Geoffrey Mackett
Castle Cary,Somerset
Summary
A strong leader with good inter personal skills. Considerate and able team member. High personal integrity. Problem solver.
Overview
51
51
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Ceremonies Officer (Registrar for Marriages)
Somerset Registration Service
Shepton Mallet, Somerset
2015.09 - Current
- Conduct of Marriage Ceremonies
- Responsible for legal aspects of Marriage
- Team member
Lead Civil Contingencies Officer
Somerset County Council
Taunton, Somerset
2005.10 - 2016.10
Lead Emergency Planner for Flooding, Public Safety, Community Resilience, Coastal Pollution, Animal Diseases, Excess Human Deaths (Disease), Muliple Deaths (Major Accident).
Team member of Civil Contingencies Team with liaison role with District and Parish Councils.
Liaison with Environment Agency and other agencies for Flood Response.
Liaison with Defra for Animal Diseases.
Liaison with multiagency response teams for Coastal Pollution
Liaison with NHS and Public Health England for Excess Human Deaths
Liaison with multiagencies for response to major incidents
Lead Council Officer with Multi agency response group for Glastonbury Festival, on site liaison and sitting member of SILVER Response Group.
Public engagement with Cabinet and Home Office to promote strong community resilience.
Royal Naval Seaman/Executive Officer
Ministry of Defence
Various
1975.05 - 2005.08
Seaman Officer watchkeeper, then specialised in Above Water Warfare and sub specialised in Electronic Warfare. Staff, executive and command appointments.
Strong leader and team player in a large variety of appointments from Patrol Boat off Northern Ireland. to Head of Department in an Aircraft Carrier. Staff appointments in Frigate Squadron, Admiral's Staff, Ministry of Defence, NATO.
Operational Staff appointments with UK Army in Saudi Arabia (Gulf War), Royal Air Force in Middle East (Southern No Fly Enforcement Iraq), UK Army (UN) staff officer on UK Brigade Staff deployed Bosnia, NATO senior briefer to Commander Kosovo Forces Pristina, Kosovo (French 3 Star General)
Senior briefer to German and British 4 Star Generals in NATO Regional Command.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Studies
Sunderland University
Sunderland 1999.09 - 2005.05
A-Levels, O-Levels - Several Subjects
The Colfes Grammar School
Lee, London SE 12 1969.09 - 1973.01
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft software
Competent Public Speaker
Dedicated Team Player
Strong personal motivation
Keen swimmer (ex RN Shallow water Diver) Have completed Aspire Channel Challenges over seven years
Affiliations
- A collector of Japanese woodblock prints and other Asian artefacts.
- Keen amateur Paleontologist
- Local community radio presenter with two world music programmes each month
- Member of the Goldfish Club
- Member of the Japan Society
- Member of The Chinese Anglo Society of Understanding
- Member of the John Rae Society
Accomplishments
Freeman of The City of London (1995)
Personal
Married to Jun Ai, we have homes in Somerset and Huizhou Guangdong Province.
I come from a close family with two younger sisters, one a retired school teacher, the other a retired Nuclear Scientist.
I have three children, a son and daughter from a previous relationship, both adults one in America the other in UK. I have a daughter through marriage who is in Guangdong Province China.
Timeline
Ceremonies Officer (Registrar for Marriages)
Somerset Registration Service
2015.09 - Current
Lead Civil Contingencies Officer
Somerset County Council
2005.10 - 2016.10
Bachelor of Arts - Business Studies
Sunderland University
1999.09 - 2005.05
Royal Naval Seaman/Executive Officer
Ministry of Defence
1975.05 - 2005.08
A-Levels, O-Levels - Several Subjects
The Colfes Grammar School
1969.09 - 1973.01