Experience

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  Buck and hickman

  Sept 1985 - Apr 1987

  Internal sales rep

  Customer telephone sales consultant involved in dealing with customer sales enquiries from giving advise / recommendations to sourcing products for customers and providing price and delivery details.

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  Britvic soft drinks

  Apr 1987 - May 1991

  Sales representative

  Responsible for selling and merchandising Britvic products to retail establishments within the north east area

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  Aberdeen airport ltd

  May 2001 - Oct 2012

  Security and standards training officer

  Design & Deliver Induction and refresher Security training to Department for Transport and BAA airport group specifications to a workforce of 120 Security Officers, supervisors and airport duty managers, analysis of individuals performance to identify training needs in order to achieve maintain and improve the workforce skill set and to meet AAL's KPI targets.Manage and certify Airport Duty Managers Threat Assesment training.Design and deliver Aberdeen Airports statutory H&S, Manual Handling, Contingency Planning , and Customer Service training to a workforce of around 150.Involvement in continuos improvement projects as a six sigma green belt. Show less

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  Aberdeen international airport

  Oct 2012 - Jul 2013

  Aberdeen international airport

  My previous position was as a Health & Safety Coordinator at Aberdeen International Airport reporting to the Head of Engineering, the main purpose of my job is to manage the Airport Control of Contractor process, the principal accountability being to register, review, authorise and monitor the performance of all contractors proposing to undertake works on the airport.

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  Aker solutions

  Jul 2013 - Mar 2016

  Akims trainer

  I was employed by Aker Solutions as an Akims trainer, This involved induction and refresher training of new and existing staff on the AKER Integrated Management System (Akims), also reviewing content of the training sessions, and writing procedures and work instructions for the system. In addition to the above functions I also act as a liaison officer between the projects and the Akims team.

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  Westminster aviation security services ltd

  Apr 2016 - now

  Responsibilities are to carry out security consultations with the Airport Authorities, Regulators and key aviation stakeholders. To define, scope, procure and implement the security strategy and the day to day on airport supervision, direction and monitoring of activities on the airport, and providing input into planning the security projects and the works in a way to most safely and securely deliver the project without compromising airport security or the reputation of the company. The purpose of this role is to ensure the security of the airport and its facilities and effective management of the staff to ensure that all requirements of the project are met. Show less Main Responsibilities;• Deputise for the Airport Security Manager during their periods of absence• Provide direction to the security teams with regard to training issues• Assist in the design, implementation and overseeing of the airport ID system• Responsible for design, planning and delivery of Aviation Security training for airport security staff, based at Freetown International Airport, Sierra Leone.• Production and management of SOPs, operational documentation, training and assessment databases.• Assists with and oversees training delivered by WASS at Sierra Leone• Identify ways in which security procedures could be improved• Liaise with stakeholders on a regular basis in relation to changes to policies and or procedures • Identify and address training needs of security staff to enable them to carry out their duties in line with required procedures• Mentoring and coaching all levels of local operational staff Show less My responsibilities are to supervise the AVSEC team throughout the airport both landside and airside including screening of passengers, crew and airport personnel to a recognised international standard, by means of electronic and physical search. To ensuring access control is maintained for those persons entering the restricted areas and maintaining the landside/airside divide. Ensure the ICAO/SLCAA/SLAA/WASS security and safety standards are met and delivered to the highest achievable customer service standards; Deliver and maintain WASS standards of excellence when dealing with all passengers and develop positive working relationships with government agencies, SLCAA staff and SLAA stakeholders.  Provide timely and accurate information on daily operations to the Terminal AVSEC Manager, including production of shift reports.  . Liaise with the Airline Station Managers on a daily basis and obtain PAX numbers. Conduct daily briefing with the Senior Supervisor and the assigned Team Supervisors. Show less

  • Aviation Security Manager

    May 2019 - now

  • Deputy Aviation Sesurity Manager

    Apr 2018 - now

  • Duty Support Manager

    Apr 2016 - now