15+ years building software, hardware, and teams. Co-founded Upverter (YC W11), grew it to acquisition by Altium. Built the manufacturing platform at Sheertex from scratch. Now doing fractional CTO work with early-stage companies.

Experience

Executive Vice President of Technology

Jun 2024 — Oct 2025

SRTX (Makers of Sheertex) | Montreal, QC

  • Designed and built Cortex from scratch — unifying production control, machine interfaces, data systems, and ERP workflows
  • Led automation engineering across mechanical, electrical, and controls domains
  • Oversaw advanced materials team, taking fiber and polymer R&D from lab to production
  • Set the long-term technology roadmap across engineering, automation, and software

Vice President of Technology

Feb 2022 — Jun 2024

SRTX (Makers of Sheertex) | Montreal, QC

  • Drove continuous development of Cortex as integrated automation and ERP system
  • Oversaw end-to-end integration of production machinery, enabling automated data capture and real-time monitoring
  • Built analytics tooling to track production metrics and cut downtime
  • Grew Cortex into the central system for all production and operations visibility

Vice President of Product, Upverter

Aug 2017 — Jan 2022

Altium | Greater Toronto Area, ON

  • Led integration of Upverter's EE Concierge service into Altium's product suite, focused on Octopart
  • Connected expert design support with parts sourcing into a single workflow
  • Worked with Octopart's engineering and product teams on integration
  • Grew adoption of EE Concierge across Altium's user base

Co-Founder

Feb 2011 — Aug 2017

Upverter | Greater Toronto Area, ON Y Combinator W11

  • Built a cloud-based electronic design platform from the ground up. Wore every hat: product, architecture, sales, support
  • Created EE Concierge, a service that connected hardware engineers with expert help
  • Ran sales for two years, grew the customer base and closed enterprise deals
  • Scaled the company to acquisition by Altium

Director of Technology

Jan 2010 — Feb 2011

Trend Hunter | Toronto, ON

  • Ran technology during a period of rapid growth
  • Managed platform development and grew the engineering team

Early Career

  • Developer, Trend Hunter (2009)
  • Process Control Development Team, Aegis Technical Systems (2007)
  • Verification Engineer, Integrated Device Technology (2007)
  • Application Developer, Ronald A. Chisholm (2006)

Skills

Leadership: Team building, technical strategy, product development, sales

Software: TypeScript, Python, React, Next.js, FastAPI, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, AWS, GCP

Hardware & Manufacturing: ERP systems, factory automation, machine integration, real-time systems, PLC/controls

Domains: Electronic design automation, advanced materials, SaaS, AI/ML