
Over a varied carer I have worn many hats, predominately in business operations and consulting project management. This experience has been in small to medium sized people focussed consultancy and advisory firms, working with a wide variety of sectors from defence to insurance.
What I offer

Business Operations Expertise - Small Firm / Start Up Specialist
5 years + of operational experience running consultancy practices and small advisory firms. Skilled in financial planning including cashflow management, resource generation, people management and development, fee generation in additional to marketing strategies and brand reviews/refreshes.

Project Management and Delivery Oversight
Experienced in running consultancy projects with complex stakeholder relationships while overseeing multi-disciplinary international teams. Emphasis on quality control, customer management, staff management and the delivery of impactful results.

Bid Writing/RFP Response Preparation
Skilled at collating and preparing complex bids and RFPs to include fee generation, scope definition, resource planning and delivery design. Experienced in contract reviews, meeting compliance requirements and risk management.
Experiences

COO - BMNT Ltd.
Company COO and Programme Director for Defence advisory services. Responsible for all financial reporting and budgeting, cash flow management, company governance and compliance, the line management of all junior staff as well as the oversight and delivery of all defence client services.

Departmental COO / Head of Department - SRM
Operationally led the resilience practice. Responsible for the oversight and delivery of all client services, client management procedures, financial reporting, recruitment and internal capability training across six global offices. Core sectors included extractives, FMCGs and insurance.

Royal Navy Warfare Officer
Varied initial career in the Royal Navy. Highlights included being selected to form part of the commissioning crew of HMS Daring, the first of a new class of world leading ships, and operational tours to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Co-Founder and Advisor - Cygnus Resilience
Co-founded Cygnus in 2021 - a B2B risk management consultancy that helps organisations solve complex problems which threaten project feasibility, viability, and investments.