Team

Audley, Patrick, Advisor, Web Strategy – Patrick is a key web strategist with Cambrian House and brings a wide range of experience in internet security and privacy technologies and programming. Patrick has developed skills in designing and implementing PKI, Deep firewall and IDS, and can perform advanced security audits for many platforms and networks. Patrick worked at Group Telecom as Manager of PKI development, and as Senior Ecommerce Architect/Designer. While there, he guided the operations of GT’s PKI, acted in a business development role for PKI opportunities and maintained continuous involvement in application development and maintenance. He has also designed and supervised the construction of two high-security PKI vaults, and coordinated a national audit of GT’s networks, systems, and physical security, encompassing over 2000 systems, 1000 networks, 3 autonomous routing domains, and 16 cities. Patrick has been published, and has applied for patents for two separate secure online systems. Patrick is fluent in 5 programming languages including C++, Perl, and SQL, and is proficient in many others. He will be a vital driving force in the improvement and architecture of the crowdsourcing-based Chaordix Operating System.

Bailey, Stephen, Advisor, Marketing & Communications - Born to nomadic parents, Stephen was forced into marketing at an early age. After starting a number of promising entrepreneurial projects before and during his undergrad, Stephen graduated from the University of Victoria with a double Major in Psychology and Philosophy - as a logical next step he then completed his MBA at McGill University in Montréal. Upon returning to sunny Vancouver, Stephen took a position at Cossette Communications and worked on the Nintendo Canada, Bell Canada and MTS accounts. Having been a “Fluevoger” for several years at that point, when the opportunity arose, Stephen jumped at the chance to tell the world about John Fluevog's “unique soles for unique souls”.Stephen is presently VP, Marketing & Communications at Fluevog Shoes Ltd., whose web site has been cited as one of the ten leading crowdsoucing sites on line. Stephen is responsible for the design of www.fluevog.com.

Goossen, Richard (Rick) J., Founder & CEO – Rick has focused on entrepreneurial strategy and finance for over 20 years. He has been a director, officer, advisor and shareholder of a number of companies in the following businesses: financial services product; pharmaceuticals, medical device technology; wireless internet; IT training & online education; online travel and loyalty programs, e-business systems integration, computer hardware distribution, application service provider, software development, resource and mining, property development and management consulting. Rick previously worked in Hong Kong for five years, with the largest law firm (Johnson, Stokes & Master) and a leading merchant bank (Hambro Pacific). With respect to professional credentials, Rick was admitted as Barrister and Solicitor of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, 1987 and voluntarily withdrew his membership in 1993 to focus entirely on entrepreneurial pursuits. As well, he is the Director of Entrepreneurial Leadership, Transforming Business, University of Cambridge, UK (www.transformingbusiness.net). He has served on the boards of a small college and intermediate health care facilities and has provided pro bono consulting for a number of charities. Rick’s education includes the following: a Ph.D. from Middlesex University, London, UK; a Masters of Law (LL.M.) from Columbia University, New York City; a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from McGill University, Montreal; and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Hons.) (First Class) from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. He has written 5 books, edited 5 books and written about 150 articles. His two most recent books are Entrepreneurial Excellence (2007) and E-Preneur: From Wall Street to Wiki – How to Succeed as a Crowdpreneur™ in the New Virtual Marketplace (2008).

Healy, Jame, Advisor – Trained originally in finance and economics, Jame has developed a reputation for building world-class teams known for delivering large and complex solutions using niche and specialised skills. As a seasoned management consultant with over 15 years experience, Jame has led short and long-term projects and with his background in trading system efficiency brings unique perspective as team lead to the Business Process Integration Practice. Jame is a consultant at Avantage Partners and his focus within the practice is on supply chain and trading partner integration. Most recently, he has targeted efforts on helping organizations develop strategic business capabilities across people, process and practices that provide meaningful advantage for the enterprise in the marketplace.

