Andrew Kirkpatrick Mba Msyi Email & Phone Number

Surrey, United Kingdom

Gordian Associates provides strategy development and decision support to clients. Gordian Associates has delivered results on a variety of cyber security transformation programmes, leading change in complex environments and facilitating closer working between departments and industry. Current focus is on designing and delivering a strategic wargaming/table.

Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom

Henley Business School qualified coach, specialising in leadership, management and team coaching. Accredited to deliver DISC behavioural assessments. ICF member.

Providing mentoring support to wounded, injured or sick military personnel transitioning to civilian life

PA is a consulting, technology and innovation firm. PA define success as achieving exceptional results that have a lasting impact on businesses, communities and individuals worldwide.Operated at the intersection of defence and security environments, solving complex problems, facilitating closer relationships between diverse stakeholders and developing.

Slough, United Kingdom

Managed 3 diverse teams of finance ops (accounts payable) personnel baed in the UK and Germany, covering retail, non-retail, invoice document management and integrations of new businesses across Europe into Amazon accounts payable processes and systems.

HQ Air Command

• Member of the Senior Management team responsible for planning short and medium term strategy for all current RAF global operations and broader strategic contingency planning. Was the security specialist for the team.
• Regularly briefed and recommended courses of action to the CEO of the RAF, including significant contributions to developing the long term security engagement strategy in Afghanistan.
• Managed diverse programmes of current and future RAF resources and equipment for Afghanistan, with associated risks, during extreme political and budgetary scrutiny.
• Maintained operational service delivery and business continuity with reduced manpower resources by influencing senior stakeholders within Services and MOD.
• RAF lead for UK Defence Theatre Capability Reviews ( national level audits of manpower and equipment to support current and future strategic planning). Secured successful outcomes in all reviews for Afghanistan and the.
• Identified senior talent management issues and designed rectification processes to improve operational output across the RAF.

MOD London

• Crisis response military diplomat, operating independently in countries of interest/concern to the UK; demonstrating exceptional political awareness in complex environments. Developed relationships with senior foreign.
• Trained as an international hostage and crisis negotiator to support Met Police teams overseas.
• Deployed at short notice to provide military and security advice to the UK Ambassador during crises.
• Delivered high value information, influencing strategic Government decision making through written and verbal reports to the Cabinet Office and across Whitehall.
• Audited and created detailed UK civil contingency and consulate evacuation plans for UK embassies as part of crisis management planning. Plans adopted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office along with all.
• Undertook an MBA during period of frequent short notice deployments. Dissertation commissioned by the CEO on the organisational and cultural change and the leadership challenges of merging 5 military organisations.

UK Defence CBRN Centre Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire

• Managed a £1m+ budget, 30 personnel, all facilities and infrastructure of a world leading, specialist pan-Defence safety and risk management training school. Responsible for the construction and co-ordination of.
• Business turnaround: Reversed declining attendance figures in less than 1 year, planning and executing a comprehensive change programme including the transformation of critical Defence-wide training strategy of 3000.
• Tasked with delivering 15% budgetary savings by the MOD. Delivered a 25% financial saving and improved efficiencies in time, resources and manpower across efficiencies across the organisation and the wider military.
• Engaged Board level client stakeholders, creating a change in cultural mindset and understanding of the relevance and impact of CBRN and enhancing the school reputation as a centre of excellence.Delivered training.

• Commanded the RAF Regiment squadron and the air defence of the Falkland Islands during demanding welfare and motivation challenges due to impending unit disbandment.
• Responsible for all logistics and global movement of a 55 vehicle organisation.
• Adeptly planned, deployed and recovered the squadron manpower and equipment overseas.
• Prepared the squadron for combat operations. Responsible for the training, discipline, welfare and HR for 110 personnel.
• Oversaw an annual budget of £1m + and assets of over £150m.

• Selected as RAF representative to train, develop and mentor UK and overseas Army officers in leadership, teamwork, management and ethics and military skills.
• At short notice, led a training team to prepare over 1500 military personnel with vital life saving and risk management skills.
• Re-designed and delivered all Territorial Army leadership courses at RMAS.
• Organised high profile selection course for prospective Sandhurst instructors.
• Hosted UK and foreign dignitaries.

Planned 3 simultaneous deployed operations in 3 separate locations, including Afghanistan in late 2001.Led security operations for Kabul airhead and immediate surroundings in early 2002, commanding 55 men and liaising with several foreign military units and local afghan leaders.Led the military response to foot and mouth disease in North Yorkshire.

Mba, Organisational Culture, Pass

Activities and Societies: Gained highly competitive RAF sponsorship for an MBA from Henley Business School, graduated in Oct 2010..

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History

Activities and Societies: University Air Squadron. Sponsored through University by RAF. Uni boxing club.

Ethical Hacking For Managers

Pa Courses, Consultancy, Pass

Various courses including: Driving and Releasing Change Legal Course for Consultants Train the Trainer Facilitating and designing.

Education record

Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt

Management Of Risk, Practitioner

Management Of Change, Pass

Level 7 Certificate, Strategic And Financial Management

National Hostage & Crisis Negotiator, Hostage & Crisis Negotiation, Pass

Crisis management Conflict resolution Rapport building Facilitation

Education record

Intermediate Command & Staff Course

Education record

Instructor

Activities and Societies: Managed and captained the directing staff rugby team.Officer training across all commissioning terms. Managed.

Initial Officer Training

Activities and Societies: Initial officer training prior to RAF Regiment officer training.Awarded the Roberts Trophy on graduation.

Certified Iso27001 Implementation Practitioner

Prince2, Project Management

Professional Certificate In Coaching - Masters Level Qualification, Executive Level Coaching, Qualified

Cca Qualified Pfco, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Pass

Qualified to operate commercially small unmanned aerial systems in the UK at VLOS.

Scenarios Programme

Oxford Scenarios Programme