HISTORY

Over ten years ago, Sapper Labs set out with the intent to collaborate to fundamentally reimagine and transform how people thought about privacy, security and defence in the physical, cyber and cognitive domains. Sapper Labs Inc. (est. 2006), Dark River Systems (est. 2010), and Sapper Labs Cyber Solutions (est. 2020) have now been combined to become Sapper Labs Group (est. 2022). We are a poly-disciplined team of professionals with a shared vision and passion for ensuring the safety, security and privacy of Canadians. Sapper Labs is a Canadian company based with office locations in Ottawa, ON and Fredericton NB and Saskatoon. We remain as passionate as ever about helping to shape the future.

TALENT

Sapper Labs values talent and a world-class poly-disciplined team of subject matter experts. The team combines cutting-edge technology, talent, and tactics, with deep mission experience in human right s investigations , journalism, deep field research, military, intelligence, peace, safety, stabilization and security operations. We adopt a human-led, technology-accelerated approach to intelligence, cyber security, privacy, and defence that leverages a network of professionals and partners. Our team is decisively engaged in operations that make the world a better place.

Meet The Team

Chief Executive Officer

Al Dillon

Army veteran with 30 years leadership experience in fast-tempo operational environments and high tech industry.

Chief Technology Officer

Shaun Covell

Digital Forensics and Computer Security expert with deep experience in law enforcement, Intelligence and military environments over the past 20 years.

Chief Intelligence Officer

Dave McMahon

Computer Engineer with over thirty years operational experience in intelligence, defence, global security, privacy and human rights .

Chief Operating Officer

Frank Costello

Responsible for the delivery of all programs and services that Sapper labs provides to our customers. Frank's experience spans a career in the Canadian Armed Forces and over 15 years in the defence industry.

Chief Innovation Officer

Justin Seitz

Senior security researcher, investigator and lead technology innovator.

VP Cyber Intelligence Operations

Brock Lupton

Former military signals officer with strong human and technical intelligence skillset. Brock oversees the alignment of cyber and intelligence resources for the delivery of effects

VP Government Relations & Partnerships

Lisa Clory

Responsible for government and partnership development to support Sapper Labs' clients and mission. Lisa brings 18 years of experience supporting aerospace and defence sector development in Atlantic Canada and active volunteer service in support of the Canadian Armed Forces community.

Director of Marketing and Communications

Kennedy Chappell

With a background in Broadcast Journalism and content strategizing, Kennedy has several years of communications experience. With a specific focus on reputation management and public awareness—communicating to and on behalf of the public on the sensitive issues that affect them.

Executive Officer C5ISR

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Ganapathy Viswanathan

Former military signals officer with strong leadership experience in high-tempo deployed operating environments within the military and OT cybersecurity sectors. Gana leads our C5ISR, IT/OT cyber mission assurance and critical infrastructure protection portfolios.

Technical Sales Director

Brian Hein

20+ years of Technical Sales and Threat Research experience serving some of the largest, most profitable companies in the world. Brian has a primary focus in network defense and threat intelligence. He has published research, presented at conferences, and served as an expert advisor to worldwide commercial and government clients

Digital Forensics Lead

Roch Decoste

Has over 20 years of operational experience in the fields of digital and network forensics working with the law enforcement, military and Intelligence communities.