Experience

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  Entrust

  • United States
  • Software Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vice President, Identity Verification; and Global Lead Seamless Travel, Borders & Immigration

    • Apr 2021 - Present

    Gordon is the Vice President at Entrust for the Identity Verification business segment since Entrust acquired WorldReach Software in April 2021. He is leading Entrust in the delivery of remote Identity verification as a service (IDV) at a high level of identity assurance, particularly for governments in their delivery of digital citizen services, seamless borders and fully digital immigration processes (eVisa and Electronic Travel Authorizations). Gordon is the Entrust representative in the World Travel and Tourism Council and its Safe & Seamless Travel Journey initiative. He is leading Entrust's efforts to link together the next generation of systems, including digital identity verification and applying biometrics, across immigration, borders and travel services providers to deliver on the seamless travel modernization goals, particularly given the relevance of COVID 19 requirements.

  • Chief Executive Officer and President

    • Nov 1998 - Apr 2021

    WorldReach helps ensure traveler safety and security worldwide through its systems for government consular, border management and immigration organizations, as well as individual travelers. WorldReach developed its remote Identity verification (IDV) platform working with Canadian government departments for border and immigration use cases. The United Kingdom Home Office selected WorldReach in an open RFP to deliver the remote ID Verification capability for the digital channel of its EU Settlement Scheme for Brexit that has been used by over 5 Million people to gain settled status in the UK. Subsequent to Brexit the WorldReach ID Verification service has been used to support the new Points Based Immigration System, including for temporary workers and students. Customers include the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Immigration/Passport/Border Agencies from Canada, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Denmark and United Kingdom, six British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean, the UK Channel Islands and Gibraltar. WorldReach systems are used by governments around the world as mission critical systems including at over 900 embassies and consulates.

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  TEC - The Executive Committee

  • Ottawa, Canada Area

  • Member

    • 2005 - 2021
    • Ottawa, Canada Area

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  AMITA Corporation

  • Ottawa, Canada

  • CEO

    • Jan 1990 - Mar 2019
    • Ottawa, Canada

    AMITA Corporation, an Ottawa-based IT services company that offers IT consulting, commercialized software solutions and innovative capabilities. AMITA serves the requirements of government, health care, public safety and emergency management agencies in the areas of counter-terrorism, surveillance systems, mass casualty triage and CBRNE incidents.Gordon joined AMITA in 1990 as a co-owner working as a consultant until the mid 1990’s concurrent with VP Finance and has subsequently held various executive responsibilities including finance, sales , marketing, general management and was CEO until April 1 2019 when AMITA was amalgamated into Worldreach

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  Hartt & Page Ltd

  • Ottawa, Canada Area

  • Manager Operations

    • May 1984 - Dec 1989
    • Ottawa, Canada Area

    During his 5 years at Hartt & Page, Gordon assumed increasing managerial responsibilities from project management to account management and subsequently general management of this software development and consulting firm. During this period the firm grew from 35 people to +90 people delivering fixed price software projects as well as general systems consulting services.

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  SHL Systemhouse

  • Halifax, Frederiction, Ottawa, Canada

  • Senior Consultant

    • May 1980 - Apr 1984
    • Halifax, Frederiction, Ottawa, Canada

    During his 4 years at Systemhouse, Gordon was engaged as a consultant, software developer, designer and analyst for systems in the public sector primarily, including provincial delivery of social services, defence systems and industrial assistance programs.