Experience

Headington School

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bursar

  • Feb 2013 - Present

  Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary for a leading independent day and boarding school located in Oxford with an annual turnover in excess of £22m, 1000+ students and 400 staff. Accountable for all aspects of financial management, commercial operations, risk management, company affairs, HR, estates, grounds, catering, housekeeping, IT and the delivery of major capital development projects (£20m+). Director of Headington School International Limited, responsible for developing international partnerships and new schools. Trustee of Charitable Trust with £3m+ under management. Show less



UK Ministry of Defence

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Director - Colonel (Army)

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2013

  Responsible for strategic planning, identifying new equipment requirements, resource management, investment appraisals and communication with key stakeholders including Government Ministers and Defence Board members across Whitehall. Accountable for the £2.4bn Land Engagement programme, providing complex weapons, STA and delivery systems to support current operations during a significant period of fiscal uncertainty and transformation.

• Lead Financial Programmer (Army RP)

  • Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

  Accountable to the MoD’s Director of Strategy for the scrutiny and oversight of the annual £7bn Army programme, including the presentation of annual accounts, Key Performance Indicators and Forecast of Outturn during the Strategic Defence and Security Review. Secretary for the Executive Committee to the Army Board.



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commanding Officer 16th Regiment Royal Artillery

  • Sep 2007 - Jan 2010

  Responsible for the command, leadership, career management and discipline of a regular front-line regiment of 680 Army and RAF personnel, delivering Air Defence, Air Battle Management and Force Protection support concurrently to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Falkland Islands. Responsible for the command, leadership, career management and discipline of a regular front-line regiment of 680 Army and RAF personnel, delivering Air Defence, Air Battle Management and Force Protection support concurrently to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Falkland Islands.



UK Ministry of Defence

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Capability Manager Theatre Airspace

  • May 2006 - Sep 2007

  Capability Director and Programme Manager for the £5bn air defence portfolio. Responsible for Urgent Operational Requirements (UORs), stakeholder management, negotiating with industry, directing research, and allocating funds to individual project strands. Lead for the Networked Enabled Airspace Defence and Surveillance Programme (NEADS), Counter Rockets, Artillery and Mortars (C-RAM), and current in-Service air defence platforms. Capability Director and Programme Manager for the £5bn air defence portfolio. Responsible for Urgent Operational Requirements (UORs), stakeholder management, negotiating with industry, directing research, and allocating funds to individual project strands. Lead for the Networked Enabled Airspace Defence and Surveillance Programme (NEADS), Counter Rockets, Artillery and Mortars (C-RAM), and current in-Service air defence platforms.



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Second in Command - 47th Regiment Royal Artillery

  • Sep 2002 - May 2006

  Training, Resource and Estate Manager for a 510 hectare site and 120 buildings, including a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Primary School, Sailing Club and Stables. Directly responsible for the planning and delivery of training for a front-line HVM regiment of 650 personnel. Training, Resource and Estate Manager for a 510 hectare site and 120 buildings, including a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Primary School, Sailing Club and Stables. Directly responsible for the planning and delivery of training for a front-line HVM regiment of 650 personnel.



Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Requirements Manager

  • Sep 2000 - Sep 2002

  Responsible for the interpretation of military requirements for Ground Based Air Defence, liaising with industry partners and the communication of capability implications related to cost, time and performance in a Civil Service Integrated Project Team. Responsible for the interpretation of military requirements for Ground Based Air Defence, liaising with industry partners and the communication of capability implications related to cost, time and performance in a Civil Service Integrated Project Team.