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ALEC SAUNDERS, CEO
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Passionately engaged with how technology can positively affect quality of life, Alec wants to see five-year plans on the market in one. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever. To positively affect his own life he frequently turns to his favorite vegetable, the jalapeno pepper. “I grow them in my own garden, allow them to ripen to sweet red firecrackers and then smoke them over mesquite to make chipotle,” he says. “Then I add them to chile con carne. Why? Because sweet and heat belong together.” |
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RANDALL HOWARD, CHAIRMAN
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An investor, entrepreneur and software visionary, Randall is a founding partner of Verdexus, a boutique firm providing management and financial services to large corporations, venture capitalists and technology firms. The Founder and former Chairman and CEO of MKS Inc., one of Canada’s leading enterprise software vendors, he was the 1997 High Technology Entrepreneur of the Year and the 2005 recipient of the Impact Award from Communitech. Randall has an infectious passion for social innovation, emerging mobile media, the consumer web space and good wine and food. His favorite vegetable is the beet. “The fact that I learned to like beets as a kid makes them more special,” he says. “So many people I know hate beets, so it’s great to eat something that’s in the long tail of vegetables. I like them in borscht, hot or cold. I especially like cold soups.” |
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NOAM TOMCZAK, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING
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An Engineering graduate from the University of McGill, Noam is a fiend for cycling, baseball, hockey, squash and Ultimate Frisbee. He brings that passion and energy to crafting our product vision and making sure our customers are delivered the best possible experiences. We know when Noam is back in the office when we hear the crunching noises emanating from the constant consumption of his favorite vegetable, the raw carrot. |
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PATRICK K. RICHARDSON, SALES
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Pat is an accomplished and highly respected sales leader successfully selling and negotiating contracts across numerous industries and all levels of government in both Canada, the United States and abroad. A strategic thinker with advanced presentation capabilities Pat enjoys speaking to large audiences and has been known to belt out a tune or two to anyone that will listen. He enjoys hockey and golf but his knees can withstand only the latter these days. As a home chef he has tutored many family and friends in the fine art of culinary cuisine and he remains firm on his belief that the best vegetable is cooked, “raw veggies are for rabbits.” |
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ROB NIELSEN, SENIOR DEVELOPER
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A licensed professional engineer who received his degree from Queen’s University, Rob’s 16 years of experience in development and management include Director of Software Development for Business Intelligence tools at Hummingbird, VP Development at eSponsive Communications, CTO at ServiceSwitch Inc. and CTO at Linsoft Labs Inc. |
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TOM TOMASZEWSKI, DEVELOPER
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Tom joined us right out of the University of Ottawa where he studied Computer Science. He wears only shorts in the summer, thinks Quebec water parks are crazy and is afraid of spiders. He loves free food, cheap beer, cars, movies, ketchup chips, cottage weekends, the Raptors, Blue Jays and Cancun. He enjoys biking, laughing, spending time with his friends and the vocals in Rockband (even though he sucks). He hates sandals, winter and broccoli. But he loves garlic. “It’s so good as a dipping sauce for pizza,” he says. “It’s also delicious on shawarma and the potatoes they come with.” |
