Jarrod first started working for the Nanaimo Airport Commission in June 2021 as an Airport Operations Specialist and Heavy Duty Mechanic and was promoted to Duty Manager in May 2025. He has been a heavy duty mechanic since apprenticing through the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) and spent 3 years working as a mechanic at the Calgary Airport before moving to Vancouver Island. In his spare time, Jarrod can be found riding his motorcycle or doing yard work, accompanied by his 3 dogs.