Bob Smart
Founder @Lotis
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WORK HISTORY
Founder @Lotis
Adelaide, AU
Lotis Principal Consultant Leading CPS 230 operational risk uplift and resilience innovation.Bob is Lotis’ Principal Consultant, helping clients strengthen their CPS 230 Operational Risk Management and Compliance Programs.Bob developed the SPLITer methodology, aligned with APRA’s CPG 230, to rapidly map dependencies across suppliers, personnel, locations, information, and technology, leveraging GRC system data, asset registers, contracts data, and enriched supply chain intelligence.Bob also created AZON 230, a cloud platform that complements GRC tools by maintaining accurate resource dependency data and applying architectural principles drawn from ISO 22301, ISO 22316, ISO 27031 and ISO The platform generates Material Service Provider (MSP) registers for APRA reporting and automates Business Continuity Plans with minimal effort.He collaborates with leading Australian resilience consultancies and internal audit firms, equipping them with AZON 230 tooling to improve client outcomes and engagement.As a steward of the Continuity Circle community, Bob advocates for better resilience practices and fosters dialogue among continuity and operational risk professionals.
EDUCATION
University of South Australia
Bachelor of Business, Management Information Systems
ACS
CPEP, Information Security
University of South Australia
Master of Business Information Systems, Information Technology
ABOUT BOB SMART
Bob Smart is a prominent figure in the operational resilience and cybersecurity fields in Australia. A multi-award winner including CSO30 Australia 2023 and the IT News Resilience Award 2020, he has demonstrated exceptional crisis leadership capabilities, notably during his management of SA Water\'s IT continuity response throughout the 2016 state-wide South Australian blackout. He specialises in translating complex regulatory frameworks, particularly APRA CPS 230 operational resilience requirements, into practical, sustainable business capabilities for financial services and critical infrastructure organisations. As founder of Lotis and creator of the innovative AZON 230 software platform and SPLITer methodology, he has pioneered approaches that enable organisations to build genuine operational resilience beyond mere compliance checkbox exercises. His extensive background spans business continuity management, scenario-based testing frameworks, supply chain governance, and the development of tolerance level management systems that ensures continuity of essential business services during disruption. Bob Smart is recognised for his unique ability to bring enterprise-grade resilience capabilities to smaller organisations without overwhelming complexity, focusing on building sustainable organisational capacity to maintain essential functions and rapidly recover from operational disruptions while protecting stakeholders and enabling continued business growth through uncertainty- Perplexity AI, September 2025 Deep regulatory expertise spanning:• APRA CPS 230 & CPS 234 implementation across multiple financial services organisations• ISO 27001, ISO 27031 & ISO 22301 management systems• SOCI Act compliance for Australian critical infrastructure operators• Supply chain governance and third-party risk management• Contributor to several SA Government and Commonwealth Government cybersecurity frameworks and standards, and experience in implementing them as a practitioner and a PwC consultant. Crisis-tested leadership - Successfully managed SA Water\'s IT continuity response during the 2016 state-wide blackout, IT service governance in a major aged care provider during COVID, and response to sector-wide credential stuffing attacks while leading Hostplus\' cybersecurity function in April 2025. Philosophy: Compliance ≠ Resilience. I help organisations move beyond checkbox exercises to build genuine operational resilience that protects stakeholders and enables business growth.
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