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United Kingdom

Surrey, England, United Kingdom

• Led department of c.250 personnel, optimising efficiencies in training outputs by up to 40% and managing all aspects of career, reporting, risk and resource management.• Deployed at short notice to advise and assure military operation and cross-governmental planning for the evacuation of 2450 non-combatants from the 2023 Sudanese Civil War.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Awarded Commander Maritime Operations Commendation for exceptional contribution to the planning and execution of British operations during the Israel-Hamas conflict as a secondee.• Analysed and advised strategic and operational planning on complex military operations throughout Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Indo Asia Pacific.

Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

• Awarded New Years Honours 2024 (Military Division) Chief of the General Staff Commendation for outstanding service to capability development and contribution to overseas and domestic operations.• Advised and informed ministerial and military understanding through SME contribution in the backdrop of globally significant events.• Directed 300+ soldiers across 18 London hospitals for NHS operational support during COVID-19. Briefed to senior Generals and informed ministerial planning of military assistance.• Developed an organisational concept of employment, liaising with cross government partners, to support the establishment of a specialist capability.

Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

• Co-ordinated the mobilisation of Army Reserve personnel in support of the Scottish Ambulance Service during COVID-19.• Supported the planning and delivery of Army Reserve training for organisation of c. 600 personnel.

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Advised senior NATO officers on specialist amphibious and military engineering on German, British and US deployments.• Recognised for outstanding achievement, and subsequently selected to mentor and validate NATO operational pre-deployment training.• Planned and executed arduous military training for 100+ individuals in Sweden.• Proactively established a department of c. 30 soldiers, managing careers, training and welfare of individuals as well as the maintenance and delivery of specialist capability.• Developed international management experience through support to establishing an Anglo-German military capability partnership.

• Conducted specialised engineer project management training in fulfilment of the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification.

• Underwent world-leading Army Officer Training in Leadership and Management.• Developed robust planning expertise, placing in the top 10 of 300+ in summative planning project.• Selected to represent the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in squash and cricket.• Completed academic modules in Communication and Behavioural Sciences, Defence and International Affairs, and War Studies in partial fulfilment of MSc in Leadership and Strategic Studies.

London, United Kingdom

Sales Analyst contributing to a range of working capital solutions for clients across a multi $billion specialist finance company.Left Falcon Group to enter RMAS January intake to pursue military career.

Bachelor’S Degree, Sociology, 2:1

• Read Sociology with additional modules in Statistics (1st), Social Psychology and Latin American History. • Undertook part time work.

Msc, Leadership And Strategic Studies (Part Time), Distinction

• Conducted quantitative dissertation in leadership studies examining leader-follow relations with non-parametric statistical methods.