Staff


Executive Team

The executive team manages FIR operations and its staff while reporting to VATCAN.

Thomas Smith

FIR Chief

Responsible for day to day operations of the FIR.

 t.smith@vatcan.ca

Nathan Dean

FIR Deputy Chief

Assists Chief with Edmonton's day-to-day operations and acts as FIR Chief in their absence.

 n.dean@vatcan.ca

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Chief Instructor

Responsible for the FIR’s training program, as well as the development of instructors and mentors.


FIR Staff

FIR Staff Members oversee day to day operations of every aspect of the FIR, from training, events, facility management and the FIR website.

Simon Brown

Events Coordinator

Events Coordinator plans and executes events both within the Edmonton FIR and with neighboring FIR/ARTCC's.

 zeg.events@gmail.com

Tony Koch

Facility Engineer

Responsible for the regular maintenance of the ZEG Sector Files, as well as Euroscope and ATIS configuration.

Cody Newman

Webmaster

Responsible for maintaining Edmonton's website and data services.

 c.newman@vatcan.ca

Ryland Kruk

Assistant Facility Engineer

Responsible in assisting the Facility Engineer with their duties.


Instructors

Instructors provide training to students and oversee the FIR mentors under the supervision of the Chief Instructor.

Nathan Dean

Instructor

 n.dean@vatcan.ca

Thomas Smith

Instructor

 t.smith@vatcan.ca

Phil Dowling

Instructor

 vatcan1@vatcan.ca

Cody Newman

Instructor

 c.newman@vatcan.ca

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Instructor


Mentors

Mentors aid the instructing team by providing lessons and monitoring to FIR students under the supervision of FIR instructors.

Ryland Kruk

Mentor

Welcome Team Lead

Simon Brown

Mentor

Mentor