Greg Luoma - A Brief Biography

Dr. Luoma has over 25 years of experience conducting, managing and directing large and diverse technology development programs in defence and public security. He also has internationally recognized technical expertise in defence against Weapons of Mass Destruction, in advanced materials and analytical chemistry. He has published extensively in the open literature, has represented the Canadian government and GD Canada on numerous international technical panels, and has been an invited speaker at many international technical conferences and military symposia. Dr. Luoma holds BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia.

In January 2009, Dr. Luoma initiated his own company, LuomaTech Inc, to provide technical and strategic business consulting services to Defence and security organizations.

From 2004–2008, Dr. Luoma served as Chief Technology Officer for GD Canada, successfully re-inventing the company’s technology strategy as well as maintaining oversight for all R&D. His leadership contributed to revenue growth exceeding 15% per year and new business opportunities exceeding $100M. He also revamped the process for SRED tax credit reporting, generating a high level of credibility with Revenue Canada and >$10M in tax credits per year. From 1998–2004, Dr. Luoma held positions at GD Canada as Director of R&D and Chief Scientist, successfully aligning internal R&D with business goals. He also led efforts to commercialize biodetection technology which successfully captured over $60M of new business for GD Canada.

From 1992-1998, Dr. Luoma served as Section Head, Chemical and Biological Defence, at Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Suffield where he led a team of 40 scientists in developing defensive systems against chemical and biological weapons. A number of those systems and solutions were transitioned to industry during his tenure to become successful products in international defence markets, including a world leading biodetection system that Dr. Luoma personally developed. Prior to his term at DRDC Suffield, he was a Group Leader at the Defence Research Establishment Pacific, leading a group providing analytical chemistry support to the Canadian Navy in Victoria while conducting research into the use of advanced materials in military platforms.

Throughout his career Dr. Luoma has demonstrated that he is a visionary and strategic technology leader in defence and security, combining broad technical expertise with strong business acumen to produce world leading technology and products for Canadian and internationals markets. He has served in senior roles in government and industry, bringing a unique perspective to build and foster highly motivated and successful cross-functional teams that include government, industry and university participants.