I grew up in the
Toronto area, with Scarborough being my childhood stomping grounds and most of my
extended family still live in and around TO. I do have some family in Victoria and my
sister in Vancouver. My youngest son is currently
is doing his final year (I hope) at Carleton.
2. How long have you carried
your 'ex-pat' title?
I moved to Singapore in 1992 as part of a ‘short term career
assignment’, but 22 years later I’m still here! I lived a true ‘ex-pat
existence’ during the first 3 years, with the apartment, car, club, home leave
package, but ‘went local’ in 1995 when it became clear that I was going to stay
indefinitely. I do not really consider myself to be an “ex-pat” any more, but I
do not feel ‘local’ either since my accent and cultural value-system remain
heavily Canadian.
3.
Tell us your profession and what you do all day.
I am a Telecom professional-cum-serial
entrepreneur - having started several infocom-based companies over my 30+year
career. I currently run a young (what else?) start-up company in
Singapore called “myHealth Sentinel Pte Ltd”.
It is a ‘cloud-based’ Telehealth Service Provider, the first of its kind
in the region. Our mission is to empower
caregivers (both medical and non-medical) with our simple-to-use telehealth
service to remotely watch-over the health of their ageing parents and loved ones.
Our “TeleMetrix+”
service can monitor, analyze uploaded vital signs such as blood pressure, blood
glucose, heart rate, weight, temperature, activity, etc and alert caregivers
when any abnormal conditions are detected.
As with any start-up,
I’m involved in all aspects of the company’s activity e.g. Guiding the design
of its features and functionality, meeting prospective customers, dreaming up
marketing campaigns, managing staff and vendors, updating investors etc.
4. Two things that you would
beg Singapore Customs to import from the GWN (Great White North)?
Only 2?!?! I would have to say: J. Peameal bacon, ‘real, fresh’
Montreal smoked-meat, “Swiss Chalet” restaurants, “Canadian Tire” stores….that’s
all!
Learn more about this Canadian at: www.myhealthsentinel.com and www.TeleMetrix.com.sg
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