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Summary Of Abilities

Professional Engineer in Project Management RF/Microwave and Fiber Optics fields.
• 20 years of practical experience as Electronics Engineer and Engineering Manager
• 3 years of practical experience as a Technician / Draftsman
• Extensive experience with CAD tools (EESOF, HP-ADS, PADS, ACAD & more)

Hobbyist indie game developer. Looking to start new franchise with web and mobile based media and publishing channels.

Andrew King,an award winning Industrial Designer from Manchester, England. King trained for 9 years in design colleges in the UK and has 20 years experience in professional product development.

Andrew’s vision and leadership established what Vision Critical is today. Coming from a background of Internet advertising and market research, Andrew started the company in 2000 because he saw the opportunity to use the web as a way to improve market research for both the client and the respondent.

Andrew Scott has been CEO of Digital Payment Technologies (DPT) since 2005. Andrew is a seasoned business/community leader with a record of over 30 years delivering results in a wide range of senior business roles. For 15 years he worked as an investment banker/business builder at CIBC Wood Gundy Securities, with ten years as the leader of regional investment banking offices.

Vancouver wedding guru Angel Pui has eliminated many of the headaches associated with wedding planning by creating Weddingful, a free online wedding marketplace that offers relevant search criteria

Ben Sparrow is the CEO of Saltworks Technologies. Saltworks developed a patented low energy desalination process. Ben is a Professional Mechanical Engineer with an MBA from Simon Fraser University and substantial experience managing large scale capital projects.

Ben Wasyliuk started work on ScheduleForce in 2003 with the goal of building a web-based staff scheduling application. In 2004 when ScheduleForce went live, web-based software wasn’t common in enterprise software and most staff scheduling systems were too complex and not very functional. Since then, SaaS, Cloud and hosted applications like ScheduleForce have become the norm.

Bijan Sanii has more than 20 years history as a technology industry executive.

Brent is a Vancouver based physiotherapist with an entrepreneurial streak. He is the founder and now co-owner of Envision Physiotherapy established in 2006.

Affordable Patent & Research Services:

Provisional Documentation, Applications, Searches, Drawings & Reports for Inventors, Engineers, Companies, Investors & Attorneys.

Free & Confidential Consultation
Non-Disclosure Agreement
New Client Discount

U.S. Patent Paralegal Certification
10+ years - Technical Documentation

Catherine Gauthier, M.B.A., is President and founder of CoNavigant Enterprises, Ltd. Throughout her business history, spanning over twenty years, she has served companies experiencing the acute challenges of growth.

Chris Goward is Co-Founder and CEO of WiderFunnel Marketing Optimization. The agency's Conversion Optimization methods have helped clients improve conversion rates by up to 400% for lead generation and eCommerce sales.

Cybele Negris is President & Co-Founder of Webnames.ca, Canada’s original .CA Registrar and one of the country’s leading Internet solutions companies.

Visiting Professor
MAGIC research center
University of British Columbia

Dan brings to Teradici 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, having started several new business initiatives and managed their successful growth.

Danny has been starting and advising early stage technology companies for over 15 years.

Darrell MacMullin was appointed General Manager of PayPal Canada in 2008 having previously held the position of Head of Merchant Services for the company.

Darren Gibbons is the President of ThoughtFarmer, a social intranet software product developed by OpenRoad Communications Ltd.

ConnectionPoint’s founder and CEO, Daryl Hatton loves the challenge of building software companies from scratch.

User Interface Architect and Technology Expert, originally from Boston. Now living and working in Vancouver, BC. Originally trained as a composer, worked as a consultant and employee for, Ziff-Davis Interactive,MediaOne, MyHelpDesk.com, Frictionless Commerce (now a division of SAP), Infinity Pharmaceuticals and Fidelity Investments.

Most recently, joining 6N Silicon pre-A Round as VP of Business Development, David secured $2.7 billion in revenue commitments in three years and shepherded the company’s acquisition by its customer Calisolar.

Pulse Energy is led by its co-founder, David Helliwell, whose career has spanned 3 continents and has been focused on the energy sector since 1994.

David is the COO and a founding Partner of Lions Capital Corp. Lions is a boutique investment bank which provides investment banking services to small to mid-cap companies in multiple verticals.

Mr. Turner is a chartered accountant with extensive business and corporate development experience in a variety of industries. Mr. Turner was previously a Regional Director of a business in Asia engaged in the marketing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical device products with responsibility for revenues exceeding $1B.

