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The Benchcube team is currently small. This is deliberate and is based on a start-up philosophy articulated in Rework, The Lean Startup, and elsewhere:
Greg Brydon BASc
With an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering from Queen's University, Greg started his career at a Big Four firm as a Technology Risk Consultant, where he spent 2.5 years specializing in IT audits, SOC 2 assessments, ISO 27001 engagements, and Crypto Financial Statement Audits. Greg subsequently moved to leading SaaS firm a Solutions Engineer, focusing on the Audit, Risk, and Compliance areas of the business. Currently, Greg is leveraging this industry experience at Benchcube to help the public sector modernize how they share financial information with stakeholders.
Riley Hayles DipBM
Riley brings a background in competitive sports and business development into his work at Benchcube. After finishing his hockey career, he completed the Business Management program at BCIT and moved into sales consulting and business development roles across several industries, with a focus on building long-term relationships and trusted partnerships. Riley is motivated by helping communities better understand their city’s finances through clear, reliable data.
Michael served for a decade as an Electoral Area Director in the Okanagan. He was responsible for several large, complex projects including two water system conversions, development of a network of pedestrian walking paths, response to the expansion of a neighboring First Nations reserve, and several official community plan reviews. Michael retired from local politics in 2018 after founding Benchcube Analytics.
Michael holds bachelor and Masters degrees in Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia. He is a faculty member in the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, where he teaches decision making and business analytics to senior undergraduates and budding MBAs. His primary research interests involve the intersection of decision theory, economics, and computer science. He has published in diverse scholarly outlets, including MIT Sloan Management Review, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, and Local Government Studies.
Angelo is a business executive with over 25 years of experience leading, managing and moving forward complex challenges executed over diverse geographical locations. Angelo has been a project management and business consultant for almost a decade where he has been involved in a diverse range of business ventures and complex projects. He retired as a Senior Leader from the Canadian Armed Forces where he held several high profile project, leadership and command roles.
Angelo holds a bachelors degree in Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Masters of Science in Systems Engineering (Information Systems) from the University of Maryland. He received Senior Leadership training from the Marine Corps University and he is a Project Management Professional. Angelo’s primary areas of expertise are in the business leadership and project management space (set-up and planning, cost estimation, project controls and execution).
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