Since 2016, Ken has served as the Executive Director of Tech-Access Canada, the national network of Canada’s Technology Access Centres (TACs). Ken’s knowledge and experience combined with his management skills and positive attitude make him a strong leader for the TAC network. Ken is responsible for ensuring the network achieves its mandate of facilitating the sharing of best practices between member TACs, and promoting the adoption of comparable service excellence standards. Ken actively promotes the Technology Access Centre model to external audiences including industry associations, federal and provincial governments, and any other innovators and entrepreneurs he’s able to connect with. Ken also encourages companies – particularly small and medium-sized firms – to access the services offered by the TACs to get their innovations to market.
Based in Ottawa, and originally from New Brunswick, Ken held progressively senior roles within different postsecondary associations, where he was responsible for strategic files related to college applied research and innovation, apprenticeship training, and labour market information and data. Prior to that, he worked in the commercial aviation industry. Ken holds a master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management, both from Carleton University in Ottawa.
Ken’s areas of expertise and interests that can help and assist Carleton University students include; Innovation, Research & Development, and Project Management.