Solaris Intelligence began as a Deception Detection Training company. The company was founded by Dr. Matthew Kane who applied his Ph.D. in psychology where he wrote his doctoral thesis on micro-expression detection and his prior experience as an Intelligence Officer to create a truly exceptional company that provided a niche service. During 2020, we were forced to adapt our model. Since each managing partner served our nation in a variety of military careers, naturally we used that indispensable training, experience, and discipline to craft what we are today and the service that we deliver. Solaris Intelligence began teaching people to catch lies and has since matured to offer a full suite of Rare and Valuable Skills for the professional.

Our founders are on a continual quest to drive science and facts into our training curriculum. We endeavor to deliver to the student what you cannot get simply by watching a YouTube video. We steer very clear of ‘it has always been done this way, therefore this is the only way’. Instead, we use facts from academia and real-world experience to mold our training curriculum. These include Intelligence and Espionage, Counter-IED, Special Forces Operations, and Private Military Contracting experiences.

Matt began his career in Deception Detection with the Canadian Armed Forces as an Intelligence Officer. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Walden University in Experimental Psychology, a Master’s Degree from American Military University in Psychology, and a BA in Military Strategic Studies from the University of New Brunswick.

During his distinguished 10 year career, he saw service in various theatres of operation where he had the opportunity to work with a multi-national intelligence unit that included the CIA and MI6. This brought him to the highest levels of counter-terrorism operations where he conducted and advised on terrorist interrogations, prepared and delivered intelligence briefings to senior military officers, and advised military and civilian intelligence operatives in real-time kinetic operations.

After leaving the military, Matt used his military intelligence experience and broadened his skill set to fill the civilian need for Deception Detection. Since then he has expanded the offerings of Solaris Intelligence to other rare and valuable skills he learned and developed in intelligence and academia.

Paul Sneah is a former Infanteer and Combat Engineer. Having served six years in the Canadian Armed Forces, he served with Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and with 4 Engineer Support Regiment. He has deployed to Haiti and Afghanistan where he took part in a wide variety of operations. While deployed he cleared roads of explosive devices, did reconnaissance, and detonated explosives to support operations. Paul was also advanced promoted while deployed to be the section second in command where he oversaw the day to day operations of his section. During his time with the Canadian Armed Forces Paul also obtained his jump wings allowing him to work in airborne operations.

After leaving the Canadian Armed Forces, Paul attained his Hostile Environment Close Protection certification in Hereford and worked in Private Security Operations in several different countries, including Eastern Europe and West Africa. Paul is trained in a variety of skills ranging from Combat Operations to covert surveillance and intelligence gathering in the field as well as Executive Close Protection. Paul brings decades of experience to Solaris Intelligence in the leadership and intelligence fields.