Les joins our Associate group with over thirty five years as a member of the High Technology community. He has gained extensive international business experience having worked in the UK, USA and Canada but also having travelled or lived on all continents except South America. In the last ten years, Les created the software company, Quadrillion Corporation. Quadrillion identifies yield improvement opportunities in semiconductor 'fabs' and foundries. He has the ability to meaningfully address most elements of the high-technology, electronics and software industries from both a technical and managerial perspective. Les began his career in electronics engineering at Hewlett Packard with a particular emphasis in measurement techniques which evolved rapidly into sales, marketing, and training particularly in the areas of Semiconductor, RF, and Microwave. He has been an active member of the Boards of Directors of Corel Corporation during its formative years (pre IPO) and Watchfire Corporation. Les is the recent past – Chair of Recognia Inc.’s Board of Directors, a Board member of HLB Decision Economics, as well as advisor to several other private corporations. On a personal level Les has enjoyed and been active in a number of sports. He started sailing as a teenager, and still races regularly.