Alexander Dodd

Experience

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  British Army

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2019

  The sole Army advisor to the commander of a UK fast jet squadron. Ensuring the smooth delivery of unique training to over 360 role-specific commanders across defence, with a diminishing budget demanding ruthless prioritisation to optimise output. • Integrated differing cultures, intelligence, security, fellow NATO partners and host nation forces into cross-continent operations through an evolving environment and managing change. • Awarded a senior role and rank above to ensure limited resources met operational and training requirements, both in the UK and overseas. • Promoted to the rank of Major during this appointment. • Principle Project Officer for an overseas deployment to Southern France for 3 weeks as part of a wider NATO training mission. A £6MM project, seeing a mix of 62 military and civilian personnel deploy, operate effectively and safe return to the UK. Show less Senior planning, training and advisor for all deployments to Afghanistan. • Senior planning and delivery officer responsible for training more than 500 personnel, over a 6-month period, twice annually. • Evolving training and leading over 35 senior commanders to deliver an insightful, challenging and role-specific package, whilst managing over 1200 people, both civilian contractors and service personnel 6 times a year. • Diligent planning to coordinate over 20 separate agencies and ensuring that all were integrated and working towards a common purpose. • Logistical challenges met by ensuring over 1200 personnel and over £22MM of equipment worked collaboratively, under safe practices as the senior risk manager for all training. • Senior Information Manager for the 158-strong organisation, leaning on higher education studies to develop and enforce new measures to capture all records, safe storage and accessibility. • Training Needs Analysis conducted, gathered and changed accordingly to improve and optimise output. Show less Selected to attend and subsequently pass with the highest grade in what is a very arduous course specifically designed for discreet surveillance operations. The role included generating a robust selection programme from an 800-strong organisation, develop them, train them to the highest standard and deliver a unique capability to the Commanding Officer. This saw me selected above my peers to deploy the whole team to Eastern Africa where it was my responsibility to train 600 men in preparation for combat missions in Somalia. • Developed and executed a training programme from first principles which became East Africa’s ‘best practice’ and subsequently became endorsed by a very senior headquarters as their training model. • Procured and integrated new equipment for the team which enhanced existing and develop new capabilities. • Planned and executed 8-week long training and selection programmes, generating an outstanding team-ethos, sense of achievement and a highly trained organisation. • Due to the success of this appointment a 20-year contract was awarded by the Ministry of Defence at a very challenging and fiercely competitive time. Show less Sole planning, training and operations officer of a 146-strong organisation. Required to ensure that the whole team was trained, prepared and ready for current operations, whilst planning for subsequent tasks. This included being the project officer for moving the whole organisation and their families from Cyprus to the UK whilst preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, demonstrating: diligence, thorough planning, prioritisation and an ability to horizon scan. • Led operations in Afghanistan, commanding a team of service personnel whose role was to liaise, mentor and partner an organisation of 1200 Afghan National Army. • Heavily involved with the project management of the closure of a major UK base including the secure withdrawal of millions of pounds worth of equipment, personnel and property. • Following the success of this role, the Commanding Officer selected me to become his most senior and most entrusted Platoon Commander. Show less Commanded a team of 30 soldiers and responsible for their leadership and management, involving training, personal and professional development, report writing and pastoral care. In Afghanistan, was responsible for the planning and execution of independent and partnered operations, training Afghan National Army and tactical-level human intelligence gathering. • Deployed at very short notice to Afghanistan in exceptionally difficult circumstances, as part of a surging organisation due to the ongoing operational tempo. • Responsible for the training and mentoring of 12 Afghan National Army, taking part in partnered operations. Worked through cultural barriers, including very different organisations and expectations, facing extremely challenging situations. Show less

  • STRATEGIC OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING OFFICER

    Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

  • SENIOR TRAINING ADVISOR

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • RECONNAISSANCE COMMANDER

    Aug 2013 - Jan 2015

  • SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Nov 2010 - Aug 2013

  • INFANTRY PLATOON COMMANDER

    Jan 2009 - Nov 2010
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  Amazon Business

  Aug 2019 - Jun 2024

  Leading one of the largest Amazon Logistics teams in the UK, within one of the largest and busiest delivery stations in the UK. Responsible for the safety and experience of up to 200 staff at any one time. Trusted and empowered to deliver: process improvement, career development, team engagement and overall output optimisation. Change manager role as a Level 5 Area Manager within an XL delivery station whose focus was to coordinate, facilitate and advise on change of processes, infrastructure and personnel to optimise station output to fulfill last mile customers. Responsible for all UTR (Under the Roof) activity for process, safety, coordination of sortation and dispatch managing up to 350 people in a fast evolving environment. This role saw me manage and lead the busiest delivery station on the planet - 6.4 million shipments dispatched in the 6 weeks of Christmas 2020. Level 5 last mile operations manager. Accountable and responsible for managing up to and including 180 staff within an ever changing environment.

  • Level 6 Operations Manager

    Oct 2021 - Jun 2024

  • Change Manager

    Apr 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Level 6 Operations Manager (TEMP)

    Jul 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Area Manager

    Aug 2019 - Jul 2020
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  Barclays UK

  Jun 2024 - now

  Vice President - Global transformational office