Professionally

I started my career in Ontario over 24 years ago in the IT and electronics industry, from owning two sole proprietor businesses in Ontario and Alberta. I joined the Canadian Forces back in 2001, and got to experience the world in a whole new way. After several years of service and being stationed at many bases across Canada I moved on and transitioned out of army life, and back into IT and telecommunications in Calgary Alberta. In 2022, I was honored to receive the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, in the Windows and Devices for IT category.

Microsoft MVP

A Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) is an award for individuals who have exhibited exceptional technical expertise and a talent for sharing knowledge within their technical community.

Microsoft MVP Recognition Letter 2022-2023

Microsoft MVP Recognition Letter 2023-2024

Founder

I am the founder of the Global Information Technology Infrastructure Association. Come check us out at www.gitia.net

My Personal Motto

Always be learning, share your knowledge, and persevere - for knowledge is the key to success

Hobbies

I am also an avid outdoor primitive survivalist, mountaineer and rock climber, with having taught over 10,000 people in the rock climbing industry in my pastime. I am also nationally certified as a rock climbing instructor, and have taught at all the Calgary Climbing Centre locations, Vivo for Healthier Generations, and the City of Calgary. I am also a member of the Alpine Club of Canada, and a holder of a CEC national license for climbing competitions in Canada, and I enjoy competing.

Volunteering

I am a member of the Governors Council for the Network Professional Association, where I volunteer to manage meetings and activities of the NPA community, and act as an advocate for the IT/Network Professional.

Professional Associations

I am a member in good standing with the following professional associations.
- Network Professional Association (NPA)
- Calgary IT Pro Community Association
- Learning and Performance Institute - Fellow (FLPI)
- Global Information Technology Infrastructure Association (GITIA)

Ham Radio

I am a licensed ham radio operator, and hold the call sign VE6BRV.

Seti@Home Project

I joined the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Project in 2008, and had several system running 24/7/365, and have contributed 3,270,443 Cobblestones of computation (2.83 quintillion floating-point operations) to the SETI@Home Project.