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Fareham, England, United Kingdom

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Lead on the development of steady state Underwater Warfare training for the Royal Canadian Navy using techniques and technology that will fit today's adult learners.
• Provide support to training needs analysis for new equipment and concept of use to ensure training is focussed to deliver capability to the Fleet.
• Support development of tactics and doctrine. Provide SME input to research projects.
• Provide mentorship and guidance ashore and at sea.
• Provide tailored support to high profile visits through effective briefing.

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

• Single non-US member of Staff at the US Navy's primary school for the teaching and development of Warfare Officers.
• Provision of maritime warfare instruction from Junior Officers to Senior Command Courses. Delivered through:o Formal lectures to develop knowledge, including group tactical problem discussions and planning tasks, using.
• Adapted to broad direction to develop and deliver complex synthetic training scenarios. Success achieved through positive leadership of small SME team following effective critical analysis of broad requirement and.

Bahrain

• Provision of training for UK units to maintain levels of warfare currency from mine warfare through to operations expected of a Frigate or Destroyer.
• Build and maintain strategic relations with key regional allies. Effectiveness based on a good understanding of regional issues.
• Provision of support to events supporting regional alliances.
• Close liaison with US forces.
• Provision of planning expertise for national and/or coalition operations.

HMS Collingwood

• Assigned to the Principal Warfare Officer Training Element as Course Officer for the advanced phase of the Principal Warfare Officer course.Role requires:
• Provision of formal lectures to further develop knowledge gained on the course.
• Provision of simulator scenarios to test knowledge in a practical manner.
• Planning with other courses at the Maritime Warfare School and FOST to ensure success of the Advanced Phase Sea Week.
• Provision of assessment and mentoring during synthetic training and sea periods.
• Leadership of composite team to deliver sea training.

Northwood, Greater London, United Kingdom

• This role has provided an opportunity to better understand the workings of the U.K. Military at the Operational and strategic levels and the role of PJHQ specifically.
• The liaison role is key in ensuring RN/RM interests are appropriately represented with responses scaled to meet demand.
• Provision of maritime SME to multi-disciplinary planning teams. Refined planning capability to meet requirements inside tight timelines. Examples of this are the maritime support to the Ebola crisis and in the.
• Support to wider UK related matters related to the maritime sphere and Civil Authorities during significant flooding in W England (2015).

Faslane

• To provide leadership and guidance to Unit HQ element as well as deployed teams providing Force Protection to MOD vessels that do not support a suitable organic capability.
• Liaise as necessary with NCHQ, FOST, Maritime Ops Centre and 3 Cdo Bde to ensure tasking is fulfilled and correct level of training provided prior to teams deploying.
• Ensure disbandment of the Squadron is achieved sensitively with all Naval personnel are returned to the Fleet able to continue with their careers.
• Responsible for the education and development of c140 Royal Marines to ensure BAU was not disrupted during team rotations. Ensure lessons learned are passed on.

Maritime Battlestaff / Eunavfor

• Surface Warfare planner as part of the main Battlestaff. Responsibility for mid-short term planning at the unit level.
• Deployed as Group Warfare Officer for a 5 month deployment. Responsible for effectiveness of the Task Group mission at the point of delivery. Required close liaison across Departments to rapidly problem solve and.
• Leadership of multi-national team to deliver high quality products enabling Executive Level engagement with EU Member States and US. Products tailored to meet key objectives; often ran concurrently at different.
• Simultaneously developed communications plan to support tactical activity.

HMS Cumberland

• Provision of leadership to the Ops Room teams and department more widely when the Operations Officer.
• Delivery of warfare planning and execution to meet requirements of 2 Gulf Deployments.
• Provision of ship specific information to multi-agency team during evacuation of people from Libya (2011).
• Focus on above water warfare as primary warfare sphere.

United Kingdom

• Leadership function for 15 person syndicate. Liaison with Instructional staff on course and broader issues.
• Developed greater understanding of the role of the military in UK. Use of case studies to expand on aspects such as Defence Procurement and International Alliamces.
• Opportunity to develop understanding of other nations through cultural events.
• Develop understanding of other UK Services.

FOST (MPV)

• Lead on delivery of mine warfare specific training to UK and NATO minewarfare assets.
• Act as lead Sea Rider to task units using CST authority to maintain momentum of ive training. Authority delegated to adjust training timelines based on performance of units to provide best scope for success.
• Maintain awareness of new technology including initial work with SEAFOX.
• Small trials to improve tactics conducted.

HMS Inverness

• Provide a fully functioning unit to the CO by ensuring cross department synergy.
• Provide direction in the absence of the CO to meet Fleet and Squadron requirements.
• Responsible for effectiveness of the Damage Control and Firefighting organisation.
• Mentor the Operations Officer and Wardroom more broadly in Minewarfare.
• Oversee decommissioning of the ship.

HMS Penzance

• Provide leadership for the Warfare Department. In the prolonged absence of the XO, act in his place.
• Provide planning direction across all departments to ensure ship hit key milestones set by Fleet.
• Establish close liaison with Dockyard and Squadron Staff to ensure Unit achieved all post refit trials and subsequent training to the highest standard.

Initial Maritime Staff Course, Military And Strategic Leadership, Merit (Upper)

Activities and Societies: RugbyActed as Syndicate Leader to provide guidance for group presentations and act as the link between the Staff.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, 2:2

Activities and Societies: Hockey, cricket, rugby, water polo.Areas of study centred on European, British and US History from 1750 onwards.