Ross Macgregor

Ross Macgregor

FIRES SUPPORT TEAM ASSISTANT

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Home office Executive officer

  • Education

    • Dumfries High School

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    • Dumfries High School

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    • Royal school of Artillery

      2008 - 2008
      Op ack level 5
    • Defence School of Transport

      2001 - 2002
      Class A,B,C & C+E Driving licence. Defence Driving
    • Dumfries High School

      1995 - 1999
    • Dumfries High School

      1995 - 1998
      Scotlands GCSE's
  • Experience

    • HM Forces

      May 2000 - Oct 2013
      FIRES SUPPORT TEAM ASSISTANT

      Currently working as the Training SNCO in my unit which consits of training up to 800 army personeal aswell as booking and setting up courses. In operations i'm a Fire Support Team Assistant in which i advise and give direction about Joint fires intregation. I've been a prison warden in Iraq to a fire fighter when the fire strikes were on in the United Kingdom in late 2002.

    • British Army

      May 2001 - Oct 2001
      FOO Party Signaler

      My first tour i was employed as a FOO Party Signaler, providing communications while we were conducting covert and non covert operations on the Kosove/Albania City line as well as covert survellance on the Macedonia border during the hight of there conflict in 2001.

    • British Army

      Sept 2002 - Feb 2003
      Fireman

      Was employed as a Fireman dunring the Fire strikes of 2002/03 in the UK.

    • British Army

      May 2003 - Oct 2003
      FOO Party Signaler

      My first tour out in Iraq i was part of a 15 Man Multiple providing security for the Oil lines and companys.

    • British Army

      Oct 2006 - Apr 2007
      Prison Guard

      My second tour of Iraq i was employed as a prison Guard at Basra Airport looking after the welfare of Iraq prisoners.

    • British Army

      Apr 2008 - May 2008
      FIRES SUPPORT TEAM ASSISTANT

      Second in command of a 6 man Fire Support Team. We contucted a 6 weeks exercise in the Jungle of Belize. Providing Artillery fire for our Attached Infantry Unit As well as learning Jungle skils, patroling the Jungle and how to survive in the Jungle.

    • ISAF

      Mar 2009 - Sept 2009
      FIRES SUPPORT TEAM ASSISTANT

      I provided Fire support to my ground call signs in Afghanistan, calling in Artillery fire, Air strikes from Jets and Apache helicopters. Survellance and joint fires intergation.

    • British Army

      Sept 2010 - Nov 2010
      Battery Commanders Assistant.

      Was the right hand man to a major while deployed on an exercise to Kenya. I was responsible for training and the welfare of our three five man Fire supports Teams while they were attached to Infantry units giving there own joint fires advice. I was also involved in the planning of Battle Group attacks & was give a much larger perspective of the Joint Fires procces to High ranking British Officers.

    • ISAF

      Oct 2011 - Mar 2012
      FIRES SUPPORT TEAM ASSISTANT

      I provided Fire support & Joint Fires Intergation to the Estonian Infantry Battle group in Afghanistan, calling in Artillery fire, Air strikes from Jets and Apache helicopters. Survellance and joint fires intergation.

    • HM Forces

      Mar 2014 - Aug 2015

      Employed with the British Army with 26 Regiment Royal Artillery based in Gutersloh, Germany. I've spent nearly 13 years in the Army and been on numerous tours such as Kosovo, Iraq x2 and Afghanistan x2. I've also completed exercises in Canada, Belize, Kenya and Cyprus.Currently up for redundancy at the moment, won't find out until June if i'm one of the unlucky one's or Luck ones. Provided targeting as advice on operations in Afghanistan Herrick 20

      • Fire Support Team Assistant

        May 2012 - Aug 2015
      • DV cleared targeting SNCO

        Mar 2014 - Oct 2014
    • British Army

      May 2015 - Sept 2019
      Training Manager (Battery Commanders Assistant)

      Training manager for upto 30 staff. Ensuring training programs were produced for the weeks and months ahead. Coached and mentored my staff all year round supporting them with welfare issues and career management

    • HM Forces

      Sept 2019 - Feb 2024

      Project Manager in a multi-national environment.• Lead and administered 28 personnel. • Responsible for career management, discipline and welfare of my 28 staff. • Aug 23 – Sep 23 Deployed on a multi national exercise in Germany working in a cross functional environment with civilian contractors, and other nations armies.• May 23 – July 23 2023 Deployed as a Team Leader in Dover and managing 18 staff for Operation ISOTROPE, in support of the migrant crisis supporting the Home Office and other authorities. Show less

      • Project Manager (Troop Sergeant Major)

        Jan 2022 - Feb 2024
      • Career Counselor

        Sept 2019 - Dec 2021
    • UK Home Office

      Feb 2024 - now
      • Executive Officer

        Feb 2024 - now
      • Executive Officer

        Feb 2024 - Feb 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IWFM Level 4 certificate in facilities management

      IWFM Rising FMs Network UK
      Feb 2023