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Peterborough, Gb

Wyton, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for capability development, IT asset acquisition and management, and geospatial analytics data support within the organisation, including overseeing project delivery, risk mitigation, security compliance, and change management.• Led a programme responsible for the maintenance of in-service geospatial analytics IT assets across a fast-paced, dynamic government department of 500+ clients, ensuring no loss of operational capability. • Influenced the delivery of a… Show more Responsible for capability development, IT asset acquisition and management, and geospatial analytics data support within the organisation, including overseeing project delivery, risk mitigation, security compliance, and change management.• Led a programme responsible for the maintenance of in-service geospatial analytics IT assets across a fast-paced, dynamic government department of 500+ clients, ensuring no loss of operational capability. • Influenced the delivery of a business-level change programme within budget, transforming how critical geospatial analytics data is shared between confidentiality levels, operational networks, and departments within the business. Show less

Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for cultivating a high-performance culture, managing training programs, and coordinating efforts for over 120 staff members in a specialist technical military organisation.• Fostered a dynamic ethos that elevated morale, cohesion, education, and productivity by actively engaging with staff at all levels, balancing organisational demands with individual needs, in turn improving retention within the organisation.• Managed the safety, security, wellbeing, and discipline… Show more Responsible for cultivating a high-performance culture, managing training programs, and coordinating efforts for over 120 staff members in a specialist technical military organisation.• Fostered a dynamic ethos that elevated morale, cohesion, education, and productivity by actively engaging with staff at all levels, balancing organisational demands with individual needs, in turn improving retention within the organisation.• Managed the safety, security, wellbeing, and discipline of all staff while meticulously tracking training expenditures following the Ministry of Defence budget policies, ensuring strict adherence to budget.• Created a mental wellbeing network within the organisation. Empowering and supporting staff by providing dedicated wellbeing training and teaching proactive mental health coping strategies. Improved the overall wellbeing of colleagues by 39% according to before and after surveys by the organisation. Show less

Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

Operations manager and senior geospatial consultant to a highly effective team of analysts providing deep analytical and technical support to deployed geospatial analytical teams for national and global operations.• Oversaw technically ground-breaking humanitarian and disaster relief support to the Caribbean Islands during hurricane season, providing lifesaving data and analytics to planners responding to the international crisis.• Enabled critical analytical support to the… Show more Operations manager and senior geospatial consultant to a highly effective team of analysts providing deep analytical and technical support to deployed geospatial analytical teams for national and global operations.• Oversaw technically ground-breaking humanitarian and disaster relief support to the Caribbean Islands during hurricane season, providing lifesaving data and analytics to planners responding to the international crisis.• Enabled critical analytical support to the COVID-19 pandemic in the creation of a landmark single common data picture, allowing NHS, Cabinet Office, other government departments and emergency services to collaborate their response.• Managed the delivery of pioneering real-time geospatial analytics data, providing the Ministry of Defence the ability to plan and deliver the Royal Funerals of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Show less

Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for entirely managing operations within the organisation, engaging across all levels of the business and partners. In control of balancing the 400+ staff requirements for projects, equipment availability, and business goals to ensure business outputs were met. • Coordinated and managed the delivery of geospatial analytics support to multiple government departments during the COVID-19 pandemic, remotely coordinated 15 individual teams across the UK from a central operations… Show more Responsible for entirely managing operations within the organisation, engaging across all levels of the business and partners. In control of balancing the 400+ staff requirements for projects, equipment availability, and business goals to ensure business outputs were met. • Coordinated and managed the delivery of geospatial analytics support to multiple government departments during the COVID-19 pandemic, remotely coordinated 15 individual teams across the UK from a central operations hub.• Transitioned the organisation onto a new digital capability to manage projects, staff allocations, equipment, and supplies centrally, resulting in a 30% increase in overall process efficiency. Show less

Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

Accountable for the coordination and delivery of training for the organisation, ensuring the staff were professionally qualified for their specialised functions. Aligning business needs with training opportunities by developing and delivering an onboarding process to ensure new staff were set up for success from day one in the organisation.• Consistently negotiated with training providers to ensure the organisation’s complex training requirements were met, involving considerable… Show more Accountable for the coordination and delivery of training for the organisation, ensuring the staff were professionally qualified for their specialised functions. Aligning business needs with training opportunities by developing and delivering an onboarding process to ensure new staff were set up for success from day one in the organisation.• Consistently negotiated with training providers to ensure the organisation’s complex training requirements were met, involving considerable cross-agency stakeholder engagement and consultancy.• Delivered many business-critical training exercises involving the deployment of 200+ staff members for outdoor pursuits training activities, ensuring risks and operational support are managed within budget.• Completed a six-month overseas secondment with multi-national partner organisations to deliver geospatial analytics support for security agencies responsible for bringing peace and stability to an extremely hostile and austere nation, earning the award of a coveted CEO commendation for the delivery of technical excellence to the project. Show less

Foundation Degree, Computational And Applied Mathematics

Level 6 Diploma, Strategic Leadership And Management

Level 5 Diploma, Leadership And Management