Chris Gare Email & Phone Number

Halifax Regional Municipality, Ns, Ca

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) – Facilitator / Project Manager. Managed full project lifecycle for IBRs on the Canadian Surface Combatant Project, driving continuous improvement and efficiencies in baseline performance. Included: IBR strategy and planning, client/customer/stakeholder relationship management, IBR event management, reporting, implementing change, monitoring and controlling of actions. In addition, facilitated client/customer review of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Surveillance Strategy – Project Manager. EVMS Surveillance strategy and planning development.

London Area, United Kingdom

Deputised for Director Theatre Maritime Ops Centre.Fleet Operations Manager to the four Standing NATO Task Groups - Directly reported to C-Suite.Maritime Operations and Warfare advisor - Strategic, Operational and Tactical Planning.

Plymouth, United Kindom

Coaching and Mentoring of whole ship management. Delivery of complex live training at sea and ashore including; Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief and Safety Of Life At Sea.

At Sea

Fulfilled Captain/Command responsibilities as required. As Second-in-Command led and managed cross-departmental coordination to deliver ship to task. Duties concerned the oversight of welfare of personnel, whole ship management, assurance of/compliance to policy and governance. Focussed on building a high functioning team of 185+ people.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy for 3 years as their lead Under Water Warfare Instructor; providing classroom based learning, and coaching in the simulated environment. Conducted full refresh of training materials and enhanced quality of training while contributing to tactical development.

Plymouth, United Kingdom / Halifax, Canada

As a qualified and experienced Anti-Submarine Warfare specialist, delivered all facets of warfare training at sea and in simulated training environments ashore; including planning, coordination/control of multinational exercises, and coaching of teams and individuals.

At Sea

Orchestrated coordination of multi-discipline teams, ships, aircraft and submarines in high stress environments, while prioritising information to give clear leadership and guidance. As Department Head managed over 50 personnel.• Delivered a complex operational programme in the Arabian Gulf including Off-Shore Infrastructure Protection, Maritime Interdiction, Counter-Piracy.• Delivered planning process for successful transition to Towed Array Anti-Submarine Warfare Ops.• Programme Managed maintenance of the ship’s superstructure.

At Sea And Ashore

Extensive navigation and bridge watch-keeping experience included a 2 year exchange with the Royal Netherlands Navy at sea and completing their middle-management staff course, requiring a high level of Dutch language competency.• Navigating Instructor delivering classroom theory, and coaching future navigators during simulator and sea training.• Navigating Officer of a T23 Frigate bringing the ship out of refit for sea trials, operational training and Gulf deployment, including two Suez Canal transits.• Force Navigator for NATO Mine Countermeasures Task Group in the Baltic; executed planning and coordinating of nine ships.• Navigating Officer - Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel; gained operating experience in the South Atlantic, including patrols to the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and South America.• Deck Officer of Minehunter included Mine-Countermeasure Operations, Fishery Protection and deployment to the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Leadership And Management, Cmi Level 8 Strategic Direction & Leadership

Advanced Management Achievement Course

Master Of Science (Msc) Technology, Maritime Operations, Msc With Commendation