Tim Lewis Email & Phone Number

Cheltenham

Independent public relations media consultant, with considerable RAF and defence industry experience. Currently assisting with advice and practical assistance to Jet Age Museum on a voluntary basis. Worked with media escorting team during DSEI 2015 and 2017 events at EXCEL. On Civilian Committee of local Air Cadet Squadron.Available for freelance work on an opportunity basis.

Abbey Wood, Bristol

Senior Press Officer, Defence Logistics Organisation, Bath. Responsible for reactive and proactive media issues in the field of equipment support, managing two press officers. Contributing to short training courses and producing media material. Relocated to Abbey Wood, Bristol, following merger of DLO and DPA to form Defence Equipment & Support in 2007. Contributing to in-house magazine, internet and intranet. Representing DE&S at MoD Centre planning meetings and other meetings as appropriate. Organising media facilities to highlight positive equipment stories, often involving Ministers. Specialist in aviation issues but also covering some land and maritime equipment. Regular liaison with industry contacts over contractual announcements, including clearing commercial press releases. Providing media handling advice to Ministers and to personnel at all levels. Managing two remaining press officers

High Wycombe. Deputy Head of Public Relations, Head while post gapped six months. Head of RAF External Communication once Internal/External tasks divided in 2000. Responsible for wide range of activities promoting RAF image and reputation to the public via the media, both reactively and proactively. Advising RAF personnel at all levels on media aspects of current issues, arranging facilities, escorting media parties at home and overseas, both in operational and non-operational environment. Deployments on operations included Saudi Arabia, Kurdistan and Somalia, while exercise or press familiarisation visits or NATO functions included Falklands, Hong Kong, USA, Canada, Alaska, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Ascension Island, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Germany. Ran Press Information Centre on NATO Exercise Co-Operative Bear at RAF St Mawgan, and was joint head of PIC the following year in Poland. UK Media Adviser on NATO Exercise Baltic Link, Sweden, 2000. Ran media facilities at high profile events such as return of body of HRH Princess of Wales to RAF Northolt, when 300 media handled. Assisted with VE and VJ Day commemorations. Organised numerous RAF facilities promoting introduction of new capabilities, aircraft retirements, unit anniversaries, closures and disbandments. Primary media organiser for Royal Visits. Participated in numerous Nuclear Accident Response exercises, usually as part of SIMPRESS team. Represented RAF PR at regular HQ 2 Div exercise planning conferences in Edinburgh. Assisted with RAF Low Flying information display trailer at numerous country shows in North of England. Regular attendee at RIAT and Farnborough Air Shows. Accompanied RAF Mobile News Team on a number of deployments to cover exercise activity. Responsible for PR gifts budget procuring items for public events and supporting RAF display teams.

Newcastle-On-Tyne, United Kingdom

Information in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Undertaking press work on behalf of several Govt departments, including Transport, Health, Trade and Industry and FCO. Escorting visiting Ministers, handling media arrangements for Royal Visits, launching Drink Drive and other campaigns etc.

London, United Kingdom

Escort then Programme Organiser for COI in London, arranging VIP programmes for FCO and escorting certain key visits, including minor Heads of State, government ministers and other politicians, trade delegations, journalists etc . Liaison with all Govt departments, foreign diplomatic representatives, City institutions and authorities. Arranging Parliamentary lunches, hotel accommodation, transport and other logistics.

London. Radio reporter undertaking radio programme production and producing programmes for broadcast overseas on all aspects of British life likely to promote tourism. Six months managing photographic dept of a large Cheltenham department store prior to University.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History & Archaeology

Ba, History And Archaeology

O Levels, A Levels Etc