Rob comes to our Associate group with a strong mix of innovation, entrepreneurism, and practical business experiences. A full year before Netscape released the first mass-market web browser, Rob founded Thunder Rd. Communications, one of the first Internet service providers in Ottawa. He evolved the company into a developer and deliverer of custom software applications over the Internet that was acquired by Animatics Interactive. Under its new name Filament Communications, Rob as its Chief Net Officer, put his unique blend of technological skills and communications expertise to work for clients as diverse as Nortel Networks, Infospace, Xerox, and the Royal Bank. Rob has also been the President of getHOW!, a B2B streaming video provider where he secured a first-round financing that lead to the completion of its software development and took it to initial revenue generation. Rob has run the Ottawa Capital Network and its successful Ottawa Venture Fair for the past 2 years with the latter judged as one of the top 3 venture fairs in North America. He currently is president & CEO of Rove Mobile, a provider of network administration software from mobile devices and computers. Rob is a doting father of two boys and a big Springsteen fan.