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Leeds, Gb

Leeds, Gb

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Key responsibilities;• Building relationships with stakeholders to align training programs with business strategy.• Assessing training needs with employees and department leads. • Designing and delivering engaging learning solutions in various formats.• Evaluating program effectiveness through feedback, performance metrics and continuous improvement initiatives. • Supporting onboarding and delivering welcome sessions for new hires.• Developing coaching & mentoring programs for staff and fellow coaches. • Developing leadership and management programs for staff. • Contributing to 'Managing the YH Way' sessions for manager development.

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Primarily responsible for 80 Warfare Apprentices to know, command, lead and manage them, by providing pastoral care, motivation, morale, teamwork, leadership, personal development and recreation. Not withstanding the procedural and administrative aspects of personnel management.Additional Responsibilities;▪️ Manage and report any concerns regarding the welfare and safeguarding of trainees directly to the SEO.▪️ Manage the care and welfare of vulnerable groups (U18) on behalf of the SEO.▪️ Lead Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Advisor, Providing advice and Management of DEI to squadron staff, the SEO and feedback to Defence HQ. ▪️ Provide Health & Safety advice to the SEO and Squadron staff.▪️ Unit Education & Resettlement Officer.▪️ Organisation Information Manager.▪️ Organisation Web Manager & Author. ▪️ Booking and Management of Global Travel & Logistics requirements deploying trainees and staff members.Key Achievements;▪️ Initiated and led a Coaching, Mentoring, Advisory and Support Team (CAST) improving the performance and promotion rates of staff members, coaching was conducted in both personal and professional development areas.▪️ Identified and improved critical administration areas within WTS to improve the efficiency of student training and management, to achieve the squadrons full operating capability (FOC) 4 weeks ahead of schedule with critical staff shortages. ▪️ Identified the requirement, established and then led the squadrons DEI organisation, improving decision making, performance, perspectives, engagement and trust within WTS.▪️ Identified the requirement for an uplift and improvement in IT infrastructure, raised the business case and then project managed the improved IT solution to delivery, 2 months ahead of schedule this improvement allowed the squadron to facilitate to onboard 50% more trainees which helped the squadron achieve FOC 4 weeks ahead of schedule.

Hms Diamond

Head of the Above Water Tactical Department and Senior Middle Management responsible for leading teams and ensuring operational success in the Red Sea. Additional Responsibilities;▪️ Responsible to the Captain for the management of ships Operations Room and Action Information Organisation, through the Implementation of workforce and equipment requirements as dictated by the situation. Ensuring the efficient conduct of the operations room by ensuring accurate picture compilation, effective information flow and communications services are maintained, as well as ensuring equipment readiness profiles are maintained and emergent defects affecting operational effectiveness are swiftly reported and rectified.▪️ Fusion of operational data. Planning and coordination of non real-time data received from from other sources along with Real-time data that received from the ships organic sensors and Tactical Data Link systems are validated and merged to ensure information superiority within the Battle Space. ▪️ Warfare Training Coordinator. Management of Sub Department Training Coordinators to ensure dept and individual training plans are implemented, quality of onboard training is at the required standard, manage training compliance and records, as well as conducting NVQ L3 end point assessments. ▪️ Divisional Officer. Responsible for the management of individuals welfare, discipline and performance requirements.▪️ Information Manager. Responsible for implementing and managing the ships IM Plan and strategy. ▪️CAST Lead. Coaching and Support Team leader.▪️Officer of the Day (OOD). Responsible as the captains sole representative for the safe conduct and management of the ship whilst alongside in Harbour.Key Achievement;▪️Identified, planned and led the training required to develop the Warfare Department ready within 2 weeks, for the first live combat operations the Royal Navy had faced in over 20 years, a process that normally takes the organisation 2-3 months.

