Management Manager

David J. Vicary, (Hons) BSc

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"Inquisitive, swiftly detects customers fundamental issues and builds a

performance-driven and empowered team to deliver a solution."

EXPERTIS Senior Research and Development Expert "Dave convinced me he

E Courageous, takes bold and innovative strides could turn Software

PROFILE to maximize the use of technology and human Upgrades from a cost

capital to achieve excellence and retain the centre to a revenue

competitive edge. Tenacious, approaches generator. He delivered

challenges with enthusiasm and vigour. then went out and sold

Acknowledges successes, ignites team spirit, them to our lead

facilitates learning and career advancement customers for

driven by customer success. millions".

Mike Langlois, VP Metro

Optical

Nortel

Core business competencies include:

Executive Leadership Project Management

Program Management Budget / P&L

Resource Management Stakeholder Management

Investor Management Business Development

B2B / B2C Marketing Operations

IT Management IT Design & Development

SaaS / SDLC Product Development

Product Management / Product Launch SR&ED / IRAP / OCE

Funding: Venture Capital / Debt / Angel / Private Equity

professional experience

WhatWins, Ottawa, Ontario 2004 - present

PRINCIPAL

< Captured a prominent and notable presence in the harness racing industry

across North America utilizing emerging technology, SaaS, creativity and

a commitment to delivering high quality work in developing various

applications.

< Engaged mobile application experts to address floundering consumer

interest in the horse racing industry as the demographic ages with little

or no appeal to new participants.

< Acquired an understanding of today's customer, their needs and

motivators as they engage in online gaming to maximize intrigue and

entertainment while benefitting the gamer, race tracks and industry

stakeholders leveraging social media.

< Created a mobile app to provide push-button picks for every harness

racing track across North America, integrating artificial intelligence

with knowledge supplied by industry experts.

< Tapped society's embracement of social media to provide both a direct

and indirect industry marketing platform.

< Maintained a hands-on approach to completing the app from concept,

requirements gathering and feature definition, through to design,

coding, testing, and market introduction using object-oriented

programming, Javascript, JQuery, HTML, Drupal, PHP, and MySql.

< Combated scepticism from potential investors to consider funding the

various initiatives using technology as a platform to maximize investor

engagement.

< Designed a Cloud computing application to predict the outcome of horse

races and the behaviour of the betting public, running 24/7

automatically wagering at all tracks across North America.

< Persuaded investors to continue funding the application currently

generating a positive ROI providing the ability to fund future

projects.

David J. Vicary, (Hons) BSc ( Page 2 (

Weyes Eyes, Ottawa, Ontario 2008 - 2013

PRINCIPAL

< Uncovered a niche market in providing a 24/7/365 security service to a

diverse clientele delivered through automated P&T (picture & text) alerts

to the clients IT infrastructure.

< Built the company around the SaaS business model incorporating the

benefits of Cloud computing and video analytics to deliver the

products to a consumer market, radically elevating the quality of

remote alarms and surveillance systems triggered by motion detection.

< Partnered with Carlton University to adapt and spin-out video

analytics technology.

< Worked with the Ontario Centre of Excellence to finance the project

combined with leveraging IRAP and SR&ED to fund technology

development.

Nakina Systems, Ottawa, Ontario 2002 - 2008

BOARD DIRECTOR 2006 - 2008

PRINCIPAL 2002 - 2006

< Co-founded a multi-vendor telecom network management company securing

Verizon as a lead customer, acquiring $6 million in debt and equity

funding to deliver an alpha product at an initial $600,000 price tag,

advancing funding by another $10 million to steer the company into

profit.

< Led the company through numerous challenges and iterations, generating

sustainable recurring revenue in the niche market generating over $20

million revenue. Company currently employing 100 staff.

Nortel Networks, Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario 1992 - 2001

< Rapidly promoted from a new graduate to the leader of a 600-person multi-

million dollar business unit spanning 10 sites.

< Consistently attracted management attention for the ability to eradicate

hindrances, boost morale and employee engagement, rein in and extract

costs, and assume crisis management roles, leading and returning critical

business projects back on track.

Held the following 7 progressively responsible positions:

LEADER: Preside Optical R&D = VICE PRESIDENT 2000 - 2001

< Reinvigorated a dysfunctional R&D Department, reducing the team from 600

to 150 while actively engaged on consistently delivering commitments in

the $10 billion optical sector.

DIRECTOR: Optical Managed Networks Development 1999 - 2000

< Reignited customer engagement, introducing fundamental changes to

customer interaction combined with significantly upgrading network

delivery product to catapult multi-million dollar revenue.

SENIOR MANAGER: Optical High-Cap Delivery & Development 1998 - 1999

SENIOR MANAGER: Metro Optical Program Management 1996 - 1998

< Parachuted in to initiate swift and radical action using program

management skills to realign projects, at least a year behind schedule,

working with multi-disciplined teams across the business and the client

to uncover issues, build and execute a plan to reduce project delay by 6

months.

< Granted a patent entitled "A Method and System For Program Management"

(patent #13472ROUS01U) for the unique program management tool set.

MANAGER: Software Design 1995 - 1996

DESIGNER: Software Development 1993 - 1995

DESIGNER: New Product Introduction 1992 - 1993

education

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario 1992

HONOURS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Computer Science

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