Chief of Staff of the Defence Diving Standards Team (DDST).

•The first British officer employed in the joint GBR - DEU HQ and acting autonomously to forge a new strategic defence partnership. •The building of joint business processes and protocols to ensure effective communication and planning. •I was also responsible for the management of the social media accounts which focused on recruiting reservists with great success.•The forecasting of events and management of daily operations of the squadron of over 120 GBR personnel both regular and reservist. •The generation of a training programme to qualify the large uplift in personnel as part of the reformation of the UK’s only amphibious engineer capability.

• Teaching trainees the basics of combat engineering and leadership. As the commander I was also responsible for all aspects of the students and instructors welfare, career progression and appraisal.• Responsible for ensuring the team of instructors I managed were OFSTED compliant and that we built on the schools excellent reputation.

• Management and leadership of over 50 personnel, my duties included the appraisal, career development, discipline and motivation of these soldiers.• I was responsible for the maintenance schedules and general management of a large fleet of vehicles equipped with security sensitive equipment, the value of which equated to in access of £1,000,000.

Expert training in the following subjects: • Civil and military engineering skills used throughout the civilian industry including advanced engineering mathematics, structure design and surveying. • Risk management in regards to both to the project outcomes and to the health of the workforce.• Project management of engineering projects; synchronising resources, staff effort to ensure the efficiency and success of the project at hand. This came with advanced training in the use of Microsoft programs such as Excel and Project.

• I was responsible for the preparation of over 30 personnel & associated equipment for deployment on this operation.• I was the project manager for a plethora of civil engineering tasks focused on improving the sanitation and security of a large refugee camp.• I managed the relationships between UK forces and the many political figures and other nations militaries.• I provided advice to the mission commander on how best to protect and work for the female refugees.

• Management of a small team of assistants providing care and rehabilitation to a variety of patients including those in intensive care, amputee, stroke and neuro wards.