Nick W.

Commissioned Officer

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Innsworth, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Chief of Staff Capability Futures Royal Air Force
Education
- Merchiston Castle School
  1984 - 1988
- Chartered Management Institute
  -
  Diploma of Education Strategic Management and Leadership Level 7
Experience
- British Army
  Sept 2001 - Mar 2008
  Commissioned Officer
- Royal Air Force (RAF)
  Nov 2008 - Mar 2016
  Second in Command of RAF ground forces basic training In-country programme manager delivering upstream counter terrorism capacity building and cross-government liaison Delivering operational level training to ~6k personnel Team manager delivering tactical communications in austere environments
  - Chief of Staff - Training
    Mar 2014 - Mar 2016
  - Head of Programme - East Africa
    Jan 2012 - Mar 2014
  - Head Of Operational Training Department
    May 2010 - Jan 2012
  - Communications Manager
    Nov 2008 - May 2010
- Royal Air Force (RAF)
  Apr 2017 - now
  Multi Role Force Protection Headquarters Programme Management Office for Capability Development and Defence Procurement Chief of intelligence and plans for United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Sector North
  - Chief of Staff Air Capability Futures
    Jun 2024 - now
  - Team Leader Training Plans
    Sept 2023 - May 2024
  - Chief Of Staff Capability Strategy RAF
    Aug 2021 - Sept 2023
  - Deputy Commander 4 Force Protection Wing
    Jul 2019 - Aug 2021
  - Programme Management Office
    Mar 2016 - Jul 2019
  - United Nations Senior Manager
    Apr 2017 - Dec 2017
- Cabinet Office
  Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
  PMO Team Leader
  On secondment as a Team Leader within the Covid Task Force
Licenses & Certifications
- Behaviour Detection Unit (BDU) Officer
- Tactical Landing Zone Safety Officer (TLZSO)
- Financial Skills Certificate (FSC) Foundation
  Apr 2016
- PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation & Practitioner
  Aug 2012
- Civil Protection Course - The multi-agency approach to Integrated Emergency Management
  Sept 2010
- Remote Medical Support
  UK Ministry of Defence
  Oct 2012
- Land Environment Safety Officer
  Royal Air Force (RAF)
  Jun 2019
- Risk Management (RMIOLT)
  UK Ministry of Defence
  Apr 2016
- Management of Risk M_o_R (2010) Foundation & Practitioner
  APMG International
  Nov 2016
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  May 2016
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Nick W.
  NYHL - VCDS Commendation Team Award Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Jan 2022 Covid Task Force
- Awarded to Nick W.
  NYHL - CJO Commendation Commander Joint Operations Jan 2014 East Africa