Bruce Beswick

Current

Military Officer at Canadian Air Force
Founding Partner at Hire Canadian Military

Past

Owner Operator / Aviation Consulting at Hilltop Herfords
Field Support / Training at MMIST Precision Aerial Delivery
Test Pilot at CAE

Instructor at Nato Flying Training in Canada
General Manager at First Equipment
Manager - Northern Alberta at Parkland Industries
Fighter Pilot / Search and Rescue Pilot at Canadian Air Force

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Education

Haileybury School of Mines

Recommended

6 people have recommended Bruce

Connections

340 connections

Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

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Bruce Beswick’s Summary

I have participated in projects with Defense, Engineering, Military, Mining, Oil & Gas, Logistics, Marketing, High Tech, Writing, Transportation, Ranching, Farming and many more.

If the projects are different, unusual or a challenge - I am interested and would like to be involved. Strong generalist with a good number of contacts.

Domestic and foreign capable. Planning and execution of operations. Third world capable and experienced.

Willing to travel anywhere at (nearly) any time to do the job.

Always looking for adventure!

Life is short and I try to pack as much into it as possible.

My experiences have usually been in demanding situations involving the combination of people from all walks of life, machinery and equipment intensified environments including precision engineered components - prototypes, safety and testing, maintenance, operating, training, asset management. Some of this experience has been in extreme and/or hazardous locations.

Success in my career can be directly attributed to the importance I place on listening, recalling information, connecting facts, putting my ideas across in an easily understood manner. I have held positions of liaison between multiple government and media agencies.

The capacity to generate realistic solutions and/or to improve upon existing concepts ranks high on my inventory list. I know how to accomplish the mission – even when working in “unusual places” - and I know how to keep a task(s) on target.

Throughout my career I have supervised large staffs. Many of those responded to my leadership by going on and accomplishing far more than what was expected of them as they progressed through their own careers.

Bruce Beswick’s Specialties:

Operations
Testing and evaluation
Training
Organize
Schedule
Planning
Field Support
Aviation and Tactics
Remote or Isolated Capable
Precision Aerial Delivery
Execution of Operations
Logistics

I carry messages to Garcia. Never doubt this!

Google "Message to Garcia" to understand.

Too many other transferable skills to list - but you get the idea.

Contact me at any time if you need assistance with a project - especially those that are difficult and need an outside "look".

Bruce Beswick’s Experience

Military Officer

Canadian Air Force

(Military industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Pilot.

Presently working in Israel and Syria as a United Nations Military Observer.
Founding Partner

Hire Canadian Military

(Partnership; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Owner Operator / Aviation Consulting

Hilltop Herfords

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Ranching industry)

March 2004 — March 2007 (3 years 1 month)

Privately held business - private consultation in the aviation industry.

Privately held business - ranch enterprise.

Maintaining the ranch but left the consulting world for other avenues.
Field Support / Training

MMIST Precision Aerial Delivery

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

November 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 5 months)

Precision Aerial Delivery for specialized operations domestic and offshore - peace time and military applications.
Test Pilot

CAE

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)

January 2002 — March 2004 (2 years 3 months)

CAE Inc / leader in integrated training solutions and flight simulation technologies for international civil and defense aviation industries
• Consulted with customer to identify and formulate their training requirements and needs
• Advised system engineers in the design of flight simulation capabilities
• Delivered and tested flight simulation devices.
Instructor

Nato Flying Training in Canada

(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years)

This is a military undergraduate and postgraduate jet pilot training facility with integrated industry support located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The student body consisted of participants from all corners of the world. The training system is available to international air forces through direct government to government agreements.

As part of the NFTC initial cadre, I was directly responsible for:

• Receiving, installing and flight testing of four aircraft simulators – approximately
24 million dollars of specialized equipment
• Student flight instruction and course standardization
• Aviation courseware integration with flight program
• Maintenance/servicing testing flights and approval of air worthiness
• Design and operation of computerized tactical and instructional flight scenarios
• NOTE: I was honoured to be the first military certified civilian instructor – jet and propeller driven aircraft
General Manager

First Equipment

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Ranching industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)

A major agricultural firm. Managed to take this company from an annual loss position to a profit position within six months due to restructuring and loss prevention changes.
Manager - Northern Alberta

Parkland Industries

(Public Company; Oil & Energy industry)

1996 — 1999 (3 years)

I was responsible for the financial management of a large territory covering Northern Alberta, Northern British Columbia and portions of the Yukon. My territory more than doubled in size and profitability increased by more than 30% during my tenure. My daily responsibilities included selection and training of franchisees.
Fighter Pilot / Search and Rescue Pilot

Canadian Air Force

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

1979 — 1995 (16 years)

Selected as a pilot for the Canadian Air Force in 1978. I flew several different types of aircraft – from training to transport to fighter aircraft. Throughout my career I was known as a solutions provider and a leader. No task too difficult or too remote. My co-operative leadership abilities combined with judicious delegation of duties ensured the smooth operation of several difficult and complex military operations including Maple Flag – a major military operation attended by multiple international forces and thousands of participants.

• Initial cadre 441 squadron - F-18
• Squadron and Wing flight safety officer qualified
• Instrument check pilot qualified / Weapons qualified
• Operations officer with significant combined forces and international experience
• Search and rescue: On scene commander
* Significant arctic and remote rescue experience
* Military aviation search master qualified
• Featured in Readers Digest article – July, 1989 – “MayDay at Tatchu Point”.

Bruce Beswick’s Education

Haileybury School of Mines

Engineering , Mining , 1975 — 1978

Additional Information

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Bruce Beswick’s Interests:

I really get excited about new start up operations! Operations and tactics Anything outdoors. Cattle - genetics/breeding Published short story writer

Bruce Beswick’s Groups:

Board of Directors - S.D.G. Regional Developmental Association
Board of Directors - South Lancaster Planning Advisory Committee

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