Martin Rhodes

Current

• Datalinks Requirements Manager at MOD
• Requirements Manager at DE&S

Past

• Toastmaster at Toastmasters
• Search and Rescue Officer at MOD
• Operations Officer at 771 Sqn

• Research requirements manager at MOD
• Royal Naval officer at BRNC Dartmouth

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Education

• The Open University
• Kingston University

Recommended

3 people have recommended Martin

Connections

117 connections

Industry

Defense & Space

Websites

• My Website

Martin Rhodes’s Summary

I am currently an internal interoperability consultant for a small business unit responsibile for the acquistion of military tactical communications systems for Land, Air and Maritime users.

My previous roles cover a spectrum of operational and tactical military experience, predominantly in the Aviation and Maritime Arena.
I also have extensive experience in the ISTAR and CIS research and acquisition domain, primarily in IP and Tactical Datalink communications.

Current programmes I am working on include:

Link 22/11/16
VMF
JRE
Joint Data Network Backbone Programme
Data Looping Study
Combat ID Study
Situational Awareness Toolkit
Timeslot Reallocation Interoperability

Qualifications:

MBA
MSc (Aerospace Systems)
BSc(Hons) IT
Executive Coaching and NLP
Lean Practitioner

FCMI
MCGI


Previous roles include:
Lean transformation Officer
Search and Rescue Aircraft Commander
Operations Officer
Strategic Communications Officer

Crisis Management Detachment Commander (Foot and Mouth crisis)

Martin Rhodes’s Specialties:

Military Acquisition
ISTAR and CIS systems
Military Research
Business process re-engineering (Lean and 6-Sigma)
Project Management
Operations Management
Strategic Communications
Executive Coaching
Training

Martin Rhodes’s Experience

• Datalinks Requirements Manager

  MOD

  (Defense & Space industry)

  April 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)

• Requirements Manager

  DE&S

  (Defense & Space industry)

  2007 — Present (1 year)

• Toastmaster

  Toastmasters

  (Defense & Space industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year)

• Search and Rescue Officer

  MOD

  (Government Agency; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  July 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 10 months)

• Operations Officer

  771 Sqn

  (Defense & Space industry)

  2005 — 2007 (2 years)

• Research requirements manager

  MOD

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

  2002 — 2005 (3 years)

  Managing a military communications focused research programme

• Royal Naval officer

  BRNC Dartmouth

  (Defense & Space industry)

  1991 — 1992 (1 year)

Martin Rhodes’s Education

• The Open University

  BSc MBA, IT Business, 1999 — 2006

• Kingston University

  MSc, Aerospace Systems, 2001 — 2002

Additional Information

Martin Rhodes’s Websites:

• My Website

Martin Rhodes’s Groups:

Fellow of Chartered Management Institute

•    The Personal MBA Community
•    Institute of Management Consultancy
•    LInked Business Strategists
•    Chartered Management Institute Network
•    Manager Tools
•    SKYPE
•    Lean Six Sigma
•    Defence Communications Group
•    Retail Networking
•    Defence Recruitment
•    Business Process Improvement
•    SC or DV Cleared Professionals (use it or lose it)
•    Defense & Aerospace
•    UK Business and Professional Network
•    Tactical Data Links
•    British Forces to Business
•    Agile Enthusiast
•    Defence, Aerospace and Space Specialist

Martin Rhodes’s Honors:

Queen Commendation for Bravery in the Air (QCBA)
Second Sea Lord Commendation for Leadership in adversity

Martin Rhodes’s Contact Settings

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