Involved in high-profile investigations into police dealings with an organised crime group in Nottinghamshire (2005 - 2008) that led to the murder of two innocent parties.

Involved in covert investigation into allegations that serving police officers sexually abused children.

Trained to Tier 2 National standard of investigative interviewing and witness statement taking.

▪ Working with company owners and high net worth (HNW) clients providing advice on all aspects of company and personal wealth
▪ Assisting company owners by advising on the provision of tax-sheltering plans to retain company profits
▪ Assisting company owners/HNW clients in managing their personal wealth
▪ Advising and assisting in the provision and running of company pensions schemes and death in service benefits for employees
▪ Creating wealth after retirement/sale of business on behalf of company owners

Provide advice to company owners and HNW clients on tax-sheltering profits and assets and protecting SME's.

▪ Attended company training programme in Malta regarding offshore investment broking
▪ Found and developed own HNW client bank from ex-patriot and local business communities in Sao Paulo.
▪ Dealing with business owners and local Presidents and Vice Presidents of multinational companies such as HSBC; Intel; Zurich Assurance; Banco Real; Motorola and Siemens for example.
▪ Provided investment advice and opportunities for clients to invest their wealth offshore in the Isle of Man, Luxembourg, and Switzerland
▪ Provided detailed advice to US citizens working in Brazil regarding investments that were legally compatible with US IRS and Pension legislation
▪ Responsible for the management of two staff members, 1 Co-ordinator whose responsibility it was to find me appointments with business contacts I provided and 1 Para-planner with International Finance knowledge and experience
▪ Responsible for the welfare and accommodation of the 2 employees

▪ Advising clients on personal protection policies, pensions, investments (both on and offshore) critical illness and personal health insurance
▪ Advising small companies on small self-administered pension schemes; company protection policies, personal wealth management etc
▪ Responsible for servicing of own client bank
▪ Attended regulatory CPD events and training throughout the year
▪ Part responsible for the management of 2 administrators/para-planners within the office.

▪ Attended training towards the Financial Planning Certificate (FPC)
▪ Attained full FPC (Certificates 1,2 and 3 by August 1999
▪ Qualified and attended Canada Life Conference 1998 in Cannes, French Riviera
▪ Attained Competent Advisor Status by December 1997
▪ Responsible for developing own client bank and servicing of these

Various Temporary and Short Term Contract positions
Covering a number of disciplines including nursing and scientific analysis

Part and Full time tertiary education
Part – time lecturer at Tamworth College
Visiting Lecturer at University of Wolverhampton

Experienced and trained police investigator with prior experience of investigating serious crime from murder to assaults and robbery. Also expereinced in preparation of case papers for magistrates and Crown Courts and in liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service.

Key Accountabilities

▪ September 1971 – Joined Royal Navy as a Control Electrical Mechanic and completed specialist trade training
▪ December 1972 – transferred to Royal Marines
▪ September 1973 – Specialist training – rated SC3 (Corporal)
▪ December 1973 – Operations
▪ November 1975 – Promoted SC2
▪ December 1975 – Acting Sergeant
▪ October 1976 – Reverted to Corporal
▪ May 1977 – Premature Voluntary Discharge from Royal Marines