Senior Associates

Bettez, Pierre

With over 24 years as an air traffic controller in the Canadian Forces, Pierre Bettez is an acknowledged air traffic management expert with solid national and international experience. Cited for developing innovative re-organizational solutions, he possesses the proven executive and team building skills to confront difficult change issues with winning solutions. Completely bilingual, he is an accomplish negotiator with superb communication skills.

Butters, Lowell

Lowell Butters has over 35 years in the Canadian Forces as a strategic staff officer, modeling & simulation research analyst, intelligence analyst and arms control advisor, foreign liaison officer, executive assistant and fighter pilot. Through extensive skills in strategic analysis, operational management, team cooperation and coordination, verbal and written communications, he has distinguished himself at analyzing complex situations, planning and prioritizing requirements, coordinating group activities and directing effective and responsive actions to critical deadlines.

Caron, Marc

With 35 years in the Canadian Forces Marc, is an established and recognized strategic leader. Highly skilful and experienced, he has demonstrated his competencies at every level of management of human resources and complex projects, culminating at the highest appointment in the Department of National Defence. This experience has enabled Marc to develop a critical sense of analysis, and an ability to provide useful advice to top government officials, including the Office of the Minister of National Defence. A self-starter, he is just as comfortable in the corporate world as he is in austere mission environments. Marc also has a proven record in dealing with ambiguous, complex and stressful situations in Canada and abroad. He has accumulated extensive experience in dealing with complex, ambiguous, uncertain and volatile context found in post-conflict countries. He has provided strategic level advice to donor countries and International organizations on security sector reform. He is a dedicated, loyal, and dependable team player who has effectively led numerous successful multi-disciplinary mixed civilian-military teams. An effective communicator, Marc is equally fluent in French and English.

Hunt, Keith

With a background of over 30 years in military and civil aviation, Keith Hunt is a highly experienced and recognized expert in the field of live and virtual aerospace employment and training. His broad spectrum of experience including fighter operations, military and civil air transport and helicopter operations, complex strategic Project Management, and post-graduate level Human Resource Management, afford him the vision and expertise to successfully lead dynamic multi-lateral end-to-end product teams, focused upon mission accomplishment.

	Lacasse, Pierre
	A former Diplomat, Senior Military Officer and Air Traffic Management specialist, Pierre Lacasse is a skilful negotiator with recognized operational, human resources, administrative and international liaison experience. A creative, result oriented and committed executive, Pierre is a charismatic and skilled communicator, fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Lucas, Steve

Steve brings with him a host of skills and experiences after 38 years in the Canadian Forces in which he excelled in a full range of demanding executive positions. As Commander of Canada's Air Force he led the transformation of that organization through a vital period of modernization and revitalization. He has worked closely with senior leaders in government and the private sector as well as those from allied nations. His highly developed skills in strategic planning, human resources and change management have facilitated success in even the most complex and difficult circumstances. Functionally bilingual, he is an excellent communicator. Recent experiences include helping Canada Command develop Lessons Learned solutions based on their Olympic and G8/G20 experiences and mentoring future leaders at the Canadian Forces Staff College.

Ouellet, Marc

Mr. Ouellet is an operational expert with proven executive skills who has been with CIRRUS Research Associates Inc. for ten years. A retired Canadian Forces senior officer, he held seven command appointments over that 32 year career serving in Canada, the USA and Europe. A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada and the United States Air War College, he has been an associate faculty member of the Centre for Civil-Military Relations of Monterey, California since 2006 conducting seminars and providing Air Force and NATO joint expertise to Eastern European military senior leadership in countries such as Bulgaria, Ukraine, Serbia and Poland. In 2008, Mr. Ouellet was appointed as a Director to the Board of Defence Construction Canada (DCC) where he serves on both the Audit Committee and the Governance and Human Resources Committee. Mr. Ouellet maintains his Air Transport Pilot License and continues to fly as a Class II aerobatic flight instructor in Ottawa.

	Rochefort, Pierre
	Executive with proven record of success and performance superior to the norm; demonstrated expertise in the resolution of complex issues; exhibited sound management techniques. Fluently bilingual, entrepreneurial, self-taught, motivated; acquired international work experience in the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Trustworthy, honest, dedicated, loyal, and conscientious.

Russell, Larry

A recently retired Canadian Air Force senior officer, Larry is a recognized professional in aviation operations and planning, whose experience during his 38-year career includes 5000 flying hours in both fighter and transport aircraft. He is a mechanical engineering graduate of both the Royal Military College of Canada and the University of Western Ontario (master's degree). He held both command appointments and senior staff positions, including NORAD Headquarters in Colorado Springs during the "9/11" crisis, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters in Winnipeg, and the Canadian Embassy in Washington as the Assistant Defence Attaché and the Air Attaché to the US. Focused, dedicated and goal oriented, Larry is a proven leader and motivator who can bring diverse team members together to successfully achieve outstanding results. A graduate of the Defence Resource Management Course, he has experience in project management, equipment procurement and business planning. He has worked closely with other government departments and has extensive international liaison experience with the US Department of Defense and major aerospace companies.

Valid as of 1 July 2011