Captain Royal Navy, liaising across the national and international Defence maritime community to meet operational stakeholders’ needs for high quality, assured geospatial data, enhancing their decision making and situational awareness.

Royal Navy Captain supporting UKHO build relationships with stakeholders across Defence, predominantly the Royal Navy, to increase understanding of their capabilities and to identify and exploit opportunities to support maritime operations and deliver decision advantage.

Leading a team managing the capability and delivery of 5 Royal Navy warships, a hydrographic, oceanographic and meteorological equipment programme, with an associated multi million pound budget. Chief of Staff to the Royal Navy’s Surface Warship In-service Capability Division, leading service and civilian staff in orchestrating and cohering business, strengthening communication and ensuring efficient delivery.

Chief Operations Officer responsible for managing the Royal Navy's Hydrographic, Oceanographic and Meteorological (HM) capability. Ensuring the people and operational units are prepared fully for their operations and continue to deliver safely and effectively during them.

Working within a small Capability Delivery Team in Naval Command Headquarters, responsible for managing and overseeing the capability development and delivery of the multi-Billion pound, strategic Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Carrier Programme and Carrier Strike Capability.

11 month Masters level Defence Studies course, in partnership with Kings College London. The course is internationally recognised, providing a world- class professional education to selected British and International military officers and civilian officials, facilitating the transition from tactical practitioner to command and senior staff appointments.

Commanding the Royal Navy's 13,500 tonnes Ocean Survey Vessel in support of naval operations worldwide.

Responsible for managing the capability development for Naval Patrol (inc Ice Patrol), Hydrographic and Defence small boats capability. This has included careful management of a multi million pound budget for replacement and ongoing support for Defence small boat capability and the development of business cases for the MoD purchase of River Class Patrol Vessels and the Ice Patrol Ship ( ~ £70 million)

2nd in command of this versatile Hydrographic and Oceanographic Survey Vessel

Officer in charge of training junior officers in basic principles and practices of military hydrographic surveying

Undertaking military survey operations around Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia in HMAS LEEUWIN and HMAS MELVILLE