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Navy Command Hq - Navy Develop

Capability sponsor for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and systems.• Delivery of successful Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) experimentation programme worth ~£100M over 5 years.• Establishment of projects to procure an extra-large AUV prototype demonstrator, and an underwater battlespace area denial capability.• Rapid development of a UK/US project to launch and recover a small AUV from an SSN torpedo tube.• Development of the artefacts and evidence sets necessary to support a full programme of record for Underwater Autonomous Vehicles.• Trained in Agile Scrum methodology and acted as Product Owner for the Multi-Static Data Network Architecture

Northwood Headquarters

Planning, operation, and management of communications services in support of all UK submarine operations; including the day-to-day management of the services necessary to meet the UK's Nuclear Deterrence Policy and their availability at readiness. Head of team of over 60 personnel.• Integration of new cryptographic systems into the UK submarine broadcast systems without any reduction in availability of critical high availability services.• Complete rewrite of the SSBN submarine communications instructions.• Improvements to training and operational processes leading to increased availability of critical services.• Development and implementation of pandemic business continuity plan to ensure availability of all critical submarine C4 systems.

Information Warfare Division, Navy Command Hq, Portsmouth. Uk

Navy lead for the Information Line of Development for submarine capability and management of the submarine elements of the Navy Information Warfare portfolio.• Sponsor for the first 'New Style of IT' hardware fit into an ASTUTE Class submarine.• Led the transition of submarine UHF SATCOM to a modern IP based communications system.• Acceptance of the RN Advanced EHF SATCOM system into service from an information perspective.• Early development of the RN's information requirements for Dreadnought.

Nato Maritime Command Hq, Northwood Uk

Provision of communications services for submarines under NATO Operational Command.• Establishment of Commander Submarines NATO (COMSUBNATO) as a full-time submarine OPCON authority through the development of reliable and persistent communications services: awarded COM MARCOM commendation. • Production of the organisation Business Continuity Plan.• Leadership of the NATO VLF Working Group including the submission and acceptance of the NATO future requirements for NATO VLF channels.

C4Istar Division, Navy Command Hq, Portsmouth. Uk

Responsible for generation of an effective operational capability for all aspects of strategic submarine communication bearers.• Delivered improvements to the availability and effectiveness of existing HF broadcast and ship shore services for submarines.• Production of the Naval EHF/SHF SATCOM Terminal Concept of Operations (CONOPS).• Completed PWO CIS training.• Development of a new communications buoy enabling submarines to communicate from deep without return to periscope depth.• Completed Defence Project, Portfolio and Programme Management training.

Various At Sea And Ashore

Between 1984 and 2010 served in a range of submarine communications posts rising to WO1(CISSM) including serving as a sea trainer. After a successful pass at the Admiralty Interview Board undertook Officer training at BRNC Dartmouth in 2009 – awarded the Senior Upper Yardman prize.