Julia Rivard

CEO
A partner at SheepDogInc.ca, Julia comes from a background in marketing and design and is the mastermind behind our creative and communication efforts.  A graduate of both NSCADU and Dalhousie University, Julia mixes her experience in communication, business and design to build partnerships with existing and potential clients that lead to new and exciting opportunities.  Julia started her professional career as the co-founder of Queen Street Studios, a creative collective based out of Dartmouth, NS.  In 2007, she joined forces with Brandon Kolybaba, partner and owner of Norex.ca to serve as the Creative Director for their online marketing and web design firm in Halifax, NS.  In her other life, Julia competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as a member of the Canoe Kayak team.  She continues to stay involved in sport at a high level and worked with the Canadian Olympic Committee as Team Services Officer in both Beijing and Vancouver.  She is the Vice Chair of Marketing for CanoeKayak Canada and sits as the Federal Appointment to the Board of the Halifax 2011 Canada Games.  Her background in sport and her passion for technology have set the stage for the development of an extremely popular widget application for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as well as a successful mobile application developed by SheepDogInc.ca used to track results of the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

Shawn Wilkie

Founder

Today Shawn has multiple business holdings in real estate, computer retail, service management and computer accessories and repair. This entrepreneurial spirit was born while attending St. Francis Xavier Business School and was further nurtured while managing technical solutions for Suncor Inc. and Syncrude in the Alberta Oil & Gas Industry, and through his experiences while traveling the globe. His first business venture, Student Computers, was started while attending St. FX. Google invited Shawn to Mountainview, California and made him one of only 30 Google Apps resellers globally. Shawn brought this opportunity to a few other St. FX grads and other key stakeholders... and very quickly Sheepdog Inc. was born. Shawn is a born leader and strategist, a passionate world traveler, and is active in the community.

Brandon Kolybaba, BBA

VP of Product Development

As the President of SheepDogInc.ca and Norex Unified Media, Brandon is a leading entrepreneur with over 15 years of Internet industry experience. Focusing on creative technology solutions that leverage the Internet to solve complex business and marketing problems has earned him local and national recognition. In addition to having a degree in Marketing, Brandon also has experience in IT at several enterprise class Canadian companies including Shell Canada, BMW, and CP Hotels. This has given him valuable insight into developing practical solutions for our customers. Brandon's leadership skills and IT knowledge come from a strong academic foundation as well as his practical experience.

Todd Williams, BA, CMC, ITIL

VP Sales & Consulting Services

Todd Williams has a proven record of getting things done. He has led private and public sector organizations to successfully align their people and technology with the needs of their business. He has over 15 years of Senior Level experience in management and business development utilizing skills in leadership, negotiation, and problem solving. In his early career, Todd worked in finance culminating in a position with the Provincial Tax Commission. While there, he helped build the Nova Scotia Business Registry, an award winning multi-year, multi-million dollar initiative. Following Y2K, Todd held positions of increasing responsibility for a major IT solutions company where he provided services in the fields of practice and business development, project and IT service management, and management consulting.

In 2009, Todd set up his own consultancy focused on providing corporate leadership and trusted advice to senior executives of IT businesses. Todd has managed business change for major client organizations in Canada and the US. He has distinguished himself as a proven leader in his work with clients in the commercial, financial, federal and provincial (including healthcare) sectors.

Todd earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dalhousie University in 1989. He is the National Chairman of the Canadian Association of Certified Management Consultants.

Pam Pritchard, B.Sc.

Lead Instructor

Pam has been Sheepdog's Google Apps Instructor since March 2008 and has trained over 3,000 users. Pam's leadership skills and IT knowledge enable her to bring a wealth of experience to the classroom.

While attending University in Halifax, Pam co-owned a web hosting and development company, and also worked as the Webmaster for the Nova Scotia Registry of Motor Vehicles. Once she graduated with a degree in Computer Science & Business Administration, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where she worked as an IT Consultant. Over the next 7 years, Pam developed Intranet and e-commerce web sites for various Fortune 500 clients.  During her last year in St. Louis, she was promoted to System Manager and managed a team of 14 developers and architects, and supported 12 American Express websites.

Now back in Halifax, Pam is building a reputation for being the best Google Apps Instructor in the industry -- backed by consistent customer reviews of excellency.