Bahrain

Senior Middle Manager for United Kingdom Maritime Component Command Headquarters Bahrain. Additional Responsibilities;▪️ Personnel management and facilitation of HR functions for individuals within the Deployed HQ.▪️ Operations Room Management.▪️ Battle Watch Captain. ▪️ Tactical Data Links advisor to UKMCC and C5F NAVCENT JICO.▪️ Unit Education & Resettlement Officer.▪️ Theatre visit Coordination and Approvals.▪️ Facilities & Buildings Manager.▪️ Fire Warden.Key Achievements;▪️ Identified a shortfall in capability, wrote the business case and achieved financial approval to improve C4ISTAR infrastructure with the HQ, to provide more effective command and control of allocated military units and forces within the theatre.▪️Identified a shortfall in training and competency for the Naval Support Staff Duty Officer, liaising with key shareholders, created and implanted a more effective training and qualification procedure, resulting in more confident and better equipped Duty Officers, and therefore achieving a 60% reduction in call outs to specialist staff to support the Duty Officer.▪️Utilising my knowledge from CSF, overhauled the Battle Watch Captain (BWC) Information Management and training system on behalf of the Senior Operations Officer, the result was new BWCs integrated to team 30% faster and with improved confidence to conduct their Roles & Responsibilities. ▪️When the Personnel recall system was taken out of service by Navy Digital without a replacement, I identified suitable replacements, trialled the systems, provided analysis, then implemented the chosen solution with training to the operators.

Comukstrkfor, Fieldhouse Building, Whale Island

Senior Operations, Skills & Development Manager to Commander UK Strike Forces (COMUKSTRKFOR) Additional Responsibilities;▪️ Responsible to the Admiral for the management of the HQs Operations Room and Action Information Organisation, through the Implementation of workforce and equipment requirements as dictated by the situation. Ensuring the efficient conduct of the ops room by ensuring accurate picture compilation, effective information flow and communications services are maintained ensuring our information superiority within the Battle Space.▪️Responsible for the analysis of all maritime exercises and operations to routinely brief SEOs on the global disposition, status and tasking of all friendly and coalition forces. ▪️ Staff Battle Watch Captain (BWC). Responsible for planning, coordinating training and the readiness of augmented BWCs and Operations staff. BWCs track the progress of an exercise or operation, ensuring plans are executed on time, initiate and coordinate responses to unplanned incidents or events.▪️ Operational Planning team member for the Command and Control of complex, multinational, maritime exercises and operations.▪️ Tactical Data Links (TDL) SME ensuring network connectivity for complex theatre exercises and operations and liaising with NATO Officers to ensuring the theatre commanders, Information Warfare requirements are met.Key Achievements;▪️Successfully planned and delivered to full operational capability a new operations complex and digital capabilities for the Royal Navy’s Warfighting Centre, facilitating C4ISTAR to provide updated global command and control of military units and forces.▪️Planned and coordinated the UK TDL element for the multinational exercise, Steadfast Defender. During the exercise I was the first UK TDL SME to successfully conduct the role of Maritime Regional Interface Control Officer from the QE Class aircraft carrier to improve situational awareness, as well as Command & Control for NATO Commanders.

Fareham, England, United Kingdom

Seconded to the be the Lead Instructor and Planner for the Royal Navy's prestigious Commanding Officers Desig Course (CODC) for 8 weeks to cover a workforce deficiency.Additional Responsibilities;▪️Facilitating and Leading Coaching and Mentoring workshops for senior managers, including psychometric testing, 360 feedback.▪️Facilitating and leading Leadership & Management workshops for senior managers, including arranging guest speakers. ▪️Developing and Managing the courses digital learning platform on Moodle.▪️Organisation Information Manager.▪️Arranging travel and accommodation for external course elements.▪️Health & Safety Manager.Key Achievement;▪️Developing the CODC digital learning course to dynamically support all elements of the course, ranging from the course schedule, chatrooms, travel arrangements, psychometric testing and remote learning.

Hms Kent

Head of the Above Water Tactical Department and Senior Middle Management responsible for leading teams and ensuring operational success on Op Fortis. Additional Responsibilities;▪️ Responsible to the Captain for the management of ships Operations Room and Action Information Organisation, through the Implementation of workforce and equipment requirements as dictated by the situation. Ensuring the efficient conduct of the operations room by ensuring accurate picture compilation, effective information flow and communications services are maintained, as well as ensuring equipment readiness profiles are maintained and emergent defects affecting operational effectiveness are swiftly reported and rectified.▪️Fusion of operational data. Planning and coordination of non real-time data received from from other sources along with Real-time data that received from the ships organic sensors and Tactical Data Link systems are validated and merged to ensure information superiority within the Battle Space. ▪️Warfare Training Coordinator. Management of Sub Department Training Coordinators to ensure dept and individual training plans are implemented, quality of onboard training is at the required standard, manage training compliance and records, as well as conducting NVQ L3 end point assessments. ▪️Divisional Officer. Responsible for the management of individuals welfare, discipline and performance requirements.▪️Information Manager. Responsible for implementing and managing the ships IM Plan and strategy. ▪️CAST Lead. Coaching and Support Team leader.▪️Officer of the Day (OOD). Responsible as the captains sole representative for the safe conduct and management of the ship whilst alongside in Harbour.Key Achievement;▪️Identified requirement for, planned, implemented and then led the CAST organisation onboard, improving task book completion rates by 15% and staff performances for their annual appraisal reports.

