbane office but likes nothing better than getting out and meeting clients wherever they be. After cutting his teeth as a consultant in London, Paul’s become a trusted advisor to clients looking for specific professional services or skilled cyber security and risk professionals.

The first to admit that he gets a buzz from talking to people every day, Paul’s passionate about building long-term relationships and ethical recruiting practices. After starting out in European markets, Paul has been recruiting in Australia since 2004 and brings the added benefit of best practice from working with clients across energy, infrastructure, FS and defence.

“The only place where your dreams become impossible is in your own thinking”

Craig Whyte

Craig’s a consistently high performer (and he’s won a few awards along the way too). He joined us in 2016 having moved from London to Sydney in 2012. And his track record of high-quality client service in talent-short, ultra-competitive markets has earned him a worthy reputation.

Craig’s hired graduates and boardroom executives but his speciality is mid to senior niche cyber specialists. This focus is one of the reasons he’s been a top-performer for an ASX-listed business and The Decipher Bureau.

“ Everything depends upon execution; having just a vision is no solution ”

Marcus Lavalle-Smith

Marcus is one of those technically minded people who loves detail. He’s adept at sourcing hard-to-find security talent in Australia and APAC. He’s active in the sector too. Especially via his involvement in the Brisbane Cyber Security Meetup and through his involvement with AISA, OWASP and regional SecTalks.

A confident presenter and focused technical recruiter, Marcus also ran the Career Café at AusCERT’s most recent conference.

“Optimism is everything”

Michael Pearman

Michael is The Decipher Bureau’s most recent team member and although he’s new to cyber security, he joins us having spent the past 10+ years in Perth, Singapore and Monaco, recruiting across major projects in the energy and infrastructure industries. He’s presently in sponge mode, absorbing any infosec knowledge he can get his hands on, and will gladly swap beers and coffees for handshakes and conversations with Melbourne’s security community.

Service and reliability are king in Michael’s eyes; everything he puts his name to is always done with ethics, expertise and integrity. Michael gets his biggest kicks out of helping others, be it his clients by pairing them with niche talent or offering expert market/trend advice, or his candidates by taking the time to understand what really makes them tick and assisting them in finding meaningful & fulfilling work.

“"The first step towards improvement is awareness"”

Harry Weston

Based in our Sydney office, Harry has roughly 5' years of Technical Sales and Recruitment Experience across various IT Disciplines. Harry transitioned to Decipher Bureau from an Executive Search Firm specialising in niche Software Development into Trading Firms in London. It's his second stint in Australia, after a two-year hiatus back in England, Australian Coffee and Bondi Beach was calling him.

Harry is excited by growing the next phase of his career which aligns to the needs of organisations looking to increase Cyber Maturity across Australia.

““Whatever you are, be a good one””

Jasmine McCrudden

Jasmine is a community-driven cyber security recruitment consultant, working with Australia’s top cyber professionals and helping match talent to the right opportunities. Armed with a 7-year tenure in the telecom industry, Jasmine brings a well-rounded skill set including strong communication, leadership abilities, and security awareness, adding depth to her expertise. A staple in the cyber community, Jasmine is often seen attending, running, or speaking at webinars and meetups. Jasmine’s approach is driven by her passion for uplifting women in the industry, and her desire to help individuals progress in their careers while bridging the skills shortage gap. Outside of her work life you’ll find her switching off from the digital world, and found in nature camping, kayaking or fishing (not phishing).

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Nelson Mandela”

Paul Charles

Paul has been in the cyber recruitment game since 2017, in that time he’s placed people in the UK, USA and Europe in a variety of different industries. He’s known globally for building a community on Discord which has enabled hundreds if not thousands of people break into the cyber security space. He’s successfully helped to found and build cyber functions at a couple of agencies in the UK and specialised in pen testing, however he loves attacking anything in cyber that is technical.

“What we do now echoes in eternity – Marcus Aurelius”

Kris Rosentreter

After diverse industry experiences in sales, customer service, education, leadership and finance, Kris realised that he has a passion for people.
He loves learning about new industries from others by hearing of their experiences and swapping war stories.
Kris prides himself on filling his client’s needs and finding the best solutions.

“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant”

Jake Reid

Jake enjoyed a couple of years internal recruitment experience in the UK before moving to Australia in 2019.  Jake has a big passion to learn and succeed and is really looking forward to building a career in cyber tech recruitment.

A great team player, Jake is excited by the prospect of immersing himself in the Cyber Security community in Sydney, Australia and beyond. 

“ “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new””

Lucy Gadsden

Lucy has over 8 years’ experience in the recruitment industry spanning the UK and Australia. Lucy is driven to achieve excellent outcomes for all parties and is particularly passionate about diversity and flexibility in the workforce. As Operations Manager, Lucy supports the team in the day to day operations of The Decipher Bureau whilst also going stir crazy with 3 young children.

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion”

Raisa Honorato

Based in our Sydney office, Raisa is always looking forward to the new challenges in the rapidly growing and dynamic Cyber Security Space.

Raisa brings over 10 years’ experience in customer service and administration, working for global companies across Australia and Brazil.

She is compassionate, caring and always has time to sit down with people and assist them through any problems. She greatly enjoys socializing and getting to know people on a deeper level to understand what inspires and drives them.

Originally from Brazil and now an official Aussie (as of 2022!), she loves embracing the Australian culture and travelling to beautiful locations across the country.

“Your future is created by what you do today not tomorrow”

Sam Holmes

Sam Holmes is an award winning Brand and Creative Design Director with more than 20 years experience working with clients from start-ups to global organisations. Sam works with companies to bring their unique stories to life.

Sam created the DB brand in 2014 and continues to guide its growth though trusted, honest brand experiences.

“Make it simple but significant.”