PROFILE:
TakingITGlobal

Sought after by Fortune 500 companies and recognized for their international contributions, the 20-something Canadians behind TakingITGlobal are bringing youth, technology and social awareness together.

Amazon gives an award to the employee who best ignores their boss. Is a maverick (even an effective one) something a small technology company can afford?

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An interview with Cadman Chui, VP Marketing and Channels, PlateSpin

We live in a risk averse society with a love for golden handcuffs. We need career resilience to be able to bounce back from adversity
From ‘Managing Career Risk’

An interview with Dave Wessinger, CTO and Co-Founder, PointClickCare

Cadman Chui talks about his path to PlateSpin and how the company haskept its breakneck growth from turning into neck-breaking change.
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The man behind a market-leading software company laughs about hismafia-esque hiring methods, his CEO brother, and his passion forhis work.
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How to care for and feed your CTO

Gmail actually makes my eyes bleed. It looks like it was cobbled together as an experiment or a prototype and nobody bothered to finish it.
From ‘Was your product assembled or carved?’

Canadian Tech IPO Performance, 2006 & 2007

Jeff Fedor dispenses advice on how t olet a CTO drive innovation without driving everyone else crazy.
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Did our technology sector generate more losers than winners? A TechFinance.ca study looks at the stock price performance of 41 Canadian tech companies that went public in the last 24 months.
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Bring your passion for quality to the table in a role that will see you work closely with executives and a small international team. Your team-building skills, leadership and technical expertise will help Blue Coat continue to bring mission-critical products to thousands of enterprise customers.

Blue Coat’s Waterloo office enjoys an outstanding reputation for talent and commitment.

Your team will develop and carry out automated tests for Blue Coat’s flagship product. While the team executes, you’ll focus on identifying risks, planning contingencies and managing your resources.

This is an ideal role for those who see more senior positions in their future, at a company that is ranked #1 in the Secure Content and Application Delivery market.

As part of a newly-created team at Research in Motion, you’ll influence the development and design of BlackBerry desktop software for Apple’s OS X operating system.

You’ll work closely with design departments as well as implementation and component teams, and be involved in aspects of product architecture, installation, testing and more.

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Working as an essential member of the Professional Services group, you’ll integrate and implement MPI into what are often multi-national, billion dollar companies, each bringing their own unique needs and implementation challenges to the table.

As a next-generation BI vendor, pVelocity is bringing its solution to global clients in pharma, chemicals, aluminum and more.

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This is a great career opportunity for someone with a strong desire to move up to bigger software testing challenges for an international company with a global perspective – Research in Motion.

Language skills are key for this role – French, Italian, German, Spanish or Japanese. A background in technology will help determine whether you’re a senior or intermediate candidate (the team has openings for both).

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Put your stamp on a sizzling product for a company that isn’t simply leading its market, its shaping it.

This is a tactical and strategic role that will see you influence decisions through the product life cycle. You’ll devise and execute go-to-market strategies for an organization that CIO Magazine ranks as the "#1 Virtualization Vendor to Watch in 2008".

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