Experience

Humber River Health

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer Fracture Clinic

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Sts Peter and Paul Seniors' Residence

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Chief Administrative Officer

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2022

  Established a mid-life refit of the building. Facilitated and implemented both a strategic planning session with the Board of Directors and an operational planning process with the managers and employees. Renewed an operating agreement with the City of Toronto, which yielded property tax relief. Managed the annual budgets for the non-profit seniors residence, operating without renewing a mortgage, and increasing the Reserve by $900,000 while conducting ongoing renovations to create a modern, energy efficient building. Mentored managers to ensure they lived, and supported the five principles of employment: trust, respect, empowerment, transparency, accountability. Show less



Retired

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Retired RCAF Officer

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  As of 02 June 2014, I retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force, and am available to provide well developed skills in leadership, and training and planning, both academically and operationally. As of 02 June 2014, I retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force, and am available to provide well developed skills in leadership, and training and planning, both academically and operationally.



Canadian Armed Forces - Canadian Forces College

• Senior Directing Staff

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Responsible for coordination of 12 Directing Staff (Teachers) in the delivery of Master Degree-level education in Leadership, Command and Operational Planning. Developed the college's core process map and was an active member of a College functional review.

• Academic Teacher

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2013

  At the Master Degree level, responsible for teaching a classroom of 12 students the arts of command, leadership and operational planning through lectures, discussions and personal experiences. As the College subject matter expert on delivering the Canadian Forces Operational Planning Process, responsible for all curriculum issues dealing with teaching operational planning from the tactical to the strategic level.Accomplishments:• Re-designed the teaching package for one of two major operational planning tutorials.• Senior advisor on Air Force issues.• Developed a “Best practices” data base to capture curriculum delivery techniques for new teachers.• Re-designed the Operational Planning Process to facilitate teacher and student learning.• Re-designed electronic student academic reports for ease of preparation and storage. Show less



Canadian Armed Forces - 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

• Borden, On

• Commanding Officer

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2011

  Commanded the operations and administration of a flying unit with 250 people and six helicopters. Accomplishments • Utilized sound leadership, clear expectations and a visual presence throughout the unit to transform an inactive unit into a professional and operationally-focused, high readiness unit on immediate standby for movement and employment anywhere around the world. Immediately after taking command successfully deployed the unit to Vancouver in preparations for the Olympic Games, conducting difficult mountain flying training with no flight or ground safety incidents. • Utilized team building techniques to motivate the Squadron Senior Leadership Team to embrace a formal operational planning process to plan for the Vancouver Olympics and the G8/G20 Conferences, resulting in smooth deployments and 100% success rate on all tasked missions. • Commanded two Composite Aviation Units (195 personnel and 18 helicopters from five other units during the Olympics and 220 personnel and 26 helicopters from five units during the G8/G20 Conferences) with no injuries and accolades from the Minister of National Defence downwards. • During the G8/G20 operation utilized a group forum in a theatre setting to successfully motivate all unit members. Through clearly articulated expectations and public recognition of the Aircraft Maintenance staff's key role, they defied a 40% average serviceability rate for the helicopter fleet to provide 100% serviceability. • Managed annual $2.8M salary budget and $2.2M O&M budget and Olympics/G8/G20 budgets with no over-expenditures. Funding cost efficiencies permitted the purchase of exercise equipment to enhance member quality of life. • Through vision and leadership established a new role for the unit. Through formal training empowered the Senior Leadership Team to become more actively engaged in establishing unit credibility to plan and lead any helicopter support to a major domestic emergency anywhere in Canada. Show less



Canadian Armed Forces - Canadian Forces College

• Toronto, On

• CHAIR - Department of Military Planning & Operations

  • Oct 2005 - Jun 2009

  Responsible for Master Degree level curriculum development within the Department of Military Planning and Operations. Accomplishments • Introduced the concept for simplifying how teachers and students alike understand the Canadian Forces Operational Planning Process (CF OPP). Through clear expectations and sound team-building supervised the development of a series of flow charts which resolved the academic problems of both teaching and learning the CF OPP. the results were readily accepted and utilized by operational units across the Canadian Forces. Received a Chief Military personnel Commendation for outstanding leadership in directing the transformation of the Canadian Forces Command and Staff Course into a unified Joint Command and Staff programme over the period 2007 and 2008. Show less



Canadian Armed Forces - National Defence Headquarters

• Ottawa, On

• Senior Staff Officer Strategic Training

  • Jul 1996 - Oct 2005

  Operational Planner (1996-1999) for several key Canadian Forces deployments to Italy and Bosnia. J7 Training Desk Officer (1999-2003) representing Canada at the senior level at NORAD training conferences focusing on NORAD exercises involving the Chief of Defence and the Minister of National Defence, and at NATO planning conferences for the annual CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE, focusing on the North Atlantic Council (Heads of States). As the Senior J7 Training Officer identified the need for strategic-level control of Canadian Forces collective training, both internally and with Other Government Departments. The result was the creation of the Strategic Collective Training Plan, currently known as the CF Integrated Training Plan. Show less



Canadian Armed Forces - 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

• Ottawa/StHubert, Quebec

• Deputy Commanding Officer

  • Jul 1993 - Jul 1996

  Responsible for unit operations and administration. Of note, responsible for the unit disbandment, including transferring all squadron members, aircraft and unit furniture. Presided over two Flight Safety Crash Investigations. Responsible for unit operations and administration. Of note, responsible for the unit disbandment, including transferring all squadron members, aircraft and unit furniture. Presided over two Flight Safety Crash Investigations.



Canadian Armed Forces - Air Command Headquarters (currently 1 Canadian Air Division)

• Winnipeg, Man

• Staff Officer - Tactical Helicopters

  • Jul 1989 - Jul 1992

  Responsible for the Operational employment of three helicopter fleets (CHINOOK, KIOWA (Bell 206) and TWIN HUEY (Bell 212)) for support to domestic and international operations. Responsible for the curriculum development and delivery for the Flying Supervisors Course. Responsible for the Operational employment of three helicopter fleets (CHINOOK, KIOWA (Bell 206) and TWIN HUEY (Bell 212)) for support to domestic and international operations. Responsible for the curriculum development and delivery for the Flying Supervisors Course.



Canadian Armed Forces - 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron

• Gagetown, New Brunswick

• Instructor Pilot

  • Jul 1984 - Jul 1988

  Tactical and Advanced Tactics instructor on the CH-135 Twin Huey (Bell 212) helicopter. Secondary duty as the Unit Flight Safety Officer. Tactical and Advanced Tactics instructor on the CH-135 Twin Huey (Bell 212) helicopter. Secondary duty as the Unit Flight Safety Officer.



Canadian Armed Forces - 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

• Petawawa, Ontario

• Pilot/Deputy Operations Officer/Training Officer

  • Jul 1980 - Jul 1984

  Primarily operational pilot on the CH135 Twin Huey helicopter (Bell 212). Secondary duties included Deputy Operations Officer and Unit Training Officer. Primarily operational pilot on the CH135 Twin Huey helicopter (Bell 212). Secondary duties included Deputy Operations Officer and Unit Training Officer.