Defence contractor. Property and Seed investor.Co-funder and Head Trustee at the Jacob Abraham Foundation; suicide education and mental health advocacy.Head Rugby Union coach at Cardiff Saracens RFC - Welsh national division senior team.Mentor at Supporting Wounded Veterans.

Aviation consultant specialising in risk, safety and air traffic management. Currently contracted to the MOD to assist with the future delivery of military ATM capability in a £1.5 bn contract to modernise over 100 MOD locations over 22 years. Personally responsible for:Acceptance of ATM/ANS equipment into operational serviceAssessing safety and suitability of new equipmentATM Safety Case reviewAviation risk assessmentIndependent advisory serviceCompliance with… Show more Aviation consultant specialising in risk, safety and air traffic management. Currently contracted to the MOD to assist with the future delivery of military ATM capability in a £1.5 bn contract to modernise over 100 MOD locations over 22 years. Personally responsible for:Acceptance of ATM/ANS equipment into operational serviceAssessing safety and suitability of new equipmentATM Safety Case reviewAviation risk assessmentIndependent advisory serviceCompliance with regulations/legislation Show less

Achieved expert-level occurrence investigation/human factors advice that produced high quality analytical reports and recommendations, briefed monthly at RAF board level. Selected to represent the RAF as the sole military investigator and advisor to the UK Airprox Board. Extensively used as a roaming safety/risk management consultant to advise 25 units on hazard identification, regulatory requirements, organizational structure, suitably qualifying teams, investigative techniques… Show more Achieved expert-level occurrence investigation/human factors advice that produced high quality analytical reports and recommendations, briefed monthly at RAF board level. Selected to represent the RAF as the sole military investigator and advisor to the UK Airprox Board. Extensively used as a roaming safety/risk management consultant to advise 25 units on hazard identification, regulatory requirements, organizational structure, suitably qualifying teams, investigative techniques and safety culture. Investigated 7 human error reports per month that provided systemic and just recommendations to shape the respective environments to reduce the error rates.Identified key trends through analysis and targeted the problems through policy changes and promotions that halved the number of reported incidents.Maintained various concurrent strands of safety management work, including formal review and strengthening of three safety cases.Identified areas of weakness that led to concurrent projects (ongoing) to reduced Fatigue Risk and Team Resource Management issues amongst 2000 employees.Authored Safety Management Plan/Manual that provided effective policy, guidance and best practice to the operators, fully endorsed by the regulator. Show less

Commended by senior management for developing and motivating a coherent team of 50 highly trained, multi-disciplined personnel to deliver safe and efficient air traffic and emergency services output at a strategically important airfield.Achieved an uninterrupted safe and efficient 24-hour service to the customer through effectively managing limited and difficult to replace resources.Swift mitigations were produced following a risk management study that highlighted controller… Show more Commended by senior management for developing and motivating a coherent team of 50 highly trained, multi-disciplined personnel to deliver safe and efficient air traffic and emergency services output at a strategically important airfield.Achieved an uninterrupted safe and efficient 24-hour service to the customer through effectively managing limited and difficult to replace resources.Swift mitigations were produced following a risk management study that highlighted controller fatigue and equipment outages as hazards.Reduced incident numbers for the runway incursions risk through a comprehensive safety assessment using a novel human factors approach. Show less

Responsible for strategic planning of airspace and deconfliction measures for operations in North Africa and the Middle East, including the Air Security Plan for the UK for the high-profile London Olympics.Hand-picked to plan and deliver the critical and high-profile London Olympics Air Security Plan.Excelled in an area outside my core skill set through a pragmatic approach that delivered a training package to the teams that successfully executed the Olympics Air Security… Show more Responsible for strategic planning of airspace and deconfliction measures for operations in North Africa and the Middle East, including the Air Security Plan for the UK for the high-profile London Olympics.Hand-picked to plan and deliver the critical and high-profile London Olympics Air Security Plan.Excelled in an area outside my core skill set through a pragmatic approach that delivered a training package to the teams that successfully executed the Olympics Air Security Plan.Delivered airspace deconfliction on a complex multi-national operation that required diplomacy and rapid decision-making that kept dynamic environments safe. Show less

Leader of a team of air traffic controllers and firemen that became internationally recognized experts in reconnaissance, safeguarding, activating and controlling temporary runways on six continents, including strategic-level operations.Led a team of 35 through instigating processes that endure: targeted recruitment, established strong support lines, upgraded training, overhauled equipment and motivated a team to become an operationally-focused elite.Reinvigorated an exhausted… Show more Leader of a team of air traffic controllers and firemen that became internationally recognized experts in reconnaissance, safeguarding, activating and controlling temporary runways on six continents, including strategic-level operations.Led a team of 35 through instigating processes that endure: targeted recruitment, established strong support lines, upgraded training, overhauled equipment and motivated a team to become an operationally-focused elite.Reinvigorated an exhausted team into world leaders through a focused commitment to lead by example that produced results on high profile Afghanistan operations.Recruited by elite military forces worldwide to train their people to operate in the most demanding of circumstances. Show less

Deputy Director of Operations, Team Leader and Chief Examiner for multi-disciplined team of 70.Delivered the operational output of a busy airfield on a daily basis. Managed the high quality output by balancing resources, energizing the workforce and enforcing the highest of standards.Lead trainer responsible for training, mentoring and assessment of all members of the team.Organised and implemented 15 official entertainment events with budgets of 25k.