Biographie
He was raised in Temagami, Northern Ontario.
Service militaire
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet 1990.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (MARS).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (MARS).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (MARS).
He was appointed as a Commander (MARS).
He served in HMCS Calgary (In command).
He served in HMCS Fredericton (In command) January 2009 - 10 June 2010.
He was appointed as a Captain (RCN).
In 2010 he served Canada Command HQ as J3.
He was appointed as a Commodore RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/2017).
In 2017 he served in NDHQ as Director-General Naval Strategic Readiness.
He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral 2019.
In 2019 he served as Vice-Commander Second Fleet (United States Navy) Norfolk VA.
In 2022 he served as Vice-Commander 2nd Fleet US Navy Norfolk VA USA.
Anecdotes
He conducted several operational deployments to the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Adriatic Sea and the waters off the Horn of Africa and Korean peninsula. Missions included United Nation sanctions enforcement against Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, counter-terrorism operations in the Gulf region and piracy disruption patrols in the Indian Ocean.
Références
- CANFORGEN 022/17 PROMOTIONS AND SENIOR APPOINTMENTS 2017 - GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS CMP 014/17
- www.canada.ca ↗
