Tony Bates Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technology and automation advisory. Building 3D web apps for custom automated manufacturing and exploring new technology. My first project at https://www.drawerinsertdesigner.com is now live.

Toronto And Ottawa

I co-founded 2Keys Corporation to design, build and operate public key infrastructures (PKI) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. 2Keys was acquired by Interac in November 2019 and continues to grow and provide managed and consulting services to Canadian public and private organizations. The company grew to >30 senior IT security consultants and administrative staff in Ottawa in the first ten years of operation. In the next ten years the Toronto office opened with a new focus on… Show more I co-founded 2Keys Corporation to design, build and operate public key infrastructures (PKI) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. 2Keys was acquired by Interac in November 2019 and continues to grow and provide managed and consulting services to Canadian public and private organizations. The company grew to >30 senior IT security consultants and administrative staff in Ottawa in the first ten years of operation. In the next ten years the Toronto office opened with a new focus on fully managed service contracts. 2Keys ultimately grew to 100 people with ~$20M in annual revenue and customers across Canada.Member of the Executive Committee with the new CEO and the Co-founder.- Planned and executed a successful exit of the business. - Efficiently managed resources to ensure consistent responsiveness and resolution to customer issues and to avoid SLA penalties - Initiated and led an ongoing R&D project for a potential new line of business providing security for emerging vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications standards. - Oversaw the process of 2Keys becoming ISO27001 Certified. - Incubated a startup Crypto4a, by providing investment, advice and office facilities. Established a business partnership to be the exclusive provider of managed services using their next generation hardware security module. Show less

Toronto And Ottawa

Led 2Keys along with the other Co-CEO to transform the company from a consulting partnership to a traditional management structure with more diverse service offerings. Navigated a long federal government procurement process to win a multi-year cybersecurity contract worth ~$7M per year, defeating the large telco who was the incumbent. Led the building of the services and the transition to the ongoing operational status. Created a 24x7 call centre and Security Operations Centre in support of the… Show more Led 2Keys along with the other Co-CEO to transform the company from a consulting partnership to a traditional management structure with more diverse service offerings. Navigated a long federal government procurement process to win a multi-year cybersecurity contract worth ~$7M per year, defeating the large telco who was the incumbent. Led the building of the services and the transition to the ongoing operational status. Created a 24x7 call centre and Security Operations Centre in support of the new services. Ultimately recruited and hired an experienced CEO to guide the next phase of growth. Show less

Toronto And Ottawa

2Keys operated as a consultancy during the early phase of the business with a growing number of specialized senior security consultants. Acted as a technical lead and senior consultant for customers’ projects. Developed and operated online banking security systems for a large Canadian bank. Provided highly specialized consulting services for many organizations, performing complex upgrades and data centre migrations.

Ottawa And Toronto

Independent technical consultant for many federal and provincial government departments, Canadian banks as well as a variety of private organizations. Contracted to the Canadian Space Agency in Ottawa, as system and network administrator supporting a lab with many different types of systems, all needing to be configured and networked.

Ottawa And Toronto

The Braegen Group was a Canadian systems integration company that supplied Unix systems and networks to government departments and crown corporations.