PROFILE

A Postgraduate Manager and Educator and also a Graduate Engineer with 21 years experience within the Engineering and Project Management field of the Defence Industry. I enjoy the satisfaction that can be found in improving operational capability through workforce development and through delivering robust support solutions. I am an active individual who posses the moral courage to tackle difficult tasks.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

City and Guilds Membership (MCGI) in Leadership and Management, Coventry University - NQF 7

Certificate in Management (Post Graduate), East Anglia University - NQF 7

PCET Certificate in Education (Post Graduate), Southampton University - NQF 6

City and Guilds Graduateship in Engineering Management, Coventry University - NQF 6

BSc Electronic Systems Engineering, Glamorgan University - NQF 6

RECENT ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Combat Support Equipment (CSE) Project Team - As a qualified Post Design Services Officer (PDSO) I maintained liaison between Defence Project Teams, Qinetiq, DSTL, SERCO, Smiths detection Ltd, Rheimetal Ltd, Marshall's Ltd, G3 Sys Ltd, Anteon Ltd and Lockheed INSYS Ltd on matters of in-service equipment. Additionally, I proactively reviewed in-service support to a wide range of equipment in order to ensure that the optimum support solution was achieved that balanced value for money and performance.

Battlefield Infrastructure (BFI) Project Team - As a PRINCE2 Project Manager I developed the in-service support for key Battlefield Infra-structure projects worth £20M, which include Operational Hygiene System - Laundry Transportable (OHS LT), Personal Shower Portable (PSP) and Water Distribution Rack (WDR). Each of these projects was managed from conception through initial gate, main gate, tender selection, design, delivery and finally in-service.

Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Project Team - As In-service Support Team Leader I prepared the Defence Logistic Organisation (DLO) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team based in Andover for transition and merger to Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) in Bristol in order to achieve Through Life Capability Management (TLCM) under the new organisational title of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S). The project portfolio consisted of over 24 individual capabilities at various stages of the project life cycle. The accumulative in-service resource budget for these projects was forecast at £43.21M for the financial year 07/08.

CAREER HISTORY

2007 - to present 15 AEC, Army Education Officer

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY

To develop the level of education within 4 Division affiliated units.

NATURE AND SCOPE OF DUTIES

• To lead on the delivery of Command, Leadership and Management (CLM) to Junior and Senior soldiers and Warrant Officers.

• Deliver Educational and Developmental advice for all Defence personnel and Defence community within the UK Central Area of Responsibility (AOR).

• Actively market the Educational Centre in order to achieve educational targets and improve operational effectiveness of individuals, units and ultimately the Force as a whole.

• To liaise with Divisional and Directorate Headquarters on matters of emerging Educational policy in order to develop a strategic and operational delivery of training.

2004 - 2007: Integrated Logistic Support Manager (ILSM), Defence Logistic Organisation.

· Develop Support Solutions for future and in-service equipment, managed by Combat Support Equipment Integrated Project Team (CSE IPT). Capture all Logistic Support information in Logistic Support Plans (LSP), Through Life Management Plans (TLMP) and Safety Management Plans (SMP).

· Ensure that Safety is not compromised on CSE IPT equipment by means of effective safety management. To provide a wider Technical Support role for other DPA/DLO IPTs, Front Line Commands (FLC) and Military Units.

EMPLOYMENT

2007 - 2007: Chief Instructor, Educational Officer: Bicester and Central UK

2004 - 2007: Procurement and Project Team Leader: Andover, Bristol and Telford

2003 - 2004: Senior Engineering Manager: Bordon

2002 - 2003: Engineering Filed Support Advisor: Banja Luka, Bosnia

2001 - 2002: Senior Engineering Manager: Bordon

2000 - 2001: Electronic Workshop Manager: Pristina, Kosovo

1998 - 2000: Workshop Engineering Manger: Newcastle Upon Tyne

1996 - 1998: Workshop Engineering Manager: Bordon

1993 - 1996: Electronic Field Technician: Arborfield

1992 - 1993: Electronic Field Technician: Windsor

1991 - 1992: Electronic Field Technician: Saffron Walden

1990 - 1991: Electronic Field Technician: Saffron Walden

1988 - 1990: Engineering Student: Arborfield

1986 - 1988: Helicopter Ground-crew: Soest, Germany

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

C&GI Graduateship in Leadership and Management (NQF 6) Coventry University

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (NQF6): East Anglia University (20 units)

H.N.D. Electronic Engineering (NQF 5) SEAE

City and Guilds 2381 & 2391- IEE Wiring Regulations. Clarkson & Evans, Gloucester

PRINCE 2, Project Manager Practitioner. APM

Total Quality Practitioner (TQP). SES(A)

System Safety Management DPMT

Management of Integrated Logistic Support. DPMT

Principles of Integrated Logistic Support DPMT

Principles of Defence Acquisition DPMT

Project Investment Skills DPMT

Investment Appraisals Skills DB Learning

SMART Acquisition ES Land

NVQ D32/D33 Assessor City and Guilds

Certificate in Management: NEBS

Radiation Safety Officer: Institute of Naval Medicine.

Quality Auditor: School of Equipment Support

Mountain Leader (Summer) JSATC

P2P Order Manager / Receipt Manager DPEG

INSTITUTES/ COUNCILS / ASSOCIATIONS

Chartered Management Institute (CMI): Member

Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM): Fellow

Engineering Council (EC): Incorporated Engineer.

City and Guilds Institute (C&GI): Member & Graduate

Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET): Corporate Member.

SETPOINT Oxford: Engineering Ambassador

Association of Project Managers (APM): PRINCE 2 Practitioner

British Mountaineering Council (BMC): Mountain Leader (Summer)

Army Mountaineering Association (AMA): Mountain Leader (Summer)

National Landlords Association (NLA): Portfolio Landlord

LEISURE PURSUITS

Mountaineering/Trekking

Hockey

Property investment