Experience

Humberside Police

• Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside

  • May 2016 - Present

  Covering the four Unitary Authorities of North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Hull and the East East Riding of Yorkshire.



Agencia Consulting

• Principal Consultant

  • Aug 2013 - May 2016

  Principal Consultant for Agencia Consulting. Responsible for developing business for Agencia, providing programme and project management and consultancy services in strategic planning and development, change management, leadership, general management, business and productivity improvement. Manager of a significant multi-year improvement programme breaking new ground in its approach to change within the State Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also providing advice and support to… Principal Consultant for Agencia Consulting. Responsible for developing business for Agencia, providing programme and project management and consultancy services in strategic planning and development, change management, leadership, general management, business and productivity improvement. Manager of a significant multi-year improvement programme breaking new ground in its approach to change within the State Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also providing advice and support to justice reform projects in Serbia and Kosovo, whilst developing opportunities elsewhere in the Balkans and Ukraine. Experienced in operating successfully within a multi-national diplomatic arena to deliver change in resistant environments and in navigating through the sensitivities of complex political and national/ethnic landscapes. Able to deliver the course "Meeting the Challenge Together' providing change management for the organisational mind. Maximising the capability of staff and in doing so providing some of the key requirements for creating the potential for continuous improvement and, uniquely in this area, providing a management tool to track the changes in staff behaviour resulting from the course. Show more Show less



Strategic Diagnosis and Interventions

• Director

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2014

  Working with small to medium sized organisations in the private, public and third sectors to develop strategies and policies aligned to those of their potential partners and customers, especially those aiming to work with other public sector bodies. Specialising in the Justice arena but able to draw on expertise from a broad spectrum of service delivery areas. Leadership and management development, performance improvement, business planning, cultural change and partnership development delivered… Working with small to medium sized organisations in the private, public and third sectors to develop strategies and policies aligned to those of their potential partners and customers, especially those aiming to work with other public sector bodies. Specialising in the Justice arena but able to draw on expertise from a broad spectrum of service delivery areas. Leadership and management development, performance improvement, business planning, cultural change and partnership development delivered in a style and at a cost to suit the customer. Show more Show less



Campaign delivery

• Political Campaign Management and Policy Development

  • Dec 2011 - Nov 2012

  Managed a political campaign and worked with a senior national political figure developing criminal justice policy and assisting in his high profile campaign.



Humberside Police

• Divisional Commander Hull

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2011

  As a chief Superintendent I led the largest command in Humberside police. With over 800 staff and a £34m devolved budget, my team turned around an under-performing business unit and delivered the 2nd best crime reduction in the country and the best public confidence figures in region in one of the toughest environments. Recognised for leadership, management , innovation and improvement, building upon a record of excellence and exceptional performance improvement throughout my career… As a chief Superintendent I led the largest command in Humberside police. With over 800 staff and a £34m devolved budget, my team turned around an under-performing business unit and delivered the 2nd best crime reduction in the country and the best public confidence figures in region in one of the toughest environments. Recognised for leadership, management , innovation and improvement, building upon a record of excellence and exceptional performance improvement throughout my career. Described by Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary as 'a consummate business planner' I qualified as a national assessor and peer supporter of under - performing Forces and partnerships, in which position I acted in a consultancy role and also graduated from the National Strategic Command Course, the highest qualification in British policing. Show more Show less



Regional liaision

• Chief Superintendent

  • 2011 - 2011less than a year

  Oversaw the development of a strategy to deliver savings through the combining of service delivery across the four Yorkshire and Humber forces.