Game Changer: John Newton, Managing Director, Fleetway Inc. and Oceanic Consulting Corp.
John Newton retired from the Royal Canadian Navy in 2018, after a 35-year career that saw him undertake leadership roles in command of ships, operations, naval bases, the Naval Training System, and Maritime Forces Atlantic. During his departure speech from Maritime Forces Atlantic, where he led for five years, John held a large mechanic’s spanner in his hand, a...
Game Changer: James Castle, CEO, President & Founder, Terranova Aerospace
James Castle started his career in the defence and security industry over 20 years ago as an Emergency Manager in Ontario and was trained as an Incident Commander by the Toronto Police Service, Public Order Unit. While working in this industry, he came to realize the tremendous opportunity of how innovative technologies in drones, AI, and cybersecurity can improve...
Game Changer: Wayne McKay, Galley Design Specialist, Smart Galley Designs
In 1994, Wayne McKay was called upon by KPMG personnel search division to change careers from Executive Chef of the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax to a corporate F&B Cost Controller in charge of managing the food procurement in Moncton, N.B. This change marked the entrance of McKay into the marine industry. Here he was charged with...
Game Changer: Glenn Walters, Global Membership Committee Chair, SNAME
Glenn Walters has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the marine industry. With over 35 years involvement in the sector (20 as a Canadian Naval Engineering Officer, 10 in industry and the last five as an independent consultant), Glenn is utilizing his experience in his current role as Global Membership Committee Chair, SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and...
Game Changer: Ashley Meyers, President, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, AntoXa Corporation
The threat of chemical and biological warfare is real. It can be unleashed at any time and in any place. So, what are some of the antidotes to fight against this threat? Ashley Meyers One of our Game Changers for the June/July issue of Vanguard has been working on producing drugs that will help protect against such an attack....
Game Changer: Joe Armstrong, Vice President & General Manager, CAE
It was during the time he was undertaking his masters degree program that Joe Armstrong began his career in the Aerospace and Defence industry, some 20 years ago. “I had the good fortune of being in ‘the right place at the right time’ at the beginning of a joint Canadian Forces, Academia, and Industrial research program,” he said. This...
