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pat montani

Economics graduate from Wilfrid Laurier University. Currently working as Founding Partner and CEO at IPV Gateways Inc.

Headline: Club Leader
Website: http://www.whistler-entrepreneurs.org
Skills: Business
Location: whistler
Groups: Whistler Entrepreneurs
Interested in: Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects
Tags: aids, bicycle, cycling, entrepreneur, humanity, public experience, seed funding, Skiing, startup, telecom, Venture Capital, whistler
Schools: Wilfrid Laurier University

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: IPV Gateways Inc
Position: Founding Partner and CEO
Time period: December 2003 - Present
Description: IPVgateways is the world's leader in helping video conferencing and telepresence suppliers extend their reach and capability by allowing bridges and gateways to be parked in a colo or in the cloud. This position allows any number of carriers to be connected or peered, quality and security to be maintained between public and private networks and access to huge amounts of bandwidth for little cost on all major carriers.

Employer: Bicycles for Humanity
Position: Founder
Time period: December 2004 - November 2009
Description: Bicycled for Humanity is a grassroots movement that is trying to solve the problem of mobility in rural Africa through the gift of a bicycle. Healthcare workers, students and women are walking long distances every day and a bicycle can help all. Last year we sent 10,000 bicycles, 400 in a container we call a BEC, or Bicycle Empowerment Centre which upon arriving in Africa becomes a bike workshop.

Employer: BCS Global
Position: Founder and CEO
Time period: December 2001 - November 2004
Description: BCS provides hosted services for the video conferencing and telepresence industries. Being
more of a telecom specialist, I sold my position the company in 2004 and started IPV Gateways inorder to get back closer to my roots

Employer: Bridges.com
Position: Founder
Time period: December 1997 - November 2002
Description: An online career education and testing organization targeted at schools globally. The company is still the largest globally, sold my position in 2002

Employer: TSB International
Position: Founder and President
Time period: December 1987 - November 1990
Description: Founder and President. TSB became the largest company globally at managing telecom networks for carriers and their major account customers. Sold my position and retired and then just kept starting new companies

EDUCATION

University: Wilfrid Laurier University
Time period: 1972
Degree: EConomics, BA

INFORMATION

Hobbies: cycling, skiing, africa, humanity,

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  • Jeremy Edwards

    Leisure Management graduate from Griffith University. Last worked as Team Leader, Development Manager at Urban Climb.