Chad is the vision behind Allidex, Inc., stemming from his early contributions towards the creation and realization of the ASP industry. He is a Chartered Accountant and has been involved with the consulting and deployment of advanced business management solutions for many companies.
Chad's career began as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche in Canada. Subsequent to that, he joined Great Plains Software to focus on project management of ERP implementations. He ultimately became Product Manager of Great Plain's hosting strategy, a precursor to the definition of the ASP industry.
Chad's proactive involvement in the formation of the ASP industry was instrumental to Great Plains and its Partner base, cementing the ERP vendor as an early visionary concerning new methods of delivering value to clients. Chad was elected to the BOD and Treasurer of the ASP Industry Consortium for the past 2 years and has developed strong relationships within the industry. He has real world experience in what is required to build and deploy next generation e-business strategies. Chad is a frequent speaker at ASP technology conferences in North America and Europe.