Over the course of his 20 year career in Information Technology Don has held a number of roles, including Information Technology Manager for the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and a member of the Infrastructure Team at Royal Roads University. Throughout his career Don maintained an interest in security and managed to attained a number of security-related industry certifications. In 2017 Don was appointed to the first dedicated IT security position at Royal Roads University. In developing an Information Security strategy for Royal Roads Don identified a need for increased security awareness and over the next 2 years developed a cybersecurity awareness program that has resulted in Royal Roads seeing a marked decrease in cybersecurity events related to human factors. The latest initiative in Royal Roads’ awareness program, a Cybersecurity Ambassador program, has made noticeable changes to the overall cybersecurity culture of the organisation.

When not engaged in IT security issues Don can be found running on the myriad of trails in the local area, flying small airplanes or helping out the local community as an Auxiliary Constable with the RCMP.