David Dunwoody

Biography

LCol David Dunwoody, CD

Lieutenant-Colonel David Dunwoody joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1991 as a reservist and Aircraft Instrument Electrician with 402 Squadron. In 1998, he transferred into the regular force as an Air Navigator. Upon earning his wings in 2002, he was posted to 14 Wing Greenwood, Nova Scotia to serve on the CP-140 Aurora as an acoustic sensor operator. In 2007, he attended the Aerospace Systems Course at the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies (CFSAS) at 17 Wing Winnipeg and authored a technical paper on a Human Centred Approach to Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Operations. In 2008, LCol Dunwoody was posted to 14 Software Engineering Squadron as the Senior Operational and Liaison Acceptance Officer supporting the maintenance of the CP-140 mission software. 2012 saw him posted to 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (1 CFFTS) at 17 Wing Winnipeg. In 2013, he was promoted to major and served as the school’s Operational and Technical Support Flight Commander. In 2016, LCol Dunwoody was posted to the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies as the chair for the Department of Aerospace Capability Development and the Deputy Commandant. 2020 he was posted to the Chief of Force Development coordinating the defence capability board and the future force for joint targeting. In 2022, LCol Dunwoody was assigned as the Senior Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General of Canada. 2023, he was promoted to his current rank and supporting AI development in the RCAF.

LCol Dunwoody has deployed twice to Afghanistan for Operation ATHENA and once to Kuwait for Operation IMPACT. During his second tour with Op ATHENA, LCol Dunwoody operated the CU-170 Heron flying over 450 hours of in theatre operations.

LCol Dunwoody has a Master in Information Systems from Athabasca University and is doing his PhD studies at the University of Toronto in human-AI teams: measuring AI’s trust in the student pilot. He is married to his loving and supportive wife Brenda.