Mr Pickering is the Chief Learning Officer for the Critical Infrastructure Institute. After 38 years of public service in the Canadian Forces, Mr. Pickering has consulted in critical infrastructure protection in the private and public sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Applied Military Science from the Royal Military College of Canada and is a graduate of the National Security Studies Course. He has been a senior consultant on projects that have included assessing security and emergency management policy and procedures at government, transportation, energy and industrial facilities.