Lee


Education
Heli-North Flight School - Ontario, Canada

Experience
As a serial startup founder, CEO and CTO with over 25 years experience I have a strong track record of successfully delivering high quality cloud-native software projects and digital transformations.

Building startups has provided me with a unique and rare ability to be effective throughout an organisation. From the board and executive team, to marketing and sales, and from product management, UI/UX and software engineering, to quality assurance and customer success.

Originally from Canada, I have also lived and worked in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and throughout a variety of countries in South and Central America. I’m a native speaker of English, French, and Spanish and functional in Thai and Malay.


Core Skills

People & Culture

Over the past 5 years, through conducting over 100 1-on-1s, I’ve honed a personalized approach that prioritizes active listening and learning from each team member, and evolving the company’s culture based on these conversations, leading to better outcomes and above-average retention.

Marketing

In each startup that I have launched I worked hand-in-hand with key team members to build our brand and create the key marketing and branding collateral that perfectly reflects the company’s personality and that resonates with the market.

Product Development

As a solutions architect, product manager, and lead engineer, I have led the development and successful delivery of 12+ cloud-native software projects and digital transformations.

Fundraising & Investor Relations

As a serial founder I have built a lot of financial models and presentation slide decks, raised over $1.5mn from investors, led countless board meetings and AGMs, and spent a lot of time sending emails, newsletter and making phone calls, to keep investors updated and onboard

Operations

I’ve used a process-based approach to streamline operations, remove barriers, and accelerate growth at 6 startups and digital transformation projects, while increasing quality and value.

Public Speaking

Whether it's the hundred+ investor pitches I've done, talking at tech conferences, or doing presentations at board meetings and AGM, I am at home doing presentations and speaking in front of any crowd.

Team Leadership

I excel at building, leading, and scaling happy, healthy, high-performance teams that successfully deliver great products. I’ve scaled companies from 1 to over 30 employees and mentored team leaders to take ownership of their own teams.

Strategy & Visioning

Having launched 5 startups, I use a repeatable process to develop a vision, build strategies around that vision across all business domains, and then lead the company through the implementation of those strategies.

+ whatever else you need

I learn quickly, and I'm keen to get stuck in wherever you need me!

Secondary Skills

User Research

Worked with 100s of end users, conducting dozens of interviews and research, leading usability sessions, and reviewing UI/UX together, while always remaining razor-focused on following the process to uncover what they really need instead of what they say they want.

Recruitment

I’ve built the teams of successful companies by building out recruitment infrastructure and vetting processes, for positions ranging from entry-level to VPs, reducing our time-to-hire and improving retention.

Legal Compliance

When building a startup I was ultimately responsible for all legal aspects of the business. It was paramount that I fully understood the contracts I signed and that we followed all regulatory compliance requirements.

Business Reporting

I have experience setting up reporting processes that provide me with information to measure progress and drive growth while also providing KPIs that I can report to other stakeholders such as investors and directors.

What People Say About Lee

"He builds happy, hyper-effective teams"

Lee is an inspirational mentor who builds happy, hyper-effective teams. His patient coaching style helps individuals gain confidence and grow their skills.

He guides team members throughout the development cycle, teaching them a disciplined, focused approach, prioritizing what really matters.

If you want to build great teams that build great software, work with Lee.

Edward McGovern
Founder & CEO, CERA Software

“Hiring Lee is the best decision you'll make”

Lee's superpower of quickly understanding a client's operations, pain points, and needs, and implementing tailor-made solutions that perfectly meet those needs, makes him invaluable. I would recommend hiring Lee for your digital transformation - it will be the best decision you make.

Pierre Marcoux
CFO, Coast To Coast Helicopters

"Top-notch leader"

Lee is a top-notch systems and process leader who makes things easier for everyone.  

His process-based approach streamlines operations, removes barriers, and fosters growth.

His leadership framework removes friction while boosting quality and value, and driving positive change. I would highly recommend Lee because he builds tremendous value.

Eryk Warren
Co-founder & CTO, Unito
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