Lieutenant-general Paul Wynnyk serves as Vice Chief of Defence Staff. In doing so, he has shown exemplary leadership and commitment representing Canada by leading or overseeing military missions in the Balkans, Africa, South East Asia, Afghanistan and Eastern Europe, while earning the respect and accolades of Canadian allies and the troops under his command. He is an impressive role model for all engineers, not only those serving in the military, and is a wonderful public example of the value of engineers and engineering within the Canadian military.