Profile

• Strategic thinker with 17+ years experience leading peace & security missions, including on the frontlines in Ukraine

• Veteran Canadian military officer with NATO and UN experience and expertise in Security Sector Governance / Reform (SSG/SSR), Civil-Military Cooperation, and Strategic Communications

• Trained cybersecurity analyst experienced in Defensive Cyber Operations

• Adept at stakeholder mapping and management in politically sensitive contexts

• Philosophy graduate dedicated to making ideals real by advancing human rights, democracy, and the rule of law through frameworks such as International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, and Women, Peace, and Security

Summary of Qualifications

Leadership: Builds multinational teams in high-risk environments to achieve security and stabilization objectives

Communication: Experienced liaison officer with proven ability to earn trust across language and culture barriers

Institutional Knowledge: Firsthand experience of multilateral institutions: UN, NATO, FIVE EYES, OSCE, EU, and AU

Digital Security: Trained cybersecurity analyst experienced in Defensive Cyber Operations

Deployability: Surge-ready for stabilization and capacity-building missions in austere settings

Professional Experience

Campaign Manager, Canadian Federal Election (Ottawa, 2025)

• Led campaign planning and day-to-day management for 100+ volunteers across digital and field operations

• Integrated into an established team and modernised with an agile, responsive, data-driven campaign

• Targeted outreach to historical non-voters to increase democratic awareness & engagement

• Deployed and managed 40+ electoral observation teams to support and safeguard transparent, equal, and genuine electoral processes through reporting and recommendations

• Translated community consultations into targeted outreach, leading to a vote increase of 14.7%

Soldier, International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine (Ukraine, 2023-2024)

• Responsible for planning and conducting intelligence-led operations in a high-risk environment to neutralize threats, protect critical infrastructure, support humanitarian access, and secure aid delivery 

• Served in the Polk Kastus Kalinousky, a regiment of free-Belarusian partisans who fight for Ukraine

• Led a multinational team at the frontline and in the unit operations centre, enabling capacity-building of security forces through logistical & operational planning and advise-assist-accompany combat missions

• Managed stakeholder relationships between Ukrainian chain of command and diverse foreign volunteers

• Collected on-the-ground research and translated it into actionable planning for security, movement, and logistics

Information Operations Planner, Security Assistance Group - Ukraine (Wiesbaden, Germany, 2022)

• Embedded as a Canadian Armed Forces targeting officer in a US-led multinational security support mission 

• Fused OSINT and field reporting into locally focused communications campaigns, including digital messaging, to counter-hybrid warfare and malign Psychological Operations

• Supported Military Cooperation efforts with Ukraine MoD through intelligence sharing and capacity-building 

• Supported planning of Information Operations and Strategic Communications to align international support efforts with Ukrainian campaign objectives

• Recognized internationally for performance

Targeting Officer, Canadian Joint Operations Command (Ottawa, 2021-2023)

• Drove inter-agency touchpoints to cohere disparate workstreams into a unified strategic direction, aligning Strategic Communications with national policy

• Strengthened information hygiene to reduce reputational risk to national and multinational stakeholders

• Leveraged Lessons Learned to adapt strategic direction and bolster coherence across operational activities

• Supported multinational efforts to counter disinformation, international crime and terrorism

• Delivered audience-aware advice in politically sensitive contexts & shifting strategic scenarios

Operations Officer, Joint Force Cyber Command (Ottawa, 2020-2021)

• Planned and managed Defensive Cyber Operations supporting national & multinational missions to Ukraine & NATO

• Ran the unit operations centre and earned Defensive Cyber Operations qualification

• Translated technical reporting into decision-quality communications for senior leadership and staff

Company Commander, Operation LASER (Eastern Ontario, 2020)

• Led 50+ military personnel in rapid reaction tasks to support Government of Canada’s response to COVID-19

• Responsible for deployment of surge-capacity to augment public health emergency management operations

• Synchronized support operations with Health Canada’s public communications to enhance audience impact

• Enacted whistle-blower policy to ensure team members’ health protection while safeguarding program integrity

United Nations Military Observer, UN Mission in South Sudan (Torit, South Sudan, 2019)

• Served as the civil–military liaison between UNMISS HQ, local authorities, opposition forces, NGOs, & communities

• Led planning and management of humanitarian access and aid through conduct of movement approvals, humanitarian patrols, and audience-sensitive engagements to de-escalate conflict tensions 

• Enabled capacity-building for state and non-state actors to plan, rebuild, and deliver citizen-facing services in areas most heavily impacted by the conflict

• Facilitated negotiations for the safe return to their homes of displaced persons, abductees, and child soldiers

Continental Defence Officer, J3 Operations, Canadian Joint Operations Command (Ottawa, 2017-2019)

• Misison management of multiple disaster relief operations with duty-of-care responsibility for 1000+ personnel

• Day-to-day interagency coordination with other government departments and partner & allied nations

• Led security support to G7 Summit, an iterative, year-long project highly flexible to changing geopolitical context

• Canadian representative to NORAD and USNORTHCOM for continental defence 

• Awarded commendation for domestic disaster relief operations in 2018

Summary of Early Experience in Canadian Armed Forces (2008-2017)

• Instructor, Infantry School (2016-2017)

• Joint Terminal Attack Controller (2012-2016)

• Infantry Platoon Commander (2010-2012)

• Commissioned Infantry Officer (2008)

Education & Training

• Currently completing Cyber Security Analyst program at Willis College

Program Structure:

• Honours Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, University of Toronto (2008)

• Master of Arts, Integrated Studies, Athabasca University, online (in progress)

Certifications / Qualifications

☑ Standard First Aid CPR C + AED, St. John Ambulance (current)

• United Nations Military Expert on Mission, Peace Support Training Centre

• Peace Support Operations - Basic, Peace Support Training Centre

• Combat First Aider, Canadian Army (2018) & Ukrainian Army (2024)

• Army Operations Course, Canadian Army Command and Staff College

• Global Information Assurance Certification

• Security Essentials - Network, Endpoint, and Cloud, SANS Institute

• Functional Threat Risk Assessment, DBHS Security

• Information Management Qualification, Canadian Army

United Nations Certifications

• The UN System: Orientation for Serving on a UN Field Mission, Peace Operations Training Institute

• Peacebuilding, Peace Operations Training Institute

• BSAFE, United Nations Department of Safety and Security

• Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, UNICEF

• ePROTECT Occupational Health and Safety, World Health Organization

• Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse by UN Personnel, United Nations

• Information Security Awareness – Foundational

Status & Clearances

• Canadian Passport (valid 2025-2035)

• Secret & Top Secret security clearance, Government of Canada (2007-2023, in process for renewal)

• UK Ancestry Visa (in-process)

Honours & Awards

• Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal

• The United Nations Medal – UNMISS

• Commander’s Commendation – Canadian Joint Operations Command

• Canadian Forces Decoration

• Special Service Medal – Expedition