Supporting the wider unarmed organisation, I have held various, often simultaneous, roles in this highly specialist service:Counter Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officer (CTSFO) - Qualified to the highest level of firearms policing, I hold responsibility for crime in action reaction alongside supporting planned high risk operations and spontaneous events. I respond to diverse events from hostage situations to dynamic entries and covert armed support, successfully managing complex and critical settings. Counter Terrorism Operational Firearms Commander - Having successfully undertaken demanding advanced training, I provide specialist support for armed operations across Manchester. Designing and implementing detailed plans, I utilise effective judgement skills and my ability to successfully assess critical information in fast time. Ensuring compliance with exacting legal requirements, I lead the activity of up to 50 officers of varying ranks, employing effective tactics to deliver robust response to live, high threat and risk, situations. I provide clear and calm communication, ensuring all policing personnel understand their responsibilities within these extreme environments.Surveillance - Trained to engage in the proactive targeting of those who present terrorist threat, I utilise advanced surveillance tactics and techniques to secure intelligence to mitigate serious offending. In exceptionally pressured settings, I manage complex threat, conduct robust risk assessments and coordinate assets. Gathering and disseminating intelligence, I ensure resilient management of information security, confidentiality and integrity to meet strict legislative and regulatory frameworks. Mobile Armed Support - Supporting surveillance officers during operations, I work in a covert capacity to provide specialist protection, on foot, in a vehicle or on public transport; ensuring the safety of officers and the public from high risk subjects.

In an additional on-call role, I provide unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) support to policing activity. I have established resilient working relationships with key partners, building cohesion and clarity of vision and purpose around the expansion of drone use; contributing to large scale operations including official and public order events and large open area searches.

I was tasked with high visibility armed policing response across Manchester. I provided 24/7 armed protection within a dynamic team, ensuring full legal compliance in this tightly legislated service. My role required the most observant and considered attention whilst providing a visible and effective deterrent and response when required. Responding to fast moving situations, I contributed proactively to a range of high threat and risk events from armed sieges to shooting incidents and counter terrorism operations. During this time I received a commendation in reference to my response to the Manchester Arena atrocity.

Response - I was tasked with the immediate management of critical incidents and a wide range of operational activities across a large and diverse geographical area; often working independently under the pressure of time and resource constraints. I consistently demonstrated an ability to manage varied issues; influencing widely and processing information quickly and accurately. I managed a wide range of incidents, exercising a professional and thoughtful approach whilst pursuing necessary protocols and procedures. This included offering meaningful support to victims, and those connected to victims, whilst exercising tact and diplomacy.Mobile Support Group - After extensive training, I was selected to serve in a joint role of firearms response and road management. I conducted high visibility overt firearms response across Cumbria, providing armed response to spontaneous threat to life incidents. Additionally, I responded to road network incidents and implemented preventative strategies. I managed and investigated road traffic collisions and incident scenes; working in fast time to secure evidence, manage witnesses and promote traffic flow.