Douglas Gray Msyl

Experience

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  HM Royal Marines

  Jan 1994 - Jul 1999

  Royal Marines Commando

  * Royal Marine serving in general duties company with 40 Commando, 45 Commando and Commachio Group. Multiple jungle, artic and operational tours* FA2, snatch vehicle driver, covert military vehicle driver

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  Yellow Pages®

  Sept 1999 - Sept 2001

  Team Leader

  • Direct line management of 20 team members • Responsible for productivity, performance, appraisals, recruitment, regular meetings with senior management, presentations, sales meetings presentations• Department lead for Disability & deaf awareness. Trained in British sign language to benefit team members inclusion and aid time management and productivity in line with Disability Discrimination Act 1995. • Team member achieving ISO accreditation for company• Extensive management personal development programme over many weeks at external venues Show less

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  Wilson James

  Oct 2001 - Jul 2003

  Security Supervisor

  • Security Supervisor at a pharmaceutical premises responsible for security team• Measured and monitored site and vehicle patrols by officers, • Supervised controlled access systems, officers physical security procedures, remote site monitoring, CCTV, H&S, access and customer service. • Joint delivery in the venue security, executive protection & welfare of clients and their own customers on business abroad including Barcelona & Sardinia.• Team first aider (FAAW)

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  Advance Security

  Sept 2003 - Jun 2008

  Security Control Rm Manager

  • Manager with direct responsibility of 10 head office team and 3 mobile security officers for remote sites• In-direct management including recruitment, disciplinary action, training, pay and support of a further 30 relief London security officers• Training, induction, development, appraisals, disciplinary’s, staffing, procedures to team.• Through team management, responsible for the scheduling of work of over 1500 staff ensuring KPI’s are met.• Risk assessment, mitigation and management of sites, best practice and supervision of security staff patrolling, monitoring, and securing assets and sites• Out of hours senior manager capacity with decision making on over 300 sites overseeing 7 shift operations managers, ultimate authority for personnel movements, temp’ shift promotions and expenditure and daily reports to directors• In direct management of company site personnel training budget• Prospect client presentations and new client project management • Head office first aider (FAAW) with multiple medical supervision incidents• Communications Centre Manager on day of 7/7 London bombings and the associated coordination, direction and reporting of actions and collaboration of intelligence and information to senior directors• Joint Management in the project to oversee the company rollout of SIA licencing after the PSIA 2001 Show less

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  Metropolitan Police

  Jul 2008 - Jan 2019

  Met Police Officer /Acting Sgt

  Police Officer / Acting Sergeant - Metropolitan Police Oct 2008 – Jan 2019• Working in a response team responding to emergency incidents in London.• Responding to, and the delivery of first response medical cover for emergency incidents* Trained / qualified as emergency response driver• Trained / qualified in Level 2 Public order with significant public order experience from sporting venues to ad hoc serious disorder• Trained / qualified / licenced in counter terrorism search with regular attachments in both offensive and defensive search with SO20* National OSPRE Sergeants exam passed with top 5% rate amongst 1800 candidates• Investigative work as part of CID prolific offenders’ team • Trainer and mentor to probationary and special officers• Team warrants leader for the investigation, reporting, application, and execution of warrants supervising up to 15 multi specialised officers• Ward Sergeant of a very demanding and high crime safer neighbourhood ward. Management, training, development, and welfare of a team of 6 officers and the delivery of operations and policing to support stakeholder concerns in crime. attachment with the national mobile phone crime unit, developing intel, CHIS & projects• Lead on Partnership operations with council agencies and others with direct reports to both senior management and concerned stakeholders, MP and councillors.• Acting Sgt responsible for carriers of 8 officers on central London Aid including taking briefing in the capacity of Inspector from senior leadership to disseminate and brief other officers pre operation.• Participation as leader and officer in various large-scale incidents and operations/capacities including the London Olympics, London riots, Queens jubilee, Wedding of William HRH Prince of Wales, Pride and many others.• Recipient of 4 commendations• Represented the MPS and UK Police, medalling in both national and international athletics competition. Show less

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  Self Employed

  Jul 2022 - Nov 2024

  Close Protection Operative

  Currently on the circuit working for a number of clients with roles including TL, ppo, cp, cp driving, surveillance, medic and rst, with experience in a number of foreign royal famalies and various uhnw, hnw, ceo's and celebrities from varying backgrounds, cultures and status, London and EMEA.

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  Control Risks

  Nov 2024 - now

  Armed Protection Team D' Team Leader