Providing a variety of tech solutions for the public and private sectors.

The Canadian Forces Intelligence Command is a key intelligence agency within the Canadian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to deliver comprehensive intelligence support to military operations, national defense, and the broader national security framework of Canada.• Provided technical analysis of ongoing initiatives• Translated technical ground truths into executive consumable reports• Provided advice and guidance critical to future success in the realm of ongoing digital transformation

The Director Project Delivery Management Information Systems (DPDMIS) within the Department of National Defence (DND) plays a crucial role in overseeing and managing major capital, equipment, infrastructure, and technology projects. This directorate ensures that project management practices and governance are functioning as intended, supporting the successful delivery of these projects. In this instance DPDMIS had a long running and underperforming architecture project which needed reinvigorating.• Conducted fact finding interviews across hardware, software and management teams• Analyzed several years of documentation to provide key insight into the current state of the project• Created detailed network and system diagram and documentation to provide clear direction and accelerate productization and delivery of key capabilities

Supported Directorate of Capability Development (DJCD) Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) team in planning, designing, engineering and organizing CIS requirements for the establishment of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) ISR capabilities and implementation of CAF ISR networks. Additionally, assisted development of an engineering roadmap for the integration of ISR sensors to the future CAF ISR Centre and enabled force development, integration, synchronization and operationalization of The Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) Joint Operations Fusion Laboratory (JOpsFL). Coordinated the integration of current and planned CAF and RCAF ISR sensor capabilities with a focus on CAF ISR capability development.• Worked closely with other DND network owners and stakeholders to flesh out the system design, ensuring that it would be interoperable with other critical systems• Rapidly translated the project intent to develop a national intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance back bone network into a viable capability demonstrator• This capability demonstrator enabled Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) sensor data to facilitate national joint Processing Exploitation and Dissemination (PED).• The capability demonstrators Minimum Viable Product (MVP) was successfully fielded and tested twice during proof–of–concept exercises to demonstrate its capabilities using live feeds provided by the Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF) aircraft attached to the exercise• Developed a physical system build plan• Provided a multiple course of action plan on where to install the system hardware for best utilization• Provided networking diagrams• Provided system design diagrams• Wrote over 4000 words of core system build documentation• Provided multiple expansion options that could be utilized• Provided guidance on further system development and capability expansion

The Directorate of Information Management Engineering and Integration (DIMEI) is a critical entity within the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). DIMEI is responsible for leading DND/CAF engineering efforts for the development and implementation of technical and security standards for all IT and Communication Information Systems (CIS) architecture, engineering, configuration, and integration within DND and CAF. These systems support various functions including command and control (C2), intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems. DIMEI – 3 is responsible for Cyber Security Engineering and Architecture.As a technology architect for DIMEI – 3, I used my previous experience, in and out of uniform, to help direct, maintain and grow the CAF’s technological capabilities in line with their stated mission and goals.This in–depth exposure to a variety of the client’s operating environments, during both exercise and operational taskings enabled me to respond to their intent and, often unspoken, limitations. This in turn helped the organization to achieve success.

The Army Network Operations Center (ANOC) was the National support center for the Canadian Armed Forces Land Command Support System (LCSS/CDMN). This primarily involves supporting the Army, but also the Navy and Airforce, in operations and exercise wherever and whenever needed.As a system and network administrator for the ANOC I had been primary on maintaining the systems many backups, 1st line client deployment and support inside the National Capital Region (NCR), Mentoring administrators new to the ANOC as well as traveling to other CAF locations within Canada and mentoring both CAF and Civilian personnel on the administration of LCSS/CDMN. I have also provided support on many system and network tasks such as maintaining encryption, system and network setup, maintenance and security.

The problem was the CMTC and 1CMBG HQ & Sigs were about to launch into their summer training season in Wainwright Alberta and found themselves without any trained LCSS/CDMN administrators. I was selected to design and conduct a rapid system administrator indoctrination package for the CMTC staff.• Rapidly conceptualized and developed a training package that would fit in as much critical administration knowledge into the smallest period possible while still retaining the contextual information which made it useful• Flew to Wainwright to be imbedded with the new CMTC administrators and 1CMBG HQ & Sigs troops to deliver the training• While conducting the training, arranged trips into the training area with the CMTC admins to demonstrate the real-world applications of the lessons being taught• In just under three weeks the new admins were as prepared as time would allow and they went on to conduct a successful training season of exercise and readiness evaluations• Received a commendation from the CMTC commander for my efforts in preparing the CMTC staff

Providing IT system integration and support services to the Public and Private sectors of Ottawa

Signals Operators are responsible for ensuring reliable and secure communications in support of military operations. They install, operate, and maintain various communication equipment and systems, including radios, satellites, and computer networks. This role is crucial for maintaining effective communication in both tactical and strategic environments.As a Signals Operator I provided fast, reliable wired and wireless communications using leading edge voice and data systems in support of Canadian Armed Forces operations, domestic and international. Responsible for leading and instructing other Canadian Armed Forces members in the operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of military equipment and communication networks.

