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Howie holds a Master of Computer Science degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from University of Toronto. He joined Ironfire part-time since 2012, responsible for deal sourcing, technical evaluation and investment due diligence. Howie is currently leading Microsoft Advanced Technology Center Innovation group, where he oversees multiple initiatives ranging from large/cross screen interaction, big data analysis and visualization, Azure cloud as well as smart hardware innovation. He also led product development in Windows Embedded, regional healthcare and Windows Phone app development. Prior to Microsoft, Howie worked at Morning Star’s equity data group and Motorola, taking on technical role towards artificial intelligence, natural language processing and embedded communication development.