Experience

Life Design Analysis Inc.

• Canada
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Responsible for the technical oversight and delivery of LDA's products and services. Responsible for the technical oversight and delivery of LDA's products and services.



Quantivie

• Information Services

• Co-Founder and CTO

  • May 2020 - Present

  Company background: Quantivie’s data broker solution provides life insurance carriers with the ability to manage, distribute, and understand their quoting data. The platform consists of an an API, powered by Quantivie’s underlying quoting data calculation engine, which can be accessed by the Quantivie administration portal, a customer’s own user interface, or a 3rd party vendor and an administration portal to control, manage, and analyze that data. Responsibilities include driving the company's technology strategy forward and leading development operations. Show less



Flexerant

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Flexerant provides temporary and part-time technology management services to executives, entrepreneurs, and investors who don't require a full-time advisor on staff. Working closely with clients, we act as the organization's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) helping to align technology with the business' needs. My responsibilities span all aspects of the business and its operation. Flexerant provides temporary and part-time technology management services to executives, entrepreneurs, and investors who don't require a full-time advisor on staff. Working closely with clients, we act as the organization's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) helping to align technology with the business' needs. My responsibilities span all aspects of the business and its operation.



Sharp Point Data Ltd.

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Technology

  • Aug 2016 - Sep 2019

  Company background: Sharp Point Data Ltd. has been providing software and services to the financial services and insurance industry for over a decade. We use a blend of technology, analytics, content and process re-design to optimize the way our customers interact with their clients. Our team consists of highly experienced technical, process, and industry, specialists that have earned the trust of some of the largest financial organizations in the world. Sharp Point Data acquired Tremware Corporation. Responsibilities include steering Sharp Point Data's technology and development while working closely with the executive, sales, and delivery teams to ensure business objectives are met and customer expectations are exceeded. Show less



Tremware Corporation

• President

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2016

  Company background: Tremware makes ICE, the Intelligent Communication Engine - the engine that helps companies deliver intelligent communications. ICE automates business processes to deliver timely and appropriate information that protects and enhances the company’s brand.Responsible for the technology, development, delivery, and commercialization of Tremware's solutions.

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Company background: A pioneer in web-to-print, Tremware's web-based platform empowers enterprises to manage their brand and messaging while giving users the freedom to customize the customer communication experience. Tremware Corporation acquired Tremware Technologies Inc.Responsibilities: Oversaw implementation and delivery of Tremware's application development activities.



Tremware Technologies Inc

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Jun 2003 - Jan 2010

  Company background: A pioneer in web-to-print, Tremware's web-based platform empowers enterprises to manage their brand and messaging while giving users the freedom to customize the customer communication experience. Responsibilities: Oversaw implementation and delivery for TTI's IT service and application development practices. Company background: A pioneer in web-to-print, Tremware's web-based platform empowers enterprises to manage their brand and messaging while giving users the freedom to customize the customer communication experience. Responsibilities: Oversaw implementation and delivery for TTI's IT service and application development practices.



Optovia Corporation

• Telecommunications

• Product Manager / Application Engineer

  • Jun 2002 - May 2003

  Company background: Optovia Corporation's patented Hut-Skip optical transport subsystem for telecommunications carriers, cable provider networks, and corporate enterprise applications provides significant capital and operational savings and performance benefits over existing amplification products and technologies. Responsible for translating customer requirements into product specifications. Tasked with specifying and documenting product features as they pertained to software, firmware, electrical, optical, and mechanical design. Provided cohesion between the multi-disciplinary development teams. Simulated, modeled, and verified product performance. Acted as the primary technical interface between the customer and Optovia’s internal development organizations. Worked with the executive management team and customers to define new products and features. Tracked project deliverables and milestones. Performed market, cost, and competitive studies. Show less



Nortel

• Norway
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Passive and Amplifier Technology

  • Aug 1997 - Jun 2002

  Company background: Nortel's OPTera LH product line consists of photonic transport systems for IP based and long distance carriers. Responsible for leading and managing an R&D team consisting of PhDs, engineers, and technicians whose focus was developing and supporting Nortel's ultra long-haul optical amplifier and passive optical technologies. Reported directly to the VP of R&D. Created and tracked multi-million dollar departmental budgets. Oversaw project schedules and ensured that the department's objectives were met on time and within budget. Provided technical leadership. Worked with the executive management and account teams to review, define, and implement customer product requirements. Technical accomplishments included: Leading teams responsible for identifying, specifying, and evaluating the next generation of dispersion compensation technologies including the in-house design and development of fiber bragg grating based technologies. Simulating/modeling and verifying the effects of dispersion, dispersion slope, and group delay ripple on network performance. Designing, developing, and supporting optical circuit-packs for Nortel Network’s ultra long-haul 10 Gb/s DWDM transport system (OPTera LH4000). Specifying and verifying the performance of DWDM lasers, APD receivers, transceivers, passive components, and parallel optical interconnect devices used within the OPTera Metro Solutions product portfolio. Specifying and verifying the quality and reliability of the company’s optoelectronic and passive fiber optic devices. Show less



JDS Uniphase

• Product Engineer

  • May 1996 - Aug 1997

  Company background: JDSU is a leading provider of optical products and test and measurement solutions for the communications industry. The JDSU technology portfolio is a key enabler for optical solutions in the broadband communications, brand enhancement and authentication, manufacturing and energy industries. Project leader for a custom passive fiber optic component prototype line. Responsible for refining the manufacturing process so that it could move from the R&D pilot line to full-scale manufacturing. Facilitated customer returns and corrective actions for non-conforming product. Designed and tested the tooling used in the production of fiber optic components. Designed packages and packaging techniques for fiber optic devices. Responsible for conceptual and computer aided design, assembly, and testing of all prototypes. Show less