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Toronto, Canada Area

Esri Canada is a privately held, Canadian-owned company that provides world-class enterprise geographic information system (GIS) solutions. Our solutions help businesses, governments and educational institutions make timely, informed and mission-critical decisions by leveraging the power of geography. Headquartered in Toronto, Esri Canada's 360 employees operate from 16 offices across the country. Since 1984, we have been delivering proven solutions based on technology from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), the world's leading GIS software provider. We also distribute and provide services for products from Azteca Systems, Schneider Electric and other vendors. Our solutions are scalable, open and built on a platform that provides the foundation to deliver enterprise-wide GIS.More than 10,000 Canadian customers across various industries and sectors use our solutions to gain enhanced insight and knowledge about their assets and workflows. Our customers are part of the largest GIS user community in the world, with more than one million users in over 350,000 organizations.To ensure our customers get the most out of their investment in our software, Esri Canada has forged partnerships with an extensive array of industry leaders so that our solutions continue to match ever-changing needs and requirements. Over 100 partners provide value-added solutions that are built to work in conjunction with Esri software. We also have access to a global network of 2,000+ partners to help implement and maintain a successful GIS.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Greater Toronto Area(Gta), Canada Area

TechConnex is the only member-directed industry association in the GTA focused on the growth of tech businesses and their people through the sharing of best practices, business insights and bright ideas. Members are at the forefront when it comes to obtaining information, insight and action on matters of importance in the technology cluster. Since 1982 TechConnex has been a strong voice for everyone in the GTA tech cluster – supporting business developers, innovators, suppliers, and providers.The Board of Directors plans and implements TechConnex strategies and activities to enhance member learning, networking and information sharing opportunities. The Board are busy professionals and active volunteers that serve in a volunteer capacity, representing the interests of all members of the Association, advancing the business climate for the region's technology sector and the service industries that support it.I was previously on the Board of Directors of the York Technology Alliance (now TechConnex) from 2003 to 2012 and held positions of: Vice Chair, Chair and Past Chair. I was asked to rejoin the Board in 2017 From 2013 to 2017, I co-facilitated the Downtown Tech Executives Peer Group with Andrew Nunes, partner at Fasken Martineau. CEO's Presidents, and COOs in fast-growth technology companies attended the monthly peer group. Guest speakers were invited whereby they shared their expertise with the group. This open format brought lively discussions with a focus on improving strategies and tactics for business success.

Founded in 1969, Micromedia Limited was a private information integrator producing innovative proprietary products for the legal, financial, scientific, technical, and marketing sectors. Many of the products and services were subscription based and distributed in a variety of formats including CD-ROM and the Internet. The company had long term contracts with government agencies such as the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Canadian Patent Office for the organization and dissemination of information to the public. Micromedia was a major Canadian distributor of information products and services for numerous Canadian and American organizations. The company was sold in 1997 to the IHS Group, Englewood, Colorado

Applied Learning Canada was a division of National Education Training Corporation; a public company with headquarters in Irvine, California. Applied Learning specialized in the sales and implementation of information technology training programs and automated self-educational programs to large corporations and governments. The Canadian division was sold to SHL Systemhouse in 1993.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science(Hons)

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