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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based VP’ operating in the Electronics space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Adam Gravitis
VP of Engineering of Upverter
Adam graduated from Engineering Science at the University of Toronto before causing (and/or wreaking havoc at) several startups (Akatoo, Algo Anywhere, 500px, Upverter). He has enjoyed working in fields as diverse as machine learning, circuit design, and network analysis. He is presently working with a joint venture to develop cryptocurrencies for developing countries.
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About Upverter: The future of hardware design (YC W11)
Trent Punnett
Co-CEO and Executive Vice President. Head of Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Corp. Dev. of Delta-Q Technologies
Prior to joining Delta-Q, Trent served as VP of Marketing at Teradici Corp., a pioneering company in the virtual desktop space, where he was responsible for product management, marketing, and systems engineering. Trent has held a variety of roles including Senior VP of Marketing and Corporate Development of Sierra Wireless Inc. and senior positions in marketing, product management, business development, and sales at Motorola over a 14 year period. Trent’s experience also extends to management consulting and commercial banking industries. Trent holds a Master of Science, Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.
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About Delta-Q Technologies: Delta-Q Technologies manufacturers industrial battery chargers for lead acid and lithium-ion batteries.
Lloyd Gomm
Vice President of Business Development of Delta-Q Technologies
Lloyd has over 18 years of experience in the power electronics manufacturing industry in sales, marketing, and product management. At Delta-Q, Lloyd’s responsibilities include long-term revenue development and partnerships with battery manufacturers. Previously, Lloyd led Xantrex’s marketing and product strategy for their successful expansion into the industrial and residential renewable energy markets. Lloyd has a Bachelor degree in marketing and organizational behavior from Simon Fraser University.
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About Delta-Q Technologies: Delta-Q Technologies manufacturers industrial battery chargers for lead acid and lithium-ion batteries.
Steve Blaine
Vice President of Engineering of Delta-Q Technologies
Steve has more than 30 years of experience, including recent engineering leadership positions with Aurora Control Technologies and Sierra Wireless. Most recently at Aurora, Steve led the development of systems and hardware to streamline and improve the efficiency of photovoltaic and solar cell manufacturing. At Sierra Wireless, Steve was senior vice president of engineering, responsible for managing the company’s worldwide engineering group. Steve holds a bachelor of engineering degree from the University of British Columbia.
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About Delta-Q Technologies: Delta-Q Technologies manufacturers industrial battery chargers for lead acid and lithium-ion batteries.
Steve Blaine
Vice President of Engineering of Delta-Q Technologies
Steve has more than 30 years of experience, including recent engineering leadership positions with Aurora Control Technologies and Sierra Wireless. Most recently at Aurora, Steve led the development of systems and hardware to streamline and improve the efficiency of photovoltaic and solar cell manufacturing. At Sierra Wireless, Steve was senior vice president of engineering, responsible for managing the company’s worldwide engineering group. Steve holds a bachelor of engineering degree from the University of British Columbia.
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About Delta-Q Technologies: Delta-Q Technologies manufacturers industrial battery chargers for lead acid and lithium-ion batteries.
Ray Lewis
VP Business Development of Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing
Ray has the pleasure of representing AEM to its worldwide customer base as he develops new market, product, partnership, and technology opportunities. Ray works closely with the Sales & Marketing and Research & Development teams as he finds needs in the marketplace that offer opportunities for AEM to develop core IP. Ray’s background and training were as an Electronics Technologist before he leapt into the avionics industry with Northern Airborne Technolgy (NAT) over 35 years ago. His commitment to diverse training courses equipped him with the skills needed in his various roles at NAT, AEM, and elsewhere. Ray enjoys being involved with his community and believes everyone should do something to ‘give back.’ He’s a Rotarian, volunteers gardening time at Hospice House, and is on the executive committee for his neighbourhood association. Both he and his wife are also involved with the Adopt-A-Stream program in Kelowna. Ray considers AEM his ‘other family,’ full of caring and committed people; he values the company’s atmosphere, its ‘can do’ attitude, and commitment to customer support. He’s inspired by those that want to bring about positive change, regardless of where that change occurs.
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About Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing: AEM is a leading designer and manufacturer of avionics, aircraft audio systems, intercoms, tactical FM radio systems.
John Chase
VP of finance and CFO of Power Measurement
John has over 25 years of business and financial experience. He has worked for Amazon.com’s marketplace division, Exchange.com, an early competitor of eBay, and Rounder Records – the world’s largest independent record label. Massachusetts-based Exchange.com was an online marketplace that specialized in niche markets, such as rare books, and eventually purchased Bibliofind.com – one of AbeBooks’ early competitors. Amazon then acquired both Exchange.com and Bibilofind, and John relocated to Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in 1999. John initially served as chief financial executive for Amazon’s fledgling marketplace division before being appointed director of finance, planning and analysis. He also spent two years in AbeBooks’ hometown of Victoria, BC, (2003-2005) with Power Measurement – the energy management technology firm – as its chief financial officer.
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About Power Measurement: Power Measurement is a leading provider of enterprise energy management systems for energy suppliers and consumers worldwide.
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