A keen mountaineer with a long history of active involvement in UK Mountain Rescue in various roles including Team Leader, Advance First Aid and Search Management. As training officer for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation developed and ran training for a busy rescue team of 45 people operating in North Wales. Environmental specialist with extensive knowledge of naval operations and additional project experience in the Defence industry.

• Experienced in search management, technical rescue and first aid in a variety of environments
• Naval oceanographer and meteorologist with many years experience of global forecasting
• Requirements and project management skills developed in the Defence industry
• Many years of leading teams in various environments often under demanding conditions.
• Computer literate

1980 to Date: Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO)

Joined OVMRO in 1981 and have been an active member since that date. Participated in large number of rescues (over 100 in last 3 years alone).

Team Leader: 1999 to present. Responsible for organising and running search and rescue operations for the team, working with other emergency agencies

Training Officer 2002-2007. Training provider at team level for a range of search and rescue activities including High Angle Technical Rescue, Swift Water Rescue, First Aid, Helicopter skills and stretcher handling skills. Regional, National and International Level training provider in Search Management.

2007 to date: Outreach Organisation – instructor involved with teaching swiftwater rescue, rope rescue, search management and Urban Search and Rescue course to UK Fire and Rescue Services

2003 to Date: O2A Limited: Self employed consultant

Instructor - Search Management Course to Federal Emergency Management Agency & Ohio Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1, Police Service of Northern Ireland and Croatian Mountain Rescue Service;

2000-2003: Technology Project Services Limited:

Contractor working for BAE Systems and AMS Limited on T45 Destroyer Project. Technical Lead on the Meteorological And Oceanographic Systems to be installed on six warships.

1996-2000: Command in Chief Fleet Headquarters, Senior Forecaster.

Retired in 2000 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander

Operational environmental support for Military Operations including Kosovo, Sierra Leone, the Gulf and naval exercises.

1993-1996: Forecaster, Dutch Naval Air Station, Valkenberg, The Netherlands

Exchange officer with Dutch Royal Navy

Fixed and rotary wing forecasting for maritime operations

Dutch speaker

1983-1993: Various Naval positions including Officer of the Watch on      T22 Frigates, Flight Deck Officer for 2 years