Our Team
Executive Team
President and CEO
Karimย Teja
CFO
Meagan Hampel
Vice President, External Relations
Joeย Topjian
Director of Technology
PROJECT AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
May Lynnย Lee
Director of Programs & Services
Badriย Venkataraman
Project Manager
Catherine Farr
Project Manager
Catherine has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta, and worked within several technology and education sectors in Alberta before coming to Cybera. Since joining, she says every day brings new adventures, and loves Cyberansโ willingness to jump in, try out something new, and see what happens. If she's not at her desk, you will find her โin the library, with the candlestick...โ
Brad White
Project Manager
Scott Baker
Project Manager
DATA SCIENCE
Byronย Chu
Data Science
Program Manager
Jerric Chen
Data Scientist
Vishal Balashankar
Data Scientist
Vishal has a MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta, where he also worked as a Research Associate at the Laboratory for Advanced Separation Process. At the university, he developed a rapid evaluation tool for the chemists and engineers for a carbon capture process, of which he is very proud. If he's not at his desk, you will find him playing squash or jogging along Edmontonโs scenic river valley.
Jiaxin Zhang
Data Scientist
Jiaxin has a MSc from the University of Alberta and previously worked as a consultant in the universityโs Statistics Division. One of his greatest career accomplishments (so far) was placing second place in the Case Studies in Data Analysis Poster Competition at the Statistical Society of Canada 2019 annual meeting.
Zachary Shand
Data Scientist
Huyue Liย
Data Scientist
Bio coming soon...
Callysto Project
David Hay
Learning and
Development Manager
Ishruna Muniyat
Communications Specialist
Ishruna has a Master of Pharmacy degree from the University of Dhaka and a Masters of Science in Chemistry with a specialization in Biophysical Chemistry from the University of Calgary. She is passionate about understanding and communicating concepts in science. When she is not at her desk, you will probably find her playing with her feline companions or making art.
Mary Grant
Education Specialist
Mary has a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta & Master of Educational Technology from the University of British Columbia. She has been an Educator in Grades 2 to 12 for twenty years, and loves to immerse herself in the school culture and build meaningful connections. Three things Mary cannot live without are her family, the ocean, and pencils, (yes, pencils!).
Bobbi Belsek
Education Specialist
Bio coming soon...
Rania Mahdi
Education Specialist Intern
Jenny Lee
Data Science Intern
Jordan Swanson
Data Science Intern
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Carolineย Felsmann
Finance Manager
Amynย Ramzan
Accountant
Jennaย Robottom
Budget Specialist
Alyshiaย Auston
Human Resources Generalist
Meg Smith
Executive Assistant
Meg is an experienced not-for-profit professional with excellent event planning skills. She has planned successful conferences for hundreds of people, and is looking forward to supporting Cyberaโs outreach activities. Her favourite thing about working at Cybera is the culture, people, and passion for what we do. If she's not at her desk, you will find her walking her rescue husky, Indy.
Kimberley Linke
Human Resources Intern
TECH SERVICES - Security & Network
Zafarย Yousufi
Network Administrator
Logan Thies
Systems Administrator
Luis Novoa
Cyber Security Analyst
Luis holds a Masterโs Degree in Information Technology Security, and started his career in cybersecurity at the Central Bank of Mexico. He appreciates the opportunity to use his knowledge to support the development of the society around him. If heโs not at his desk, you will find him with his family, watching a movie or tv, and, if it is not cold outside, camping, swimming, hiking, biking, or otherwise barbecuing, baking a pizza, or cooking some Mexican food.
Mike Norton
Network Administrator
Harshivpreet Kaur
Network Administrator
TECH SERVICES - OPERATIONS
Michealย Jones
Technical Operations Manager
Shawnย Ayotte
Senior Systems Administrator
Scott Hurd
Senior Systems Administrator
Chad Garrovillas
Systems Administrator
Chad holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering from De Salle University in the Philippines. Her favourite thing about working at Cybera is supporting the Rapid Access Cloud, which provides free cloud computing resources to researchers and educators to help with their testing, analysis and experimentation. If she's not at her desk, you will find her cuddling with her fur babies, camping, or travelling with her hubby.
Jimmy Tenga
Systems Administrator
Ashley Taylor
System Administrator
TECH SERVICES โ DEVELOPMENT
Darin Brox
Development Manager
Bio coming soon...
Cameronย Mann
Senior Developer
Vuk Radovic
Full Stack Developer
Vuk holds a Computing Science degree from the University of Alberta and previously worked as a data science analyst at an online financial media company. His favourite thing about working at Cybera is the work environment, โspecifically how everyone is very collaborative and open to sharing their insights and knowledge.โ The one place heโd most like to travel to is Costa Rica, to visit the sloth sanctuary. If he's not at his desk, you will find him playing Super Smash Bros.
Sindhu Srinivasan
Full Stack Developer
Sindhuja holds a Master of Computer Applications from the National Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India. In a previous role, she secured the best employee award from IBM India. A typical day at Cybera is unpredictable, which she appreciates. The one place she would most like to visit is the moon, but if she had to stay on Earth, she would also enjoy going on a submarine ride.
Rulan Lu
Software Developer
Rulan holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Calgary, and has previous experience volunteering with a Calgary non-profit to create an application for recruiting mentors for at-risk youth. Her favourite part of working at Cybera is knowing what sheโs doing is making a real difference to others. In her free time, she enjoys making art for friends and family, including pet portraits or designing tattoos.
Michael Orr
Software Developer
Bio coming soon...