Alistair has degrees from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. He has spent many years surveying glaciers throughout the western cordillera. His graduate work focused on historical volumetric change of glaciers in the Rocky Mountains. For the past 17 years Alistair has worked at Teledyne Optech, an industry-leading LiDAR manufacturing company. During this time, he has worked in project management, product development, and sensor integration for the airborne business unit.