Mark Chamberlain is the President and one of the founding partners of Trivaris Ltd., a commercialization company focused on transforming ideas from concept to sustainable companies and social enterprises.  Investing in and growing early-stage companies, Mark strives to create businesses, jobs and a culture of innovation under a Trivaris brand that is “not just for profit”.

Mark is best known for his time at Wescam where he became President and CEO in 1987.  Under his leadership, the company quickly became a leader in visual information systems markets around the world and highly recognized with many awards including an Academy Award for Technical Achievement, 16 Emmy Awards, a Canadian Business Tech Award, and a Canadian Export Award.  Wescam was also named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2000 and 2001.  In 2002, Mark sold Wescam to L-3 Communications and after assisting the company through the ownership transition, Mark retired from L-3 Wescam in 2003.

As an accomplished and proven entrepreneur, Mark brings his business acumen to community economic development in general and social enterprises specifically.  Initiatives like Options for Homes, a nonprofit group providing quality, affordable housing in Hamilton and Crazy Daisy, a social enterprise that utilizes floral sales to promote mental wellness and employ individuals living with a mental illness.

Mark served as a member of the Board and Chair of the Commercialization Committee of the Ontario Centers of Excellence for six years; served seven years on the Board and two years as Chair of the Hamilton Community Foundation; Mark was recognized with the Hamilton Distinguished Citizen of the Year for 2007 for his work on reducing poverty in Hamilton and was appointed to the National Council of Welfare, an advisory body to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development on matters of concern to low-income Canadians. He is currently Chair of the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction; Chair of the Hamilton Jobs Prosperity Collaborative; Chair of the Innovation Factory and a member of McMaster University Board of Governors.

Mark Chamberlain was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada.  He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree (BASc) and a Masters of Applied Science degree (MASc) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and received their Alumni Medal in 1999.  Mark has been recognized with the 2001 Ernst & Young Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Technology and Communications category;  the 2001 National Entrepreneur of the Year Special Citation for Market Leadership; a Professional Engineers of Ontario Medal for Entrepreneurship in 2004 and was inducted into Burlington’s Entrepreneur Hall of Fame in 2006.

Ty's work  experience  includes  a  unique  combination  of  strategic  level leadership along with lots of pragmatic, in-the-trenches, heavy lifting - from writing  embedded  code,  to  tackling  complicated  systems  engineering challenges,   to   implementing   product   management,   and   improving organizational  capability  through process improvements  and  information systems. The common theme throughout his career has been transforming great ideas from that magical eureka moment to operational or business reality.

Prior to joining Trivaris,  Ty  was  a  Vice  President at L3 Communications where, among other responsibilities, he spearheaded corporate initiatives within the product development and product lifecycle management areas.  His career began as an Aerospace Engineering Officer in the Canadian Air Force. Later while working with Harris Corporation in Florida, he led the introduction of  new automatic test equipment  (ATE) into service. In 1995, he joined Wescam as a senior software and systems Engineer.  From there, he advanced into Program Management where he established the Program Management Office (PMO) and led the launch of a number of new products.

He was later named the Director of Performance for Wescam, where he developed their new product introduction processes and led the business transformation of the organization as it pursued a strategy of operational excellence.

Ty is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario and a Six Sigma Black Belt. Ty is the Chair of Mohawk College Board of Governors, and Adjunct Professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), and the recipient of a military commendation and an Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner’s citation.  He  has  a  Bachelor  of  Engineering  in Computer Engineering  from  the  Royal  Military  College  of  Canada and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

John Bastedo has a strong pedigree of operational experience and expertise in high-tech engineering and product development.

Formerly General Manager, Operations of Wescam, an L3 Communications division, John Bastedo has over 25 years of success transitioning leading-edge research and development, in a variety of high-tech markets, into successful products and businesses.

John had active involvement in all product developments and introductions during his 25 years at Wescam, most recently as General Manager, Operations; reducing product development cycle time by half and increasing operating income by more than 25 %. As Vice President of PV Labs since June 2004, John has overseen the development of a number of technologies that once again have the potential to become industry-altering products.

Recognition of John’s contributions to high-tech product development is not limited to business growth and shareholder value – in 1989 John was honoured with an Emmy Award, and in 1990 a prestigious Academy Award, for Technical Achievements.

With his 25 years of experience in the high-tech, aerospace and GIS remote sensing fields, Mr. Jenkins is entrusted with managing GeoDigital’s overall operations and leading its corporate strategy.  Mr. Jenkins brings a wealth of knowledge to Trivaris from his past CEO appointments and other senior executive positions in the fields of technology, finance, marketing and administration, as well as his 13 years of experience at Spar Aerospace where he played a key role in the development of aerospace & defence products.

In 1990, Mr. Jenkins became  part owner of Wescam and was a member of the management team that was responsible for taking the company public (TSX WSC). As Vice President of Corporate Development for Wescam he was responsible for Government programs and the acquisition of new businesses.

In 1997, Mr. Jenkins acquired selected intellectual property rights from Wescam and has since transitioned this technology into two successful joint ventures that subsequently became public companies. Mr. Jenkins’ first venture pioneered the development of airborne GPS mapping systems for military applications and after garnering over $3.5 million in orders from the Canadian Department of National Defence the venture was sold to Navitrak International Corp. in March 2000.  The second endeavour, Mosaic Mapping Systems Inc., was established in 2000, and became a world leader in the application of airborne LiDAR technology for oil and gas exploration.  Mosaic Mapping Systems became a publicly traded corporation in September 2002 and after a successful inauguration the company was subsequently acquired by Pulse Data Corp., (TSX. PSD) in May 2004.

Mr. Jenkins has obtained his Honours Degree in Physics from the Imperial College London, and conducted post-graduate business studies at York University and The U.S. Navy Post Graduate School.