Kevin O'Keefe
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kokeefe@cfncon.com
Brigadier General Kevin O'Keefe OMM, CD retired from the Canadian Forces in August 2004 after 33 years of distinguished service. His last appointment in the Canadian Forces was as Director General Information Management Operations (DGIMO)/J6. In this assignment he led an organization of over 3700 personnel that was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the DND/CF Information Technology Infrastructure, the Canadian Forces Information Operation Group including computer network operations and the Communication Reserve. As J6, he was the principal adviser for communications and information systems to the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff.
During his career, he served in a variety of staff and field assignments in Canada and overseas. He commanded at several levels including serving as the last Commander of Canadian Forces Europe Communication Group in Lahr, Germany where he was responsible for the close out of strategic military communications installed to support the Canadian Forces in Lahr and Baden-Solingen, Germany. He served as the Chief, Communications and Information Systems, NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina during the NATO Campaign in Kosovo. At National Defence Headquarters, he served as the Director Intelligence Security and Operations Automation and the Director General Information Management Strategic Direction.
His military experience included the development of the Joint Command and Control and Intelligence System (JC2IS), a system designed to provide the Canadian Forces with a strategic command and control capability. He led the development team that produced and published the first DND IM Strategy. Internationally, he served as the Canadian Principal to the Combined Communications Electronics Board (CCEB), a group established to ensure communication and information systems interoperability among the military forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. He was one of the principal authors of the CCEB Strategic Plan and contributed to the initial requirements identification for the CCEB Coalition Wide Area Network.
Brigadier General O'Keefe is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University (Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), the University of Ottawa (Master of Business Administration), the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College (Toronto) and the NATO Defence College (Rome).