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 Alberta based Director operating in the Software space. If you think a Director 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.
Jeff Hobbs
Director of Engineering of SUSE
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About SUSE: SUSE provides reliable and interoperable Linux and cloud infrastructure solutions that give enterprises greater control and flexibility.
Brad Simpson
Director of Growth of Attabotics
Brad Simpson is the Vice President of Corporate Development at ATTAbotics. He joined the company in March 2018 as Manager of Operations and has been named as Director of Growth since July 2018. Prior to ATTAbotics, he was the Director of Business Development of Werklund Capital Corporation.
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About Attabotics: Attabotics is a warehouse fulfillment startup that provides robotic warehousing services.
Greg Kelemen
Managing Director and General Manager of Diffsix
Greg Kelemen is the managing director and general manager at Diffsix. He is also the president and managing partner at Kelemen & Company Inc. Greg graduated from Ryerson University with a bachelor’s degree in arts and architecture.
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About Diffsix: Diffsix provides enterprise service management and shared services solutions to help companies take costs out of their IT operations.
Ed Levinson
Director of Ensibuuko
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About Ensibuuko, Shona, Sockeye: Ensibuuko is a fintech startup that provides cloud-based micro-finance & insurance software as well as mobile money apps.
Randy Armstrong
Director of IT Operations of OPC Foundation
Randy is the one of the architects of the OPC UA specification, a Principal Software and Security Architect for the OPC Foundation, and the chair of the OPC UA Security Working Group. He has 28 years’ of experience working with various types of distributed systems used in industrial automation. Randy has been an active contributor to OPC specifications for the last 15 years and has developed numerous OPC based solutions for different industrial automation companies. Randy is also the Chief Security Architect with Sparhawk Software, a company that provides design, development and training around OPC UA.
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About OPC Foundation: The OPC Foundation is dedicated to ensuring interoperability in automation.
Joseph Chang
Director of Technology of Spotcast Inc.
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About Spotcast Inc.: Spotcast is a shopping companion and discovery app.
Gary Hagerty
Sales Director, Calgary of ZE PowerGroup
With over 25 years in the energy and commodities market field, Gary is ZE’s Sales Director based in Calgary, Alberta. Gary is an energy professional with engineering and business expertise in Asset Optimization, Trading, Marketing, Strategic Development, Structured Product Design, and Physical Operations.
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About ZE PowerGroup: ZE PowerGroup is an experienced software development and strategic consulting firm.
Doug Chapman
Founder and Managing Director of enCompassing Visions
Doug has been helping organizations align and integrate their people management processes for more than 30 years. He has worked with clients in a vast array of businesses, including aerospace, banking, conservation, gaming, government services, hospitality, health care, nuclear power generation, retail operations and security. His uncommon ability to isolate, examine and re-integrate business processes achieves outstanding results for his clients. Doug naturally motivates genuine enthusiasm and commitment in others. He believes in respecting people for the contributions they can make, engaging them with reasons to be excited about where their organization is headed and effectively, consistently managing individual understanding and opportunities to realize that future. He has developed a reputation in the marketplace for bringing new insights, a practical perspective and strong process skills to the achievement of results. Doug is a popular guest speaker at local, regional and national conferences in Canada and the United States, and he has presented his insights and concepts at the United Nations in New York.
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About enCompassing Visions: enCompassing Visions is the most comprehensive job evaluation software in the world.
Dawne Warner
Client Engagement Director of enCompassing Visions
With over 20 years experience inside large and mid-size organizations (private, public and corporate), Dawne Warner has successfully motivated people to strive for their personal best. She has extensive experience developing and managing teams, leaders and individuals for a wide range of market sectors and customers including Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Boston Pizza and Rocky View County (Alberta).
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About enCompassing Visions: enCompassing Visions is the most comprehensive job evaluation software in the world.
Brad Benedict
Director of Software Development of Verdazo Analytics
Brad leads the development of the VERDAZO software and provides senior consulting expertise to the company’s clients. He has worked for Oil & Gas-focused software companies for the last 18 years. As a Product Champion with Schlumberger, Brad worked directly with major Oil & Gas companies in 12 countries. Brad spends most of his spare time coaching and volunteering with Little League Baseball and Minor Hockey, and spending time with his three children.
