Denis Thornton Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Ireland

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

S92A type-rated SFO flying oil & gas passengers, with military and Search & Rescue experience.

United Kingdom

Renewable Energy start-up that delivered a unique waste-energy system to the market.• Boot-strapped a clean technology company and disruptive business model for distributed carbon capture & energy generation from farm waste. Provided concept-to-operations talent & financial capital.• In charge of P&L, process development, project management, business planning and marketing.• Delivered 3 major projects totalling ~£5M before managed exit to shareholders.

Uae, Uk

• Organised collaboration between Al Futtaim Group, the Hertz Corporation, DynCorp International and US Dept of Defence to airlift 330 construction units into Afghanistan for lease, and then organised contracted personnel to support the service in Afghanistan.• Consulted on, developed, and delivered Perkins Engines entry into Afghanistan market.• Capture Lead for 3 major US Department of Defence bids.

Ireland

• Developed successful bid for Irish Coast Guard Helicopter competition, managing an international team and authoring primary documents.• Helicopter pilot flying Search and Rescue missions from Sligo, Dublin, Waterford and Shannon bases.• Turned around previously failed project of airborne AIS ship identification information system on fleet of Sikorsky helicopters.• 1,000+ flying hours on SAR duties over N Atlantic.

Extensive operational leadership experience. Helicopter pilot and aviation operations commander with the Army Air Corps including 5 years on deployed counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. Broad experience with communications systems in Royal Signals. Highlights include:• Led & managed up to 600 staff and up to 20 helicopters on combat and medevac missions in Afghanistan.• Regularly in charge of site security and incident response.• As Operations Officer planned and executed several operations to protect installations and people against attack or disruption.• As a helicopter pilot commanded hundreds of aviation patrols including surveillance, vehicle interception, and response to major incidents.• Conducted security work at nuclear power stations, strategic nuclear missile submarine bases, andseveral military installations throughout Scotland and the North of England.• Major business continuity planning for local government.• Directed all missions of the British fleet of Chinook, Lynx, Sea-King and Apache helicopters throughout Southern Afghanistan. Total personnel under management exceeded 600.• Led the redesign of Operations Room to optimise information fusion and situational awareness.• Coordinated and directed the extraction of over 300 combat casualties.• Planned and executed the out of area operation to relieve a besieged US base in Uruzgan.• Authored specification for Secure Beyond Line of Sight Communications.• Authored Key User Requirements for Rotary Zero-Visibility Capability.

• Bid assessor for Watchkeeper £880M drone surveillance project• Key facilitator between Army, Project Teams and Contractors in UK, Switzerland, USA and Israel.• Authored several white papers to improve performance & security.• Specialist team leader on Bowman Radio Network usability.