Ottawa Office

Brigadier General (Retired) John Turnbull spent 36 years of service as an Army Signal Officer in the Canadian Forces, and 5 years as a Public Servant in the IT security business line at the Communications Security Establishment. At the time of his departure form CSE, he was Director General Cyber Protection, responsible for Cyber Assurance Standards and Policies for the Government of Canada. Over the course of his career, John gained significant experience in all phases of defence procurement as a project manager of multiple major crown capital acquisition projects in the Land C4 ISR Program. He brings a significant...

Captain (N) (Retired) Darren Knight joined CFN Consultants in 2011, re-locating to the Ottawa office in 2014 after representing the partnership in Europe for a three year period. Prior to joining CFN, he enjoyed 29 years of service as an Intelligence Officer in the Canadian Forces followed by almost four years with Lockheed Martin Canada in the C4ISR business line. Darren is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston and the Canadian Forces Command & Staff College in Toronto. His military career included active duty in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, several years as Deputy Chief...

Jon Mack joined CFN Consultants in September 2016 following 32 years in the Public Service of Canada. Jon started his career in procurement and project management in 1984 with Supply and Services Canada (now Public Services and Procurement Canada). Over the course of 20-plus years with that department, he specialized in major procurements for the Department of National Defence. Early in his career he worked with the Canadian Army on their medium and heavy wheeled vehicle projects, followed by various projects for the Royal Canadian Air Force including a military air traffic control system, search and rescue helicopters, military helicopters...

Lieutenant-General (Ret‘d) Andre Deschamps CMM, CD, completed a 36 year career with the Canadian Forces, culminating in the position of Commander of the Royal Canadian Air force (RCAF) from 2009 - 2012. An experienced consultant in the fields of Defence, Security and Aviation Operations, he became a Partner at CFN Consultants on 1 January 2018. LGen (Ret’d) Deschamps commanded at the squadron, base/wing and strategic levels, with extensive knowledge of domestic, international and Arctic operations. He served overseas with NATO forces in Germany, Kosovo and South West Asia. He spent over eight years working at the strategic level in Ottawa in...

Major General (Retired) Steve Noonan, CMM, MSC, CD, joined CFN Consultants after 36 years of service as a Combat Engineer officer in the Canadian Forces. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as the Deputy Commander of the newly formed Canadian Joint Operations Command responsible for all operations conducted worldwide and within North America and Canada. Steve has commanded at all levels, highlighted by the command of all Canadian troops in Afghanistan from August 2005 until March 2006 where he was responsible to ensure the orderly transition from stabilization operations in Kabul to combat operations in Kandahar. His...