Hybrid Forge Leadership Team
Geoff has been active in the Telecommunications and IT sector for over twelve years. His leadership, operations, project management, and construction management experience were gained in service of the Canadian Forces and Bell Canada, among others. Geoff was responsible for Bell's commercial network deployment within the Alberta SuperNet project, leading the implementation of wire-line and wireless networks through 27 of Alberta's largest communities. Most recently, Geoff has been providing strategic operations and IT consulting to a number of Alberta-based technology start-up companies. Geoff holds a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through the Project Management Institute, and an MBA from Queen's University.
Chad is a software design, development, and deployment expert with a diverse background of software lifecycle experience. Following military service as an Aerospace Engineering Officer in the Canadian Air Force, Chad provided database application design and development, systems integration, and consulting services to companies across many industries such as broadcast television, mining, manufacturing, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and healthcare in Canada and the United States. As a result of his technical leadership productivity enhancing IT systems were deployed at Abbott Laboratories, BP, Chevron, Weatherford, Bank of Montreal as well as many small and medium-sized businesses. As a principal of Hybrid Forge, Chad offers innovative and successful IT solutions to his clients by integrating proven processes with the smart application of technology. Chad Smith holds a computer engineering degree from the Royal Military College, is a Microsoft-certified Solutions Developer and a member of both IEEE and CIPS.
Rod has over nine years of web design and development experience, and focuses on designs that enable a positive visitor experience with a balance of standards compliancy and quality graphic design. Recently, Rod was the lead web designer, developer, and online marketer for an Alberta company that made the Profit 100 list (Canada's 100 fastest-growing companies) three years in a row for online sales through its 25 websites. Rod brings a keen eye for design detail with sound understanding of how to execute website goals effectively. Rod holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland and is currently training under APEGGA.
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