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London, United Kingdom

Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq

Occupied the most senior non-board management position in a successful boutique risk management company. Reported directly to the Managing Director and made strategic operational, financial and procedural decisions in coordination with, and in the absence of, the MD.Responsible for overseeing the operational provision of contracted deliverables for a portfolio of eleven major oil and gas, and diplomatic clients and ensuring adherence to budgetary constraints. Consistent high standards of service delivery saw projects routinely extended beyond the initial contract term, ensuring sustained revenue.Developed and implemented new corporate-level policies and procedures as well as ongoing vetting and review of project-level documentation. All such policies were subsequently externally audited and accredited to recognised international standards.Established and maintained an internal quality management schedule, ensuring ongoing compliance with international standards and local government legislation.Planned for and supervised the mobilisation of new projects in coordination with senior client management and VSC personnel, ensuring manpower and equipment deployed was done so within mandated timelines and compliant with the project contract and scope of work.

Bulford

Responsible for operational planning, co-ordinating and delivering training, budgeting and personnel management projects across numerous sub-departments and multiple lines of effort for a team of 210 military personnel.Conducted the planning and execution for a large deployment of manpower and equipment overseas. Thorough understanding of the operational context and requirements allowed for a targeted effort in equipment care provision and consistent mission success contributed to both manpower and equipment efficiencies enabling the deployment to be executed successfully.

Led and managed a 60-strong team of specialist soldiers. Responsible for all aspects of training, welfare, discipline, administration, career management and leadership of this experienced team of varying ranks.Oversaw the enforcement of standards, personnel management, planning and conducting training, addressing welfare issues, resource allocation, decision-making and all associated administration to include report writing, progress reporting and escalations to line management.Key contributor and integral member of the organisational management team. Attended and headed briefings on a regular basis in order to plan and resource key activities in association with the larger organisation and with a view to the successful facilitation and execution of training and deployments.Provided support, assistance and advice to colleagues, subordinates and immediate line management on issues as widely varied as financial management and career development.

Led and managed a 30-strong team during preparations for, and seven-month deployment to, Afghanistan on combat operations. Responsible for all aspects of training, welfare, discipline, administration, career management and leadership of this highly diverse team with varying levels of experience.Motivated, trained and prepared them from a newly-formed unit in 2011 to a cohesive, operationally effective team fit for deployment.Responsible for operational planning, written staff work to underpin planned operations and the control of operations as they were executed, often in extremely high-risk environments.

Postgraduate Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

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