Expert Details
Military Subject Matter Expert. MOD Procurement. Instructor Artillery. Ship and Port Security
ID: 727817
United Kingdom
• An experienced Senior Manager / Trainer with a proven track record of success in both commercial & military environments.
• Experienced Senior consultant. 4 years as Military Subject Matter Expert supporting Cat A Indirect Fire Precision Attack Project.
• Member of the Specialist Pool, TA. Instructor within RA Gunnery Training Team for Op Herrick training for RA FSTs within DSALT and DCCT/Invertron.
• A highly motivated individual with a strong personality. Proven track record of forming, managing and leading successful teams.
• Experienced in crisis management, strategic planning of logistics, operations, finance, emergency planning & business continuity functions, project, facilities, HR, accounts & training management, risk assessments, contract negotiation & profitability initiatives.
• Managed large developments & rebuilds, gaining finance, to oversee all development stages. Including subsequent liaison with facility management and stakeholder contractor
• Project managed large scale and complicated projects on behalf of the MOD
• Qualified Instructor Gunnery and selected to set up, write and teach the new Gunnery Instructor Course for Officer Instructor training at the Royal School of Artillery in 2000
• Secured major commercial contract agreements for large projects valued up to $220M
• Liaised with senior members of government and commerce world wide, forming alliances to develop business
• Conducted, facilitated & wrote major training seminars to ensure annual certification requirements
• Developed courses, now benchmarked & certified by several shipping classification societies
• Selected to run simulation training on behalf of Brigade and Battle Groups on the US SIMNET facility and was an advisor for the British Army’s own version, CATT
• Responsible for all Offensive Support Doctrine within CAST training for HQ staff at all levels up to Corps as part of the Combat Manoeuvre Simulation Centre (CMSC) in Germany.
• Senior Consultant supporting a large MOD Joint Implementation Project Team that includes DE&S, DEC, BAE Systems, MBDA, Ultra, Qinetiq and other International defence companies.
• Provision of expert advice to Indirect Fire Precision Attack Project, incl Operational Analysis (Wise/Item/Caern with DSTL), doctrine writing (Concepts development), acquisition process, synthetic training environments and wargaming. Military advisor to Industrial partners as well to MOD PT. Advisor and recognised expert on IFPA weapon systems including Guided Munitions, Loitering Munitions, MLRS, Rockets, UAV and Armed UAV variants.
• Advisor on Training Needs Analysis Project looking at all aspects Joint Fires Integration, particularly for FAC and FST and the JF Integrator (Firestorm) including Mensuration with SocetGXP and PSS-SOF.
• Key member of the highly successful Loitering Munitions Capability Demonstration, including DLOD development and recommendations.
• As a member of the Gunnery Training Team involved in Afghan pre deployment training for RA and Infantry observers and controllers. Understanding of latest concepts and tactics in current UK Mil operations.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1990 | Degree: Instructor Gunnery | Subject: Artillery | Institution: School of Artillery |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2005 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:• An experienced Senior Manager / Trainer with a proven track record of success in both commercial & military environments.• Experienced Senior consultant. 5 years as Military Subject Matter Expert supporting Cat A Indirect Fire Precision Attack Project. • Member of the LM fast track procurement ‘team’ as LM Subject Matter advisor to PT and industry. • Member of the Specialist Pool, TA. Instructor within RA Gunnery Training Team for Op Herrick training for RA FSTs and FACs within ABTS and DCCT/Invertron/IFACT. • Senior Consultant supporting a large MOD Joint Implementation Project Team that includes DE&S, DEC, BAE Systems, MBDA, Ultra, Qinetiq and other International defence companies. • Provision of expert advice to Indirect Fire Precision Attack Project, incl Operational Analysis (Wise/Item/Caern with DSTL and MJP Member), doctrine writing (Concepts development), acquisition process, synthetic training environments and wargaming. Military advisor to Industrial partners as well to MOD PT. Advisor and recognised expert on IFPA weapon systems including Guided Munitions, Loitering Munitions, MLRS, Rockets, UAV and Armed UAV variants. • Advisor on Training Needs Analysis Project looking at all aspects Joint Fires Integration, particularly for FAC and FST and the JF Integrator (Firestorm) including Mensuration with SocetGXP and PSS-SOF. • Key member and Senior Consultant for the highly successful Loitering Munitions Capability Demonstration, including DLOD development and recommendations. • As a member of the Gunnery Training Team involved in Afghan pre deployment training for RA and Infantry observers and forward air controllers. Understanding of latest concepts and tactics in current UK Mil operations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 2004 | Employer: British Army | Title: | Department: Royal Artillery |
Responsibilities:• Responsible for managing development & delivery of courses to 600+ military / civilian staff• Appointed to assess & identify requirements & deliver training programmes to support goals • Managed operational issues including logistics, budgets & infrastructure needs • Overall responsible for the safety for all live firing practices and the training of the safety officers • Developed & implemented key performance indicators to effectively identify training needs • Project Managed key building developments & led large successful Adventure Training Centre • Led operations including security & emergency services for Army 2002 display with 50,000 visitors • Author of many successfully implemented Management Plans to enhance operational efficiency • Quality Manager for large organisation with success in implementing change TRAIN THE TRAINER CHIEF INSTRUCTOR - Armed Forces 1998 to 2001: • Responsible for the delivery of Officer Gunnery ‘train the trainer’ programmes and OIC of the Depth Fire Section that included Counter Battery Radar, Meteorological Systems, Survey and Sound Ranging • Chief Instructor for the above courses including subjects: Artillery Tactics, Artillery Systems, Ballistics, shell and weapon design, setting of missions up to Divisional level, fireplanning, Range Safety and Design, Training Strategy, Needs Analysis and Training Delivery • Managed full life cycle training activities from TNA to follow up support • Motivated, guided & assessed students with varying backgrounds & abilities • Designed & delivered training programmes, material & presentations • Provided personal tutoring to enable students achieve challenging objectives STAFF OFFICER / TRAINER – CAST 1995 to 1998: • Responsible for managing the delivery of CAST training for HQ staff at all levels up to Corps within the Combat Manoeuvre Simulation Centre (CMSC) in Germany • Responsible for debriefing and assessing Brigade and Battle Group HQs Staff on procedures and performance through the CAST process at CMSC and on major exercises in Canada • Staff Officer 2 for Offensive Support that included providing expert advice to the Commander CMSC and Formation Commanders up to Div level, on Artillery, Air, NBC, EW, Aviation, Air Defence (including battlespace management) and Mortars • Liaison officer and advisor on OSG exercises that were conducted at CMSC and written by my self • Within all exercises I acted as senior controller for the High and Lower controllers and was responsible for writing and developing the scripts and exercises for their use • Acting, on all exercises, as the Artillery Commander - CO for BG exercises to CRA for Div exercises; this also included targeting processes and battlespace management and the implementation of the latest doctrinal thinking for deep battle and manoeuvrist doctrine • Participation in and providing expert knowledge for all After Action reviews including one to one debriefs to senior commanders • Appointed to co-ordinate and manage all simulation training for British Army on the US SIMNET system prior to the introduction of CATT • Advisor to the CATT simulator project team prior to implementation • Delivered effective leadership, teamwork & soft skills training programmes • Established training policies & procedures to ensure optimum efficiency EARLY CAREER INCLUDES: • Exchange Gunnery Instructor and Artillery Advisor to Royal Australian Artillery, 3 years • Instructor – Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst • Regimental Duty - Operations in Falklands, Belize, Northern Ireland, Germany, Cyprus & Bosnia and many world wide exercise deployments - Awarded Queen’s Commendation after NI Tour |
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