Responsible for planning operations and client programmes for the company.Direct strategic aims and business development to deliver a premium relocation service for our clients.

Identify major community risks, develop major incident contingency plans and work with stakeholders to mitigate risk to community, property and the environment.Advise Ministers, Emergency Services and business leaders on risk reduction and strategic disaster management.Part of Strategic Coordination Group formed to resolve major incidents.Co-ordination, development and delivery of major, multi-agency training and exercising events.

• Key Advisor to the Governor of Bermuda, the Minister of Public Safety, Government institutions, security services and external military partners on future capabilities, operational matters, training needs and identifying shortfalls and needs in current resources and practices.• Designed and delivered largest strategic change programme for a generation.• Managing a full-time staff of 30 responsible for a regiment of 400.• Liaising with Police, Fire, Customs and Excise, Airport, Maritime, Bomb Disposal, and Riot Control authorities and auditing their plans and budgets to identify potential cost savings and improvements in standards.• Conducted review of existing equipment and contracts, and achieved cost savings through renegotiation of existing contracts and sourcing better quality supplies.• Developed disaster management strategy and contingencies in such circumstances.• Identified and trained next generation of officers and leaders, and developed classroom and field curriculum.• Acted as Head of External Communications Team developing key messages across all media streams, advising on media strategy, and building relationships with main stakeholders.Key Achievements• Achieved cost savings of 50% on equipment costs and 25% in training spend, and reduced wastage by improving selection of equipment fit for operation in the Caribbean.• Maintained quality of services and operations despite 25% cut in budget.

• Assisted South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) in identifying training needs and devised rationale and purpose of training to support those needs, and constructed syllabus for field training exercises.• Utilised knowledge of service providers and contacts to resource training interventions.• Provided Strategic Leadership training to senior SANDF officers and Air Force, and led training on media operations to senior SANDF officers.• Built relationships with key members of the Defence Force to promote the United Kingdom as the ‘defence partner of choice’.• Acted as Advisor to the British High Commission on crisis and disaster management/responses.

• Senior Officer delivering training to the University Officer Training Corps and a Territorial Army reserve unit of 300.• Designed annual curriculum and wrote major exercises for the Corps, which saw Officers posted on operational tours.

• Direct line management accountability for the readiness of 120 officers and soldiers, overseeing their training, HR matters, and welfare support.• Reconstituted unit following operational duty by introducing new systems and techniques, and recruiting further personnel.• Provided advice to senior commanders on weapon capabilities and other battalion resources.• Led tour to Iraq, and liaised with local security services in the training and development of their Army and Police services.

• Participated in major strategic review of future UK Army structures and capabilities.• Managed media and public communications on behalf of the British Military during the first democratic elections in Iraq.• Briefed and negotiated with senior military commanders and Ministry of Defence officials on potential efficiencies, and successfully secured agreement to deploy military bands at army hospitals and relieve infantry staff of general duties when at camp.

• Advisor to Commander on all external media communication matters, and acted as senior spokesperson for the Brigade during invasion of Iraq, a tour of Kosovo and 9/11.• Developed corporate branding and engagement with external stakeholders whilst based at camp and during overseas operations.• Introduced internal communications programme for employees and families.

• 2000 – 2001 HQ Company Commander managing all logistics support to 200 strong Infantry Battalion in Northern Ireland, including welfare, discipline, and leadership.• 1999 – 2000 Company Operations Officer responsible for operational planning, daily operations management and incident management of a rifle company in Northern Ireland and major exercises in Ukraine and Gibraltar.• 1998 Pharmaceutical Representative for Eli Lilly whilst on sabbatical from the military.• 1995 – 1997 Regimental Signals Officer managing all communications planning, equipment management and security of highly confidential cryptographic material for a ‘High Readiness’ Infantry Battalion in barracks in UK, on emergency operational tour in Northern Ireland and on exercise. Additionally trained and developed unit communications experts.• 1994 – 1995 Company 2nd in Command/Company Operations Officer in Northern Ireland responsible for operational planning, daily operational tasking and incident management for 100 strong rifle company on operations.• 1992 – 1994 Platoon Commander on operational tours in UK, Falkland Islands, Kenya, and Northern Ireland. • Commenced Officer Training and commissioned as Officer in 1991.