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Corsley, England, GB

Head of Government and Corporate liaison, and border/maritime security advisor to SecInt Group, a specialist European robotics and aerospace technology company designing and developing unmanned and manned aircraft and other types of UxVs for the intelligence, mapping and survey industries in defence and commercial markets.

Corsley, England, United Kingdom

With over 3 decades of front-line experience, the team at Safehouse Pro is committed to building household and community resilience. We are currently working on a ground-breaking project to develop preparedness from the ground up - using hard-won lessons learned internationally to build resilience and response capacity in UK communities and households. We.

UK And Pakistan

Border Management Advisor to UPSCALE 2 Project - UK-Pakistan Serious Crime and Law Enforcement Programme.

Bournemouth

Associate Lecturer at Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC), supporting DRM capacity building and research. To date this included project implementation in Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Fiji.

Temple, England, United Kingdom

International consultant specialising in security sector reform and capacity building, Disaster Risk Management, governance and development.

Consultant supporting UDSS in design and delivery of professional military education to security sector professionals worldwide. Designed and delivered a highly successful inaugural leadership development programme for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), resulting in beneficiary’s request for the programme to be expanded and delivered over 3 years, and.

Independent consultant supporting the British Army's implementation of its new vision for training its soldiers, known as the ‘Land Training System’ (LTS), and mentoring its Captains in the skills they need to plan and execute operations at the Battlegroup to Brigade level. Positive feedback: "not just in the tent, but the poles holding it up" (!)

Consultant to Pacific Islands Emergency Management Alliance - reviewing/strengthening interconnectedness of Fiji National Fire Authority's Emergency Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

• Deputy Country Head of a multidisciplinary team of government advisors and analysts. Strategic advisor providing leadership, governance and programme support to Mayor of Freetown, her Delivery Unit and Freetown City.
• Supported design/implementing of a COVID 19 Preparedness and Response plan. Co-authored Disaster Response Management plan for a city of 1.2M.
• Led creation of Sierra Leone’s first sub-national Climate Action and Disaster Risk Management unit.
• Led review, reorganisation and expansion of a City Municipal Police Force, addressing a range of security challenges.
• In support of FCC, NGOs and Sierra Leone’s development partners, provided programme management support to a range of interventions including sanitation, disaster risk management and climate action.

Sierra Leone

• Secured international commitment from SL and x4 West African countries to Counter the Illegal Wildlife Trade (CIWT) through improved international cooperation on issues such as legislation, border security and.
• Enhanced the professionalism and democratic accountability of an 8500-strong Armed Force by leveraging experience and expertise as Senior Advisor to Sierra Leone’s Joint Force Commander.
• Mentored SL’s Security Sector during Democratic Elections, a National Disaster and x2 National Security Exercises: Improved response coordination, role clarification, crisis management and risk mitigation procedures in.
• Established regionally-recognised Military Academy Centre of Excellence with reputational and financial benefit to SL & UK, now generating income from x4 allied African countries and the US, by designing and leading.

Warminster

• Implemented organisational change in the non-operational management of 20% of the British Army’s Infantry (5000 personnel) following 2012’s UK Defence cuts, in appointment as an Executive Officer (Divisional Lieutenant.
• Drove the development of an effective and operationally-focused organisation deployed worldwide by designing and delivering a Change Programme, managing/meeting the demands of multiple stakeholders.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Selected to command the UK MOD’s Operational Training & Mobilisation Unit of 350+ staff, annually training up to 3000 military / civilian personnel deploying to conflict zones, e.g. Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Enabled better-prepared, and therefore safer, individual deployments by formulating and expediting an Administrative and Training pipeline that met all UK military and MOD civil service pre-deployment standards and.
• Planned and supervised the mobilisation of 2000 personnel for the 2012 London Olympics (largest single peacetime deployment of military reservists since WW2) in response to the Government’s request for military support

Helmand Province, Afghanistan

• UK Land Warfare Centre Liaison Officer to US led Task Force Leatherneck. Responsible for identification and sharing of operational best practice between UK and US deployed formations in Helmand Provence, Afghanistan.

Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

• Key role in the post-conflict stabilisation programme in Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz, Afghanistan, in assignment as UK military officer in a multinational, inter-agency Headquarters, with significant results including.

• As the British Army’s lead for in-service training systems, provided simulation and acquisition expertise to military training establishments at a time of exceptionally high operational tempo.
• As commander of the UK’s Combined Armed Tactical Trainer (CATT) led a diverse team of military and civilian personnel. Conceived and delivered the Army’s first bespoke pre-deployment virtual simulated training package..

• Facilitated the initiation and implementation of multi-million USD project to establish Iraq’s National Training Command, including infrastructure, weapons, vehicles and civilian contractors, by providing expert advice.
• Awarded the US Bronze Star for meritorious achievement.

Worldwide

• Gained significant operational and leadership experience in complex environments such as Northern Ireland and the Balkans
• Secretary of State for Defence’s Award in recognition of impact as Junior Commander (mentioned in Despatches).

Master Of Arts - Ma, Defence Studies, Merit

Ma, Defence Studies

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