Chris joined the Osprey Airports and Airspace Team in March 2022. He is a qualified programme and project management professional who has extensive experience and skills across multiple arenas including defence, civil aviation, rail and the care industry.
Chris has over 28 years’ experience in Air Traffic Management including: policy making, strategic planning, and safety assurance and has worked at numerous UK and International Airfields and en-route centres and also completed a staff officer secondment at the Civil Aviation Authority. He has extensive experience of all aspects of Air Traffic Control, Fire Service and Airfield Management and was the Head of ATM Assurance for the Royal Air Force prior to leaving the service in May 2018. He is accomplished and pro-active in engaging, influencing and improving strategic relationships.
Prior to joining the team, Chris was a Business Change Manager for Network Rail where he was responsible for re-invigorating two stalled competence programmes. He also spent time as the Chief Executive Officer of a Veterans Charity and Care Home in Greater Manchester that was undergoing significant development. In this role, he was responsible for both the delivery of care to veteran residents and a £14M building development programme that would further improve the lives of veterans of all ages in the north-west of England.
