Principal military engineer advisor to the Sultanate of Oman's Armed Forces

Postgraduate level professional leadership and development course co-delivered by King's College London

A highly selective and demanding role designed to enable future senior leaders an insight into Regimental command and leadership (400+ personnel).• Directly responsible for the administration, health and career management of 400+ soldiers.• I analysed career management and reporting structures, identified areas for improvement and implemented change where possible.• I was instrumental in establishing, maintaining and improving communication structures across the Unit… Show more A highly selective and demanding role designed to enable future senior leaders an insight into Regimental command and leadership (400+ personnel).• Directly responsible for the administration, health and career management of 400+ soldiers.• I analysed career management and reporting structures, identified areas for improvement and implemented change where possible.• I was instrumental in establishing, maintaining and improving communication structures across the Unit despite difficulties with COVID restrictions. My actions directly improved the effectiveness of the senior management team.• I selected for and passed the intermediate military ski touring instructor course. This provided incredible training in small team leadership in dynamic and high risk environments. Show less

Responsible for the delivery of specialist regional advice and cultural awareness training for Units deploying to the W. Balkan region. As a junior Captain I was the team lead for over 40 specialist advisors ranging from Senior Captain to Major.• Handpicked from across the team to become interim team leader. Solely responsible for the administration, development and deployment of over 40 personnel from across the regular Army and Reserve sector - many of who were far senior to me in… Show more Responsible for the delivery of specialist regional advice and cultural awareness training for Units deploying to the W. Balkan region. As a junior Captain I was the team lead for over 40 specialist advisors ranging from Senior Captain to Major.• Handpicked from across the team to become interim team leader. Solely responsible for the administration, development and deployment of over 40 personnel from across the regular Army and Reserve sector - many of who were far senior to me in both rank and experience.• Completed 6 months of immersion language training in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian (BCS). Show less

Responsible for terrain analysis and briefing of specialist military engineering advice, together with the development and delivery of training for 150 personnel. • At extreme short notice I analysed the training requirement and then developed and executed a bespoke training pipeline to ensure that the entire department met deployability standards in preparation for deployment to the Caribbean to conduct emergency disaster relief during the 2018 hurricane season.• Completed the… Show more Responsible for terrain analysis and briefing of specialist military engineering advice, together with the development and delivery of training for 150 personnel. • At extreme short notice I analysed the training requirement and then developed and executed a bespoke training pipeline to ensure that the entire department met deployability standards in preparation for deployment to the Caribbean to conduct emergency disaster relief during the 2018 hurricane season.• Completed the Advanced Military Dive course. Selected to become a Unit Dive Officer leading a team of highly trained military divers and solely responsible for equipment, training and compliance. Show less

Overall leadership of a team of 36 soldiers, including subordinate managers each with up to 18 years of experience. • Completed the Basic Military Dive course. An extremely arduous mentally demanding test of endurance, team work, leadership and performance under pressure.• Led my team on multiple major engineering exercises across Europe. Including the planning and execution of a major road, sea and air move of over $3 million of specialist military engineering equipment from… Show more Overall leadership of a team of 36 soldiers, including subordinate managers each with up to 18 years of experience. • Completed the Basic Military Dive course. An extremely arduous mentally demanding test of endurance, team work, leadership and performance under pressure.• Led my team on multiple major engineering exercises across Europe. Including the planning and execution of a major road, sea and air move of over $3 million of specialist military engineering equipment from Northern Scotland to France. •Singlehandedly planned and led a team of 14 personnel on a demanding and remote expedition to the Canadian Rockies. Show less

Graduate geotechnical engineer working in Christchurch, NZ following the devastating 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Focused on ground investigation, damage assessment and remediation.