Hms Collingwood

Senior skills & Development Manager, Tactical Data Links and Combat Management Systems Instructor.Additional Responsibilities;▪️Senior TDL Instructor responsible for training Tri-Service and NATO students on Link 1, 11, 16, 22, STDL & JREAP.▪️Combat Management Systems & RADAR Instructor teaching students how to operate the complex management and RADAR systems fitted to Royal Navy Warships. ▪️Defence Training Supervisor, responsible for coaching, mentoring and assessing staff trainers within their workplace to ensure defence framework and OFSTED compliance. ▪️Coach & Mentor primarily concentrating on coaching for success within the training environment, I also coached staff and students in personal areas if requested.▪️Management of resources and instructor allocations to meet the training demand. ▪️RN TDL Stakeholders Committee Secretary and lead for Tri-Service TDL liaison.▪️Defence Learning Environment Champion.▪️Trauma Risk Management Team Leader.▪️Field Gun & Open day Project Manager.Key Achievements;▪️Successfully planned and delivered classroom and IT upgrades to the Warfare Training School under budget and ahead of schedule by utilising collaboration and mitigating risk. ▪️Planned, built, delivered and supported multiple online learning courses for several training groups at short notice, to support pre course and remote learning, achieving an average 10% increase in exam pass grades by students.▪️Senior Planner for a large public event, provided entertainment and activities to cover a 160-acre site on a budget of £3000 with constraints that no vendor could charge for their activity.Awarded Sailor of the Term out of 4000 staff members, for above achievements whilst also delivering on my core responsibilities as an instructor.

Hms Defender

Deputy Head of the Above Water Tactical Department and Middle Management responsible for leading teams and ensuring operational success in the Warfare Department. Additional Responsibilities;▪️ Responsible to the Head of Dept for the daily management of ships Ops Room and Action Information Organisation, through the Implementation of workforce and equipment requirements as dictated by the situation. Ensuring the efficient conduct of the Ops Room through accurate picture compilation, effective information and communications flow, as well as ensuring equipment readiness profiles are maintained and emergent defects affecting operational effectiveness are swiftly reported and rectified.▪️ Fusion of operational data. Planning and coordination of non real-time data received from from other sources along with Real-time data that received from the ships organic sensors and Tactical Data Link systems are validated and merged to ensure information superiority within the Battle Space. ▪️Deputy Warfare Training Coordinator. Managing of Sub Dept Training Coordinators to ensure department and individual training plans are implemented, the quality of onboard training is at the required standard, manage training compliance and records, as well as conducting end point assessments. ▪️Divisional Senior Rate. ▪️Deputy Information Manager. ▪️Trauma Risk Management Team Leader. ▪️Duty Petty Officer (DPO) Coordinator. ▪️Seamanship Safety Officer.Key Achievements;▪️Built, developed and then managed the training and records organisation for the business ensuring that up to 75 employees received effective training, achieved and then maintained their role performance competency.▪️As the ship exited irefit and began the generation period I Identified a lack of ownership for DPO training, I took control of the training and qualification for DPOs ensuring that there was 150% more qualified DPOs for the ship staff move on board date than the requirement.

Defence Courier Service, Ruislip

Middle Manager, Secure Logistical Planner and Diplomatic Courier.Key Responsibilities;▪️To ensure that all Royal Navy units were able to send or receive time sensitive packages globally, without the risk of interference to maintain operations and exercises, within budget constraints.▪️Full logistical planning, including the allocation of resources, travel and accommodation.▪️Customer liaison, this included liaising with the MOD its agencies, also the FCO and its associated Embassies. ▪️Deploy globally at short notice as a Diplomatic Courier to support dynamic MOD operations.Key Achievements;▪️Engagement with key stakeholders and diplomats, I ensured that a sensitive and critical item was collected from the customer within the UK and then delivered to the client overseas within 24 hours to ensure a major military operation could take place.▪️Streamlined processes on the RN Desk so that I had capacity to support the other desks and improve business output by 20%. ▪️Being selected to deputise for the operations Warrant Officer ahead of more senior personnel whose primary trade was Postal & Courier.

