Executive
Mark Allen – President
Mark has over 10 years of management experience in small startup IT companies. As
CTO of Tantalus Communications Inc. (1996 – 2002), he built the largest Oracle software
development company in Western Canada. He also led the sales and marketing group
from 2000 – 2002 during its geographic expansion into Eastern Canada and the Pacific
Northwest. During his time at Tantalus, Mark worked with the other members of the
management team (including Tanya Burek) to take Tantalus from $200,000 in revenue
to over $4,000,000 with over 50 employees. During the downsizing of the IT market in 2000
and 2001 they slowly decreased the size of the company, while still providing a high
level of software development and consulting. Tantalus was acquired in 2002 and Mark
joined Pangaea Systems Inc. as part of the acquisition.
David Parker – VP Technology
David has over 15 years technical experience analyzing, designing, coding, and testing
complex multi-tier Java based systems. He has expertise in development methodologies,
object oriented analysis, design and programming (OOA/OOD/OOP), data modeling,
mobile technologies, web technologies, graphical user interfaces (GUI), installation and
maintenance of software packages, and systems management. He has a sound
knowledge of multi-tiered distributed systems and Internet application architectures. In
particular, he has in-depth application experience analyzing, designing, coding, and
testing mission-critical computer aided dispatch (CAD) and records management systems
(RMS) for police, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) in mobile environments.
David is the architect of Fdata Framework.
Tanya Burek – VP Finance and Operations
Tanya is an independent consultant specializing in Finance and Human Resources for
emerging companies. She has worked with several other startups including GaleForce
Solutions Inc., and Events on the Move Enterprises Inc. Tanya recently served on
the National Board of Directors for Wired Woman. Before joining Foundation DMS, Tanya
completed a two-year contract focused on the successful growth and acquisition
activities of PHH-ARC Environmental. Tanya's experience with the Vancouver high-tech
industry began in 1997 as Director of Finance & Administration for Tantalus Communications,
a rapidly growing software development & services company (later acquired by Pangaea
Systems).
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