As a Strategy Consultant and President at Open Options, Tom Mitchell was responsible for defining strategic direction and identifying new market applications for Open Options' proprietary game theory software technology.Tom's early career with Imperial Oil focused on the economic and engineering aspects of real-time process control. From 1988 to 1990, he was based in London, England with IBM Europe, providing marketing guidance to IBM teams throughout Europe and the Middle East. Subsequently, Tom has held executive positions in several technology firms, including the successful IPO of DALSA Corporation. Tom holds a B.Sc. in Engineering-Physics, and is a graduate of the Executive Marketing Program at the Ivey Business School - University of Western Ontario. He has served on the Board of the Automated Imaging Association, and is a past Senior Member of ISA International.Specialties: Strategy identification in complex situations involving multiple interacting players, such as in: mergers & acquisitions, industry consolidation, strategic alliances, new market entry, labor negotiations, regulatory issues, litigation.