Ray has spent his 20+ year career successfully bringing high technology products to market. Most recently, Ray was the President & CEO of RapidMind Inc. He joined the University of Waterloo spin-off in 2006 and has steered the company through $11M of venture funding and significant market growth into an industry leader. In addition to customer accolades, RapidMind was the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Ontario Centres of Excellence Mind to Market award, and the Premier’s Catalyst Award. Ray and his team’s efforts culminated in the sale of RapidMind to Intel Corp in August 2009, giving the tech giant its first R&D presence in Ontario.
Prior to RapidMind, Ray spent five years with Research In Motion (RIM) where he was responsible for all product management activities for the iconic BlackBerry product line including business plans, product strategy, product requirements, marketing plans, pricing strategy, and product launches. Ray helped guide the product through the challenging early adopter stage in 1999 towards the mainstream market and established the BlackBerry brand as the leader in the wireless data market.
Ray has also played key roles in industries as diverse as investment banking, media servers, telecommunications, networking, and operating systems. Ray is proud to hold both a Bachelors of Mathematics degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and a Masters of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, where he is also a frequent guest lecturer on high tech marketing.
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