Hms Defender

Deputy Head of the Above Water Tactical Department and Middle Management responsible for leading teams and ensuring operational success on Operation KIPION. Additional Responsibilities;▪️ Responsible to the Head of Dept for the daily management of ships Ops Room and Action Information Organisation, through the Implementation of workforce and equipment requirements as dictated by the situation. Ensuring the efficient conduct of the Ops Room through accurate picture compilation, effective information and communications flow, as well as ensuring equipment readiness profiles are maintained and emergent defects affecting operational effectiveness are swiftly reported and rectified.▪️ Fusion of operational data. Planning and coordination of non real-time data received from from other sources along with Real-time data that received from the ships organic sensors and Tactical Data Link systems are validated and merged to ensure information superiority within the Battle Space. ▪️Deputy Warfare Training Coordinator. Managing of Sub Dept Training Coordinators to ensure department and individual training plans are implemented, the quality of onboard training is at the required standard, manage training compliance and records, as well as conducting end point assessments. ▪️Divisional Senior Rate (DSR). ▪️Deputy Information Manager. ▪️Duty Petty Officer (DPO). ▪️Seamanship Safety Officer.▪️Unit Operational Training & Records Manager.Key Achievement;▪️Working with stakeholders from within Navy Digital and the US DoD, successfully integrated JREAP C into the ships Combat Management System, improving the units real time situational awareness range by more than 500%, to encompass the complete theatre of operations.

Hms Collingwood

Petty Officer Warfare Specialist (Above Water Warfare Tactical) professional qualifying course and Senior Leadership Course. Here is where I gained the necessary qualifications, skills and experience to be a Operations, Skills, Development and Tactical Data Links Manager.Key Skills Learnt;▪️Operations Management.▪️Skills & Development Management.▪️Combat System Management. ▪️Above Water Sensor Management.▪️Tactical Data Links Management for Command and Control units. Key Achievements;▪️CMI level 5 in Leadership and Management.

Frigates, Landing Platform Docks & Destroyers

Team leader and Supervisor Responsibilities;▪️Operations Room Supervision, responsible for maintaining the equipment readiness profile, workforce requirements, data collection and analyzation for the commands appreciation and awareness during state 3 cruising watches.▪️Air Picture Supervision, responsible for compiling and classifying all aircraft within the ships own sensor and TDL range at the Action or Defence state. ▪️Surface Picture Supervision, responsible for compiling and classifying all surface vessels within the ships own sensor and TDL range at the Action or Defence state. ▪️Action Picture Supervision, responsible for compiling and classifying all sub-surface vessels within the ships own sensor and TDL range at the Action or Defence state. ▪️Radar Section Maintenance Supervisor, responsible for ensuring that all scheduled maintenance and defect rectification on the ships radars was conducted.▪️Ships Husbandry Supervisor, responsible for planning and ensuring that ships husbandry maintenance schedules were created, implemented and conducted to preserve the condition of the ships exterior. ▪️Leading Hand of the Mess, responsible to the command for ensuring the good discipline and morale of up to 45 Junior Ratings in an accommodation and living area.▪️Training Supervisor, responsible for safely conducting training and education to support team members in achieving and maintaining Role Performance Statements. Key Achievements;▪️Awarded Flag Officer Sea Training Positive Personnel Report for developing and managing the Under Water Warfare (UW) Section on HMS Bulwark, a role normally conducted by someone much more senior and UW specialisation.▪️Awarded COs Award on HMS Defender for the quality and volume of diverse work undertaken, for professionalism beyond that expected of my seniority and for my enthusiasm and dedication towards the training of my subordinates.

Frigates

Team Member and Supervisor.Responsibilities;▪️Surface Picture Supervision, responsible for compiling and classifying all surface vessels within the ships own sensor and TDL range in the Cruising, Action or Defence states. ▪️Air Picture Compiler, responsible for compiling and classifying all aircraft within the ships own sensor and TDL range in the Cruising, Action or Defence states. ▪️Weapons & Sensor Equipment Maintainer, responsible for ensuring that all scheduled preventative maintenance tasks were conducted safely.▪️Ships Husbandry Maintainer, responsible for ensuring that ships husbandry maintenance schedules were conducted to preserve the condition of the ships exterior. ▪️Divers Yeoman, responsible to the Diving Officer for the maintenance and readiness of all ships diving equipment.▪️Boat Coxswain, responsible for the command and helming of Inboard, outboard and Jet driven boats as required by the situation. ▪️Deck Hand, responsible for assisting and supporting all seamanship and Deck operations.▪️Firefighting & Damage Control Team member, responsible for responding to and dealing with fires, floods or other emergencies onboard.