Joel Deyoung, M.Sc., Icd.D Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Spare builds and operates a software platform that provides on-demand transportation services to public transit operators around the world. In my role I am responsible for all software development, aligning product implementation and operation with our strategic business objectives. I oversee management of all of our software dev teams.

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Vancouver, BC, CA

I serve as a Vice Chair of the Board of Vancity Credit Union. Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 560,000 member-owners and their communities in the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw territories, with 54 branches in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay.With $33.2 billion in assets.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Placeholder is a digital marketplace for warehouse space. They help companies monetize and access under-utilized warehouse space at a time when e-commerce and supply chain changes are creating more need than ever for.
• Realized significant operational efficiencies by architecting, developing, and operating a suite of software tools, collaborating closely with the operations team to prioritize features.
• Designed and built the platform architecture and data model for all internally created software.
• Led the engineering team in building and operating the core software platform, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality standards.
• Collaborated closely with the growth and analytics teams to build a data-driven organizational culture focused on measurable outcomes.
• Supervised the operation of the cloud-based backend, ensuring maximum efficiency, scalability, and cost effectiveness.

Vancouver, BC, CA

• Spearheaded all global technology efforts, with accountability for:
• Core technology development creating tools, libraries, and processes to be shared among all game teams.
• Support of our cross-platform game engines (both proprietary and Unity).
• Deployment, operation, and monitoring of our cloud-based mobile game services backend.
• Creation and operation of our proprietary big data analytics platform, providing internal data science services to the whole organization, and transforming the company to a data-driven culture.
• Building and operating an internal IT services team, responsible for hardware, network, and infosec for 200 employees, both remote and in-person in the Vancouver and Halifax offices.

Vancouver, BC, CA

• Co-founded the company and grew it from zero to over 200 employees and $40M in annual revenue.
• Led operations in the early years, producing and releasing our first game console and PC titles.
• Guided a significant strategic transition to free-to-play mobile games, producing several of the earliest titles including the Big Win Sports series.
• Launched and scaled our first cloud-based game services backend.

Vancouver, BC, CA

I served on the Board of Directors for Modo Co-operative, the first carshare in Vancouver and one of the oldest carsharing organizations in the world. I was Board Chair between 2012 and 2015 which was a time of tremendous growth. Highlights included hiring Modo's first CEO and executing an amalgamation with Victoria Car Share Co-operative.

• Led the business unit responsible for the design, implementation, and release of Crash Tag Team Racing, a cart racing title in the Crash Bandicoot franchise for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and PSP.
• Managed several cross-functional teams of programmers, artists, and designers.
• Coordinated with an external studio to oversee development of the Nintendo DS version of the game.

• Managed the technical team for The Simpsons Hit & Run, overseeing development and successful launch on PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Windows.
• Adapted to numerous changes in design requirements during the project, while delivering the final game on-time with quality.
• Achieved all-time sales and revenue records for the company, alongside critical acclaim for the game.

• Led a team of ten programmers on The Simpsons Road Rage, the first game for the company on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube platforms.
• Working on a very tight deadline, delivered the game on-time and achieved commercial success that far exceeded estimates.

• Designed and implemented artist tools in 3D Studio Max to empower facial animation using hierarchical B-splines.
• Successfully commercialized the technology into a packaged product for external sale.

• Designed and implemented a major extension to Crystal Info, the company’s flagship database reporting and business intelligence software.
• Integrated the enterprise OLAP database technology from an acquired company’s software into Seagate’s products.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

High School