The Team
Dr. Tarek Sardana, President
Ms. Karina Rolland, VP Business Development
Mr. Jonathan Ryan, Director of Special Projects
Gen (Ret) Maurice Baril, CD, Strategic Advisor
Dr. Tarek Sardana, CD
President & CEO
Dr. Tarek Sardana recently retired from the Canadian Forces (CF) after 20 years of service as a Medical Officer and is currently a member of the CF Reserve Force. His primary role as a Flight Surgeon has provided him with a breadth of experience and expertise in human crisis situations, both in Canada and abroad.
Before joining the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) in 2005, Dr. Sardana was the Flight Surgeon for the Directorate of Flight Safety in Ottawa and Wing Surgeon at CFB Trenton, where he was responsible for the medical care of CF members as well as worldwide air medical evacuation from overseas back to Canada. From 1997 until 1999, while completing an Advanced Aerospace Medicine Residency with the U. S. Navy, Dr. Sardana worked with NASA on the treatment of decompression sickness for astronauts serving on the International Space Station.
Over the course of his military career as a Medical Officer, he was deployed on months-long missions to the United Nations in the Golan Heights and Rwanda as well as on the Canadian Forces Mission to Haiti in 2004. As the Task Force Surgeon on this three-month mission in Haiti, his team developed a medical evacuation system, medical resupply system and disease prevention program. The latter task involved planning and executing the most effective provision of shelter and disease protection to the 550 Canadian Forces members. The project instilled in him valuable knowledge and experience in shelter development.
An active pilot, Dr. Sardana is an Associate Fellow with the Aerospace Medical Association and a member of the International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine. He is also a Designated Aviation Medical Examiner in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Sardana completed medical school at the University of Ottawa in 1992.
Ms. Karina Rolland
Vice President of Business Development
Karina Rolland has nearly 20 years of experience in business development and industrial relations in both the public and private sectors within Australia, Australasia and North America.
Ms. Rolland commenced her career in Australia for the Confederation of Industry and Commerce, specialising in industrial relations and has consulted in occupation rehabilitation for injured workers. She was also a consultant and advisor within the financial executive recruiting arena for both corporate and government sectors covering Australia and Australasia.
Ms. Rolland also sits on the Board of Directors for two charity events that fund raise and heighten awareness for the Canadian Cancer Society. She is President and Member of the Board of Directors for the Australian Wine Society of Ottawa, a not-for-profit organization that showcases Australian wine whilst promoting Australia and educating the public on Australian culture. Ms. Rolland has developed a strong rapport with both the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions, enabling the society to facilitate official and political guests at their events.
Her main focus within NOMADiQ Shelter Solutions is to utilize her extensive experience in both the Australasian and North American markets in spearheading business development, with specific emphasis on bridging product development and marketing between these two vital market sectors. Educated in Australia, Ms. Rolland acquired her Bachelor of Commerce degree from Monash University.
Mr. Jonathan Ryan
Director of Special Projects
Mr. Ryan joined NOMADiQ in October 2009 and has since developed into a key figure within the NOMADiQ Team. Jonathan is a vibrant leader responsible for all unique and special project requirements for NOMADIQ and our clients. He is highly involved in the day to day activities, future planning, marketing and sales. Jonathan lead a multi-national fact finding mission into Leogane, Haiti in July 2010. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Ottawa and has extensive experience in the Ottawa Hospital Emergency Services Division.
Strategic Advisor
Maurice Baril served in the Canadian Forces for 40 years. He joined as a reservist while studying at the University of Ottawa. During his military career, he held command and staff responsibilities across Canada, in Europe, USA, the Middle-East and Africa. In the 90s he was successively commander of the Army Combat Training Centre, military advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations in New York for three years, Commander of the Army and promoted to the rank of General in1997 and appointed Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff in1997 until retirement in 2001.
He is a graduate of Canadian Army Command and Staff College, US Army Special Forces School Canadian Forces Command and Staff College, and École Supérieure de Guerre in Paris.
Since retirement, General (Ret) Baril was special advisor to the Ambassador for Mine Action in the Department of Foreign Affairs Canada. In January 2003, he was appointed Inspector General in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO) at the United Nations Secretariat. He also sits on different boards of directors.
A private pilot since 1967, he flies regularly (as often as he can) his personal light aircraft.
Mr. Robert Atkinson
Member - Board of Advisors
Robert Atkinson brings over 17 years of sales, marketing and business development experience in the private and public Defense and Government sectors to The NOMADiQ Group.
He has consistently delivered double digit sales growth at a variety of SME over the past eight years and has been a key contributor to the creation and successful execution of the business plans of these companies. Prior to entering the private sector, he spent nine years as an Officer in the Canadian Forces.
Mr. Atkinson obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and his Master of Business Administration degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a Professional Member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta since 1994.