As one of the most experienced software testing professionals in Eastern Canada, Keith McIntosh has built PQA with a solid core of quality assurance (QA) professionals. With over 15 years of experience in all aspects of software quality assurance, testing and software development, Keith still takes an active role in project management and provides leadership in test automation activities and quality assurance processes. Keith continues to shape the vision and culture at PQA and consistently champions quality assurance in his activities in PQA's day-to-day operations.

Paul Johnson is the President of Pine Ridge Associates and the CEO of Quantum 5X Systems Inc.

Pine Ridge Associates is a firm dedicated to helping build successful businesses by providing active mentoring and advice to CEOs of high potential entrepreneurial organizations. Pine Ridge services range from several hours per month of CEO mentoring to engagements as a contract CEO. In addition to his individual clients, Paul has been named the Ted Rogers Executive in Residence for the Wallace McCain Institute at the University of New Brunswick where he serves as a facilitator, instructor, and mentor to 15 entrepreneurial CEO’s. He is also a guest speaker for programs at Queen’s University’s Industrial Relations Centre.

Quantum 5X designs and markets the world’s smallest broadcast quality wireless microphone systems. Q5X’s early customers were in professional sports and the company supplies Major League Baseball, the NHL, and NBA as well as most of North America’s prominent sports broadcasters. The company is now developing markets in the live entertainment sector.

Paul’s prior work history includes venture capital management as a Partner of Fullarton Capital and general management; as both a consultant with McKinsey & Company and as President of Accuride Canada, the world’s largest manufacturer of truck wheels. He has a strong experience base in executive management, technology commercialization, business strategy, industrial sales and marketing and entrepreneurial finance. Paul holds a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. After living and working in several locations throughout North America, Paul returned to live in London, Ontario with his wife Marjorie and their five children.

An accomplished, entrepreneurial executive, Chuck Renner joins PQA with over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including 20 years in the IT services industry. Starting as a quality assurance analyst for the Boeing Company, Mr. Renner has held various positions including director, managing director, CIO, COO, and CSO, and even ran a small eLearning company for several years.

A specialist in revenue generation through direct sales and alliance relationships, Mr. Renner has served the last six years as Director of Keane, Incorporated’s International Business Development and Alliances program, working on location in the US, as well as in Europe and India. During his career, Chuck has been a strategic consultant to such clients as: IBM Corporation, Louis Vitton, Merrill Lynch, Frito-Lay Company, Fleet Bank, Key Bank, Invacare, Morgan Stanley, Solomon Smith Barney, J. C. Bradford & Co, Baptist Hospital, and Providian Insurance Group.

During his career, Mr. Renner has also negotiated strategic alliances with such companies as: Adobe, Microsoft, SAP, IBM, Oracle, HP, Compuware, Informatica, and Endeca.

Mr. Renner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jamestown College, and in his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, and traveling to places he’s never been. He currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and two children.

With over 28 years of experience in information technology, Stephen has an extensive background in business operations management, project management, systems development and software quality assurance alike. His vast experience has been obtained through prominent positions held with private sector corporations, government agencies and information technology consulting companies across Canada. With this experience, Stephen is successfully leading the Software Quality Assurance group, focusing on all delivery related efforts. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree from the University of New Brunswick.

Trevor Atkins is Principal Consultant and Regional Director, PQA Pacific. Prior to that, he was Principal Consultant with Silverpath Technologies and the west-coast Regional Director of Quality Services with UST Global. He was also a founder and the VP Operations of QA Labs Inc., once the largest independent software testing company in Canada.

Trevor has been involved in literally hundreds of software projects over the last 14+ years. Experienced in all project roles, Trevor’s primary focus has been on planning and execution of projects and improvement of the same, so as to optimize quality versus constraints for the business.

Trevor engages collaboratively with teams to raise the quality bar within their project and organizational contexts and has a demonstrated track record of achieving rapid ROI for his customers and their business.