Director of MoD Communication and Information Systems Division

Brigadier General Petr Šnajdárek

 

Education:

• 1993 – 1997
  Integrated Secondary School of Electrical Engineering in Lipník nad Bečvou, digital and controlling technology
• 1998 – 2003
  Military Academy in Brno, electrical engineering branch, Master’s degree in special radiolocation
• 2008
  Bi-SC Crisis Establishment Intelligence Course at JFC HQ Brunssum
• 2013 – 2014
  Senior Officers’ Course, national defence management – military science, defence planning, security and defence policy – University of Defence, Brno
• 2020 – 2021
  General Staff Course – University of Defence, Brno
   

Service career:

• 2003 – 2005
  Officer, reconnaissance & EW control team, intelligence section, 111th Electronic Warfare Battalion
• 2005 – 2006
  Senior officer, assessments team, intelligence section, 53rd Passive Systems and Electronic Warfare Centre
• 2006 – 2007
  Senior officer, passive systems & EW control team, intelligence section, 53rd Passive Systems and Electronic Warfare Centre
• 2007 – 2008
  Senior officer – analyst, passive systems & EW control team, intelligence section, 53rd Passive Systems and Electronic Warfare Brigade
• 2008
  Chief, passive systems & EW control team – Deputy chief, intelligence section, 53rd Passive Systems and Electronic Warfare Brigade
• 2009 – 2010
  Chief, intelligence section, 53rd Passive Systems and Electronic Warfare Brigade
• 2011 – 2013
  Chief, ISR section, 53rd Passive Systems and Electronic Warfare Brigade
• 2013 – 2015
  Deputy Chief, ISR Centre, 53rd Passive Systems and Electronic Warfare Regiment
• 2015 – 2019
  Senior lead officer – specialist, ISR capabilities development section, MoD Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Department
• 2020
  Head, Command and Control System Section, Operations Department, MoD Capabilities Planning Division
• 2020 - 2021
  Member of the Central Control Team and Government Health Hazards Board for management of Covid-19 pandemic
• 2021 - 2022
  Deputy Commander, 53rd Electronic Warfare and Reconnaissance Regiment
• 2022
  Director, MoD Communication and Information Systems Division
• 8 May 2022
  Promoted Brigadier General

Deployments:

• Feb 2009 – Sept 2009
  Chief, analyses team, 3rd Provincial Reconstruction Team ISAF, Afghanistan.
• Jul 2011 – Feb 2012
  Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, 8th Provincial Reconstruction Team ISAF, Afghanistan.
• Apr 2015 – Jun 2015
  Tasked to build the first Czech Armed Forces Unmanned Aerial Systems unit at the Bagram Airfield in Resolute Support mission, Afghanistan.
   

Decorations:

• State medal of merit in national and citizen’s security, 1st grade
• Cross of Merit of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, 3rd, 2nd, 1st grade
• Czech Armed Forces Honorary Medal of Merit, 3rd, 2nd, 1st
• Karel Kramář Medal of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, for management of pandemic
• NATO Non Article 5 Medal – ISAF
• Medal of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic "For service abroad" – Afghanistan, 3rd and 2nd gradeCzech Armed Forces Service Medal, 3rd, 2nd grade

Language skills:

• English

February 24, 2025