Personal
Information:
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- Nationality:
BRITISH
- Place
of Birth: OXFORD
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Education
& Extracurricular activities:
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1972
- 1976 Licensed Victuallers School Slough, Berkshire
- Educated
to GCE 'O' Level in English Language & Literature, Mathematics,
Geography, Economics and Home Economics.
- School
House Prefect and represented
the school at Basketball, Rugby and Cricket. Performed
duties as an official in the Berkshire Schools Basketball League.
- Member
of the outdoor pursuits Club and Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
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Further
Education:
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- September
1991 Home Office PNCO - Police
National Computer Operators Certification Course
- June
1996 ESP Media Training, Northallerton - The
Media & Advertising Evaluation Course for Press Officers
- August
1996 International Correspondence Schools - ICS
Diploma in Information Technology
- December
1996 Home Office Emergency Planning College - Inter
Agency Response to Disaster
- 1998
- Present Day The Open University - Reading
Information Technology for a Bachelor of Science Degree
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Work
Experience:
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1976
- 1979 Various Companies - Various Locations.
- Trainee
Hotel Manager - Trained
in Kitchen, Dining Room, Reception and Bar & Cellar work.
1979
- Present day North Yorkshire Police - Various Locations.
- Patrol
Officer, Thirsk. Member
of a small team, with limited supervision and specialist support,
responsible for the day to day policing requirements of a predominantly
rural town
- Rural
Beat Officer, Kirklington.
- Performed
the duties of constable in a rural community comprising of
several separate villages providing a
response to all manner of incidents that required a police
presence on a 24 hour basis.
- Facilitated
forums for community, social and crime prevention matters
and initiatives.
- Emergency
Planning Officer.
- Formulated
plans for the response to major incidents.
- Planned
and facilitated the delivery of a comprehensive training package
to senior officers. This included audio and visual feed of
realistic event scenarios for a table top command exercise.
- Communications
Officer.
- Designed
the operational & technical layout of the North Yorkshire
Police Force Control Room. Operated
Integrated Computer Controlled Communications Systems.
- Planned
and facilitated the correct response to all manner of incidents.
- Introduced
and maintained new information technology resources and provided
information technology 'help desk' facilities.
- Formulated
new and modernised current, departmental working practices
whilst performing duties
of departmental supervision and line management.
- Provided
instruction and advice to police officers and civilian support
staff in a human resources development role.
- Prepared
technical and administrative Public Safety Radio Communications
Project (PSRCP) reports in respect the Police Airwave Service
and TETRA radio equipment.
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Professional
memberships:
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Corporate Member of The Institution of Supervision & Management. |
Community
activities:
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Involved in youth and community work along with numerous fund raising
activities for charitable organisations including; the RNLI, Local
Hospitals & Schools, Cot Death Research, Road Accident After Care
Scheme, St. John Ambulance and The British Red Cross. |
Volunteer
Work:
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1981
- 1998 Territorial Army - Various Locations
- Army
Cadet Force Adult Instructor, attained the rank of Sergeant Major.
Specialised in; Signals
Training and Radio Communication, Combat
Engineering, Watermanship
Training, Small
Arms Instruction, Adventure
Training, Methods
of Instruction, Planning
and Delivery of Training Courses, Logistics
and Financial Accounting
- Qualified
H.S.E. (St. John Ambulance) First Aid Instructor
- Public
& Press Relations Officer.
Other
Volunteer Experience;
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Awards
received:
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- Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
- HM
The Queen (Ministry of Defence)
- Lord
Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
- Certificate
of Exemplary Voluntary Service to HM The Queen and the County
of North Yorkshire.
- Chief
Constables Commendation
- Excellent
Police Work in the investigation of a Fraud Case
- Chief
Constables Letters of Appreciation
- Service
to The Army Cadet Force
- Charity
Fund raising work
- Professionalism
and Attention to Detail
- Police
Divisional Commanders Commendation
- Excellent
Teamwork, professionalism and attention to detail
- Excellent
Professional standards under extreme circumstances
- Magistrates
Commendation
- Clarity
and honesty in the delivery of evidence
- The
Association of British Insurers
- The
ABI Bronze Medallion for Charity Work
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Hobbies,
Interests and activities:
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Outdoor Pursuits including; Scuba Diving, walking, mountain biking
and water sports.
- Foreign
Travel, Reading, Computing, Information Technology and Communications
(Qualified Radio Amateur).
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