Will Baker Email & Phone Number

York, Gb

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Principal Staff Officer leading on day-to-day operations, deployments, personnel administration, welfare, discipline, career management, and appraisals for over 250 regular and reservist soldiers and officers.- Maintained cyber and physical security over 6 sites across the Scotland and Northern Ireland.- Directly accountable for all operational planning, training, logistics and HR.- Managed relationships with local government, civil authorities and civilian employers to ensure the unit delivered effective operational output and ceremonial public duties with professionalism and competence.

Upavon, England, United Kingdom

- Principal officer responsible for planning, delivering and resourcing of UK Defence Unconventional Land Forces across the UK, Middle East and Indo-Pacific. Delivered on complex specialist operations and deployments with oversight of over 5000 employees.- Deployed, sustainede-at-reach and recovered hundreds of specialist military and civilian personnel and highly classified equipment on discreet tasks often in the face of crisis. - Implemented change to assurance process to ensure safety of personnel deploying overseas, saving crucial staff hours. - Delivered well-communicated verbal weekly updates to senior members of staff to facilitate decision making in line with governmental priorities.

Mogadishu, Somalia

Sole UK personality in African Union headquarters, Mogadishu. Trusted to adivse on operational matters in support of combat operations against violent extremist organisations in Somalia.

Tidworth, Uk

- Chief advisor to the Commanding Officer (CEO) on all aspects of communications, information security and information technology. Conceptual development, training, welfare and career management for a troop of 35 soldiers and £2m+ worth of equipment.- Oversaw delivery of a new communications system across the organisation including uplift of hardware across multiple vehicle types.- Innovation lead for Regiment, delivering ideas to Commanding Officer and wider Army. Delivery of innovative communications project earned a high level commendation.- Responsible for all social media output.

Yavoriv, Ukraine

- Sole UK personality within NATO training centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Trusted to attend and report on senior meetings involving ambassadors, senior officers and local politicians. Represented UK interests at numerous high profile events in Western Ukraine.- Employed alongside US Army instructors to teach brigade-level planning and armoured fieldcraft.

Tidworth

- Led and managed a highly skilled sabre troop of 16 crewmen and four Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. - Involved in planning and executing a high profile overseas exercise in Oman.- Organised and led numerous activities crucial in developing team cohesion, operational effectiveness, and personal development.

Middle Wallop, Hampshire

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

North Yorkshire

Thirsk