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Alan Brayley DL- Military To Deputy LieutenantMD of AB Glass, Deputy Lord Lieutenant

Alan served 20-year service with the Territorial Army / Reserves with The Royal Regiment of Wales, and later The Royal Welsh retiring in 2003 at the rank of Warrant officer (Sergeant
Major, Infantry) To retire was a difficult decision to make but he felt that the business had to come first and that he had a good innings and his time was very well spent in the armed forces. He is now the MD of AB Glass.

Alan Brayley DL- Military To Deputy LieutenantMD of AB Glass, Deputy Lord Lieutenant

Alan served 20-year service with the Territorial Army / Reserves with The Royal Regiment of Wales, and later The Royal Welsh retiring in 2003 at the rank of Warrant officer (Sergeant
Major, Infantry) To retire was a difficult decision to make but he felt that the business had to come first and that he had a good innings and his time was very well spent in the armed forces. He is now the MD of AB Glass.

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Professor Martin Levermore MBE-Military To AcademiaChief Executive Officer, Visiting Professor in Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University

Martin is a Visiting Professor for Health, Education and Life Sciences at
Birmingham City University and an Honorary Consultant for Health Innovations with the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. In addition to holding the position as
Chief Executive Officer for Medical Devices Technology International Ltd (MDTi), a company that specialises in the commercialization of NHS medical devices innovation.
Martin has spent over 18 years as a leading expert in the field of Medical
Innovation and Structural Healthcare.
Prof Levermore has been published widely in several academic and medical
journals; he holds a Senior Associateship with the Royal Society of Medicine.
Martin Chairs Medilink Midlands the regions’ largest industry body for MedTech companies, and he is an Executive Committee Member of Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce.
Prof Levermore is a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to West
Midlands’ Businesses in 2013 and was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant
(DL) to Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands in 2018.

Professor Martin Levermore MBE-Military To AcademiaChief Executive Officer, Visiting Professor in Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University

Martin is a Visiting Professor for Health, Education and Life Sciences at
Birmingham City University and an Honorary Consultant for Health Innovations with the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. In addition to holding the position as
Chief Executive Officer for Medical Devices Technology International Ltd (MDTi), a company that specialises in the commercialization of NHS medical devices innovation.
Martin has spent over 18 years as a leading expert in the field of Medical
Innovation and Structural Healthcare.
Prof Levermore has been published widely in several academic and medical
journals; he holds a Senior Associateship with the Royal Society of Medicine.
Martin Chairs Medilink Midlands the regions’ largest industry body for MedTech companies, and he is an Executive Committee Member of Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce.
Prof Levermore is a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to West
Midlands’ Businesses in 2013 and was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant
(DL) to Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands in 2018.

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Cara Cunniff- Military Spouse To CoachMD of Thrive Coaching

Cara a military spouse, former reservist army officer, endurance athlete and founder of Thrive Coaching.
Over the past 20 years I have lived a life of constant change. Life hasn’t always been easy... and as a
military spouse, living in 5 countries and 15 different houses - it hasn't always been predictable!

Cara Cunniff- Military Spouse To CoachMD of Thrive Coaching

Cara a military spouse, former reservist army officer, endurance athlete and founder of Thrive Coaching.
Over the past 20 years I have lived a life of constant change. Life hasn’t always been easy... and as a
military spouse, living in 5 countries and 15 different houses - it hasn't always been predictable!

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Hima Boniface- Military To ScientistSenior Researcher efence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

After 12 years in both active and reserve force, Boni when to further his studies at Solent University and did his PhD at Southampton University to now being a senior researcher on focusing on underwater acoustics.

Hima Boniface- Military To ScientistSenior Researcher efence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

After 12 years in both active and reserve force, Boni when to further his studies at Solent University and did his PhD at Southampton University to now being a senior researcher on focusing on underwater acoustics.

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Michael Lawrence (Lt Col Ret)- Military To DefenseBusiness Develement Executive

Michael served in the Royal Artillery for over 37 years, primarily in Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD). He served as a soldier for 23 years achieving the rank
of Warrant Officer Class One as the Regimental Sergeant Major of 106
th Regiment Royal Artillery. On
commissioning, Michael fulfilled a number of regimental duty and staff appointments including
Battery Commander in 12
th
Regiment Royal Artillery, SO2 GBAD in the Capability Directorate Army
HQ, SO1 Strategy and latterly SO1 Reserves Basing in Army HQ. Michael left the Army aged 55 in
2017 having served a full career as a soldier and officer rising from Gunner to Lieutenant Colonel.

