Professional Summary

Paul Flavell is an experienced operational leader with a strong background in crisis management, training, and organizational development. His career spans decades of service in the British Army and more than a decade supporting civilian, military, and emergency management clients across North America. Known for his calm, collaborative approach, Paul helps organizations strengthen their preparedness, leadership capability, and operational performance.

Core Expertise

• Crisis leadership and emergency management
• Large-scale exercise design and delivery
• Strategic planning and operations management
• Coaching and mentorship for all leadership levels

Career Highlights

Over a distinguished military career, Paul operated in some of the most demanding environments in the world, from conflict zones to fragile states. He led multinational and cross-functional teams, solved operational and strategic problems and coordinated closely with host-nation, humanitarian and civilian agencies in operational theatres. He also designed and delivered specialist counterterrorism and warfighting training to personnel about to operate on the front line. These experiences shaped his calm, decisive leadership style and his ability to perform when the stakes are highest.

Following his military career, Paul transitioned into the private sector as Director of International Projects for a leading U.S. defence contractor. In this role, he led complex programmes across the U.S., Canada, and the UK, supporting military, first responders, and civilian agencies with the design and delivery of world-class training and simulation solutions. He was responsible for bridging operational requirements with advanced technology, ensuring realistic, high-impact training for high-consequence environments. This experience sharpened his commercial acumen and reinforced his ability to deliver complex programmes at scale.

Paul is also an experienced ICS instructor with extensive mentorship experience at incident site, ICP and EOC/ ECC levels. He has a particular passion for supporting remote and First Nations communities.

Education & Certifications

• Master’s degree in Defence and International Studies
• Graduate, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
• Certified ICS Canada 300-level Instructor

Personal Notes

Paul is an active volunteer with Team Rubicon Canada and a committed supporter of veterans’ charities. For fun Paul rides bikes and subscribes to the N+1 principle!