Management Team

Scott Vanstone

Dr. Scott A. Vanstone(1947–2014)

Co-Founder

  • Co-founder of Certicom; Former VP Cryptography Research, Advanced Technology at BlackBerry
  • PhD (Mathematics) — University of Waterloo
  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Waterloo; Taught for 35 years; 125 Patents; 150 Research Papers
  • Authored several books including “The Handbook of Applied Cryptography” and “A Guide to Elliptic Curve Cryptography”
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Sciences — 1998
  • Premier's Award for Lifetime Achievement in Innovation — 2009
  • Fellow of the International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) — 2011
  • Canadian Technology Leader Award: Lifetime Achievement Award — 2014 (posthumously awarded)
Sherry Shannon-Vanstone

Sherry Shannon-Vanstone

Co-Founder; President and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman of the Board

  • Master of Science Degree (Mathematics) — University of Tennessee
  • Formerly: CEO and Director of Arcamatrix; VP, Electronic Commerce, MasterCard International; VP Sales and Marketing, Certicom; Director of International Sales — Asia Pacific, Cylink
  • Former Cryptologic Mathematician with the United States Government
  • Member of the Perimeter Institute’s Emmy Noether Council
  • WOW Innovator of the Year Award — 2015
  • Serves on boards of numerous organizations and associations
Bruce MacInnis

Bruce MacInnis

Chief Financial Officer

  • Bachelor of Commerce Degree — University of Toronto
  • Canadian CA and CPA
  • 30 years of Financial Management experience — Primarily with early-stage technology companies
  • Former Chief Financial Officer of numerous companies including: Prinova, Inc; Redline Communications Limited (TSX:RDL); MyScreen Mobile, Inc. (OTCQB:MYSL); Bioscrypt, Inc. (TSX:BYT) (subsequently acquired by L1 Identity Solutions); Certicom Corp. (TSX:CIC) (subsequently acquired by Research in Motion)
  • Has generated in excess of $150 million in capital; Successfully listed companies on the TSX and Nasdaq
  • Member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountant’s “Performance Reporting Board” — 2005–2012
    • Currently a member of the Committee’s “Small Company Advisory Group”
Brian Romansky

Brian Romansky

Strategic Technology

  • Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert; Over 25 years experience in advanced security solutions
  • Principle consultant for the US DOT V2X Crash Avoid Metrics Partnership (CAMP)
  • Master of Management and Technology – R&D Management — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1997
  • Bachelor and Master of Science — Electrical Engineering — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Former: Executive Director of Corporate Innovation, Pitney Bowes; VP — Technology & Strategy, SyferLock Technology
  • Launched and ran an IT Security R&D lab at Pitney Bowes
  • Member of advisory board of SecLingua Inc.
  • Inventor on 25 US Patents
Pino Porciello

Pino Porciello

Product Management and Marketing

  • Over 20 years experience in technology product management and development, strategic marketing, and corporate/business development for industrial automation and critical infrastructure industries
  • BASc. and MASc — Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo
  • MBA — Kellogg School of Management and Schulich School of Business
  • Held numerous senior technical and management positions in several early stage technology companies
  • Former: President and CEO Systems With Intelligence; VP Marketing, RuggedCom; Product Manager, General Electric
  • Co-chair of ITS Canada Automated Vehicle/Connected Vehicle Technical Subcommittee
  • As VP Marketing at RuggedCom, helped position company for a successful IPO on the TSX
  • A follower of Peter Drucker’s maxim that a business has only two functions — marketing and innovation
Tony Rosati

Tony Rosati

Business Development — IoT; NFC / RFID and LoRa Technologies

  • BSc Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo
  • Over 30 years experience in software and data security
  • Former: Principal Researcher Cryptography & Standards BlackBerry; VP Marketing Certicom Corp
  • Co-founder TimeStep Corporation, start-up specializing in Virtual Private Networks; acquired by Newbridge
  • Chair NFC Forum — Security Technical Working Group
  • Distinguished Fellow of the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research (CACR)
  • Fellow Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
Desh Sharma

Desh Sharma

Professional Services and Smart Cities

  • Over 28 years of Software Engineering, Design, and product development experience
  • B.Sc (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) University of Waterloo
  • Held several positions leading the design and implementation of solutions and products
  • Established track record of building solutions and successfully delivering to market
  • Former: Director, Engineering, McKesson Imaging Group; Director, Engineering, Sandvine Inc; Head/Manager Testing Services, Agfa HealthCare; Manager, Systems Architecture Group, Performance & Reliability, Manufacturing Engineering, Mitra Imaging
  • Founder of ConsultDDS — Operations Management Consulting
Jason Smith

