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.  As an accomplished and proven entrepreneur and business and community leader, Mark’s passion is in shaping a company culture that drives innovative community development.

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, 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.

Under the Trivaris banner, Mark is dedicated to growing a company brand of ‘not just for profit’. In addition to investing and growing early-stage technology companies Mark strives for creating businesses, jobs and encouraging local economic growth. Trivaris invests and dedicates leadership resources to support community economic development in general and social enterprises specifically.  Initiatives include Let’s Talk Science, an organization focused on helping increase science learning at all ages and Options for Homes, a non-profit group providing quality, affordable housing in Hamilton.

Mark is Chair of the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction; has spent five years serving on the Board and is Past 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 Jobs Prosperity Collaborative; Chair of the Golden Horseshoe Innovation Alliance; member of McMaster University Board of Governors; member of the Board of the Ontario Centers of Excellence; and Chair of the Ontario Centers of Excellence Commercialization Committee.  In addition, Mark has recently been appointed Chair of the Advisory Committee for Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario responsible for the development and implementation of an integrated regional transportation plan.

Mr. Chamberlain was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada.  He holds both 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.

Ron is a Partner in Trivaris and is their Vice President where he is instrumental in creating partnerships and developing new investment opportunities for the company. In addition, Ron has introduced an enhanced set of services under the newly formed Strategic Innovation Services group. 

He brings with him a wealth of experience, gained from over 20 years in the communications and information technology sector with specific expertise in product development and the monetization of intellectual property.  His first hand experience in developing products, from engineering to production, has imbued Ron with an ability and appreciation for addressing the challenges and recognizing the rewards of bringing products to market.

With a great aptitude for identifying both high potential intellectual property and the channels necessary for creating market ready products, Ron’s leadership allows Trivaris to increase the scope of services to include established organizations and government agencies. Formerly the Managing Director at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), Ron led the Centre for Computing and Information Technology.  During his time at OCE, he was responsible for developing the Market Readiness Program (providing proof of principle funding), Ron oversaw the successful formation of 21 new companies in less than five years.  In addition, Ron led the commercialization program across 5 OCE centres and led the Accelerator program which is a pre-seed investment fund for startups based on IP from universities and colleges. Prior to joining OCE, Ron served as a director at Nortel where he led the development and implementation of new communication technologies in response to emerging market opportunities.

As a product manager at General Dynamics, Ron was responsible for the development and installation of sonar systems for the Canadian Navy. Ron currently sits on several advisory boards, including those for small companies, government and not-for-profit organizations.  A member of the Independent Advisory Committee for I&IT Strategy, Policy & Planning Branch, Ministry of Government Services, Ron is providing guidance to the Province of Ontario on its information and information technology (I&IT) strategy.  Ron has an Honours BSc. in Computing and Information Science from Queen's University.

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.