Derek Spratt
President & CEO

Derek has been an active CEO, founder, investor, advisor and board member with local BC technology firms for the past 25 years. He has also been a contributor to the technology community via his board level involvement in Acetech - the Academy of technology CEOs, and the Vancouver Enterprise Forum. Derek has a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Queens and started out in his career in 1982, first as a product designer, and later in executive management and leadership positions, most recently as Founder and CEO of Intrinsyc Software International Inc (1996-2006). Other local firms Derek has worked for include: Consequent Technologies (co-founder, CEO), PCS Wireless (co-founder, past-President/EVP), Ernex (Advisor), Nexus Engineering (VP and business unit manager), Motorola (Product Manager), Integra Systems (Designer/Manager), Canysco Systems (Designer) and DBA Telecom (Designer). Additionally, Derek has worked to promote science curriculum to local K-12 students via philanthropic engagements with Science World BC and the Vancouver School Foundation, and also takes a keen interest in protecting the environment via his philanthropic and board level engagement with Eco-Justice Canada. You can read more about Derek and his business and personal interests on his own web site at www.derekspratt.com.


Allan Larmour, P.Eng
Vice President of Business Development

Allan is a proven business visionary in the world of information technology. He has extensive experience in developing strategic business plans and go-to-market strategies for large and early stage companies. He has more than 20 years of experience in the high tech industry marketing into the Telecom industry, including Executive Management, VP Sales & Marketing, Sales and Systems Engineering positions. Prior to co-founding Mobidia in 2004, Allan was EVP Sales and Marketing for L3 Technology, IP Applications Corp., EXL Information Corp., and Regional Sales Manager for Data General Corp. He has won many awards as a top performer at these companies. Mr. Larmour holds a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Applied Science, Electrical Engineering degrees from the University of British Columbia.


Chris Hill
Vice President of Marketing

Chris has over fifteen years of experience within the information technology and wireless network industries and has held roles in product marketing, business development, and international sales and marketing. Before joining Mobidia, he spent 7 years at Microsoft, leading the product management team and their efforts to build and commercialize the Windows Mobile Platform, Microsoft's first platform for the PDA and smartphone categories. Prior to Microsoft, he lived in Asia for a number of years and helped build a small, privately-held, enterprise-grade IT Software Company into a global division of General Electric. Chris has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Masters of Business Administration degree with an emphasis on marketing from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.


John Mertl
Vice President of World-Wide Sales

John Mertl has an 18-year track record of building successful global field organizations in the telecommunications and software industries. Prior to joining Mobidia, John co-founded The Russell-Mitchell Group, a strategy consulting firm where he advised CEOs and management teams of leading technology companies on the development and implementation of growth strategies. Prior to his career in consulting, John held several senior executive management roles, including CEO, with fast-growing software and technology services companies in Ottawa and Montreal. He spent his early career building and managing sales forces that sold Canadian technology to Fortune 500 companies and governments across North America and Europe. John is also a mentor of technology start-up CEOs at the Innovation Synergy Center in Markham, Ontario. Mr. Mertl studied Philosophy at the University of Ottawa.


Lawrence Chee
CTO & VP Engineering

With over 18 years of experience in consumer and telecommunications fields at Seiko Epson and PMC-Sierra, Lawrence has successfully delivered novel technologies from research concept to commercial product. Technically, Lawrence has architected high performance software, systems, and silicon solutions for which he has been awarded many patents. As well as technical expertise, Lawrence has also defined and executed strategic worldwide marketing plans that have effectively penetrated sectors with entrenched incumbents. Through his various positions, Lawrence has built, mentored and managed software, silicon and cross functional teams on a global scale. His experience spans from startup companies to a fast growing multi-national corporations. Lawrence holds a Degree in Engineering Physics from the University of British Columbia.