in the Sahara Desert

I am a former British Army Officer turned journalist, filmmaker and endurance athelte, living in south west London and Clisson, France.

Journalism

Since September 2009 I have been the New Media Officer in the Central Office of Information’s (COI) News and PR department.

I am a graduate student of City University in Television Current Affairs Journalism (2008-09) at the Graduate School of Journalism.

During the course I was on various workplacements.  From October 2008 to January 2009, I worked part time for the BBC on the travel programme Fast:Track, broadcast on BBC World News.  From January to April 2009 I worked in the current affairs section of the television production company October Films.  In my final semester I worked at ITN on the forward planning desk.

Military

I commissioned in April 2004 from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst into the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

My first posting was as a Troop Commander with 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire.  Upon arriving at the Regiment, I immediately deployed to Cyprus on the UN tour – Operation TOSCA.  I served 137 (Java) Battery – in charge of up to 45 soldiers - commanding them in Iraq for 7 months in October 2006 on Operation TELIC 9.

On being posted to 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in September 2007, I completed the Captains Course, becoming a qualifedFire Support Team Commander.  I subsequently returned to Iraq again for 3 months on Op TELIC 11, in December 2007, this time with D Battery.  I spent the remainder of my time in the Army as the Operations Officer and Battery Training Officer of M (HQ) Battery in Hohne, Germany.  I retired my Commission in September 2008.

I captained the Regimental Cross-Country, Triathlon and Skiing teams.

I have since become a training officer of the University of London Officer Training Corps – a part of the Territorial Army.

Work

I have been an intern with the United Nations in Haiti, the New York State Department of Economic Development in London, the commerical section of the Brazilian Embassy in London and Imagen Infomativa in Mexico City.

Education

I studied French at the University of Poitiers and International Business with Spanish at the European Business School London (EBS).  Whilst at EBS, I spent study periods abroad at Universidad Adolfo Ibanez in Vina del Mar, Chile and the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid, Spain.

I speak fluent French and Spanish and have a working knowledge of German and Italian.

Sport and Adventure

I regularly participate in running races of all distances (from 5k to ultra marathon) as well as triathlon (Sprint and Olympic distances) and duathlon.  I captained my Regimental ski team in Alpine downhill skiing.  I am a qualified Mountain Leader Trainer (Summer) and hold a BSCA Open Water scuba certificate.

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Member of:

Royal Television Society