Derek Dobson

Derek Dobson

Orleans, Ontario, Canada
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I help defence, intelligence, and public safety organizations harness AI, hybrid cloud…

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Experience

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    IBM

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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    Ottawa, Canada Area

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    Ottawa, Canada Area

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    Ottawa, Canada Area

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    New Brunswick, Canada

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    Ontario, Canada

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    Germany

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    Worldwide

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    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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    Worldwide

Education

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    The University of Edinburgh

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    Activities and Societies: Edinburgh & Herriot - Watt Universities Officer Training Corps.

    Led endurance sports team.
    Planned and led trekking expeditions.

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    Activities and Societies: Completed a year long active learning initiative to develop and promote organisational learning within a training school.

    Elective courses included Strategic Human Resource Management and Marketing in a Complex World.

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    Activities and Societies: Running - US Marine Corps Marathon & US Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon

    Graduate level education and training in order to develop critical thinkers, innovative problem solvers, and ethical leaders who will serve as commanders and staff officers in Service, joint, interagency, and multinational organizations confronting complex and uncertain security environments.

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    Activities and Societies: Cadet Government Mountain Expedition Leader

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    Bilingual proficiency training - French

Licenses & Certifications

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Volunteer Experience

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    Member Board of Directors

    Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI)

    - Present 1 year 6 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Member of the Board of Directors for this industry association that serves as the national industry voice for over 900 Canadian defence and security companies. These companies produce world-class goods, services, and technologies made across Canada and sought after globally.

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    Mentor

    Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa

    - Present 6 years 8 months

    Education

    Mentor for MBA students at Telfer School of Management.

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    Management Excellence Council - Future Leaders Group

    Microsoft

    - 1 year 9 months

    Education

    Developing and delivering programs to foster leadership and empower future leaders.

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    Mentor - Career Transitions

    Treble Victor Group

    - Present 11 years 3 months

    i18n_veterans

    Helping veterans who are transitioning into civilian roles or simply advancing in their post military careers.

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    Advisor

    True Patriot Love Foundation

    - Present 4 years 11 months

    i18n_veterans

    Member of governance committee for projects supporting veterans.

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    Committee Member

    Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI)

    - 2 years 9 months

    Working with my fellow members to provide advice and guidance on the implementation of the industry-impacting components of Canada's Strong, Secure and Engaged (SSE) defence policy, in addition to providing advice on emerging policy and programmatic issues relevant to the Canadian defence sector.

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    Veterans Employee Resource Group Leader - Canada

    Microsoft

    - 4 years 7 months

    i18n_veterans

    Leader of Canadian Chapter of Employee Resource Group dedicated to support of veterans.

  • Chairperson of the Board

    Scottish Society of Ottawa

    - 5 months

    Arts and Culture

  • Events Director

    Scottish Society of Ottawa

    - 2 years

    Founding member of the organization. Developed the SSO events plan and coordinated activities on behalf of the Board of Directors.

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    Advisory Committee Member - C4ISR and Beyond

    Vanguard Magazine Canada

    - Present 3 years 2 months

    Science and Technology

    Helping advise on conference themes, agendas and speakers to reflect defence and intelligence developments, emerging technology challenges and opportunities.

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    Military Education Committee Member

    The University of Edinburgh

    - 2 years 7 months

    Social Services

    Liaison with faculty regarding structure and delivery of curriculum for undergraduate and postgraduate students who were serving or committed to serving in the Armed Forces.

Courses

  • Fundamentals of Senior Management

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  • Making a Difference

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  • Marketing in a Complex World

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  • Strategic Human Resource Management

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  • Strategy

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Honors & Awards

  • Chief of Defence Staff's Commendation

    Department of National Defence

  • Member of the Order of the British Empire - For Services in Defence Digitization

    HM the Queen

Languages

  • French

    Professional working proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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