Working with young people aged 10-18 giving opportunities for personal development and adventure in a charity based on the structures and traditions of the Royal Navy. First Lieutenant (Second-in-Command) of Unit, responsible for welfare, morale and discipline of Staff and Cadets.Contribution to Unit's recognition as most improved in Area in 2021, commendation in 2022 and high rating measured against other Units across country in 2022-2023.Engaged at Unit, District, Area and National level delivering the Sea Cadet experience to young people, dedicated to their personal development, sporting ambitions and technical knowledge.Particular interest in shaping the learning environment for young people. This has required empathy, understanding their individual circumstances, and inclusion for those with neuro-diversity.Continued commitment to personal leadership and management skills. Achieved Seamanship Instructor, CIS (Radio) Instructor, RYA Level 2 Powerboat, RYA Safety Boat and RYA VHF SRC qualifications.

Delivering HR & Compliance Services across all areas of an Independent School.Employee Lifecycle; Employee Relations; Workforce Planning; Staff Consultation; Redundancy Programme; Management of Statutory Obligations.Auditing, improving & ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks.Delivering leadership development programme.

Served as Consultant, with particular interest in policy review and Independent Schools Standards Regulations. Also supported fundraising.

Deputise for salaried shop managers in their absence, liaise with other shops, customers and donors.Mentor new volunteers.Also take part in ad-hoc events and maximise gift aid income in accordance with current regulations.

Filled a series of interim roles as School DFO/Bursar/Business Manager at independent and maintained Schools including Rupert House Prep, Wychwood, Elm Grove, Rabbsfarm, and Belmont and Ash Hill Primaries. Typical responsibilities for these roles as support staff lead for finance, HR administration, ICT, data management, premises, & H&S. These included roles where over where posts had been unfilled for some time or where there had been mismanagement. I delivered improvements to systems and procedures across areas in my remit, most notably in finance.

Volunteered to support vulnerable people during CV-19 emergency.

Assisting radio station with non-broadcasting financial and business matters.

Job responsibilities typical for an Independent School Bursar, Clerk to the Governors and Company Secretary. Key achievements included:Financial• Improved debt collection, including recovery of £40k of aged debt. • Managed tender for the cleaning contract, saving £11k per annum.• Produced School’s first Financial Procedures Manual.Administration, Governance & Compliance• Clerk to the Governors and Company Secretary, delivering enhancements to Governance.• Successfully updated and monitored policies and procedures leading to fully compliant result at Independent Schools Inspectorate Regulatory Compliance Inspection.• Brought School to compliance with requirements of GDPR.Estates, Development & Security• Managed major projects e.g. the creation of new Library, Science and D&T/Art facilities.• Brought in an additional £7k per annum of income by lettings to external bodies. Dealt with the licences to occupy staff accommodation.• Liaised with a group of parents over an appeal for purchase of land, managing an online donation platform and maximising gift aid on offline donations.

A series of contracts in a diverse range of financial and management roles, typically reporting to heads of financial management, planning and analysis, across a range of institutions including:• The University of Oxford Finance Division • Abingdon & Witney College• NHS Acute and Primary Care Trusts • Raleigh International in Central America• Fountains (facilities management company) • HLB Kidsons (now Baker Tilly)Principal activities and experience from this period were:• Key roles in management of significant budgets - up to £55m• Prepared of regular management accounts and reports to Board level.• Reviewed business systems, and designed and implemented improvements• Built databases to record regulatory compliance.• Became a subject matter resource in technical, legal and taxation matters. • Trained to competence non-financial colleagues in financial systems and procedures.• Provided assurance of contract viability.

Employed as a Staff Officer in the British Army in Bosnia and the UK, a key member of staff covering personnel, resourcing, operational and training matters. A key focus was on business continuity planning and disaster management.

Held one of only 30 Short Service Limited Commissions for entry to the Regular Army in 1990. Served with the Cavalry in Germany, Norway and Canada. Subsequently served as a Territorial Army Troop Commander. Awarded Efficiency Decoration (Territorial).

Provision of business services to a range of new and existing RBS clients with particular focus on professional practices.Conducted daily monitoring of account positions and made recommendations to clients regarding placement of funds.Prepared reports for RBS Credit Committee.

Audit, assurance and advice to blue-chip multinational clients, with special focus on insurance industry. Worked on due diligence projects, market flotations, mergers, and acquisitions. Selected as ambassador with National Graduate Recruitment.As a result of my extensive experience with Japanese and other Far Eastern and to work on sensitive project in South Korea. My role was to audit the success of E&Y Management Consultancy Services on a project for the Korean Government.