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Reid Jenner – NADUM Associate
Reid Jenner is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a degree in business (B.Comm., 1980). From 1980 until 1990 he managed small and mid-size independent companies in the areas of personal health care and retail insurance. From 1990 to 1995, Reid was a consultant with Kepner-Tregoe Inc. where he earned certification in the areas of Problem-Solving/Decision-Making, Project Management, Managing Involvement and other technologies.
Since 1995 Reid has been an independent management consultant in private practice. During this time he has instructed, facilitated and coached teams and individuals in over one hundred Fortune 500 companies across a range of industries including: financial services, manufacturing, technology, natural resources, retail, health care, government, pharmaceutical and professional services. The types of business issues he has facilitated include strategy formulation, project management, situation appraisal, problem-solving, decision making, people/performance management, and risk assessment.
Building upon his wealth of experience with a wide variety of teams across many disciplines, Reid's primary interest is in the area of coaching and facilitating - where he believes significant and sustained performance improvement on behalf of both the individual and the organization can be realized.
Michael Farley – Private Equity Advisor
Over the past ten years, Michael has advised over 50 IT and Biotech companies seeking international financing in connection with market expansion or business development plans. He is especially active in Asia and Europe where several of his clients successfully found partners and equity financing. Michael has also helped start companies in the food distribution and internet services businesses. In 2000, he completed a major turnaround as CEO of a Vancouver internet software company. For several years he acted as private equity advisor to the Sojecci Family Trust which invests in IT venture capital funds. Michael also worked as a diplomat for a number of years, including four years as Consul and Investment Advisor at the Canadian Consulate in Italy. Dr. Farley holds a Phd from the University of Montreal and is fluent in several European languages.
Kate Gregory – Gregory Consulting, MSDN Regional Director (Toronto)
Kate Gregory is the author of numerous books for Que Books, including four editions of Special Edition Using Visual C++, most recently the .NET edition - www.usingvisualc.net for details. She teaches (and develops courses on) .NET, XML, UML, C++, Java, and the Internet for a variety of corporate clients. She is also in demand as an expert speaker, having completed two cross-country tours for Microsoft Canada in the last six months. Kate is also an adjunct faculty member at Trent University and a member of many advisory boards. |
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