Steve Houle - Chairman and CFO steve@backupmanager.com
Mr. Steve Houle received a Bachelor of Commerce degree with distinction
in finance and marketing from the University of Alberta in 1991. Mr.
Houle has been or is a current Director and Principle in companies
involved in the following industries:
- Bottled water and coffee distribution
- Propane distribution
- Fitness club chain
- Royalty free digital images
- Capital pool company listed on the TSX
Mr. Houle was named the Business Development Corporation Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Alberta in 1996, and Sparta Water Systems Corp. won the Alberta Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award of Distinction for 1997.
Nelson Heerema – Vice President, Software Engineering nelson@backupmanager.com
From the inception of the Backup Manager concept and as a founding partner in 1998, Mr. Heerema has acted as the Company’s strategic software designer. As part of his duties during the start up phase, Mr. Heerema also consulted to numerous other companies seeking to become “e-commerce-enabled.” Mr. Heerema earned his Masters Degree in Applied Sciences at the University of British Columbia. His thesis on the subject of industrial noise was proven and he designed and wrote software, which is presently being marketed internationally. Heading a team of software developers with Wave Makers Research Inc., Mr. Heerema was an integral part of many of their voice recognition software successes.
Since then, Mr. Heerema has led the development of several proprietary hosted applications for the Backup Manager Group, which are in use or have been part of successful business unit divestitures.
Sherwyn Payne – Vice President, Systems and Network Design sherwyn@backupmanager.com
Mr. Payne brings to the team a creative, yet practical, technical talent. Since 1989, Mr. Payne has created numerous innovative network designs including pioneering computerized recording studio applications. From conception to turnkey systems, Mr. Payne has developed customized network systems for a wide range of corporations. Backup Manager is the original concept of Mr. Payne, who was also a founding partner.
Since then, Mr. Payne has partnered with Mr. Heerema with respect to the development of several proprietary hosted applications for the Backup Manager Group, which are in use or have been part of successful business unit divestitures.
