Christopher Hull Email & Phone Number

Gringley On The Hill, England, United Kingdom

Philanthropic appears in my job title because proceeds from all sales of my apps on the Mac App Store and the App Store go to charity. After retiring from VABO Ltd I developed a personal accounts manager to keep a check on my income and expenditure and to reconcile my bank account. I thought it was good enough to share with others so I published MyNetworth (for MacBooks and iMacs) on the Mac App Store in November 2021 and iNetWorth (for iPhones and iPads) in January 2022. I have also published free Preview versions so that potential purchasers can try before they buy. During the first half of 2023 I developed a Windows version of MyNetWorth to and published it on the Microsoft Store. I maintain a website to support my apps at https://www.crizzle.co.uk.

Mattersey, England, United Kingdom

Gringley On The Hill

East Midlands, United Kingdom

Direction and management of an independent specialist consultancy supporting the defence and aerospace sector with interim management services and operationally oriented technical advice in support of: business development; bids and proposals; requirements capture and engineering; design and development advice; prototyping; and training design, development and delivery. Recently completed tasks:- Supported NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (but based at SHAPE), providing specialist advice and guidance on the development and implementation of Air Command and Control capabilities, including capturing requirements for Addendum 4 to the NATO ACCS Capability Package, supporting the development and user assessment testing of the NATO Bi-SC AIS AirC2IS Functional Service, integrating Ballistic Missile Defence capabilities into NATO Air C2 systems and identifying the impact of Single European Sky (SES) regulations on NATO air operations and systems.- Managed a major international prime contractor’s bid to meet the UK MoD’s Maritime Unmanned Air System (MarUAS) UOR, leading the bid team, designing the bid structure and drafting the executive summary.- Supported major US-based international prime with specialist expertise in NATO operational requirements and procurement practices on the development of their winning New NATO HQ Active Network Infrastructure (ANWI) proposal, assisting with win themes and strategies, bid outline and content, and requirements mapping.- Managed development and production of technical and commercial bid by major international prime contractor for the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) cyber defence project.

Reading, United Kingdom

Conducted a detailed analysis of the Joint Military Air Traffic Service (JMATS - Project MARSHALL) requirements and competitive environment in support of a major international prime contractor’s bid/no bid decision;Developed the concept of employment for a national integrated air defence system designed for export and made a major contributions to the bid and proposal phase, including defining the roles and work-share of SCS in the bidding consortium and authoring the introduction to the technical bid;Delivered an independent requirements capture white paper on the NATO Common Operational Picture (NCOP) capability to a major international prime contractor, describing current operational context, practices and capabilities, identifying key future requirements, technologies and challenges and proposing a viable conceptual solution.

East Midlands, United Kingdom

Delivered an independent analysis of the operational and technical requirements of the NATO Bi-SC AIS AirC2IS Functional Service to a major US prime contractor, describing current Air C2 planning and execution capabilities, identifying critical capability requirements, gaps and challenges, and proposing a cost effective operational and technical design solution;Operational expert member of ACCS Alternatives Study Team tasked to identify an optimal alternative system to NATO’s future Air Command and Control System (ACCS), as currently contracted: developed strategy for study, identified assessment criteria and weightings; designed questionnaires, devised scoring schemes and developed supporting tools; assessed 10 systems, selected preferred integrated solution, estimated cost, schedule and risk for its implementation and reported results to NATO’s Infrastructure Committee.

Mons, Belgium

Operational customer for NATO ACCS; developed, refined and negotiated operational requirements for NATO ACCS with core software value of €500m; planned delivery and implementation of NATO ACCS into operational service in 16 NATO nations at a total cost of €2.5bn;Launched, endorsed and/or rejected numerous NATO Security Investment Programme packages (€640m/year budget) as operations specialist member of the NATO Bi-Strategic Command Capability Package Board;Regularly briefed top-level NATO committees and staff on NATO ACCS programme and Air C2 requirements;Developed suite of Concepts of Operations for NATO Air C2 through a series of workshops with operational unit staffs.

Developed strategic plan for the accession and integration of the Air Forces of 3 New Member Nations into NATO;Led air campaign planning effort for NATO Response Force (NRF3) certification;Led relocation of UK element of NATO's Southern Region Air Component Command HQ from Naples to Izmir and drove the UK bid for related posts in NATO's new command structure;Supervised all RAF personnel working in the Southern Region of NATO.

Advised Commander JSRC(S) on the application of air power to joint operations;Planned, organised and executed major NATO joint exercise (Disciplined Warrior 03).

As Battlestaff Director, supervised NATO air operations over the Balkans;Relocated Balkans Combined Air Operations Centre from Vicenza to Ferrara, negotiating specialist US support and reducing core staff levels by 75%.

Provided the programming support for all Electronic Warfare equipment used by UK armed forces, leading a staff of 183 specialist personnel;Implemented and managed 24/7 Air Warfare Centre (AWC) mission support to UK air forces engaged in the NATO bombing campaign in Kosovo (Operation Allied Force);Created UK AWC's Integrated Mission Support concept for joint operations;Achieved IIP Accreditation for UK AWC (800 staff, 12 sites).

Restructured, revitalised and successfully delivered specialist aerosystems and procurement training to MoD UK;Advised UK Defence Procurement Agency on US SMART Acquisition initiatives;Initiated and executed 2 major operational / technical symposia for UK MoD.

Initiated and managed MoD UK EW acquisition programmes, including defensive aid suites for fast jet and rotary wing aircraft, Fast Jet Missile Approach Warning Systems and a major upgrade to the Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile (ALARM);Created and delivered presentation on the exploitation of UAVs in EW roles to Shepherd Air Power Symposium.

Various operational and instructional flying tours as a navigator on Tornado F3, Phantom FGR2 and Vulcan B2 aircraft, including operations in the Falklands, Lebanon and Balkan regions;Weapon Systems Project Officer in UK MoD research centre (1987-1990).

Ma, Defence Studies

Msp Practitioner, Programme Management, Practitioner

Amac, Business Management

Advanced Staff Course, Command, Leadership And Management; Defence Policy And Strategy; Operational Planning

Aerosystems Course, Aerosystems Engineering, Defence Procurement, Flight Trials

Bsc (Hons) 2.1, Mechanical Engineering