Solutions Architect

Rapid Application Integration & Development Flight, Royal Air Force • Leeming, England, United Kingdom

September 2021 - March 2022

Certificates: Cisco Certified Network Associate

Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect within the RAF’s RAID Flight, responsible for scoping, designing, and delivering innovative solutions to complex Defence IT problems. Produced formal scoping papers outlining technical options, risks, costs, and recommendations, then led technical delivery, rigorous testing, and documentation. Regularly translated highly technical solutions into clear language for non-technical stakeholders, senior officers, and industry partners, ensuring shared understanding and informed decision-making.

Key Achievements/Projects:

• Contributed to a 4-star Multi-Domain Integration demonstration on Ex RAVEN STAG and Op AGORA, delivering innovative communications solutions that directly influenced future capabilities, including those later deployed on operations and in support of Police Scotland during COP26.
• Independently scoped, designed, and delivered a low-cost solution to remotely control ground-to-air radios for Ex COBRA WARRIOR, engaging with industry partners and authoring a widely circulated report that led to adoption of a new air combat communications capability.
• Appointed technical lead for interoperability between 90SU’s RAVEN CIS and in-service radar systems, resolving critical faults during Project GUARDIAN acceptance testing and enabling radar feed sharing to meet timelines for the UK Control and Reporting Centre upgrade.
• Selected as Subject Matter Expert for the Falcon Early Entry Capability (FEEC), routinely consulted by senior engineers and unit leadership on complex network design, troubleshooting, and enterprise networking concepts.