Working with others to achieve change and taking complex problems and challenges to make simple. Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (FCIPS), Supply Chain Management (M.Sc.), Category Management , MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) and Project (Prince2), ILM5 & 7 in Strategic Management and Leadership, Environmental Management (IEMA). Head of Fleet and Procurement and member of the Service Leadership Team for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. Leading the Environmental Strategy. An active participant in the National Fire Procurement Network and representative on the Local Government Association National Advisory Group for Procurement. Responsible for leading professional and technical functions. Previously the Regional Procurement Manager for South West Fire and Rescue Services. Received a Government Opportunity Individual Award in 2007 and SOPO Award for collaborative procurement in 2004.