Michael Lawrence (Lt Col Ret)- Military To DefenseBusiness Develement Executive

Michael served in the Royal Artillery for over 37 years, primarily in Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD). He served as a soldier for 23 years achieving the rank
of Warrant Officer Class One as the Regimental Sergeant Major of 106
th Regiment Royal Artillery. On
commissioning, Michael fulfilled a number of regimental duty and staff appointments including
Battery Commander in 12
th
Regiment Royal Artillery, SO2 GBAD in the Capability Directorate Army
HQ, SO1 Strategy and latterly SO1 Reserves Basing in Army HQ. Michael left the Army aged 55 in
2017 having served a full career as a soldier and officer rising from Gunner to Lieutenant Colonel.

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Lynn Roddy- Military To CommunityDirector of Home Instead

As a Trustee and now Chair of Tavistock Dementia Alliance, I set about
fundraising for a Tovertafel or Magic Table, which is now installed in the library. As a Trustee of
Cycling Without Age West Devon and East Cornwall, we fundraised and bought a trishaw. We now offer free rides to those less mobile in our community. As a Trustee of Tavistock Community Sensory Garden, I help, with an amazing team, to manage the garden, a place of beauty for all. I have now created 174 Dementia Friends as a Dementia Champion for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Lynn Roddy- Military To CommunityDirector of Home Instead

As a Trustee and now Chair of Tavistock Dementia Alliance, I set about
fundraising for a Tovertafel or Magic Table, which is now installed in the library. As a Trustee of
Cycling Without Age West Devon and East Cornwall, we fundraised and bought a trishaw. We now offer free rides to those less mobile in our community. As a Trustee of Tavistock Community Sensory Garden, I help, with an amazing team, to manage the garden, a place of beauty for all. I have now created 174 Dementia Friends as a Dementia Champion for the Alzheimer’s Society.

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Sean Molino BCA- Military To EnterpreneurCEO of Forces Fitness / Founder of Veterans Awards

After serving as a physical instructor, Sean now runs workshop in all schools & colleges across the south Wales. He uses his enterpreneurial skills to now also run awards for veterans across, England, Wales & Scotland.

our work based using tools like CSS Grid, custom properties, variable fonts, feature queries, and even battery status?

Sean Molino BCA- Military To EnterpreneurCEO of Forces Fitness / Founder of Veterans Awards

After serving as a physical instructor, Sean now runs workshop in all schools & colleges across the south Wales. He uses his enterpreneurial skills to now also run awards for veterans across, England, Wales & Scotland.

our work based using tools like CSS Grid, custom properties, variable fonts, feature queries, and even battery status?

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Paul Taylpr MBE- Military To HumanitarianManager RE:ACT
Paul Taylpr MBE- Military To HumanitarianManager RE:ACT
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Samuel T. ReddyHost

Samuel T. Reddy is a doctoral candidate in leadership transition, associate faculty member & visiting lecturer on career strategy. He is the author of the acclaimed bestselling book LEAVERS TO LEADERS, a regular speaker on the LOS Cast on change, strategy & leadership and a guest columnist for the Learning Investors magazine. Samuel developed the much-praised military-style diploma on career and leadership transition. He is a strategic consultant to numerous companies in the UK and abroad who are now using his accelerator programme 'Leavers to Leaders' to enable people and teams to transition into their roles. As a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), he believes mid-career leaders have the potential to solve some of the world's biggest problems so people, places, and the planet can flourish.

Samuel is a multi-award-winning member of the British Armed Forces and founder of L2L Partners - a group of academics and former highly valued military leaders who deploy to develop teams and impact organisations. He now serves as a reservist, having had roles on the front line, in logistics and in liaison & communications. He is a judge at the Leavers to Leaders awards for veterans in England, Wales & Scotland who have successfully transitioned and positively impacted their civilian organisations. Together with his wife and three daughters, they aim to improve youth literacy via the sugarcane boy bookclubs in remote commonwealth regions. They live in Hampshire, UK.

Samuel T. ReddyHost

Samuel T. Reddy is a doctoral candidate in leadership transition, associate faculty member & visiting lecturer on career strategy. He is the author of the acclaimed bestselling book LEAVERS TO LEADERS, a regular speaker on the LOS Cast on change, strategy & leadership and a guest columnist for the Learning Investors magazine. Samuel developed the much-praised military-style diploma on career and leadership transition. He is a strategic consultant to numerous companies in the UK and abroad who are now using his accelerator programme 'Leavers to Leaders' to enable people and teams to transition into their roles. As a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), he believes mid-career leaders have the potential to solve some of the world's biggest problems so people, places, and the planet can flourish.

Samuel is a multi-award-winning member of the British Armed Forces and founder of L2L Partners - a group of academics and former highly valued military leaders who deploy to develop teams and impact organisations. He now serves as a reservist, having had roles on the front line, in logistics and in liaison & communications. He is a judge at the Leavers to Leaders awards for veterans in England, Wales & Scotland who have successfully transitioned and positively impacted their civilian organisations. Together with his wife and three daughters, they aim to improve youth literacy via the sugarcane boy bookclubs in remote commonwealth regions. They live in Hampshire, UK.

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