Ho, Lawrence, Advisor, Philanthropic Relations - Lawrence is a Chinese-Canadian attorney based in Vancouver, BC. He is qualified as a lawyer in British Columbia and Ontario. Since 1995, Lawrence has served families and corporate foundations as Philanthropic Counsel in their grant-making activities. Lawrence has also been involved in consulting for Fundraising / Development and continues ongoing work with Governmental and Non-governmental Organizations (NGO’s) in the areas of sustainability and civil society development. Academically, Lawrence has a Masters of Law (LLM) in International Trade and International Comparative Law from the London School of Economics (LSE). He also has law degrees from Canada (LLB) and the United States (JD).

Kaulius, Eugene, Advisor – Eugene has extensive experience as an upper-level executive. He was previously VP – Finance with Samoth Financial Corp., a company founded by high-profile entrepreneur, Peter Thomas. He is presently CEO of The British Group, and is involved in real estate financing in Canada and the US. Eugene also is an advisor to Opportunities International, a charity involved in microfinance lending in Third World countries. Eugene is a Chartered Accountant by profession.

Kuipers, Shelley, Advisor - Shelley has a long track record in startups. She co-founded Stormworks, a software development and online marketing firm, in 2000. The company began as a member of the Launchworks group - a series of companies established to incubate technology companies. In the Spring of 2002, Stormworks was acquired by Solium Capital Inc, a publicly-traded financial software company that grew considerably following the merger of the two businesses. Also in 2002, she co-founded Material Insight, a network of growth agents for technology. She also cofounded Adventure Capital, a specialized venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies in 2006. Shelley became President of Cambrian House in February 2007, serving on its Board of Directors before joining the internal team. Shelley’s career began in the petroleum sector. She led recruiting, consulting and support services for 10 years at Merak Projects, her first start-up, a provider of valuation and management software for the petroleum industry. Shelley joined Merak in 1990 and went on to recruit 60 per cent of the company’s 250 people, a key asset in the valuation that led to its acquisition by Schlumberger in 1999. Shelley’s education includes a diploma from SAIT in Petroleum Technology (1987). Shelley is an investor in several companies, some of which include Cambrian House Inc., Tynt Inc., Curve Dental Inc., Evoco Inc., Solium Capital Inc. and Medgate.

Lee, Mark A., Advisor – is the Director of the MBA Program at Trinity Western University. He is a senior executive and professor with a unique combination of advanced training in both finance and human resource management, coupled with experience in academic, non-profit, and entrepreneurial environments. He is gifted at seeing the big picture and its implications for the organization, defining a strategy, then communicating this vision to all levels of the organization. He has obtained a B.Sc. from York University, an MBA from Liberty University and a DBA from Nova Southeastern University.

Malloch, Theodore Roosevelt, Advisor - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Roosevelt Group, a leading strategic advisory and thought leadership company. He is a Research Professor at Yale University. Dr. Malloch has served on the executive board of the World Economic Forum, which hosts the renowned Davos annual meeting in Switzerland. He held an ambassadorial level position as Deputy Executive Secretary in the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (1988-91) where EDI was founded; he headed consulting at Wharton-Chase Econometrics; has worked in international capital markets at the investment bank, Salomon Brothers, Inc.; and has served in senior policy positions at the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and in the U.S. State Department. He has taught and lectured at a number of universities in the US, Canada and abroad. Ted has authored seven books, numerous journal articles, corporate and governmental reports and has appeared frequently on television and web casts and as a keynote speaker. He serves on numerous corporate and mutual fund and not-for-profit/educational boards, including The Templeton Foundation Yale Divinity School and The University of Toronto International Governing Council. He advises numerous international and US governmental advisory bodies. He recently went on the board of advisors of GlobalGiving (www.globalgiving.com).

Neumann, Shawn, Advisor, Technology - Shawn is the founder and President of Domain7 Solutions and was included in Business in Vancouver’s “Forty Under Forty” listing. He has focused on building Domain7 from 1996 to the present. Shawn has been a Director of Envision Financial Corp. (and its predecessor), with $3.4 billion in assets under administration, since 1998 and has chaired and served on various sub-committees. Envision is consistently rated one of the Top 50 Employers in Canada. Shawn earned a B.A. from Simon Fraser University.

