Phil Carrotte

Experience

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  Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers - REME

  Sept 2002 - Jul 2011

  Operations Manager - Leadership, Engineering and Recruiting

  A range of junior officer engineering leadership, administrative and recruiting appointments; including three operational tours of Iraq.

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  Xtrac Ltd

  Jan 2006 - Apr 2006

  Engineering Intern

  Engineering intern responsible for developing a Statistical Process Control system for batch manufacturing of gears.

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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2012

  Head of Logistics - British Services Antarctic Expedition

  The British Services Antarctic Expedition was a two-month exploratory ski mountaineering and scientific research expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula. Over 2-years, and in addition to normal role, led the planning, organisation and execution of logistics for this 24-person strong expedition, to time and to a very tight £0.75m budget.

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  British Army

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  Executive Officer

  Staff support and coordination of activity for the Army's Chief Equipment and Logistics Officer - Director General Logistics, Support and Equipment (2* Major General).Preparation of briefing and policy notes, quarterly budget reviews and assurance documentation.

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  Defence Equipment and Support

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2015

  Systems Engineer - Requirements Manager

  A systems engineer and requirements manager, worked alongside industry partners to develop future logistic vehicles and to support and upgrade in-service equipment. Working across lines of development, managed initial procurement stages for a £20million over 10-years project, to deliver a new recovery vehicle to specialist military units.Used APMP project management approach to keep projects on-time, to budget and to deliver against the customers demanding requirements

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  British Army

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Operations Director (Company Commander)

  Executive leadership role. Planned, delivered and was personally responsible for the department’s preparedness for short-notice military operations as part of a 5000-strong NATO task force. This included capability gap analysis, training and resource management (circa £40m).The ‘Officer Commanding’. Led 120 specialist and technical employees. Held engineering accountability for specialist equipment and unconventional repairs. Led the logistic team responsible for warehousing, supply chain and inventory management. Responsible for all aspects of planning, programme management, setting and evaluating milestones and risk Show less

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  Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

  Dec 2017 - Jul 2019

  Strategy, Planning and Leadership Instructor - (Directing Staff)

  Identified as being in top 10% of peers and selected as a member of the ‘directing staff’. Delivered post-graduate level education to recently promoted junior executives (Army majors); instructed strategy development, critical thinking, communication skills, operational planning, leadership and crisis response.Developed and led modules on crisis response planning, and historical lessons for current and future military operations.

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  United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS)

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  Head of Logistic Operations

  Executive leadership role managing movement of personnel, equipment and materiel into, out of and within South Sudan for 300-strong British Army humanitarian engineering task force.Worked in partnership with UNMISS headquarters and the government of South Sudan to manage the close down and withdrawal of a successful four-year operation.Oversaw life support and enabling contracts, negotiated improved communication support at no additional cost.

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  Cabinet Office

  Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  Planning Specialist

  Seconded to the Covid-19 Programme Management Office, tasked with ensuring consistent, high-quality response planning across the whole of Government.Workstream lead responsible for providing assurance and oversight of six cross-government Covid-19 response, recovery and contingency plans.Assisted departments to develop planning scenarios, strategic and contingency plans, and to understand and articulate their dependencies, milestones and risks.

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  Costain Group PLC

  Mar 2021 - Jun 2024

  Leadership, development and line-management of a consultancy team.Delivering internal consultancy to improve resource management across vertical sectors and horizontal capabilities.Previously supported the Royal Navy and Babcock to deliver a pan-site operations cell. The operations cell coordinates and deconflicts Naval operations, legacy facilities maintenance and very high-value new infrastructure development, in a highly regulated complex environment. Worked with public and private sector digital specialists to develop and deliver an online, geographic coordination and reporting tool.Lead for defence and central government tender responses. Show less

  • Chief of Staff and Head of Campaigns

    Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Principal Consultant

    Mar 2021 - Nov 2022
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  Antarctic Quest 21

  Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

  Explorer and Researcher

  Antarctic Quest 21 was a scientific research and educational outreach expedition, which celebrates the life and legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton.Setting sail in December 2021 we conducted a seven-week ski mountaineering expedition during which we attempted to cross the Antarctic Peninsula from coast to coast over the Forbidden Plateau. We successfully conducted a range of scientific experiments for universities and researchers across the globe, the results of which are currently being analysed. We engaged with over 31,000 young people from schools and colleges across the globe, helping to develop a better understand polar exploration and scientific research.For more information check out our website www.AntarcticQuest21.com or find us on all the usual social media channels. Show less

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  NATO

  May 2024 - now

  • Interim Director

    Feb 2025 - now

  • Resource officer

    May 2024 - Feb 2025