User:DarinCowan

Peter Darin Cowan

Born: July 20, 1965 in Welland, Ontario, Canada

Education: Bachelor of Science, Physics and Computer Science, 1987, Royal Roads Military College, Victoria, British Columbia.

Military Service: June 1983 - May 1992. Attended Royal Roads Military College (College number 16078). Initial training in Military Engineering branch. Switched to Communications and Electronics Engineering branch in 1985. Posted to Canadian Forces Station Baldy Hughes, British Columbia 1987. Posted to Base Automatic Data Processing Project, NDHQ, Ottawa in 1988. Posted to Directorate of Security Operations, NDHQ, Ottawa, in 1991.

Civilian Career: Has worked primarily as a consultant in the Information Technology Security industry. Has done work in Canada, USA, Switzerland, Venezuela.

Current Residence: Ottawa, Ontario

Other Activities: Licenced amateur radio operator since 1992, callsigns: VE3OIJ, VE3EEE. Herds two parrots rehomed from a rescue organization, a blue and gold macaw (hatched 1985), and a Congo African grey (hatched 2004).

Notes: Nicknamed "Squid" in university, the name has stuck. In Military College slang of the day, a "squid" was a "nerd" or other misfit.