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After graduating from the University of Victoria, Russ joined IBM where he worked in Canada and Australia in various sales and marketing positions. He left IBM in 1975 to become a self-employed business and marketing consultant in technology-related fields. He was a founder and director of Evergreen Technologies Corporation in 1983 (a software company with patented technology sold to such clients as Microsoft) and Genprobe Technologies Inc. in 1988, a biotech company.

In 1990, Russ was a founder of Vancouver's first major motion picture sound mixing studio, the award winning Sharpe Sound Studios. After its successful start up in 1992, Russ joined a number of former partners to form InMedia Software Inc., a new media image technology company. InMedia eventually evolved into several companies, PhotoChannel Networks and ETI Entertainment Technologies Inc., creator of such personal imaging products as Cosmopolitan’s Virtual Makeover, Seventeen Style Studio and Kodak’s Picture Planet. Russ has over 25 years experience in the software, technology and entertainment industries.

Robin is a Chartered Accountant and has held several senior financial management and director roles in technology and entertainment related companies. Most recently, he has held key positions with Everest Entertainment Inc. and has consulted with Motion Works Group Limited and the Vancouver Film School concerning strategic planning and raising of capital.

Robin earned his CA degree with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co., (now KPMG) and spent 3 years in Toronto with the firm’s corporate troubleshooting group.