Dave Hill

Experience

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  Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Officer Cadet
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  4th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signals Squadron (204)

  Nov 1998 - Apr 2000

  Troop Commander

  Responsible for commanding, training and administering a 45 strong troop of soldiers and a mixture of armoured and wheeled vehicles based in Germany. On operations in Macedonia and Kosovo, ran the day-to-day administration and defence of a 150 strong brigade headquarters; including the tactical movement and sighting of the 30+ vehicles that made up the headquarters.

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  1 RGJ

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Platoon Commander

  Responsible for commanding, training and administering a Rifle and Assault Pioneer Platoon in the UK and on operations in Northern Ireland and Sierra Leone. When required, also deputised for the Operations Officer on operations in Belfast during periods of leave. Planned and coordinated the training of the Battalion’s fire crews for Operation FRESCO (to cover the Fire Brigade strikes in Glasgow) and acted as a Liaison Officer between the Army fire crews and Strathclyde Police.

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  Platoon Commanders' Division, Brecon

  Apr 2003 - Aug 2004

  Directing Staff

  Training and development of young officers straight from Sandhurst who were embarking on a career in the Infantry. A mixture of tactical and procedural instruction delivered in austere and taxing environments from South Wales to Kenya. The focus was on delivering capable and competent junior officers to command soldiers in the Field Army, some of whom would have deployed on operation in Afghanistan and Iraq immediately after the course.

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  1 RGJ

  Aug 2004 - Sept 2005

  Adjutant

  Responsible for the maintenance of discipline and personnel administration of a 600 strong light role infantry battalion. The principle personnel staff officer for the Commanding Officer focused on ensuring that the Battalion was manned with the correctly qualified staff, while ensuring the manning considerations of training and recruiting establishments were maintained.

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  2 RGJ

  Sept 2005 - Sept 2006

  Company Commander, HQ Company

  Responsible for commanding, training and administering of 160 personnel who support the day-to-day administration and logistical support for the remainder of the Battalion. The main focus was to ensure that all the departments were conducting their mandated training for operations while performing their day jobs. On operations acted as the Battle Group Logistic Officer, responsible for all the logistical planning for the Battle Group; from casualty evacuation to general resupplies.

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  Army Officer Selection Board

  Sept 2006 - Aug 2008

  Senior Group Leader

  An integral member of the staff assessing the potential of candidates looking to attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst; from applicants for the main course, through those for Welbeck College, to lawyers and members of the clergy. In charge of the day-to-day running of the assessments while making evidence based assessments on groups of 8 candidates. As Senior Group Leader held the additional responsibility of attending management boards to represent the views of fellow Group Leaders focused on enhancing the processes within the AOSB. Was also heavily involved in the training of new assessors whatever their rank. Show less

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  CIS Trials and Development Unit

  Jun 2009 - Apr 2011

  Trials manager

  A staff appointment managing a 30 man team conducting tactical communications trials focused on delivering cutting edge capabilities for operations in Afghanistan. Worked closely with DE&S, other government agencies and a number of different contractors.

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  4 RIFLES

  Apr 2011 - May 2013

  Currently conducting resettlement courses and researching career opportunities for my departure from the forces in May 13. Responsible for commanding, training and administering a fire support company of 180 men within a UK based light role infantry battalion. On operations act as the ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition) manager for the Battle Group. Tasked with identifying gaps in our surveillance capability then requesting and controlling the allocated assets to ensure mission success.

  • Resettlement

    Oct 2012 - May 2013

  • Company Commander, S Company

    Apr 2011 - Oct 2012
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  Amazon

  May 2013 - May 2014

  Responsible for a team of 10-50 associates in the outbound shipping dock. Manage the sorting, loading and shipping of customer shipments, ensuring that the task is completed in an accurate and timely fashion, while maintaining a very high standard of safety; both in the dock and the yard. Responsible for a team of 40 packers (a mixture of permanent and temporary associates) and processing customer shipments in a fast moving, dynamic operation. Managed up to 7 different processes within the shift ensuring that our output met the high demands of our customers in terms of quality, speed and convenience, while maintaining a safe working environment for our associates.

  • Shipping Area Manager

    Oct 2013 - May 2014

  • Pack Area Manager

    May 2013 - Sept 2013
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  Abrdn

  Oct 2014 - Aug 2021

  Aug 17 - Jan 18: Project Managing Business Readiness for SLI's MIFID 2 Programme and managing the Programme level plan.Jan 18 - Jul 2021: Project Managing an application integration as part of the Aberdeen Standard Investments merger.Jul 21 to date: Project Manager with Abrdn Oct 14 - Mar 16: Project Support and Implementation Manager for a £22m software implementation of CRIMS 9.3.Mar 16 - May 17: Project Support and Implementation Manager for £3m software upgrade from CRIMS 9.3 to CRIMS 9.7.May 17 to Aug 17: Project Managing Business Readiness for SLI's MIFID 2 Programme and managing the Programme level plan.

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2014 - Aug 2021

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2014 - Aug 2017
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  REACT Disaster Response

  Jul 2016 - now

  Greyshirt - volunteer

  Volunteer disaster relief team member

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  Simplicity in Mind (Coaching)

  May 2018 - now

  Transformational Coach
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  The Scottish Government

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Seconded to the Defence Policy Unit