Niebuhr, David, CA, Financial Controller – David is the principal of David Niebuhr Inc. and an Associate with Loewen Stronach & Co., Chartered Accountants. He specializes in working with small to medium size corporations preparing financial statements, tax plans and corporate tax returns. He has also worked with public corporations that required US report and financial statement filings with the Securities Exchange Commission. David has developed course materials for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (ICABC) (Vancouver). He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from UBC in 1991 and received his CA designation in 1995.

Papalia, Franco, Advisor – Franco is a Financial Advisor to high net-worth clients with Raymond James, one of North America’s largest investment firms. His experience in the financial services industry spans 30 years. His multi-faceted background enables him to identify innovative solutions to meet the specific needs of individual clients. Franco oversees all aspects of client service, working closely with key professionals to achieve clients’ best outcomes. Born and raised in Vancouver, Franco is an avid cyclist and skier, enjoying the occasional golf game when he can. He has been happily married to Karen for 20 years. They lead an active lifestyle with their three sons Zak, Josh and Sam in South Surrey.

Reek, Peter, Advisor, Human Resources – Peter is the Founder and Principal of Smart Savvy & Associates, which is a specialized marketing recruiting firm, and has been helping companies make smart decisions and build for success for over 20 years. Seasoned in market research, brand architecture and senior-level marketing, Peter knows what businesses need to meet their goals. He also knows who they need. A consultant for 8 years, Peter specialized in group moderating and team facilitation. Peter has served clients in a variety of industries, lead sizable teams and launched divisions in Canada, US, Europe and Australia.

Roberts, Clark, General Counsel – Clark is a partner of Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Simon Fraser University in 1984, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from McGill University in 1988. He was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1990, and was admitted to the rolls as a Solicitor in England and Wales in 2006 (non-practicing). Prior to joining Gowlings in 2002, Mr. Roberts was in private practice with a Victoria, BC law firm for six years, specializing in civil litigation. From 1992 until 1997, he acted as General Counsel to the Caucus of Liberal Party of BC while they were in opposition, drafting private members bills, spearheading Freedom of Information requests, and assisting in communication and issue management strategies.

6S Marketing – 6S provides internet marketing consulting services to clients across the USA, Canada and Internationally. 6S was co-founded in 2000 by Chris Breikss. The company has since worked with 100's of companies across many industries including hospitality, travel, technology, manufacturing, automotive, airlines, entertainment, retail, and more. Our focus is purely on Internet marketing consulting- sending more traffic to our client's sites with the goal of increasing revenues. Focusing specifically on this niche allows us to constantly increase our knowledge and expertise, not only following the latest trends, but creating them.

The Cambrian House, Inc. (www.cambrianhouse.com) - Launched in 2006, Cambrian House began as a crowdsourcing community using a wisdom of crowds based approach to discover new business and technology ideas. Today, Cambrian House equips other enterprises to adopt open innovation using its Chaordix™ crowdsourcing platform™. Delivered in a software-as-a-service model, Chaordix is an engine to call to the crowd for collective intelligence for innovation, market prediction, research discovery and brand input. For more information, please visit www.chaordix.com.

Domain7 Solutions – Domain7 was founded in 1996 and provides a full service team of web experts that provide high level strategic consulting, web business development, Web 2.0 functionality and back-end site development and on-line marketing. The company was founded in 1996 and has since grown to 13 full-time staff. Domain7 has over 350 Canadian, US and international clients, which include MTV, NBA’s Miami Heat and Club One Fitness in San Francisco, Palliser Furniture and Envision Financial.

Rethink Communications – Rethink was founded in 1999 and in a short span has blossomed into one of Canada’s leading branding and communications firms. Rethink now has 65 staff and handles clients large and small, local (in Vancouver) and nationally. Rethink was named Canada’s Agency of the Year by Marketing Magazine in 2003 and won the same honour from Strategy Magazine in 2007. Rethink’s clients have included BC Automobile Association, Abe Books, Coast Capital Savings and Future Shop.

Wilson, Sonsini – Wilson Sonsini (www.wsgr.com) is generally regarded as Silicon Valley’s top law firm. They are a deal-making firm that has represented many of the leading Silicon Valley firms, including taking Google public and doing their acquisition of YouTube. WSGR is connected with most venture capital firms and major investors in Silicon Valley.