Michael Tholl

Experience

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  Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2021

  Undertaking a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering with a focus on electromagnetic waves and their interaction with the environment. Particular focus on RADAR and other sensing applications. Thesis project completed on Ground Penetrating Radar, and Automatic Target Recognition using Spectral Feature Vectors for point targets. Worked with a small group of people focused on scene management, evidence collection and analysis of events. Had the opportunity to participate in exercises, teach Canadian and international students, as well as update policy. Was posted to and employed at CFSME within the Tactics Squadron. During my time there I had the opportunity to teach, mentor and interact with new engineer officers, and senior NCOs. Was employed as the operations officer in the 4 ESR Vertical Construction Squadron. During this time I had the opportunity to work with many tradespeople and got the chance to assist in the management of multiple projects including camp builds in Bathurst, NB and Wainwright, AB During this time I had the chance to deploy to Latvia where I assisted in the planning and management of the building of a multinational camp including all aspects of engineer and real life support required. I was given the opportunity to lead and manage a troop consisting of approximately 30 specialist engineers. During this period my troop and I conducted multiple exercises and training events I was employed as the training officer within the CIED Sqn at 4 ESR while I completed a significant amount of training required for my upcoming role as a troop commander. Completed 12 months of training focused on teaching, evaluating and testing my ability to lead small groups of military engineers on a variety of projects. During this time I conducted multiple evaluated training scenarios involved on the planning, managment and leadership of engineer activities.

  • Post Graduate Student

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  • 2 IC

    Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Tactics Squadron Operations Officer

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Squadron Operations Officer

    Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Troop Commander

    Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Training Officer

    Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Student

    Apr 2013 - Apr 2014
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  Defence Research and Development Canada | Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada

  Aug 2021 - Oct 2024

  Miltary Staff Officer / Research Engineer

  Employed as a Military Staff Officer / Research Engineer at DRDC.Primary focus on ground penetrating radar and other detection methods for buried threat detection. Additionally I have been given the opportunity to extend my MS thesis work on automatic target recognition, clutter rejection and data / sensor fusion methodogies.

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  Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes

  Jul 2024 - now

  Adjutant

  As the senior human resources officer, and personnel advisor, responsible for overseeing the administration, discipline, and personnel management of a regiment comprising approximately 450 personnel. Key duties include the implementation of Army HR policies, management of regimental documentation, and coordination of internal communications. Notable achievements include streamlining administrative procedures and spearheading the digitization of HR processes, resulting in improved efficiency and operational readiness across the unit. Show less