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Fareham, GB

Fareham, England, United Kingdom

Kent, England, United Kingdom

Following Prime Ministerial direction for the Ministry of Defence to take operational command of the cross-government response to small boat crossings in the Channel, I designed, established and led a Joint Inter-Agency Task Force. I drew on the expertise of multiple stakeholders, including HM Coastguard for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations and other.

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

I exercised delegated command of the largest UK naval deployment in a generation, sailing HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Pacific and back, over eight months, with nine other ships, thirty-four aircraft and four thousand people. Dual-hatted as the Chief of Staff, I was also responsible for delivering a demanding and complex programme of operations, exercises.

Northwood, England, United Kingdom

In this wide-ranging role, I was responsible for the implementation of policy directives within Strategic Command, internally within the Joint Headquarters and externally for thirty thousand people in eight subordinate commands. My tenure coincided with the transformation from the former Joint Forces Command, which required me to plan and lead.

Manama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain

Responsible for running the UK’s regional maritime headquarters and naval base, I operated at all levels from Strategic, advising the Ministry of Defence on potential responses to the regional security situation, to Tactical, exercising delegated command over all UK warships and Royal Navy personnel in the Middle East. My remit included the protection of.

Ministry Of Defence, London

Working directly for the First Sea Lord, my core role involved liaising with academic institutions and think-tanks to stay ahead of strategic trends that might affect the security of the UK in the ten- to thirty-year timeframe.

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

After earning the top international student prize and graduating with a Diploma in National Security and Strategic Studies, I spent two years at the US Naval Command College as the sole non-US Military Professor and separately completed an MA in International Relations. I subsequently put theory into practice as Staff Operations Officer to the Commander of.

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

I commanded five mine hunters in succession before being selected to command a Mine Countermeasures Squadron. Highlights included pioneering ‘crew swaps’ while deployed, the clearance of minefields off Iraq, berthing the first British warship in Iraq since the 2003 conflict, the disposal of a World War II sea-mine at the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal, and the.

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

I qualified top of my Principal Warfare Officers’ course before an assignment as Operations Officer of a Destroyer during two NATO counter-terrorism deployments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the 2003 Iraq Campaign. I was then selected to be the first Maritime Security Advisor to the Commander UK Maritime Force, planning and executing counterterrorism.

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Initial training at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, followed by sea training and professional assignments, ranging from Officer of the Watch to Second-in-command, in five different classes of warship.

Ma, International Relations, Highest Distinction

Master Of Arts (Ma) Equivalent, National Security And Strategic Studies

Activities and Societies: Sponsor to Kuwaiti and Danish naval familiesOne year residential course at the United States' Navy's 'Home of.

Ba(Hons), Humanities With Classical Studies And Philosophy, Upper Second-Class Honours

Msc, Technology (Maritime Operations), Chancellor'S Commendation

Ordinary Level Certificate Education

Activities and Societies: Debating team.Ordinary-level certificates in Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Physics.