Gavin Johnson Email & Phone Number

World Wide

I have been working as an Armed Maritime Security Operator for MAST Ltd, securing and hardening the ships before entering High Risk areas and giving on-board training on counter piracy measures for the ships crews in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and Somali Basin working with many different nationals and mixed teams.- Close.

Basra

I was employed in a hostile environment as a PSD Team Leader in Iraq being in charge of a team of 10 local nationals on a very busy and demanding contract in West Qurna Oil Fields. My role as a PSD Team Leader is to move clients to and from Basra for meeting in various locations around the city, deployed on bank missions where I could be handling large.

• Over 9 years serving both UK and overseas, working in fast moving and multi- cultural environments. On occasion in conflict situations such as Iraq, 3 tours between 03 and 06 as 2ic and 3 tours in Afghanistan between.
• Served as Section Commander, responsible for teams of personnel on operations overseas and the welfare of those personnel.
• Produced and implemented training to ensure troops were up to date with Sqn SOP’s and TTP’s and providing continuation training and further development.
• Weapons Instructor teaching and taking troops though weapon handling test from Grenade, Pistol, Rifle and high calibre machine guns before going onto live field firing getting ready for operations.
• Live firing range supervisor and range conducting officer.
• MSTAR (Man Portable Surveillance Target Acquisition Radar) Instructor.