As the Director of A2Z Resilience Limited, I have had the privilege of supporting major events and offering crisis management and business continuity consultancy for over 20 years, both in the UK and internationally. My background includes two decades with a specialised organisation focused on UK operations training and exercises, and I’ve enjoyed teaching as an Associate Lecturer at the UK Government's Resilience Academy (formerly the EPC) for over twelve years. This has afforded me a wealth of experience, allowing me to train staff, test plans and procedures ahead of notable events such as Operation Yellowhammer related to the EU Exit, the London Olympics, G8 Summits, COVID-19 planning, the NATO Summit, COP26, and the Commonwealth Games. One of my proudest achievements was conducting a comprehensive training needs analysis for the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR) and consulting for the Civil Contingencies Secretariat. I also spearheaded the government’s largest cross-departmental exercise in more than six decades in its preparation for the EU Exit. Additionally, I was part of a team invited by No. 10 (The Prime Minister's Office) to test our COVID-19 vaccination roll-out plan rigorously. Throughout my career, I’ve designed and delivered over 250 command post exercises, numerous tabletop exercises, and offered many training courses to Police, Fire, Ambulance, Local Authorities, Voluntary Sector, Local Resilience Forum’s, Maritime, Rail, Air, Gas, Oil, Electricity and many more public and private sector staff both home and away. I’m passionate about making a difference by supporting organisations with their training and exercise requirements.