15 April 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OTTAWA, Ontario (April 15, 2009)
TalentBridge, a program delivered by OCRI, connects future entrepreneurs with established Ottawa business leaders, providing valuable experience in the areas of business strategy, marketing, sales and communications.
As a fast-growing leader in healthcare information technology, Infonium offers an incredible landscape for entrepreneurial education and innovation. Gordon Cameron recently joined Infonium on a work placement through TalentBridge to work closely with CEO Jay Lawrence on business development. By partnering together, OCRI andd Infonium are able to give support to young innovators like Gordon.
as an industry leader in the Ottawa business community and grants Infonium visibility as an excellent workplace for young talent and is a clear statement by Infonium and OCRI that Ottawa and the province support young innovators.
Manu Sharma, director of OCRI's TalentBridge program comments, "Infonium is a fantastic, forward looking company that is helping Canadians achieve higher quality healthcare. It's wonderful that TalentBridge and Infonium are able to partner in developing both our youth, and our medical systems; this is truly a future-facing, innovative pairing".
Originally from Sunnyvale, California, Gordon Cameron is in his fourth year of Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University. Gordon has experience in various areas of mechanical design including Solar Panels for SunPower Corp., and Optical Sensor Platforms for Silicon Light Machines, subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor. Gordon previously worked on the iPod Product Design Team for Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California where he gained experience in creative design, manufacturing design, materials sourcing and vendor/contractor management.
"I'm very pleased to be learning from one of the best business minds in the game, says Gordon, "Jay is an excellent CEO and Infonium is moving forward, pushing the innovation agenda and the healthcare capabilities in Ontario. I'm excited to be in a position to bring some of my experience from the silicon valley to Ottawa".
TalentBridge is a unique program delivered by OCRI to give Ontario’s young talent an opportunity to work closely with Ottawa based SME’s in the areas of business strategy, marketing, sales and/or business communication. Student participants of TalentBridge spend 14 weeks (working full time) or 28 weeks (working part time) with the senior executive of an Ottawa based technology SME (Small or Medium Enterprise) while working on a project in the above areas.
Contact:
Manu Sharma
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(613) 866-8186
Infonium develops enterprise application software for the Canadian healthcare industry. Infonium's software dramatically improves accountability evaluation and reporting for health system users and administrative efficiency within hospitals. Infonium’s software is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing systems and to enable healthcare transformation across Canada.
Contact:
Jason Bellaire, Director of Public Relations, Infonium Inc.
(613) 292-4426
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