As Programs Manager, Dawn is responsible for management of BCIC’s post-secondary talent development and research innovation programs. She also coordinates institution and sector-based research funding programs managed by BCIC for its strategic partners. Dawn joined BCIC in 2001 and previously managed secondary school and graduate scholarship programs as well as a number of sector-based programs.

15 years as senior level operator in five startups or early stage companies - Vancouver, Ottawa, Washington DC & Silicon Valley - in Sales, Marketing, Product Management & Business Development.

Keenly interested in Sales and Sales Management.

Tech domain experience in Telecom, Networking, Internet, SaaS, Analytics, Web 2.0.

Currently with BCIC spearheading efforts to bolster BC's entrepreneurship infrastructure and accelerator/incubator ecosystem.

Dean Rockwell comes to the British Columbia Innovation Council
with a proven track record as a dynamic and innovative leader of technology intensive organizations. He possesses a
unique blend of technical and strategic business acumen gained
from over 20 years of international leadership experience in the
areas of; general management, strategic planning, research and development, product management, marketing, sales and operations.
In addition, Dean gained extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions during his years at Scientific Atlanta and Cisco.

Doug Taylor is the Managing Director of Pacific Business Intelligence Ltd. (PBI). Established in 1983, PBI provides professional consulting services in the core areas of international business development, strategic planning, international marketing and corporate guidance.

Ed is a Partner at KPMG LLP and the Western Canadian SR&ED Practice Leader.

A leader and innovator, who excels at complex problem resolution, and at bringing people together to create change. He is frequently engaged in a leadership capacity or as a strategic adviser to executives, as well as to offer his wealth of expertise in communications and marketing. Always known in the organizations he works with for pushing the envelope in new technology and product innovation.

Eric Jordan co-founded PureEdge Solutions, a spin-off from UVic. PureEdge was a venture-backed software company with over 5 million end-users including organizations such as the US SEC and the US Air Force. In July 2005, IBM acquired PureEdge Solutions and began deployment to the existing 100 million Lotus Notes users.

Fadi Asfour is a forward thinker and strategist with 13 years experience in both academic and industrial R&D groups. After receiving his Ph.D. on new polymer electrolyte materials for lithium ion batteries he relocated to Vancouver seeking to contribute to the growth and development of the alternative energy sector.

Geoff is a registered professional engineer and has 14 years of experience in industrial automation and process control and over 9 years of venture capital experience. Prior to joining BDC Venture Capital in 2001, he worked for Bailey Canada and Asea Brown Boveri -- large multi-national industrial process automation suppliers.

Geof has worked in the medical device field for more than 25 years, developing new medical technology that spans surgical robotics, laboratory automation, implant technology and sterile surgical drapes. His most recent venture, (Neoteric Technology Limited, acquired by Haemonetics Corp. in 2009) makes systems for managing blood transfusions in hospitals.  

Geordie Rose is a founder and CTO of D-Wave.

Mr. Aasen was the founder and the chief strategy officer at PMC-Sierra up to June 2007. Previously he was vice president and general manager of the Communications Products Division. Prior to that, Mr. Aasen was chief operating officer and chief technology officer of the Company. Bringing over 20 years of experience to the semiconductor industry, Mr.

Greg is an entrepreneur first and a finance guy second. He bootstrapped his first software company at the age of 24 and sold it 7 years later in March 2000. After spending two years in a VP-Product Marketing role, he joined BDC Capital as part of their Technology Seed Investment group—a $100M early stage venture fund.

Howard Donaldson is currently Vice President, Studio Operations for Disney Interactive Studios of The Walt Disney Company. Prior to this, Donaldson co-founded Propaganda Games in Vancouver, BC. Propaganda Games is one of six internal studios for Disney Interactive Studios.

James Dean is CEO of dPoint Technologies, a leader in the field of membrane based heat and humidity exchangers for building energy recovery and fuel cell systems. James took his passion for clean energy and founded dPoint in 2004.

Founder and CEO at ChatterBlock SocialNet

Founder and Strategic Advisor at GenoLogics Life Sciences Software Inc.

Consummate business and technology entrepreneur with the ability to assimilate market knowledge rapidly and accurately, and attract the resources and team to execute on pinpoint opportunities with disruptive technical solutions and go-to-market strategies.

