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LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROSS E. WUERTH, ADC, CD, RMC, BEngCanadian Forces

23 Stollar Blvd, Barrie Ontario, L4M 6N7Tel. 705-252-8133, email: wuerth1995@rogers.com

Senior-Level Leadership and ManagementStrategic Planning. Project Management. Business Planning. Human Resources Management.

Personnel Career Development. Personnel Training. Inter-Governmental Coordination and Cooperation• Domestic Operations. Aviation Operations. Flight Planning

SummaryResults-oriented and mission-focused Commissioned Officer and Pilot in the Canadian Forces with 32years' service and 4300 flying hours. Proven leadership ability to guide diverse and sometimesmultinational or Inter-Governmental teams to achieve cohesion and success. Engineering Graduate of theRoyal Military College. Deep experience in aviation support of Land operations as well as major NATOJoint & Combined operational planning. Extensive experience in human resources management andcommand of personnel, having served three times as Unit Commanding Officer. Skilled in protocol anddiplomacy developed whilst Aide-de-Camp to The Governor General of Canada. Veteran of two peacesupport operations with the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai, Egypt and with the NATOStabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Highly polished writing skills. Held key staff instructionalpositions with expertise in strategic planning processes at the Canadian Land Force Command and StaffCollege in Kingston and at the NATO Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway.

Selected Significant Achievements./ Awarded NATO Commendation from Deputy Commander, Supreme Allied Command

Transformation at Norfolk, Virginia for distinguished and superior performance in an extremelydemanding assignment

./ Commanded three different Units of the Canadian Forces, including once in an operationalTheatre while facing armed adversaries

./ Achieved Air Force 9000lISO 9000 accreditation for 440 Transport Squadron Maintenanceorganization

./ Aide-de-Camp to The Governor General of Canada, 1992 to 1994

Experience

2009 toPresent

CHIEF OF STAFF FOR POLICY & DOCTRINECanadian Forces Recruiting Group Headquarters, Borden ON

• strategic level planning, including review and assessment of all nation-wide militaryrecruiting activities across Army, Navy and Air Force

• Commanding Officer for the Group Headquarters, 91 personnel, military andcivilian, Sep 2009 to Jul 2010; steadily improved morale and welfare and Unitcohesion through personal example and motivation of personnel

2007-2009 COMMANDING OFFICER440 Transport Squadron, Yellowknife Northwest Territories

• command of 50 personnel, four aircraft• officer responsible for conducting light air transport operations across Canadian

Arctic region spanning three Territories• Pilot, DHC6 Twin Otter including ski qualification• drove and led process management for the Squadron aircraft maintenance team, in

close liaison with the national Directorate of Technical Airworthiness andEngineering Services, for accreditation under Air Force 9000/ ISO 9000 program

• Pilot for Her Excellency, The Governor General's visit to the Arctic, May 2009• Business Plan developer and owner

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SENIOR JOINT EXERCISE PLANNER & TEAM LEADERNATO Joint Warfare Centre, Stavanger, Norway

• Led planning and execution of Exercise Control for major NATO exercises spanningseveral European countries with up to 500 Controllers under his jurisdiction

• Awarded Commendation from Deputy Commander, Supreme Allied CommandTransformation at Norfolk, Virginia for distinguished, superior performance in anextremely demanding assignment

DIRECTING STAFF, AND AVIATION/AIR WARFARE EXPERTCanadian Land Forces Command & Staff College, Kingston ON

• Instructor and curriculum owner for International Peace Support Operations; forevery course serial (nine times) planned and led three-day exercise withparticipation of Canadian and Allied peacekeeping experts, United NationsDirectorate of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Non-GovernmentOrganizations (such as the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders)

• Instructor and curriculum owner for Domestic Operations; for every course serial(nine times) planned and led three-day exercise with participation of Federal,Provincial and Municipal Government Agencies (such as Emergency MeasuresOntario, Ontario Provincial Police, la Surete du Quebec, Corrections Canada) andNon-Government Organizations (such as the Red Cross)

• Instructor and curriculum owner for Public Affairs

COMMANDING OFFICERTask Force Bosnia-Herzegovina Helicopter Unit at Velika KJadusa, Bosnia• command of 90 personnel, 8 helicopters• Pilot, Bell 412 Griffon helicopter

DEPUTY COMMANDING OFFICER427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, Petawawa ON• Deputy Commanding Officer of280 personnel, 18 helicopters• Pilot, Bell 412 Griffon helicopter• Business Plan developer

STAFF COLLEGE STUDENTCanadian Forces College, Toronto ON• Canadian Forces Command & Staff College course

CHIEF HELICOPTER INSTRUCTOR3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, South port MB• command of 20 staff, 14 helicopters, total of over 150 student Pilots• Pilot and Qualified Flying Instructor, Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter

AIDE-DE-CAMPGovernment House, Ottawa ON• Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to His Excellency The Governor General of Canada• planned and led all public events for The Governor General, both in Canada and

abroad; examples: Remembrance Day Ceremony at National War Memorial,Canada Day on Parliament Hill, Order of Canada investitures, Speech From theThrone inside the Senate of Canada plus (in close concert with Buckingham Palacefor joint participation of Her Majesty The Queen) Opening Ceremonies of theCommonwealth Games at Victoria and the so" Anniversary CommemorativeCeremony at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France

SQUADRON COMMANDERRoyal Military College of Canada, Kingston ON• command of 100 Officer Cadets• Coach ofthe Varsity Curling Team

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• planned and led exchange visit with Ecole de l' Air, Salon de Provence, France(French Air Force Academy)

PILOT AND CIDEF INSTRUCTOR447 Transport Helicopter Squadron, Edmonton AB• Pilot, Boeing CH47C Chinook helicopter• Chief Instructor for the Operational Training Unit• Unit Instrument Check Pilot• Boeing CH47D Qualified Flying Instructor course graduate, United States Army

Aviation Centre, Fort Rucker, Alabama• Boeing CH47D Qualified Flight Simulator Instructor course graduate, United States

Army, 101 st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

PILOTMultinational Force and Observers (MFO), Sinai, Egypt• Pilot, Bell 212 Twin Huey helicopter

PILOT403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron, Gagetown NB• Pilot, Bell 212 Twin Huey helicopter• Graduate, Advanced Aviation Course• Graduate, Canadian Forces Staff School, Toronto, Ontario

STUDENT PILOT3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, South port MB• Student Pilot, Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter• awarded Pilot Wings

STUDENT PILOT2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, Moose Jaw SK• Student Pilot, Canadair CT144 Tutor jet

ASSISTANT TO OPERATIONS CENTRE STAFFRescue Coordination Centre, Trenton ON• Assistant to Operations Centre Staff

PLATOON SECOND-IN-COMMANDCanadian Forces Officer Candidate School, Chilliwack, BC• deputy command and training of33 Officer Candidates

STUDENTRoyal Military College, Kingston ON• Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering• awarded Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)STUDENTRoyal Roads Military College, Victoria BC• Engineering Undergraduate

OFFICER CANDIDATECanadian Forces Officer Candidate School, Chilliwack BC• Basic Military Training

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Education

• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College, Kingston ON 1982• Grade 13 Diploma, Saugeen District Secondary School, Port Elgin ON 1978

Ability in French, Government of Canada language profile: eBB

InterestsCurlingCoach for Junior Curling at Yellowknife 2007-2009Coach for youth soccer at Barrie, fall 2010Timer and Turns Judge, Barrie Trojan Swim Club 2009-2010