Douglas enjoys coaching product-focused companies and sharing his experiences bending metal, writing code, building boards, and preparing for manufacturing.

He is the Founder and Alchemist of Dark Water Tek, a consultancy that provides guidance to clients in navigating the fog of new product development.

He has a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and is a Citizen of the Metís Nation of BC.

Prior to founding Dark Water Tek, Douglas held the roles of CEO at Nyce Control, President of Spectrum Signal Processing, and Executive Vice President and Vice President of Research and Development at Vecima Networks Inc.  Douglas joined Vecima in its early days and played several key roles in helping the company scale to success at 921 staff and a peak revenue of C$120M.

Areas of specialization:

• Leadership development
• Embedded systems
• Product management
• Systematic Innovation

At Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, Doug is the Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship’s Lead eCoop Mentor, is a sessional instructor for the Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and directly mentors founders and ventures through Mentor Meet, SPARK, Venture Prize, and as lead mentor for many Venture Connection incubator teams.