Field Service Representatives (FSR) were contracted out to work directly for the Canadian Armed Forces as a member of their in-service support team at DLCSPM. The primary task was to be a subject matter expert on their command and control systems/networks. Required extensive travel across Canada and internationally with a willingness to be embedded with Canadian Armed Forces personnel to mentor and train them using this expertise.

Volunteered for a five–month Civilian deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan. Acted as sole system/network administrator for the Canadian International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Land Command Support System. Proactively identified and addressed VIP user needs and expanded the services delivered to meet those needs. Required hands–on administration and repairs in remote and hostile areas where network access was limited or down.• Local support and administration of the LCSS-ISAF system for OP ATTENTION in the Kabul area• Physical maintenance of the LCSS-ISAF equipment• LCSS-ISAF local system administration• Maintained and promoted passage of information through weekly reports to all concerned parties (i.e. J6, ANOC, NESS) • Advised and trained the CAF on LCSS-ISAF, its capabilities and limitations as it pertained to their mission• Trained LCSS-ISAF administrator replacement during the Relief In place (R.I.P.) process so the incoming unit taking over the responsibilities and positions of the outgoing unit, could ensure a smooth transition and continuity of operations• Attended weekly O-Groups to advise the J6 and J6OPS on LCSS-ISAF matters• Advised the J6 directly on the capabilities of LCSS-ISAF and how it could be utilized to their best advantage• Volunteered to assist the Afghan National Army Command and Staff College with modernizing its IT infrastructure at the personal request of the J6

DLCSPM 2-3, was the In-Service Support team for the Canadian Armed Forces Land Command Support System (LCSS). Members were responsible for deploying and upgrading LCSS; members often designed and lead training for other Canadian Armed Forces groups on LCSS. Required an extreme amount of travel and flexibility as team members were responsible for traveling alone, or in small teams, both in and out of Canada on short notice to provide instruction and troubleshooting support. Proactively sought to become subject matter experts on a wide variety of technical subjects to cover all hardware and software issues. Took the initiative to address system wide issues or impending disasters and ensured communication between various project groups to design and implement the needed solutions.I was specifically chosen as the sole operator capable of deploying and running the Canadian Armed Forces' streaming video surveillance system during the G8/G20 summit in 2010. Despite working alone, I successfully managed the system across four different event sites, hundreds of kilometers apart, providing 24/7 operational support for 15 days.I ensured continuous support of security video streams for the Canadian Armed Forces and the RCMP, maintaining situational awareness at all times. My responsibilities included network administration, installation, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting of various proprietary DND servers, Cisco networking devices, and VMware virtualized Windows servers.I secured Cisco networking devices using Inline Network Encryption, adhering to all relevant restrictions, laws, regulations, policies, and best practices for handling security classifications across unclassified and secret networks. Additionally, I integrated sensor data from multiple sources, including the CP-140 Deployed Mission System Center (DMSC).

Volunteered and deployed to Afghanistan for a country wide command and control system/network replacement. Configured a multitude of servers, network devices and over a thousand client machines prior to deployment. Once in location every existing device was swapped out with its replacement while mission critical services were maintained on both old and new systems. Extreme attention to detail was paid to ensure that logistics and technical activities meshed with the operational needs of clients and that all risks to personnel and capabilities were effectively minimized.• Personally, led the mission critical ORION database migration; ensured the transition was seamless with zero downtime and no adverse impact to current operations by first securing executive buy–in to the plan, then constant monitoring of coordination efforts involving hundreds of Canadian and allied personnel• Administered Windows XP clients with active directory on both physical and virtual instances of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008• Secured Cisco networking devices using Inline Network Encryption to comply with the various restrictions, laws, regulations, policies, and best practices that apply when working with security classifications• Helped manage the logistics of deploying over a thousand LCSS client machines across multiple sites around the country as well as installing and reconfiguring the network hardware to meet the needs of the new network architecture• These changes included inline network encryption devices, router upgrades and reconfiguration, the deployment of new servers and the safe and steady migration of data from the old system to the new with minimal downtime to mission critical services

• Volunteered for deployment to Afghanistan to upgrade the command–and–control system used by the Canadian Armed Forces. The scope of this upgrade grew and became drastically more complex upon landing and obtaining firsthand information on how the system was currently operating as opposed to what was planned for. The upgrade plans were adapted on the fly to completely rebuild the system while simultaneously maintaining the operation of all mission critical system capabilities• Spearheaded the investigation and redevelopment of an unofficial intelligence dissemination system which had developed organically in theatre. Produced a declassified version for training and developed a comprehensive briefing for executive awareness of the systems capabilities. Doing this gave the Canadian Armed Forces a chance to proactively develop software which met their organizations needs at a much lower operating cost• Provided network support through administering, installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, imaging, supporting, and maintaining various proprietary DND servers, Cisco networking devices and VMware virtualized Windows servers• Secured Cisco networking devices using Inline Network Encryption to comply with the various restrictions, laws, regulations, policies, and best practices that apply when working with security classifications• Vital services were kept online and running 24/7 to maintain the core capabilities of the LCSS as the new system was rolled out