Harrison Lees
Hertfordshire
Summary
Highly motivated, dependant and experienced professional with leadership qualities gained through service as a Royal Marine Commando and current frontline Police Officer with the Metropolitan Police Service. Experienced in stakeholder engagement, relationship building, operational coordination, leadership, and structured problem solving within high pressure and mission critical environments. Proven ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary stakeholders, manage priorities, and deliver outcomes where accountability, trust, and decision-making are essential. Demonstrated experience working alongside UK and allied military personnel, partner agencies, safeguarding organisations and legal stakeholders to achieve operational objectives and positive outcomes on numerous occasions. Brings strong interpersonal capability, frontline operational understanding, and a mission-focused mindset highly aligned to defence and security business environments. Now seeking to transition into defence business development/operations role utilising transferable skills and continuing to achieve mission success at every turn.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Fitness Coach
Harrison Lees online fitness coaching
01.2025 - Current
- built a successfull online fitness coaching business working with numerous clients to achieve results and work towards fitness goals.
- Designed and implemented personalised fitness programmes tailored to individual client needs, promoting healthy living.
- developed personal and trusting relationships with clients ensuring constant support and clear expectations on a daily basis.
- I have learnt basic but essential skills in advertsing/marketing. utilising social media and softwear in the form of my own fitness app to best support the service I provide for clients.
Police Constable
Metropolitan Police Service
01.2024 - Current
- Serve as a frontline Police Officer within an Emergency Response and Patrol team, responding to a wide range of incidents in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.
- Build trusted relationships with victims, witnesses, members of the public, and vulnerable individuals from all walks of life and different cultrures to provide reassurance, support, and effective safeguarding.
- Work closely with partner agencies including Social Services, local councils, NHS and safeguarding teams to coordinate support and achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable people.
- Lead investigations and manage complex workloads, ensuring deadlines, evidential standards, and procedural requirements are consistently met.
- Liaise with key stakeholders including the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), solicitors, and partner agencies to progress investigations and secure positive outcomes for victims.
- Make effective real-time decisions in high-pressure operational environments where actions have meaningful consequences and impact.
- Demonstrate strong organisational skills by managing multiple investigations/case files and operational priorities simultaneously on a daily basis.
- Deliver clear communication and decison making during incidents requiring calm leadership and effective coordination.
- Operate professionally and effectively within highly accountable and regulated environments.
Lcpl Royal Marines Commado
Royal Marines
01.2019 - 02.2024
- Served as a Royal Marine Commando and achieved the rank of Lance Corporal, taking on leadership responsibilities within both small and large operational teams.
- Deployed internationally on numerous training exercises alongside allied nations, supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of operational training activity.
- Operated in supporting roles alongside the UK's Special Boat Service (SBS) during overseas deployments, working within highly disciplined and demanding operational environments where professionalism, discretion, adaptability, and accountability were critical.
- Developed a strong understanding of the importance of preparation, resilience, attention to detail, teamwork, and calm decision-making while operating within high-performance environments supporting specialist military operations.
- Trusted to communicate and engage with key military stakeholders and allied personnel to organise and coordinate training packages and operational activity for teams. This has taught me the ability to adapt my working approach with different cultures to achieve results and success.
- Led personnel within demanding and high-pressure environments requiring accountability, adaptability, and disciplined execution.
- Conducted operational planning and risk assessments to support successful training outcomes and mission objectives.
- Developed strong leadership, resilience, teamwork, and problem-solving capabilities through elite military training and operational service.
- Operated effectively within mission-critical environments where trust, professionalism, and communication were essential to success.
- Demonstrated the ability to remain composed and effective under pressure while maintaining high operational standards and team cohesion.
Education
Higher National Diploma -
Royal Navy/Royal Marines
Lympstone, DEV01-2019
Higher National Diploma -
West Herts College
Watford01-2019
GCSEs -
WestField Academy
watford01-2017
Skills
- Operational planning
- Risk assessment
- Team leadership
- International collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Decision making under pressure
- Professional integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Exceptional problem solver
- Stakeholder engagement
- Strategic planning
- Networking ability
- Open and clear communicator
- Relationship management
- presenting
- Excel proficiency
security clearance
- Vetted at CTC level - expiry 14/09/2033
professional development
- Continue to grow understanding of defence business development and strategic growth environments.
- Expand knowledge of MOD engagement and defence sector operations.
- Building familiarity with stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management within corporate defence industries.
- Continuous professional development focused on transition into defence business development and national security environments.
- Continue to drive mission success and bring a mission focused but achievable mindset to each task and project.
Accomplishments
- Awarded top student award after completing initial police training with the metropolitan place service in a cohort of 300+ officers.
- Completed 32 week commando course at CTCRM Lympstone and later achieving rank of Lance Corporal as a Royal Marines Commando.
- Competed in swimming for Watford swimming club. competed and won in regional and national level events across there UK.
- Represented Great Britain in swimming at multiple events and earning a place in the 'swim England national talent pathway' which is deigned to produce/develop future olympic athletes.
- Built a successful online physical fitness business with numerous clients in effort to transform physiques and live healthier lifestyles.
- developed trusting and meaningful relationships through my online fitness brand helping numerous clients achieve their personal fitness goals and liver healthier more organised lifestyles.
Timeline
Fitness Coach
Harrison Lees online fitness coaching
01.2025 - Current
Police Constable
Metropolitan Police Service
01.2024 - Current
Lcpl Royal Marines Commado
Royal Marines
01.2019 - 02.2024
Higher National Diploma -
Royal Navy/Royal Marines
Higher National Diploma -
West Herts College
GCSEs -
WestField Academy