Experience

Tayside Contracts

• United Kingdom
• Facilities Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Roadworker (NEBOSH General Certificate In Occupational Health And Safety)

  • Oct 2016 - Present



Port2Port Maritime Security Ltd

• Team Leader/Consultant

  • Mar 2012 - Jul 2015

  A freelance contractor working exclusively for Port2Port since 06th Mar 2012. Promoted to deputy team leader 10th Apr 2012. Promoted to team leader 13th Aug 2012. Team performance always receives high feedback from the Masters of the vessels. Advise and briefed Masters and the crew on anti-piracy best management practices BMP4. Responsible to provide an armed response facility to vessels operating in the Gulf Of Aden, Gulf Of Oman and the Indian Ocean. Responsible for sending timely, accurate reports and returns. Managed security teams on board vessels including mixed nationality. Show less



Royal Marines

• Colour Sergeant Mountain Leader Class 1, Instructor.

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Instructor, Infantry Reconnaissance.Subject matter expert on aspects of light forces reconnaissance, instruction of officers, seniors and other ranks.Design, prepare, resource, lead and administer training with a detailed assessment of individuals.Health and safety of students and augmentees during activities.

• Colour Sergeant Mountain Leader Class 1

  • Jun 2009 - Jan 2011

  Accountable to the Training Officer and the Commanding Officer for advice.Responsible for the designing, resource and execution of a successful unit mountain training package in Scotland for over 500 men and a demanding cold weather warfare course in Norway.Able to analyse problems and deliver solutions within constraints in support of both Military Operations and Exercises when tasked by Commando HQ.

• Sergeant Mountain Leader Class 1

  • Apr 2008 - Jun 2009

  Joined Commando Training Centre Royal Marines as the Mountain Leaders Class 2 Course Primary Instructor, responsible for the planning and day to day administration of the course, problem solving when situations arise, teach and supervise, assess and report on the students’ performance and providing support to any outside agencies when required.



Royal Marines

• Corporal Mountain Leader Class 2

  • Jan 2001 - May 2005

  Joined Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines as a Rifle Troop Section Commander and Royal Marines Protection Team at Faslane. Deployed to the Gulf on numerous tasks to lead a team of six in force protection, responsible for the security of the shipping alongside or in passage and conducting boarding operations.Qualified as a Royal Marines Mountain Leader Class 2 at United Kingdom Landing Force, Command Support Group, attaining a good pass.

• Specialist Marine / Lance Corporal

  • 1996 - 2001

  Joined 45 Commando Group Royal Marines from basic training 1996. Promoted to L/Cpl in 1997, deployed with Yankee Company to Sierra Leone as a team 2i/c for Fleet Standby Rifle Troop, conducted boarding operations and ships force protection for fourteen months.