
Accomplished Telecommunications Manager with extensive experience in hands-on and managerial telecoms roles. Skilled in multiple disciplines and in multiple environments, using exceptional communication, planning and leadership abilities to motivate high-performing, target-hitting delivery teams.
• Provided strategic leadership and operational oversight to shape policies and procedures.
• Secured £1,000,000 investment from British Business Bank, managing a sales pipeline over £10,000,000.
• Achieved national police contract, significantly elevating company profile in competitive market.
• Managed day to day operations.
• Ensured key GRC milestones were met including ISO27001 and ISO9001.
• Led the expansion and operational scaling of international business into 52 countries.
• Forged partnerships with key stakeholders in multiple sectors including academic, public and military sectors, resulting in multiple industry awards.
• Oversaw daily operations to deliver high-quality training and cyber training solutions for the whole of the UK Police Cyber crime teams, discreet units in MOD and Universities around the globe..
• Championed staff development initiatives that fostered a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Deployed and integrated strategic and tactical communication systems within complex and austere operational environments.
• Designed, implemented, and delivered a Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT)-aligned trade structure for specialist communications personnel within UK Special Forces.
• Directed large-scale IT and telecommunications infrastructure projects with a cumulative budget exceeding £20 million, ensuring delivery to time, cost, and quality benchmarks.
• Provided senior-level radio frequency and spectrum management oversight for the Ministry of Defence's blue light communications network.
• Administered and safeguarded cryptographic and secure media accounts across UK and overseas deployments, ensuring compliance with national and NATO standards.
• Led the implementation of advanced IT and telecommunications systems, including vehicle-based installations, across multiple regions in Iraq under operational conditions.
• Developed and delivered telecommunications training programmes for UK and international military forces, enhancing interoperability and capability across multiple communications platforms.
• Established and maintained resilient strategic and tactical communications networks in challenging jungle and remote environments.
• Set up and maintained strategic and tactical communications in jungle and desert environments.
Veteran Leader of the Year (2025)
Received a Commander's Commendation and coin whilst on an Operation Tour of Duty, following a successful hostage rescue. (July 2012).
Received a 3* General's Commendation for successfully coordinating multiple recruitment teams and recruiting significant amounts of troops, into units in Scotland and Northern Ireland. (Sep 2014).
Received a 3* Generals Commendation for singlehandedly creating a whole new trade stream for Specialist Operators (Sept 2023).