Ray Lock CBE

Experience

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  Royal Air Force (RAF)

  Nov 2000 - May 2001

  Deployed Operating Base Commander, Ali Al Salem

  Commanded base including Tornado GR4 detachment supporting Operation Southern Watch (Resinate South)

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  Royal Air Force (RAF)

  Apr 2003 - Dec 2003

  Head of the RAF's largest station (at that time) with 3500 personnel supporting world-wide operations During my RAF career, my flying as a pilot included operational tours on Tornado GR1 (16 and IX Squadrons), and Hercules J and K (RAF Lyneham), and instructional tours on Jet Provost (Cranwell), Hawk (Valley) and Tornado GR1 (Staneval Bruggen). Commanded the first detachment deployed to re-open Basrah International Airport following the allied invasion of Iraq.

  • Station Commander, Royal Air Force Lyneham

    Mar 2002 - Dec 2003

  • Fast-jet Pilot

    Mar 1981 - Dec 2003

  • Deployed Operating Base Commander, Basrah

    Apr 2003 - Aug 2003
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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Apr 2004 - Nov 2005

  DACOS J3 Operations Support

  Group Captain in charge of Information Operations, Force Protection, Geographical Support, Targeting and other sub-units for all UK overseas operations, providing operational and strategic advice and command.

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  Royal Air Force (RAF)

  Nov 2005 - Aug 2012

  Military equivalent of CEO/Vice Chancellor delivering post-graduate education of 2500 students per year senior UK Armed Forces and Civil Service, and global International students. Also senior director for Military staff, Academic staff in partnership with King's College London, and support services through PFI arrangement with Serco. Produced UK and NATO Joint Doctrine, and Air and Space doctrine and concepts. Delivered education for 300 senior UK Military and Civil Service and global International officers per year, owned course curriculum, budget and HR for students and 100 military staff. Lead on providing advice on all air matters and senior director for all RAF junior officer education. Delivered operational training for the Royal Air Force, including development of world-leading synthetic training and annual deployed exercise. Wrote and implemented transformation plan for headquarters' operations pillar. Directed multi-national air and space operations across South-West Asia including strategy development, planning, conduct, sustainment and assessment.

  • Commandant, Joint Services Command and Staff College

    Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Head of Joint Doctrine, Air and Space, Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre

    Nov 2009 - Jun 2010

  • Assistant Commandant Air and Director Advanced Command and Staff Course, JSCSC

    Nov 2007 - Nov 2009

  • Assistant Chief of Staff Operational Training (A7)

    Jun 2006 - Nov 2007

  • Director, United States Central Command Combined Air Operations Centre

    Nov 2005 - Jun 2006
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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  In career transition to Forces in Mind Trust

  Appointed as Chief Executive (designate)

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  Forces in Mind Trust

  Dec 2012 - Jun 2021

  Chief Executive

  Forces in Mind Trust seeks to improve career transition for all UK Armed Forces personnel and their families. As the founding Chief Executive, I am responsible to the Board for all aspects of the Trust. I will be standing down in June 2021, and am considering how to invest my experience and time to best effect.

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  Stoll

  Dec 2018 - now

  Chair Of The Board Of Trustees
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  Ray Lock Ltd

  Jun 2021 - now

  Founder and MD
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  Dean Close Foundation

  Dec 2022 - now

  Board Trustee

  The Dean Close Foundation consists of Dean Close Senior, Preparatory, Pre-Preparatory and Airthrie schools based in Cheltenham, and St John’s Preparatory and Pre-Preparatory Schools in Chepstow.The Foundation also has two subsidiary companies, Dean Close Services Ltd, which is the commercial arm of the group, and Dean Close Nurseries Ltd, which operates five nursery businesses offering 52-week day care.In total, the Foundation has approximately 1700 children in its care and employs over 700 staff. Show less