Commanding Officer's Biography
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL C.A. ROBINSON, C
Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson was born in Pointe-Claire, Qc, on August 2, 1971. He received his officer ’s commission on November 17, 1989, with the Royal Montreal Regiment.
He has been assigned several command positions within this regiment since his enrolment. He was recruit platoon commander, rifle platoon commander and rifle company commander before serving as the Regiment’s operations officer from 1996 to 1998. He then commanded the Regiment rifle company again from 1998 to 2001, and was promoted to major on November 2, 1999. He then took part in a NATO (SFOR) mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2001-2002 with the 3 Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group. Upon returning to the RMR, he was assigned the position of unit Deputy Commanding Officer, which he held until May 2005.
While serving as Deputy Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson also worked full time as Chief Instructor for the Psychological Operations Cell, a new Army capability, in 2004-2005. On May 7, 2005, he was promoted to his current rank and assumed command of the Royal Montreal Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson has a Bachelor’s degree from Concordia University in history and a marketing certificate from Queen’s University. In addition to all his infantry qualifications, he has taken a number of courses on psychological operations and civil-military cooperation. In his civilian life, he is currently the Director of Sales and Marketing for Executive Promotions Inc, in Montreal.
Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson is married to Kendall Hutson. They have a son named Jack.
| Marital
Status |
Married
to Kendall Hutson of Toronto since 1998. Son is named Jack.
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| Education |
- BA History from
Concordia University (1998)
- Certificate in Marketing
from Queen’s University (1998)
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| Civilian
Employment |
- 2005-
: Director of Sales & Marketing, Executive Promotions Inc.
- 2002-2004: Regional
Sales Manager, AldeaVision Inc.
- 1998-2001: Account
Manager, Reintjes Construction Canada Inc.
- 1997-1998: Account
Manager, Executive Promotions Inc.
- 1996-1997: Sales
Representative, Molson Breweries
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| Military
Service |
Unit Name |
UIC |
Location |
Job |
COS Date |
End Date
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RMR |
5130 |
Westmount |
CO |
7 May 05 |
- |
| Canadian
PSYOPS |
3010 |
Montréal |
Chief Instructor |
6 Jan 04 |
7 May 05 |
| RMR |
5130 |
Westmount |
Deputy Commanding
Officer |
27 May 02 |
7 May 05 |
| 3eR22eR
BG |
3468 |
Valcartier &
Bosnia Herzegovina |
Senior Liaison
Officer |
7 May 01 |
10 May 02 |
| RMR |
5130 |
Westmount |
Rifle Company
Commander |
Feb 1998 |
May 2001 |
| RMR |
5130 |
Westmount |
Operations Officer |
Dec 1996 |
Feb 1998 |
| RMR |
5130 |
Westmount |
Rifle Company
Commander |
Dec 1992 |
June 1996 |
| RMR |
5130 |
Westmount |
Rifle Platoon
Commander |
Aug 1991 |
Dec 1992 |
| RMR |
5130 |
Westmount |
Recruit Platoon
Commander |
Sep 1990 |
May 1991 |
Military Qualifications
|
1989 – Basic Parachutist
1990 – Basic Infantry Officer
Course (BIOC) Phase I & II, Gagetown
1991 – BIOC Phase III, Gagetown
1992 – BIOC Phase IV, Gagetown
1993 – Militia Officer Staff
Course (MOSC), Farnham
1998 – Intermediate Tactics
Course (ITC) , Gagetown
1999 – Advanced Classification
Training (ACT) - Dismounted Company Commander’s Course, Gagetown
2000 – Presiding Officers’
Certification, St-Jean
2001 – Militia Command and
Staff Course (MCSC), Montreal & Kingston
2001 – CX-46: Civil-Military
Co-operation (CIMIC), Pearson Centre
2001 – C-80: Negotiating
for Peace, Pearson Centre
2003 – NATO CIMIC Course,
Holland
2004 – Military Psychological
Operations Course (MPOC), United Kingdom
2004 – NATO PSYOPS Course,
Germany
2004 – Presiding Officers
Recertification Test, Distance Learning |
Rank
and Seniority |
30
Apr 05 - Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel
2 Nov 99 – Promoted Major
11 Jan 94 – Promoted Captain
1 Sep 91 – Promoted Lieutenant
30 Sep 90 – Promoted Second-Lieutenant
21 Nov 89 – Appointed Officer
Cadet |
| Honours
and Awards |
1988
– Lord Strathcona Trust Medal (Cadet award)
2002 – Multi-National Division
Commander’s Commendation (Bosnia)
2002 – NATO Medal for service
in Ex-Yugoslavia
2002 – Canadian Peace Support
Medal
2002 – Canadian Forces Decorations |
| Clubs
or Associations |
- Royal Montreal Regiment
Officers’ Mess (Westmount)
- Royal Canadian Military
Institute (Toronto)
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| Special
Interests |
Marathon
running, XC skiing, bicycling, history, leadership, media studies, current
events, propaganda. |
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