Management

Keith Ippel, President & Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Ippel is a team leader who thrives on the innovative and global nature of the software industry. In his previous position as Director of Operations and Customer Care at Infowave Software, he led the wireless deployment of a company-wide CRM system. He also led the Customer Care team through the first sales of services to partners, partner sub-contracting agreements, and the implementation of an up-sell strategy to existing customers. Mr. Ippel has also worked as a Project Manager for R.C. Purdy Chocolates Ltd., and as a Project Manager with KPMG LLP PeopleSoft Practice.

Dr. David Baar, Founder & Chief Technical Officer

Dr. David Baar, Ph.D. (Physics), M.Sc. (Eng.), founded IDELIX out of his research interests in software for numerical modeling and image processing. The company's visionary, Dr. Baar has built a team of leading experts in information visualization to develop the company's technology. Dr. Baar's doctoral thesis is in the quantum magnetic properties of superconductors and his post-doctoral work included research in the numerical modeling of complex experiments and materials. He has also worked on image processing software for analyzing data from the Landsat satellites.

Marie Whelan, Vice President of Finance & Administration

Marie Whelan, CMA, is the Vice President of Finance & Administration, and Corporate Secretary, for IDELIX Software Inc. Ms. Whelan has more than 15 years experience with public and private companies in the technology, biomedical, resource, and banking industries. In addition to her expertise in financial management, Ms. Whelan has a broad range of experience with issues in the area of financing, regulatory compliance, tax, corporate governance, and human resources.

Darren Dickey, Director of Sales

Prior to joining IDELIX Software to lead the lat49 sales team, Darren spent six years as the Director of Business Development (North America) for Hcareers, the leading job board for the hospitality and restaurant industries. Darren grew his division from 1 to 16 sales professionals and grew revenues from under $200,000 to in excess of $5 million. His team became one of the biggest producing units in the company and consistently exceeded revenue targets, which ultimately lead to the acquisition of the company. Darren also developed a unique, highly profitable job board product that has set industry standards and is still in use by key customers such as The Waldorf-Astoria and Ritz Carlton.

Tiffany Chester, Director of Marketing & Business Development

Ms. Chester brings 11 years of sales and marketing experience to her role at IDELIX. Prior to joining IDELIX, Tiffany worked for HollyWords Publicity Inc. and provided marketing public relations services to film and television clients in Vancouver and Los Angeles. Her creativity and writing skills helped build the success of the company and earned her recognition as one of the top 50 "movers and shakers" of the BC film industry. Tiffany began her career marketing the services of healthcare recruitment companies to potential clients in countries around the world.