The Company

He previously served as AVST’s CFO and has held senior finance and accounting positions at Saflink Corporation, Lumera Corporation, Mercata, Inc., and the predecessors to AVST: Captaris, Inc. and Applied Voice Technology (AVT). He holds a B.A. in Finance from Western Washington University.

His versatility, wide-ranging technical skills and keen business acumen allow him to seamlessly bridge the technical – business divide. In addition to leading Product Development, he is also responsible for IT and Information Security.

He is a graduate of the Université de Montreal’s École Polytechnique and holds both engineering and a Master of Science degrees. He also earned an executive MBA from the John Molson School of Business in Montreal.

He previously served as the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Product Management for AVST and has held, a variety of executive level positions in business development and marketing. He is a recognized authority in the field of Unified Communications and has built strategic technical relationships with many of the industry’s leading technology vendors. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington.

He has demonstrated his leadership on local, national, and international scenes managing sales organizations of up to 40 employees and $65M of sales. Recognized for his dedication and dependability, he is also known for his loyalty, integrity, and business acumen.

In his previous position at Symantec, he led the Eastern Canadian Large Enterprise, Enterprise, Public Sector, and Canadian Federal Government sales teams. Prior to joining Symantec, he served as VP World Wide Sales at Performance Technologies (NASDAQ: PTIX). In this capacity his efforts led to strategic growth through organic and acquisition efforts within the telecommunications industry. He is a graduate of l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering.

Recognized for her discretion, integrity and diplomacy, she has a well-developed expertise in labor laws, recruitment, development of internal policies, coaching, and administration. She has also been a member of l’Ordre des Conseillers en Ressources Humaines Agréés (CRHA) since 2006.

As HR leader, she is responsible for supporting the entire management team on matters relating to compensation, organization, and policy development.

He’s been an integral part of the XMedius Voice division’s customer support leadership since joining it (as AVST) in 2006, eventually being promoted to Vice President of Support & Services. Previously he co-founded and managed Telecom-West, a Nortel Networks reseller, served as Telecommunications Manager for Radius Inc., and held positions of increasing responsibility at Nortel Networks.

He is currently heading the creation and the execution of traditional and digital marketing and communication strategies at XMedius.

His experience includes the use and deployment of marketing automation platforms, developing leading innovative marketing programs, communications, lead generation activities, social media, product marketing, branding, sales channel initiatives, search engine marketing, and email marketing.

He takes an active part in non-profit organizations such as Montreal Inc. and Prêt à Entreprendre that help young Montrealers start their own businesses.