1. Julie Wilkin Mills
Phone: 07946 634251 | Email: juliedwilkinmills@gmail.com | www.linkedin.com/in/julie-wilkin-mills
Professional Profile
I am an operational delivery specialist that is comfortable in highly accountable, public -facing
environments. I have extensive operational planning experience around large-scale public events and
have deliberately involved myself with front-end service delivery throughout my career.
Proven to be effective in large public sector, customer and volunteer focused environments, my record
will point to a highly trustworthy, conscientious and personable team worker that has been formally
commended for demonstrating courage under extreme pressure, on two separate occasions.
I am a strong communicator both verbally and in written form, adapt to my audience quickly and make
ready use of my strong IT skills. I remain highly motivated and now hope to find a challenging opportunity
in a customer-facing or operational delivery role.
Objective
Interested in a challenging role that will build on my extensive service delivery experience.
Career Summary
Planning Lead for Large Public Order Events, Metropolitan Police Service 2008 – Current
Responsible for taking the operational planning lead on high profile public events.
Direct accountability for accurately assessing resource requirements and securing significant human
and technical resource.
Required to identify risks to operational delivery and build in sufficient contingency to control these
Regularly liaise with a wide range of partners and stakeholders at senior management level.
Voluntarily working at the public facing end of the relevant operation once planning is complete.
Key Performance Highlights
I am the operational planning authority for events at Wembley and Twickenham stadia, Charlton
Athletic and Leyton Football Clubs.
I planned the provision and readiness deployments of all police resources for the Rugby World Cup in
2015.
I have been responsible for resourcing every Central London New Years Eve celebration since 2009.
I have worked on the front line of large-scale events including two separate short notice deployments
to Northern Ireland.
Customer Focused Investigation Team, Metropolitan Police Service 2006 – 2008
Responsible for a high workload of ongoing criminal investigations.
Worked closely with victims of crime to deliver the best possible outcomes.
Performed to high standards with minimum supervision.
2. Key Performance Highlights
Achieved all of my standard performance and stretch targets
Volunteered as a firearms support officer and took on additional training and duties providing firearms
support at Belmarsh prison around my core investigative role.
Voluntarily undertook additional investigative and related IT training to ensure that I remained an
asset to the wider team.
Firearms Specialist, Metropolitan Police Service 1999 - 2006
Experienced firearms specialist, with extensive training in tactical firearms use.
Working in a small team to plan firearms operations at high risk events.
Key Performance Highlights
Worked closely with partners in the Courts Service and other relevant stakeholders to successfully
deliver planned firearms support to numerous high profile Crown Court cases.
Provided a planned mobile security presence to facilitate the movement of high-risk individuals.
Various Operational Roles, Metropolitan Police Service 1991 - 2006
A range of operational, public facing roles.
Broad experience of face-to-face, customer focused service delivery and reassurance work.
5 years of experience managing large-scale public disorder at the operational front end.
Key Performance Highlights
Formally commended for bravery on two separate occasions.
On the front line at numerous incidents of large scale public disorder including the poll tax riots.
Royal Military Police 1985 - 1991
Sergeant responsible for a unit of 12 operational staff charged with the maintenance of military
discipline and security at military events.
Key Performance Highlights
Successful delivery of planned security operations at numerous large events including Trooping the
Colour, Remembrance Sunday and the Royal Tournament.
Working with local stakeholders in a range of oversees postings including Russia, France and
Gibraltar.
Professional Development
Academically qualified to A’Level (4x Grade A/B) Personnel Management (City & Guilds)
First Aid at Work certified
Physical training instructor
Events planning courses
Various IT related courses
Hobbies and Interests
Currently Include: Personal fitness training and regular fundraising activity for a range of causes.