Thomas Mcdermott Csc Dso Email & Phone Number

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Director of the Chief of the Australian Army’s Initiatives Group (CIG).

Canberra

ADF operational planner.

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Military Assistant to a 3* ADF officer.

Commanding Officer of an Australian Army Regiment, specialising in reconnaissance, surveillance and armoured close combat.

Chief of Staff Operations for a rapidly deployable Australian Defence Force headquarters. Responsible for the planning and execution of specialist operations in the ADF’s primary operating area.

Sydney, Australia

Assistant Director of Professional Military Education (PME) for the Australian Army. Having consulted on a root-and-branch review of Education, Training and Doctrine (ETD), I spent eighteen months writing and delivering a PME strategy for Army. This included the creation of a world-leading, innovative professional development network called the Cove.

Victoria Barracks, Sydney, Australia

Acting Section Head (until May 16) of the organisational lessons and adaptation department of the Forces Command Headquarters of the Australian Army. Developing a comprehensive collection, analysis, reflection and adaptation cycle to standardise innovation and adaptation across the Australian Field Army.

Canberra, Australia

Appointed as an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. Continue to focus on strategy, military ethics and the future of war.

Canberra, Australia

An ambitious comparative study of British strategic decision making in the 2003 Iraq Intervention. Supervised by Prof Dan Marston (ANU SDSC), renowned military historian and fellow Iraq and Helmand veteran. Expected completion in 2021.

Shrivenham, UK

Inaugural Research Fellow at the King's College London Centre for Military Ethics. Supervised by Dr David Whetham, supported the development of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled 'An Introduction to Military Ethics and Law' for delivery to overseas Staff Colleges. Briefed at the annual EuroISME conference in Serbia.

Shrivenham, UK

Teacher and mentor for a major professional education course for the middle-management of the British Army. Team Developer on course design, delivery and mentoring to over 400 students in each 8-month period, using sophisticated higher education techniques. Speciality included leadership and management, and the development of military ethics. Achieved.

Germany And Afghanistan

Chief Executive Officer of the UK’s reconnaissance and strike Task Force in Afghanistan. Designed, trained and deployed a unit of 125 specialist soldiers to Helmand Province to conduct anti-terrorist reconnaissance and strike operations. 8 months of high-intensity missions. Responsible for all aspects of leadership and management, cross-government liaison.

London, United Kingdom

Canberra, Australia

Selected to attend the Australian Command and Staff College as one of only two UK representatives. Spent 12 months as the youngest student within an international, tri-service environment studying international relations, the application of military force, campaign planning and leadership. Distinction grade. Awarded the Governor General’s Prize as the best.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Politics, International And Strategic Studies

Man, the State or War: UK Strategic Decision Making in the Iraq Intervention, 2003 - 2009. An ambitious study of UK strategic.

Post Graduate Certificate In Higher And Professional Education, Education, Distinction

Edexcel Level 7 Diploma In Strategic Management And Leadership, Strategic Management And Leadership

Graduate Diploma In Defence Studies In Strategic Planning And Management, Strategic Planning And Management, Distinction

Master Of Arts (Ma), Strategy And Policy, Distinction

MA in Strategy and Policy

Post Graduate Certificate In Conflict And Development, Conflict And Development, Distinction

Commissioned Officer, Military Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Classical Civilisations

BA (2:1) in Classical Civilisations