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Saudi Arabia

Baghdad

• Responsible for providing immediate emergency medical support (trauma and primary care) at this remote location while liaising with specialist medical departments at local hospitals and clinics.
• Assessing individual & team trauma/medical scenarios to maintain a sound knowledge, and keep up to date all staff that work in hostile and arduous conditions.
• Close protection officer responsible for the security and escort of foreign diplomats, high ranking military and government officials within the (FCDO) Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, including the British.

Al Faw, Iraq

• Leading mixed Iraqi and expatriate teams, planning and executing multi-tasked missions.
• Responsible for the team’s administration, training, equipment maintenance and daily returns.
• Conducting daily security briefs, updating clients and the PSD team.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Basra, Iraq

• Conducted high profile moves in and around Basra’s oil fields and the city centre.
• Management of security teams and local nationals Close Protection Operatives for a multi-national client, ensuring effective protection at all times within a hostile environment.
• Administered and trained multi national teams to maintain operational capability and effectiveness, regularly working long hours and always in a challenging envrionment.
• Responsible for the implication of Standard Operating Procedures and the operational paramters in which a security team operates in Iraq and ensuring that all team members and personnel understand and remain compliant.

Basra, Iraq

• Formulating and implementing policies, determining security requirements and identifying area of deficiency and improvement in liaison the client’s security manager.
• Working with good conflict management, cultural and political understanding skills.
• Responsible for mission planning and execution as well as risk and threat assessment.
• Conducting team administration, training, equipment maintenance and submitting daily returns.
• Dealt with clients’ requirements, briefing and updating clients as required.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Notable Military Experience:

• Deputy Team Leader, (2011-2012)Diego Garcia (Ship’s Security)
• Conducted numerous armed operations within the Indian Ocean.
• Member of the Quick Reaction Force.
• Carried out customs and immigration security checks.Company Signaller, (2007-2011)Afghanistan (Op Herrick 12)
• Part of a 4 man signals detachment, providing communications for the company.
• Patrolled in and out daily from a Forward Operating Base.

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (Emt Paramedic)

Diploma Of Education, Enhanced Medical Technician (Emt)