
Disciplined professional with extensive experience in high-stakes football officiating and safety-critical environments. Proven leadership as a Level 4 FA referee, officiating prestigious fixtures such as the FA Cup and playoff finals under intense scrutiny. Combines a safety-first mindset from scuba diving qualifications with effective workload management skills from hospitality. Seeking to apply superior situational awareness and procedural discipline at British Airways Speedbird Pilot Academy.
- Manage high-intensity domestic and international fixtures, maintaining a 360-degree "safety-"first" mindset to ensure the welfare of players and colleagues in environments with over 1,500 supporters.
- Frequently have to exercise rapid decision making under intense public and professional scrutiny, consistently applying the laws of the game to reach the correct outcomes during the match and prevent conflicts instead of having to resolve them.
- Always maintain compliance with the intricate and ever evolving directives and laws of the game, demonstrating the disciplined mindset that is required for standard operating procedure on a flight deck.
- I facilitate clear, professional communications across diverse groups of players managers and stakeholders across the game, be it domestically in the UK or internationally in Europe.
- Efficiently work with high-volume guest service operations, prioritising tasks in a fast-moving environment to maintain timely service delivery without compromising quality.
- I proactively identify and manage potentially unruly customer scenarios by using verbal de-escalation techniques - ensuring calm and professional atmospheres are always set under significant social pressure.
- As part of my job, I have the responsibility to ensure that I comply with legal licensing laws and health and safety protocols as outlined by the Weights and Measures Act and COSHH regulations.
- I consistently have to communicate with my colleagues to manage inventory, financial transactions and floor safety, demonstrating the collaborative mindset required for Multi-Crew Coorporation.
- As a PADI Scuba Diver, I have been able to learn and apply risk and threat management where strict adherence to safety procedures and pre-dive checklists is non-negotiable
- I also had the opportunity to develop my resource management skills by monitoring various systems including air supply, depth and decompression limits - demonstrating the multitasking and monitoring skills required on a modern flight deck
- I am proficient in underwater emergency protocols, that can often be limited by time and other outside factors such as visibility which create operationally demanding atmospheres, to ensure the safety of myself or diving partner