Communitech: Titans of Technology Techworking "Breakfast with the B oss" "Breakfast with Jim Cooper, CEO, Maplesoft"
- When
- Wed Feb 10, 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
- Where
- Regent Room Waterloo Inn Conference Centre 475 King Street North W aterloo (map)
- Notes
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Jim Cooper, President and CEO- Maplesoft\nJames (Jim) Cooper h
as successfully built Maplesoft into the world’s premier advanced mathemati
cs, modeling and simulation software provider. He is responsible for the c
ompany’s financial performance, and oversees all aspects of the company’s
operations including strategic business planning, product direction as wel
l as sales and marketing. \n\nCooper brings over 20 years of experience in
corporate management of advanced technology business ventures to his role a
s President and CEO of Maplesoft. Prior to joining Maplesoft, Cooper co-ow
ned WESCAM, the highly successful manufacturer of gyro-stabilized camera p
ods used extensively in both the security and entertainment industries. In
addition, he successfully started and developed Puppetworks.com, makers o
f motion capture devices for the 3D animation industry. Cooper has held sen
ior positions with a number of high technology companies. He was Worldwide
Director for Intelligent Networks with Sema Wireless Group; Divisional Man
ager at Alias-Wavefront, a world renowned 3D graphics company; and Develo
pment Manager at CAE, makers of advanced aircraft flight simulators. \n\nC
ooper graduated on the Dean’s honor list from the University of Waterloo in
1980 with a Bachelor’s of Engineering and started his career as a control
engineer, developing advanced control systems for aircraft flight simulato
rs.\n\nMaplesoft™ is the leading provider of high-performance software tool
s for engineering, science, and mathematics. Its product suite reflects t
he philosophy that given great tools, people can do great things.
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