Specialties

Decade's experience successfully taking high-tech products to market in local companies and fortune 14 companies. Currently starting up a new venture and looking to invest in other high-tech start-ups.

Jan Ulrich is a co-founder of Optemo. Following the completion of his Masters at UBC in Computer Science, Jan started Optemo with a vision to improve online shopping.

Jas's focus is to assist technology and traditional businesses in the areas of accounting, tax and business advisory services.

Expertise:
- Business advisory services to early stage companies
- SR&ED Tax Credits

Jason Richards is the founder and CEO at Vineyard Networks, one of BC’s fastest growing technology companies.

Jeanette Jackson is an innovative thinker with broad-based expertise in marketing, operations and business development. She has a proven ability to analyze key business requirements and develop strategies to overcome challenges.

In 2009, Jeff co-founded Xomo to deliver world-class mobile apps for events.

Jim Mutter is a lawyer with Benson Salloum Watts, having recently moved from Vancouver to Kelowna, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the technology field.

30 years of experience with strategic product planning, development, marketing and project management in a range of industries at companies like Motorola, Glenayre, NewHeights Software and TELUS Communications (currently Sr. Project Manager). Experienced in agile and six sigma development methodologies, and driven by a passion for technology that solves everyday commercial and personal problems.

A successful technologies facilitator and implementer, John takes pride in helping to ensure his customers success.

His 15+ year background as a Project Manager, Integrator and Trainer in wireless workforce management implementations combined with business leadership for Contract Electronics Manufacturing provide him with unique awareness of end to end solutions.

Lane Merrifield is one of three co-founders of Club Penguin, one of the largest and fastest-growing virtual worlds for children.

As Media Manager at BCIC, Lindsay is responsible for the development and implementation of BCIC communication plans and activities including written communications, special events and media relations. Lindsay’s expertise working with various stakeholder groups including government and media come from previous work and volunteer roles in agency and not-for-profit.

As VP, Business Development at BCIC, Lisa Payne has over 20 years of senior leadership experience at public and private companies.  She has founded three companies and serves as a mentor and advisor to several technology startup companies.

Malcolm is an experienced clean technology executive. He was a co-founder of Tekion, an alternative energy company, where he developed, negotiated, and managed partnerships with Motorola, BASF, US DOE, and US Army. He also Chaired the US Fuel Cell Council’s Portable Power Group and led a team that advanced airline regulatory changes to assist fuel cell dispatch.

Mark is a thought leader and passionate entrepreneur who’s committed to using technology for good, not evil.

Mark Dance graduated from UBC in 1986 with a BApSc (hons) in Mechanical engineering. From 1986 to 1994 Mark worked at a small robotic surgery start up called Andronic Devices. Mark holds a number of US patents and their foreign filing equivalents from his time at Andronic.

Mark Longo is a Partner with Clark Wilson LLP's Technology and Corporate Finance Practice Groups. Through this experience, Mark brings a practical skill set and business perspective that are invaluable in advising multinational technology clients throughout the entire life cycle of their companies, from start up through to exit.

Maryam Mahdaviani is an entrepreneur and a computer scientist. She has received her MSc from UBC while she was an NSERC scholar.

Total Access Corporate Insurance Services (TACIS) is a locally owned and operated organization in Vancouver, BC.

TACIS specializes in providing insurance products/programs in the following CORE areas

Insurance for IT comapnies & IT Professionals
Errors & Omissions Insurance for Professionals

Michael Vax has spent more than 25 years in software development. During his career, he has worked as a developer, an architect, a development manager, a VP of Development, and a CTO.

Mike is a co-founder and General Partner of Yaletown Venture Partners. Yaletown invests in early-stage Cleantech and Information Technology companies.

Mike Smith has a varied background covering municipal government, high-tech, business advising, leadership development and risk management. Over his career he has helped numerous organizations get focused and achieve incredible results.

Michael C. Volker is an Entrepreneur active in the development of new high technology ventures. A University of Waterloo Engineering grad, Mike started his own company (Volker-Craig Ltd) in 1973. He sold this company in 1981 and then decided to work with entrepreneurs in building new companies. Since coming to B.C. in 1988, he has continued this work as Executive Director of the B.C.

Pascal Spothelfer is President and CEO of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA). Prior to joining BCTIA in November 2007, he was President and CEO at Spectrum Signal Processing, a Vancouver-based provider of advanced wireless communication systems.