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About Verdazo Analytics: Verdazo Analytics is a software company that offers discovery analytics.
Rodger Tourigny
Board of Director of Apteryx Imaging
Rodger Tourigny is a President of Tourigny Management Ltd., a private consulting company since 1979. Also a director of Freehold Royalties Ltd. and LED Medical Diagnostics Inc.
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About : Apteryx Imaging develops tissue fluorescence visualization technologies.
Jeff Wimmer
Director of Human Resources of QHR Corporation
Jeff has an extensive professional career in Human Resource management with large organizations including airline and telecom corporations. Jeff earned his Masters of Business Administration degree in Human Resources Management from Royal Roads University, with the added distinction of receiving the University Founder’s Award for exemplifying the qualities of leadership, sustainability and personal development. Jeff is responsible for contributing to QHR’s success by creating and sustaining an environment of deeply committed and engaged employees.
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About QHR Corporation: QHR Corporation (QHR) is a publicly traded Canadian company (TSXV: QHR-V). QHR is proudly based in Kelowna,
Marvin Waiand
Chief Financial Officer & Director of mcThings
Marvin has over 35 years of experience as a financial executive in the power and industrial sector in Canada and internationally including capital markets, accounting, financial reporting, valuations, corporate development, operations, project finance, taxation and risk management. Marvin is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and Financial Executives International.
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About mcThings: mcThings is a measurement and control platform for the Internet of Things.
Tom Groenland
President & CEO, Founder & Director of mcThings
Tom started and operated a successful electronics manufacturing business serving companies in the medical, consumer, energy and communications sectors. He has extensive experience in advanced manufacturing processes and low-power hardware design.
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About mcThings: mcThings is a measurement and control platform for the Internet of Things.
John Groenland
Chief Technology Officer, Founder & Director of mcThings
John has over 25 years of experience in the technology sector. John co-founded a technology company in the Netherlands and eventually became CEO with a staff of 120 people. John leads the engineering team.
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About mcThings: mcThings is a measurement and control platform for the Internet of Things.
John Duckett
Director of Hatsize Learning
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About : Hatsize is a cloud-based training labs provider based in Canada.
Alyssa Heber
Director & CEO of Roseto Health Innovations
Alyssa Heber is the Founder of Roseto Health Innovations Ltd.
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About Roseto Health Innovations: Roseto Health Innovations empowers practitioners to monitor their patients’ health profile on a regular basis and at a low cost.
Natalia Urena
Marketing Director of Innovation Centric Group
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About Innovation Centric Group: ICG enables your company to increase shareholder value through lower costs, higher quality outcomes and improved productivity.
AJung Moon
Director of Open Roboethics Institute
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About Open Roboethics Institute: Open Roboethics Institute is a roboethics thinktank that explores different ways to bring together and engage robotics stakeholders.
Printibution inc
Company Director of Printibution
Companies need more tools than ever to succeed in the modern business world. As always, you still need the basics like quality products and attentive customer service. However, when you consider other necessities like marketing, you may find that strategies constantly evolve. You’ll need assistance from a marketing expert if you want to keep up. Printibution Inc. is one such expert. We can help you with several important aspects of the modern marketing process, including Website and Logo Design, SEO Service, Content Writing as well as Direct Mail! . We only hire highly trained experts to assist you with any of these projects. Simply give us a call or send us an email to get started. Learn More About Our Services Modern companies need unique websites to succeed, and those websites need SEO service and other advanced Web Tools to rise to the top of search engine results. So, unless you already have web experts and optimization specialists on your payroll, you might not be able to handle these tasks yourself. Printibution Inc. keeps up with constantly changing SEO trends and has professionals on staff who can write high-quality online content. We also employ skilled website designers and print marketing experts to help you manage every facet of marketing your company. Click on the links above to learn more. Get in Touch With Our Team If you would like to schedule a consultation, or if you have a project in mind, please do not hesitate to call us at (403) 978-1520. We are also reachable by email at info@printibution.ca.
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About Printibution: Printibution is a provider of direct mail and web development services.
Donna Laird
Marketing Director of Tronia
Donna Laird is the Marketing Director at Tronia.
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About Tronia: Tronia is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of software support, agriculture, ag-retail, and training.
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