1. AFTER 32 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TOWARDS IMPROVING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, MR. B GALLIMORE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

2. MR. B GALLIMORE JOINED THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN 1985, STARTING AS AN INTERNAL CONSULTANT AT CANADIAN FORCES EUROPE HEADQUARTERS (CFE HQ) LAHR AND MARITIME COMMAND (MARCOM) IN HALIFAX. IN 1991, MR. B GALLIMORE MOVED TO OTTAWA AND HAS SPENT THE LAST 26 YEARS WITH THE IM GP STARTING WITH REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS FOR PROJECTS SUCH AS MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND SUPPORT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MASIS), DEFENCE INFORMATION SERVICES BROKER (DISB) AND C4ISR. AS A CS 04, HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH WORK ON INFORMATION AND DATA ARCHITECTURES, IM POLICY AND FUNCTIONAL APPLICATION SYSTEM MANAGER (FASM) FOR THE RECORDS, DOCUMENT AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RDIMS). THE LAST FEW YEARS, MR. B GALLIMORE HAS LEAD THE RECORDKEEPING INITIATIVE ACROSS DND/CAF, PROMOTING CONSISTENT RECORDKEEPING PRACTICES IN ORDER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, AND TRANSPARENCY WHILE REDUCING CLUTTER, COST AND CHAOS. BRYAN HAS ALSO LED THE OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE, TO HELP DND/CAF FOSTER GREATER OPENNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAKE OUR INFORMATION AND DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE TO CANADIANS.

3. IN HIS RETIREMENT, MR. B GALLIMORE WILL BE TRAVELLING THE WORLD, HIS FIRST TRIP POST RETIREMENT WILL BE TO THAILAND.

4. A RETIREMENT LUNCHEON IS BEING HELD ON JAN 11TH 2018, AT THE CENTRAL BIERHAUS, 650 KANATA AVE AT 11:30, PERSONNEL WISHING TO ATTEND OR SEND CONGRATULATORY WISHES, ANECDOTES OR STORIES MAY DO SO BY CONTACTING: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).