Paul Lee is the Managing General Partner of Vanedge Capital Partners Ltd., a venture capital fund focusing on the interactive digital media space. Lee is former President of Electronic Arts, Inc.

Active Angel

• D-Wave Systems, Bycast, A.L.I. Technologies, Blast Radius, Pacific Bio-Energy.

Board Positions

Paulin is a seasoned business leader with over 30 years in the high technology industry.

A successful technology start-up veteran, Peter van der Gracht has over twenty-five years of experience leading companies through multiple financings, operational build-outs, acquisitions, mergers

Ralph Turfus, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., M.B.A., P.Eng., has launched eight startup companies in his career, and spent 28 years as the founder and CEO of Class Software (originally Escom Software), which be

FireTonic Entertainment Inc.is an interactive entertainment company that bridges the worlds of “Traditional Media” and “New Media.” FireTonic helps brands, agencies and entertainment companies understand and leverage new media content and marketing trends in order to reach out and engage young adults through converging media platforms that extend from film & television, the web, to mobile, and beyond.

BCIC Director of Life Sciences and Clean Technologies. Leads initiatives focused on the commercialization of advanced technologies and innovations to grow the “Knowledge Bioeconomy” in British Columbia. Is the BCIC lead for the BCIC New Ventures Technology Business Competitions.

Richard is a serial entrepreneur who has worked with Chrysalix team members for the past decade.

Richard holds a Metallurgy Degree from Sheffield University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Formerly Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Partners at Support.com (acquired YourTechOnline.com)

Rick Perreault is the CEO and Co-Founder of Unbounce.com, an industry leading software-as-a-service that provides marketers the means to create and test high converting landing pages without needing to rely on IT or development.

Rizwan Kheraj graduated from Queens University with a doctorate in Industrial Psychology (‘87).

Rob Bartlett has been an Internet entrepreneur since 1997. In 2006 he created his patent pending Internet security technology called IDCertainty. In December 2009 Rob launched WTFast (What the Fast), a subscription based online game acceleration service that currently has over 100k registered users around the world.

Entrepreneur and tech alchemist. Current PhD researcher.

I am a Quant, Software Engineer, Singularity University Alumnus and Teaching Fellow.

I want to build wondrous things that inspire and drive change. I love complicated problems and challenge is what makes me tick.

Every day I am humbled by the elegant complexity of the universe we live in. The pursuit of truth and knowledge defines who I am.

HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes’ entrepreneurial endeavors include successes in a variety of industries from founding a pizza restaurant chain to building the top online paintball equipment supplie

Sam Davison brings to Teradici more than fifteen years of financial and operations experience in the high tech industry, with specific knowledge of semiconductor and embedded software businesses. Prior to Teradici, Sam spent four years with Broadcom Corporation, where he was the Business Unit Controller for the Carrier Access and Mobile Communications business units.

Sam Znaimer is a pioneer of the Canadian venture capital scene with almost 30 years of hands-on early stage technology investing experience.

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An energetic and professional team, project and company leader with extensive international management and operational experience.

Simon has 20 years experience in IT spanning sales, marketing, consulting and operations.

Dr. Pimstone is a founder, Director, and President and Chief Executive Officer at Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc., one of Canada’s leading privately owned biotechnology companies.

YourTechOnline.com became the #1 ranked Online Tech Support Company in North America beating out Best Buy's Geek Squad, which lead to the acquisition of the company to support.com a San Francis

Dr. Surinder Kumar is an internationally recognized expert in microwave engineering and holds a number of patents in this field.

Todd is the founder of iCompass, a Kamloops-based SaaS company.

I build software that solves complex problems. The tools I produce are used to assist users in making better decisions subject to many different factors. I strive to ensure that the tools I produce are a good fit to the user's requirements; nothing is optimal if it solves the wrong problem.

I have over 25 years experience in alternative financing for small businesses both in Canada and the US. There are only a few ways to finance a growing business; debt, equity and "do it yourself". I assist companies in finding ways to do it themselves. Where there is the will there is a way.

Schulz Brothers Software is my iOS consulting firm. I work on my own projects and am also available on an hourly basis provided the project is sufficiently interesting.

I am also a founding partner of local iPhone game studio Lotusland Studios.

Valerie carries on a transactional (mergers and acquisitions / corporate finance) and advisory practice. She is Chair of the firm’s Technology and Competition Law groups and Co-Chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice group.