Jason Smith

Product Development

  • Bachelor of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
  • Over 10 years experience in Software Product Development
  • Joined TrustPoint in 2014 as a Senior Software Developer and now leads TrustPoint’s product development team
  • Oversees TrustPoint’s Certificate Authority (CA) and Public Key Infrastructure functionality, and CA-based solutions
  • Former Software Development at OpenText, Amazon.com, Ontario Power Generation
  • Established track record in delivering quality products on-time and under budget

Board of Directors

Philip Renaud

Philip Renaud

Mr. Philip Renaud is Managing Director of Church Advisors, a European investment advisory firm involved in private financings. Mr. Renaud has been instrumental in securing many private equity financings and has an extensive European and North American network.

  • Advisory Board Member — Dundee Sarea
  • BA (International Financial Management) — Franklin College of Switzerland
  • Chairman — Diagnos
  • Chairman — Kan Biotech
  • Director — Yorbeau Resources Inc, Sierra Metals, Canadian Underwriting, Franklin University of Switzerland, Dundee Sarea
Savvas Chamberlain

Dr. Savvas Chamberlain

FRSC, M.Sc., PhD, D.Eng, FIEEE, FCAE, FEIC, C.M.

Dr. Savvas Chamberlain can be characterized as a scientist, inventor, Professor and entrepreneur. He was a Professor at the University of Waterloo for more than 25 years where he developed new technology on MOSFET and CCD devices. Introduced fundamental theories and also invented a number of silicon image sensor devices.

He cares for the Canadian society; in 2011 he established the Savvas Chamberlain Family Foundation for philanthropy.

  • CEO — EXEL Research Inc.
  • Professor, University of Waterloo
  • Founder DALSA Corporation (1980–2007)
  • Chairman of the Board — DALSA Corporation (2007–2011)
  • M.Sc. and PhD — Southampton University, England
  • Co-authored 20 patents in the area of image sensors
  • Published more than 150 papers in scientific journals (CCDs and semiconductor devices)

Awards

  • Member of the Order of Canada (2009)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2010)
  • AIA lifetime achievement award
  • Fellow of IEEE
  • Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree — University of Waterloo (2007)
  • Ontario Premier’s Catalyst award for lifetime achievement in innovation (2007)
  • Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering (2008)
Andrea McLean

Andrea McLean

  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA)
  • Master of Business Administration (Finance) — McMaster University
  • Honours Bachelor of Mathematics — University of Waterloo
  • 15 years of financial reporting and income tax experience — Agilent Technologies
  • Preparation of annual financial statements (IFRS and Canadian GAAP)
  • International Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestiture projects
  • Oversight of income and withholding tax returns for multiple corporations
  • Transfer pricing knowledge, including preparation of contemporaneous documentation
  • “Agilent Customer Service Award” recipient for exceeding internal customers’ expectations
  • Finance and Audit committee member (2 years) — Owl Child Care Services of Ontario
Sherry Shannon-Vanstone

Sherry Shannon-Vanstone

Co-Founder; President and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman of the Board

  • Master of Science Degree (Mathematics) — University of Tennessee
  • Formerly: CEO and Director of Arcamatrix; VP, Electronic Commerce, MasterCard International; VP Sales and Marketing, Certicom; Director of International Sales — Asia Pacific, Cylink
  • Former Cryptologic Mathematician with the United States Government
  • Member of the Perimeter Institute’s Emmy Noether Council
  • WOW Innovator of the Year Award — 2015
  • Serves on boards of numerous organizations and associations
Bruce MacInnis

Bruce MacInnis

Chief Financial Officer

  • Bachelor of Commerce Degree — University of Toronto
  • Canadian CA and CPA
  • 30 years of Financial Management experience — Primarily with early-stage technology companies
  • Former Chief Financial Officer of numerous companies including: Prinova, Inc; Redline Communications Limited (TSX:RDL); MyScreen Mobile, Inc. (OTCQB:MYSL); Bioscrypt, Inc. (TSX:BYT) (subsequently acquired by L1 Identity Solutions); Certicom Corp. (TSX:CIC) (subsequently acquired by Research in Motion)
  • Has generated in excess of $150 million in capital; Successfully listed companies on the TSX and Nasdaq
  • Member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountant’s “Performance Reporting Board” — 2005–2012
    • Currently a member of the Committee’s “Small Company Advisory Group”