Christopher W.

Christopher W. has extensive work experience spanning over several industries. From 2023 onwards, they served as the Chief of Staff at Living Optics. Prior to this, they held various roles at Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank, including Vice President of Synthetics Operations, Prime Services Operations. In this position, Christopher was responsible for line management, program management, and client money and asset control. Christopher also served as the Career Development and Wellbeing Lead and Vice President of the Prime Middle Office at Barclays.

Before joining Barclays, Christopher worked in the British Army from 2004 to 2019. Christopher held multiple roles, such as Supportability Engineering Policy and Assurance, Supportability Engineering Lead, and Operations Director. Christopher also served as a Training Director and Intelligence Officer, specializing in logistic intelligence.

Christopher's career began at the UK Ministry of Defence, where they worked as a Graduate Student at the Intermediate Command and Staff College (Land) and as a Graduate Student in the MSc Battespace Technology program.

Overall, Christopher W. has a diverse background with experience in leadership, program management, operations, and logistics.

Christopher W. has a diverse education history with a focus on strategic management, leadership, and battlespace technology. In 2003, they attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Following this, in 2014, they obtained a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management from the Institute of Leadership and Management. In the same year, they also achieved a City & Guilds Graduateship (GCGI) and a Professional Recognition Award in Leadership and Management (NQF Level 6) from City & Guilds.

In 2015, Christopher pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Battlespace Technology at Cranfield University, which they successfully completed in 2018. Additionally, in 2016, they obtained a Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership (QCF) from the Chartered Management Institute.

Christopher continued to enhance their qualifications by acquiring various certifications. In 2014, they gained a PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner certification from APMG International. In 2015, they obtained an APMP certification from the Association for Project Management. In 2016, they became a Managing Successful Programmes, MSP® (2011) Registered Practitioner, also from APMG International.

Furthermore, Christopher acquired additional certifications in defense systems training from the UK Ministry of Defence. In 2014, they completed the Defence Systems Approach to Training - Defence Training Manager course, the Defence Systems Approach to Training - Needs Analysis course, and the Defence Systems Approach to Training - Scoping Exercise course.

Most recently, in 2019, Christopher earned another Post Graduate Diploma in Battlespace Technology from Cranfield University. Christopher also obtained a certification in The Science of Well-Being from Yale University in 2021.