{"id":5310,"date":"2026-01-12T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dbaprogrampage\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:43:08","slug":"damon-dyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dbaprogrampage\/damon-dyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Damon Dyer"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px|0px|20px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; padding_tablet=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Name \/ Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px||40px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px|20px|40px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p>Damon is a veteran and leads the Canadian defence business for the world\u2019s largest project management professional services company, delivering improved program management for complex defence projects and procurements. 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