Ronald Chwang Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
Dr. Michael Avedesian
Serial Entrepreneur and Course Lecturer
Dr. Avedesian had three start-up companies for which two he was the founding CEO. Two of them were successful and one went IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors of TM4, a company which designs and manufactures electromechanical drive train systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. Complete profile available here!
Dr. Andrew Csinger听
Serial Entrepreneur and Advisor to Several High Technology Firms
Dr. Csinger is a curiosity-driven, gregariously introverted technocrat. His self-proclaimed role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem consists of the semi-systematic search for shiny pieces of intellectual property to develop into successful corporate undertakings.听Complete profile available here!
Derrick Wong (MSc, MBA)
Course Lecturer
In addition to his role as course lecturer, Derrick provides guidance to students and researchers who are exploring technology entrepreneurship. Derrick has an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics and engineering, a Master of Science in Financial Engineering and a Master of Business Administration, and is a licensed professional Engineer in Ontario.听Complete profile available here!
Volunteer TechAccel Mentors
Adrien Beyk
Founder,
Adrien is the founder of Quanta Vici, a pioneering company in smart clothing technologies. With over a decade of experience in product management and full-stack engineering, Adrien excels in guiding early-stage startups towards market success. His expertise includes go-to-market strategic planning, product-market fit, DTC and B2B sales, and leveraging AI/ML for business optimization. Adrien has a track record of successfully raising funds for seed stage startups. His comprehensive technical background and business acumen make him a valuable mentor for innovative tech ventures.听
Anibal Jodorcovsky听
Independent Health Informatics Consultant
Anibal (BEng 鈥�95) is a Senior Executive with proven results in delivering high quality output and throughput via team development and sound engineering practices. He is skilled in diverse negotiation activities, growing teams, managing conflict and delivering results. Anibal likes talking to students and passing on experience that can help young entrepreneurs.听
Ankit Mishra听
Energy Contributor at Forbes and Head of Growth at Astreas
Ankit Mishra is a seasoned startup operator with over a decade of experience in launching high-growth tech companies. He is the Head of Business Operations at Astreas, a Fellow at Energy Futures Lab, and an Energy Contributor at Forbes, where he shares insights on economic growth, energy transition, and the future of work. His work has been featured in leading media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Canada, BNN Bloomberg, and Techcrunch.
Previously, he worked in venture capital and was an economist at the Ontario Government and the OECD. Ankit also mentors early-stage ventures at 麻豆AV Engine's TechAccel Program and coaches HBA and MBA students at Ivey Business School's New Venture Project. He holds a master's degree in international economics from Sciences Po Paris and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from York University.
Chaity Tarafder听
COO & Co-Founder,听
Chaity Tarafder is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of NameShouts, a SaaS startup that is simplifying the way people make first connections, one name at a time. Her skills include building an early-stage startup, product management, and data analysis with a strong interest in data science. Chaity is a proud 麻豆AV alumna and would love to give back to her community. Chaity's time at 麻豆AV taught her many essential skills that have proved invaluable in her startup-founder journey. She is excited to share her experiences and support the next generation of entrepreneurs coming out of 麻豆AV.听
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CEO & Founder,
Chlo毛 co-founded Acrylic Robotics through Engine鈥檚 TechAccel Program back in 2020. Since then, she has been a part of Engine sharing her entrepreneurship experience to fellow 麻豆AV students who are passionate about Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 麻豆AV Engine was the springboard for building her venture and she would love to give back!听
Ferhan Bulca听
Founder, CEO, Tech Executive, Mentor, Advisor, Investor
Ferhan built and exited one company as an entrepreneur and four business lines as an intrapreneur, creating over $1B annual recurring revenue. Still active in value-creation, Ferhan focused his energy into two key areas: 1) medical technology innovation, 2) growth of Canadian technology commercialization. One component of Ferhan鈥檚 activities is mentoring startup founders and investing in early-stage companies.听
Gilles Fayad听
Director, Initiatives, AI Commons
Fayad would听like to give back to the community that gave his听the opportunity to succeed, and he听can't help but be active in the emerging technologies and taking them to market as disruptive solutions and startup entities.听
Hassan Hanano (B.Eng., MBA)听
CEO, World
Hassan is the founder and CEO of World Assurance, a software solution provider for the Insurance Market, most notably the Marine & Aviation Insurance industry, focusing on making processes easier for insurers and clients. Prior to this role, Hassan worked as an Investment Director at the Venture Capital division of CDP Capital and as an Engineer at Matrox. Hassan Graduated from 麻豆AV (BEng in 1996 and MBA in 2000) and is a CFA Charterholder.听
Kamran Ahmed听
Technology Entrepreneur, Mentor, Investor
After a very successful professional and entrepreneurial career including a major exit, he is听now focusing his听efforts on giving back to the community. One aspect of this is through mentoring and advising entrepreneurs.听
Dr. Nicholas Nadeau听
Founder & Fractional CTO,
Nicholas Nadeau is a dynamic CTO and seasoned professional engineer specializing in next-gen technology development and executive leadership. With a Ph.D. from 脡cole de technologie sup茅rieure, Nicholas has a strong background in听,听,听,听,听, and听.
