Rob Woodbridge - President and CEO
Rob Woodbridge is a successful entrepreneur with proven leadership skills and in-depth knowledge of technical, business and marketing strategies. Most recently the VP Operations at Magmic Games, Rob brings over 15 years of experience in business development and leadership to Rove. Rob has put his expertise to work for clients as diverse as Nortel Networks, Infospace, Xerox and Royal Bank. He has founded four companies and grown them to profitability; and coached over 35 technology companies in raising over $140M in venture financing.
Rob is the proud father of twin boys, and a huge Springsteen fan who had the honour of playing the Boss’ guitar on stage.
Paul Dumais - Chief Technology Officer
Paul is the visionary behind Rove's technology; his responsibilities include creating new products, developing product strategy and leading the development team at Rove. He has over 13 years of professional experience in all mobile application development technologies, including BlackBerry, Java, .NET, Palm and Windows Mobile. Paul is also a contributing author of the BlackBerry Hacks book in which he wrote a chapter on getting started with BlackBerry programming. Paul’s passion for wireless communication and technology began as a teenager when he got his amateur radio license. He fabricated his own antennae for satellite communication, and programmed software for packet radio communication on his amateur radio.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from the University of Ottawa, Paul became one of the first experts in the Java programming language, and was a developer of Corel Office for Java, as well as a developer on JavaBeans and JavaHelp at Sun Microsystems. In 1999 Paul co-founded his first company, creating world class bug tracking software. The technology was acquired by MKS and went on to win many awards branded as MKS Integrity Manager.
Paul’s passions include technology and travel.
Jim Bell - VP, Sales, Global Sales
Jim is responsible for developing and managing all sales and distribution channels at Rove. Jim brings over 20 years of sales, sales and marketing management, and executive management expertise in the information technology industry to Rove. He is an established leader in the fields of learning & development and software sales with prior executive experience at several leading companies, including SHL Learning Technologies, MCI, General Physics Corporation, and Eedo. Jim completed his Bachelor of Arts at Concordia University, majoring in Marketing and Political Science.
Outside of work, Jim loves sports and travel, and spending time with his family.
Manuela Teodorescu - Director, Marketing
Manuela provides direction for, and ensures the solid execution of, all of Rove’s marketing initiatives, including Rove’s rebranding and renaming process conducted in September 2007. She brings more than 7 years of experience in strategic marketing and international business to Rove. Manuela completed her Bachelor of Commerce at the Academy of Economic Studies, majoring in Marketing, and her Masters of Business Administration at the Sprott School of Business (Carleton University).
Manuela has been an avid skier since the age of 4, plays the piano, and loves to travel.
Anthony Rizk - VP, Operations
Anthony Rizk brings 10 years of experience to Rove, having held previous positions as developer, team leader and project manager with companies including TrueContext and bitHeads. Mr. Rizk brings a strong understanding of the mobile software market, as well as experience in developing and managing commercial software products.
