My background includes both practical and educational grounding in electronics, programming, media, business and marketing. My experience includes work with large multi-national and regional companies in positions ranging from sales and marketing management to MIS Director, CTO and CEO, as well as work as an individual consultant with customers from all areas of business.
I enjoy writing and public speaking, and have found that my multi-discipline background allows me to work with people "in their language", be it accounting, programming, engineering, management, regulatory or bureaucratic.
Today (2012) I consult to a number of companies on web marketing and technologies with an emphasis on live streaming video creation and distribution.
Over the past three years I've been focusing more on marketing and administration for my clients, but still provide technical and security consultation to several small firms. I keep up with a diverse range of topics surrounding the use of computer systems in today's networked world including: copyright and digital rights management, email security and legal implications surrounding use of this medium for marketing and sales, live streaming video and its use in all manner of business activities, and the use of active content systems in building and maintaining market awareness of businesses and products.
Timeline:
Hancock Wildlife Foundation
January 2006 to date
Technical Operations (contract)
Executive Director (part time)
Hancock House Publishing
January 2000 to date
CTO (contract)
The CEN-TA Group
June 1983 to date
CTO/Marketing/Operations (contract)
Solara Technologies Inc.
December 2003 to 2006
VP Operations, CTO
Belcarra Messaging Corp.
April 2002 to November 2003
CEO, Marketing
Lineo Inc.
May 2000 to March 2002
Product Marketing Manager
Business Development Manager
Manager, Engineering Operations
Citywave Communications Corp.
(Contract) V.P. Internet Technologies
Design and initial implementation of cross-Canada wireless ISP infrastructure
(contracted via Fireplug - 1998)
FirePlug Computers Inc. CEO, General Manager
Feb. 1997 to May 2000
iSTAR Internet Inc.
Director, Corporate Technologies and Communications and MIS Manager
Dec. 1995 - Feb. 1997
Wimsey Information Services Inc. Director, CEO, General Manager
1989-1995 (purchased by iSTAR)
Retail Computer Sales, Industrial computer sales, business systems (paper) design, etc.