As a trusted mentor in the Montr茅al startup community, he supports accelerators like听,听,听, and听. Nicholas is dedicated to empowering hard-tech startups and driving corporate innovation by providing expert guidance, strategic direction, and access to cutting-edge technology, fostering inventive solutions, building high-performance teams, and inspiring confidence in clients.听听
Odero Otieno听
Sr Director of听Platform & Experience听听Engineering,
Odero is the Sr. Director of Platform & Experience Engineering at Humana, where he spearheads innovation in cloud environments and data platforms to enhance personalized healthcare services. With a robust background in full stack software development, architecture, and deployment, he leads efforts to elevate member experiences across various health services. Previously, Odero held key roles at Microsoft and founded DawaSwift, a digital healthcare platform streamlining interactions between patients, pharmacies, and insurance companies. He holds a Master of Engineering from 麻豆AV and has completed advanced programs at Stanford University and the University of Toronto. His expertise in cloud engineering, data analytics, and machine learning is pivotal in driving Humana's digital transformation.听
Roger Tambay (B.Sc., MBA, BCL/LLB)听
Serial Entrepreneur
Roger is a serial entrepreneur and intrapreneur with extensive experience in developing business unit strategies incorporating competitive issues, trends in industry, and growth from new external factors. He has a comprehensive view of all aspects involved in both growing a successful manufacturing business and in acquiring businesses, with experience covering a wide range of products and verticals such as chemicals, plastics, packaging, agriculture, and food. Roger most recently built a cleantech company from scratch and took it to the expansion phase before exiting.听Complete profile available here!
Dr. Samuel Suss (B.Eng., M. Eng., PhD)听
Principal Consultant
Dr. Suss is currently an independent consultant for operations and execution in private and public organizations. Dr. Suss began his career in the aircraft industry developing, adapting and implementing computational mathematics techniques for the improvement of design and manufacturing methods. He later went on to build a contract manufacturing firm which he and his partner grew to an industry-leading company of over 300 employees, operating in the United States and Canada. In 2007 Dr. Suss returned to 麻豆AV to complete a PhD in engineering management. Since then, Dr. Suss has worked as a consultant to government, hospitals, and industry on various projects to improve operational performance.听
Sarim Malik听
CEO & Co-Founder,听听
Sarim听co-founded听听through Engine鈥檚听TechAccel Program听back in 2020. Since then,听Sarim听received his BEng in Mechanical Engineering and has been working on building next-generation software at Neat.听Sarim听would听love to give back to the Engine community and be there for other student startup teams beginning their journey.听
Thomas Karatzas听
Software Engineer in Silicon Valley
Thomas was a part of 麻豆AV Engine听back in 2016.听 It was a huge part of his听university experience and helped him听a lot. He听wants to give back to the community and build the next generation of 麻豆AV Alumni!
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