Gordon Skene Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada

Western University Technologies Investment Fund (WUTIF)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

CamDo has developed a computer vision system to help general contractors reduce deaths and safety incidents and increase productivity at construction sites.

Vancouver, Canada

Phytonix has developed a patented, profitable, and carbon-negative process to utilize CO2 emissions from industrial plants to make butanol, a valuable industrial chemical. Butanol is also approved in the United States for up to a 16% blend with gasoline as a transportation fuel. The process uses a genetically engineered species of cyanobacteria that, through photosynthesis, can make butanol at an estimated cost of $1.95/gallon.

Vancouver, Canada

• Managed a professional team of engineers, sales executives and administrative staff.• Raised $16 million of equity, including $3 million from a strategic investor, and arranged $10 million of government grants.• Negotiated a profitable $6 million sale of a pilot system to an industrial customer, and a profitable $3 million sale to a large municipal customer.• Arranged a strategic alliance between a municipal customer and a large utility.• Built a strong, independent Board comprised of recognized business leaders.• Paradigm developed industry-leading technology for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants to reduce operating costs, generate renewable energy from waste, and increase the throughput of expensive plant infrastructure.

Vancouver, Canada

• Invested $35 million in a portfolio of early stage technology companies in British Columbia, Canada.• Board member of many investee companies. Successful investee companies included: - Gemcom Software International Inc. (Sales growth: $3M to > $40M. Liquidity event of ≥ 10X). - Progressive Solutions Inc. (Sales growth: $4M to $25M. 2.5X liquidity event). - AnorMED Inc. (Biotech. 3X return in < 2 years). - Credit Systems International Inc. (Loyalty card systems. 3X liquidity event). - Kelsan Technologies Corp. (Sustainable friction management. 2.5X liquidity event).

Vancouver, Canada

• Structured the acquisition of two US-based technology companies for Dynapro.• Structured the “spin-off” of Circon from Dynapro. Grew Circon to 15 people and sales > $1million in one year. Raised $5 million for Circon.

Vancouver, Canada

• Syndicated and structured limited partnerships for marketing, research and development.• Director of a public and private companies in the portfolio.• Managed Fraserfund Venture Capital (VCC) Corp., a venture capital fund and immigration fund.

Vancouver, Canada

• Engineered a turnaround for Norsat, a technology company listed on the TSX with 75 employees, from near bankruptcy to a position of profitability and industry leadership.• Restructured the balance sheet, including:- Renegotiating the terms of a $6 million convertible debenture with European institutional investors, and ultimately conversion to equity.- Raised $3 million of common equity from institutional investors.- Negotiated the conversion of a $5 million bank loan into common shares.

Vancouver, Canada

• Raised over $500 million of equity, debt and convertible securities in Canada, the US and Europe.• Negotiated $1.5 billion of long term loan facilities with banks in Canada and the US and overseas.• Prepared and presented the company’s annual financing plan. Attended Senior Management planning meetings. Presented bond rating reviews to Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s.• Analyzed domestic and international acquisitions and divestitures.• Developed strategies for a $275 million pension fund. Monitored performance of investment managers. Internally managed $45 million of fixed income investments.• Responsible for investor relations, including disclosure policies, annual and quarterly reports, meetings with institutional investors, and presentations to bankers and the investment community.• Speechwriter for the Chief Executive Officer.• Listed the company on the New York Stock Exchange.