Alex Shapland

Experience

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  British Army

  Aug 1998 - Jun 2006

  Non Commissioned Officer

  An exemplary 8 year career with the British Army, progressing through extensive training to do both ceremonial and operational duties within my Regiment. Promoted through the ranks undertaking different roles such as Physical Training Instructor, Gunnery Instructor and Section Commander. Worked in several locations throughout the UK also Kuwait and Iraq (OP Telic 1 2003). I finished my career as a Non Commissioned Officer. Key Achievements -Trusted Team Leader with proven ability to motivate and professionally develop junior members through demonstration and example, often in hazardous and volatile situations.-Planning and instructing complex training packages in compliance with Army procedures.-Advised and liaised with senior management on matters relating to Health and Safety within the workplace.-Strong interpersonal skills and ability to rapidly gain trust and respect from both peer group and senior management through self motivation and determination. Show less

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  West Midlands Fire Service

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2023

  Supporting the effective delivery of the Chief Fire Officer’s Portfolio. Responsible for directly supporting the CFO, the management of the Portfolio Team and the functional areas that are within it: CRMP, Organisational Intelligence, Org. Performance and Political and Policy Advisor. Supporting the CFO and SET to ensure co-ordination through the chairing of the strategic meetings and ensuring the Portfolio Team supports this from a secretariat and continual improvement perspective. Managing the people and functional responsibilities of Staffordshire and West Midlands Fire Control. Responsible for the effective management and coordination of FC from a systems, policy and procedure, recruitment, training, competence, and continual improvement perspective. Progress and assurance of Command & Control system, Grenfell outcomes and Manchester Arena Inquiry training and assurance for FC. Reporting to the ACFO, this role required me to lead beyond authority to support both operations commanders and strategic leaders to understand and manage the performance of the organisation more effectively.

  • Area Commander - Head of Response, Fire Control & Emergency Planning

    Mar 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Area Commander - Strategic Enabler for Response, Organisational Policy & Assurance

    Aug 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Area Commander - Strategic Enabler for People

    Nov 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Group Commander - Portfolio Team Manager

    Dec 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Staffordshire & West Midlands Fire Control Manager

    Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Service Delivery Performance Manager

    Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Station Commander

    Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Watch Manager

    Aug 2015 - Oct 2016

  • Crew Manager

    Jul 2006 - Oct 2016
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  British Military Fitness

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Personal Trainer

  Working as a personal trainer with British Military Fitness, my duties involved designing and taking workouts and other training sessions. I also gave advise to gym members on diet plans and specific problems such as weight issues, injuries etc.

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  Freelance

  Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

  Fire and Safety Trainer

  Freelance Trainer / Instructor providing staff training within various businesses. Topics including Fire Safety Awareness & Legislation, Health & Safety, Fire Marshalling & Evacuation, First Aid, use of firefighting media and Manual Handling.

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  Allied Training & Development Ltd

  Dec 2014 - Oct 2017

  Managing Director

  We are a Midlands based Training Provider and Fire Safety Consultancy Service providing a full range of fire and safety support for businesses. We provide affordable, practical and straightforward solutions to a wide range of organisations, from small local companies to national corporations across a variety sectors. We have the expertise to deliver quality training courses and provide fire risk consultation for your business to ensure that you are fully compliant with current legislation. At Allied Training and Development Ltd we offer quality and cost efficient First Aid, Fire Safety and Health and Safety Training courses. We have extensive experience in providing both training and consultancy and pride ourselves on offering you a service that will meet both yours and our own very high standards. Show less

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  National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)

  Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

  Community Risk Programme

  I support the CFO in his role as CRP Programme Executive, offering technical advice to the programme and having oversight and influence over all of the projects to ensure that there is a clear evidence base and structure to how the programme is developed.

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  West Midlands Fire Service

  Apr 2024 - now

  • Operations Commander

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Group Manager - People Programme

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Strategy & Governance Team Manager

    Apr 2024 - Sept 2024