Experience

Scottish Athletics Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Technical Official (Athletics)

  • Apr 2008 - Present

  National Technical Official; for United Kingdom Athletics\Scottish Athletics.Officiate at athletic meetings across the UK. Qualifications• Level 5 Track Official• Level 2 Photo-Finish Official • Level 2 Starters Assistant• Competition Management AwardAchievements• Chief Track Umpire for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games• Track Referee, British Athletic Championships 2015• Meeting Manager, British Athletic Championships 2016• Chief Umpire, World Para Athletic Championships Summer 2017• Chief Umpire, World Athletic Championships Summer 2017• Call Room Referee, World Indoor Athletic Championships 2018• Chief Track Umpire, European Indoor Athletics Championships 2019Other posts held• Officials Coordinator; Scottish Athletics Officials Commission



Scottish Ambulance Service

• Area Service Manager, Air Ambulance Division

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2022

  Line management responsibility for three operational aircraft bases; helicopters in Glasgow & Perth and fixed wing in Glasgow.Air Ambulance Service BackgroundThe Air Ambulance Division of the Scottish Ambulance Service augments and extends the service provided by conventional land ambulances, in response to emergency incidents, urgent and planned requests across the whole of Scotland, predominantly, but not exclusively in remote rural and island locations. It is fully funded by the Scottish Government Health Department and operates 24/7, all year round.The Air Ambulance fleet comprises two helicopters and two fixed wing planes, all of which have been purpose built to our specifications.Two Airbus H 145 helicopters are based in Glasgow and Inverness. They respond to emergency calls and requests from remote, rural or island clinicians to provide medical care and transport to mainland health care facilities.Two King Air 200c planes are based in Aberdeen and Glasgow and in the main, they respond to medical requests to transfer patients between hospitals.I also line manage the staff of Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance based in Perth, their helicopter is a Eurocopter EC135.All of our aircraft operate with paramedics on board and fly just over 3,500 missions every year. The Service also works closely with ScotSTAR which is the specialist retrieval teams covering adult paediatric & neonatal critical care transfers across Scotland. Close working links are also forged with Search & Rescue colleagues of HM Coastguard aircraft who assist us at times of great demand or inclement weather.

• HEMS Paramedic & Team Leader

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2011

  Operational paramedic on Helimed5 based in Glasgow, predominantly supporting the West of Scotland/ Highland and islands with the transfer of patients to hospitals on the mainland, another part of my role was to attend emergencies and transport time critical patients to definitive care this involves working alongside my paramedic colleagues or in some cases the EMRS team (http://www.emrs.scot.nhs.uk/)

• Paramedic

  • Oct 1995 - Jan 2006

  Paramedic at Coatbridge Ambulance Station, one of the busiest ambulance stations in Scotland, attending full range of calls from 999 emergences, IHTs and doctors urgent calls as part of a two person crew..Also worked as Paramedic Response Unit (sole responder) for 18 months.



Westcountry Ambulance Service

• Paramedic

  • Apr 1991 - Sep 1995

  Based in small rural town, worked on A&E ambulances and also Paramedic Response Units (selected as first PRU operator in North Devon). Based in small rural town, worked on A&E ambulances and also Paramedic Response Units (selected as first PRU operator in North Devon).



Devon Ambulance Service

• Ambulance Technician

  • Sep 1983 - Apr 1991

  Worked on A&E ambulance with duel responsibility for the movement of Day-Hospital patients and responding to 999 & urgent calls. Worked on A&E ambulance with duel responsibility for the movement of Day-Hospital patients and responding to 999 & urgent calls.