Producing quality grass-fed, lamb, mutton and dry aged beef, and enjoying a wonderful lifestyle in a small rural community.

Supporting Reserves and Cadets throughout the South West region. Main responsibilities include: maintaining the Volunteer Estate across 300 sites; engaging with employers and encouraging them to sign up to an Armed Forces Covenant; PR, events and communications; administrative and logistic support to the Army Cadet Force.

Member of Corporate Leadership Team responsible for strategic planning, finance, legal, procurement, HR and IT. Focussing on business improvement and partnership development. Teignbridge member of a small executive team setting up and running a Mutual Trading Company providing ICT support to 3 partner councils; Director of Strata Service Solutions Nov 14-Jul 15.

Commodore of a thriving Club with 470 members active in offshore racing and cruising, inshore dinghy sailing, windsurfing and kite-surfing.

A varied career with the last 17 years spent in executive appointments in command or as a chief of staff.

Leadership of a group of training organisations on 6 sites with 1120 permanent staff providing training to over 11,000 trainees per annum on courses ranging from vocational skills to post-graduate level. Selected for experience in training arena and ability to seek out and seize opportunities; growing operational outputs within resources. Executive management of a Public Private Partnership delivering training support and infrastructure improvement and maintenance worth £3bn over 30… Show more Leadership of a group of training organisations on 6 sites with 1120 permanent staff providing training to over 11,000 trainees per annum on courses ranging from vocational skills to post-graduate level. Selected for experience in training arena and ability to seek out and seize opportunities; growing operational outputs within resources. Executive management of a Public Private Partnership delivering training support and infrastructure improvement and maintenance worth £3bn over 30 years.Head of Profession of the Corps of Royal Engineers comprising 12,000 Regular and Reservist servicemen and women; specific responsibility for senior promotion and selection boards, relationships with professional institutions and engagement with international allies. Show less

Army's regional commander covering 7 counties in the South West and 13 military garrisons, 2000 Reservists, 3 bands, 7 County Army Cadet Force battalions and 41 Combined Cadet Force contingents in schools (10,000 cadets and 2000 adult volunteers). Responsible for the provision of welfare, healthcare, facilities management and hard infrastructure for one fifth of the Regular Army (20,000 soldiers and their families), recruiting of Regular and Reservist officers and soldiers, support to the… Show more Army's regional commander covering 7 counties in the South West and 13 military garrisons, 2000 Reservists, 3 bands, 7 County Army Cadet Force battalions and 41 Combined Cadet Force contingents in schools (10,000 cadets and 2000 adult volunteers). Responsible for the provision of welfare, healthcare, facilities management and hard infrastructure for one fifth of the Regular Army (20,000 soldiers and their families), recruiting of Regular and Reservist officers and soldiers, support to the emergency services in time of crisis. Regional lead for engagement with regional and local authorities, communities, businesses, media and the general public. Military lead on the Military Civilian Integration (MCI) programme with Wiltshire, Dorset and Gloucestershire County Councils and on the Plain Action Local Action Group managing and allocating £3.5m EU funds over 3 years to sustainability projects around Salisbury Plain. Chairman of Regional Whitley Council representing 350 trades union members. Director Ten Tors Challenge.Faced with corporate inertia, seized the opportunity to lease Tedworth House, a 2* Listed building no longer required by Defence, to Help4Heroes for 99 years. Led a multi-functional project team to plan and deliver a flagship rehabilitation and training centre, attracting an initial investment of £17m and safeguarding the long-term future of a valuable heritage building. Show less

Led the Army's bomb disposal and search capability, in 3 regiments, training and deploying tailored, tri-service EOD Groups for improvised explosive device disposal operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Taking the Technical Response Force (TRF) under command, led a thorough review of the TRF's deliverable capabilities, readiness to deploy, training standards, risk management, integration with the emergency services and method of operation. The TRF is the MOD's military and scientific… Show more Led the Army's bomb disposal and search capability, in 3 regiments, training and deploying tailored, tri-service EOD Groups for improvised explosive device disposal operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Taking the Technical Response Force (TRF) under command, led a thorough review of the TRF's deliverable capabilities, readiness to deploy, training standards, risk management, integration with the emergency services and method of operation. The TRF is the MOD's military and scientific contribution to the national emergency services’ response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear incidents in the UK. Show less

Commanded a large, multi-functional Headquarters, with 250 military and civilian staff and contractors, providing all aspects of operational, training, personnel, facilities and infrastructure support to a community of 50,000 living throughout Continental Europe. Command Security Officer and Command Information Officer. Specific tasks included: security risk management; media operations and communications planning; management planning for a budget of £399m pa; risk management and performance… Show more Commanded a large, multi-functional Headquarters, with 250 military and civilian staff and contractors, providing all aspects of operational, training, personnel, facilities and infrastructure support to a community of 50,000 living throughout Continental Europe. Command Security Officer and Command Information Officer. Specific tasks included: security risk management; media operations and communications planning; management planning for a budget of £399m pa; risk management and performance reporting. Planning for and supervision of major change programmes including Future Army Structures, the BORONA Programme, the Defence Training Estates (International), Joint Personnel Administration and the Defence Information Infrastructure (Future). Chairman of a Board responsible for the production of the Services' overseas newspaper with a circulation of 6-10,000 per week.Initiated and led a review by a military/civilian team of the 2004 Future Army Basing decision in Germany; developed a detailed Business Case and Investment Appraisal; influenced a Ministerial decision to change the plan; communicated the potentially sensitive result to all Stakeholders, including the German authorities; and will achieve net savings of £170m over 25 years for a £25m investment. Show less

A key appointment in HQ Land Command, leading the Training Branch and a board member of the HQ Strategic Planning Group. During a period of considerable change and innovation, direct responsibility for individual, collective, joint and multi-national training policy, training development, the formation and development of HQ Field Army and the Land Warfare Centre and a revised collective training regime. Responsible for management planning of the whole training budget for the Army. HQ LAND… Show more A key appointment in HQ Land Command, leading the Training Branch and a board member of the HQ Strategic Planning Group. During a period of considerable change and innovation, direct responsibility for individual, collective, joint and multi-national training policy, training development, the formation and development of HQ Field Army and the Land Warfare Centre and a revised collective training regime. Responsible for management planning of the whole training budget for the Army. HQ LAND board member on the Army Training and Recruiting Agency Board. Chairman of the Army Sub-Group of the NATO Training Group.In politically sensitive circumstances, led a team developing training policy for the generation of forces (30,000+ pax) deploying to Gulf War Two (2003) whilst simultaneously training and deploying 15,000 troops on Operation FRESCO (Firemens’ Strike 2002/3). Show less

Operations Officer in HQ Stabilisation Force, Bosnia-Herzegovina, directing and coordinating the operational output of a 32,000 man multi-national force.