Lieutenant-Colonel Travis Kelley has worked for the Royal Canadian Engineers at 31 CER, 2 CER, 5 RGC, the Mapping and Charting Establishment, the Joint Counter Explosive Threat Task Force, and the Office of the Chief Military Engineer. He has also worked as the Executive Assistant to the Canadian Military Representative to NATO. He has held his current position as Commanding Officer Mappin and Charting Establishment since June 2024. He has deployed as an Engineer Intelligence officer in Afghanistan, and as an Operational Plans officer in Haiti. He has a Bachelors’ Degree in Systems Design Engineering, a Masters of Geospatial Intelligence, and a Masters of Defence Studies. He volunteers with Scouts Canada, the Canadian War Museum, and certain community wellness organizations. His spouse and 13-year-old daughter live with him in Ottawa.