Shawn Wilkie

Founder

Today Shawn has multiple business holdings in real estate, computer retail, service management and computer accessories & 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, and now has revenues over $2 million annually. In 2008, Google invited Shawn to Mountainview, California and made him one of only 30 beta 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

President & Chief Technical Officer
As the President of Norex, 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 of Sales

Todd Williams has a proven record of getting things done. He has lead 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. Todd is the National Chairman of the Canadian Association of Certified Management Consultants.

Matt Cooper

VP of Operations

Starting his first company in 1999, Matt Cooper brings a great deal of entrepreneurial experience to Sheep Dog's team. Matt has worked on a large number of web development projects.  One notable project was the development of a custom-designed enterprise resource program for the Department of National Defence.  This 4 year contract employed 19 full-time personnel and is now in use throughout Atlantic Canada. From Application Developer, to Information Architect and Project Manager, Matt's broad spectrum of disciplines and experience makes him ideally suited as the Vice President of Operations for Sheepdog Inc.

Pam Pritchard, B.Sc.

Google Apps Instructor

Pam has been Sheepdog's Google Apps Instructor since March 2008 and has trained over 1,000 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.

Paul Moore

Technical Lead

Growing up in Yellowknife, Paul provided IT support for the YMCA/YWCA Yellowknife. During his last two years in Yellowknife, Paul became an Assistant Manager for the Source by Circuit City. With a regular staff of three, Paul managed to increase store revenue to more than double the national average in only six months. Incorporating his sales experience and technical abilities, Paul relocated to Halifax for a Web Consultant position with Register.com. This position lead to extensive training in website development, corporate email solutions and deployment of new sales campaigns.

David Wolfe, PhD

Software Development Lead

David Wolfe comes to us from Minnesota where he has been an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Gustavus Adolphus College for the last decade.  Before that, he was a Lecturer at University of California, Berkeley where he earned his PhD (with a thesis on the mathematics of games).  He also spent some time in the financial industry, implementing a stochastic model of interest rates for evaluating bond options at Barra.