Brian Spilak

Overall management, development and implementation of strategic technology initiatives within the Equipment Rental sector of the business. The team’s main focus was designing and delivering Mobile (Native Android & Hybrid) and Analytic applications aimed to cut transactional costs and optimize revenue opportunities within the customer base. About Toromont Industries Ltd. (www.toromont.com). (TIH) –TSE. Toromont operates through two business segments: the Equipment Group and CIMCO Refrigeration. The Equipment Group includes one of the larger Caterpillar dealerships by revenue and geographic territory in addition to industry leading rental operations and an expanding agricultural equipment business. Battlefield Equipment Rentals (www.battlefieldequipment.ca), the core rental business unit within Toromont’s Equipment Group, is a market leader in specialized mobile equipment rental and compact construction equipment purchase solutions with their Cat Rental Stores in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Accountable for the development and execution of all financial, sales and operational objectives of the company. Successfully reframed, retooled and redefined the go-to-market strategy for the public entity through the economic downturn. About Texada Software Inc. (www.texadasoftware.com). (NIR.V) –TSXV. The leading provider of enterprise rental management and asset management solutions to construction equipment rental and construction organizations primarily in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. It’s core product, Systematic Rental Management, is a software package that manages rental operations from counter to customer with full web integration, complete financials, back-office, and fleet management from purchasing through maintenance to disposal.

About Texada Software Inc. (www.texadasoftware.com). (NIR.V) –TSXV. See above.

About Texada Software Inc. (www.texadasoftware.com). (NIR.V) –TSXV. See above.

Management and financial oversight of the company’s Fleet, Information Technology and Real Estate Investments. Delivered hands on direction for the company’s Rental, Trucking and Saleable Inventory asset base – from capital requirements to forecasting, acquisition to disposal; preventative maintenance to refurbishment programs and from operational quality initiatives right through to developing comprehensive fleet profitability analysis for all levels of management. Analyzed existing and new branch locations from inception through execution and ongoing management of property leases including facility maintenance standards, capital construction and renovation planning, proposals and project management. About Stephenson's Rental Services (www.stephensons.ca). Stephenson's is a construction equipment rental company in Southern Ontario. Stephenson's provides rental equipment and sells consumables to a diverse base of customers, divided into three primary categories: (i) residential new construction; (ii) non-residential new construction; and (iii) renovations.

As part of the Key Management Team, formulated the overall business strategy, tactical plan, public filing prospectus, annual targets and forecasts. Assisted in two rounds of public financing raising new funds through business plan presentations to investors. Created and implemented fundamental sales, marketing, and operational processes and policies for the newly acquired entity. About Texada Software Inc. (www.texadasoftware.com). (NIR.V) –TSXV. See above.

Executed core business startup activities including development of the business plan, investor prospectus and recruitment of the core operations and development team. Organized focus groups with various construction equipment rental companies, rental management software providers and end user contractors to continually refine the go to market strategy and product offering. Acted as a conduit between the development team and the business needs on industry related requirements. About RentOnTheDot Inc. The first and only web enabling software provider to offer real time online reservation capability to the construction equipment rental industries. The ahead of its time web based solution, matched rental customer requests to available equipment and enabled customers to choose and reserve equipment in real time. The critical and unique differentiator of the offering was the real time aspect which utilized patented integration API’s written into the industry’s leading Rental Management Software providers that were being used by the Rental Companies for fleet and transaction management. RentOnTheDot offered immediate benefits to all participants in the equipment rental process. Contractors saved time, money and headaches with dynamic pricing and equipment availability from multiple suppliers using a single point of contact. Rental Companies broadened their customer base while reducing operational and customer acquisition costs. In 2001, RentOnTheDot Inc., acquired Systematic Computer Services Corporation based in Guelph, Ontario and subsequently went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX formally TSE) in May 2002 as Texada Software Inc.

Recruited, developed and managed Territorial Sales Managers, Branch Operation Managers, Product Specialists, Product Specialty areas and Key Customer Accounts. Increased revenues and profitability within the 14 branch region through the improvement of operational procedures & extensive sales and product knowledge training. Led expansion efforts into Western Canada through acquisitions. About Stephenson's Rental Services (www.stephensons.ca). See above.

The Executive Finance and Accounting program at Wharton studied the use of financial data to inform and impact the decision-making process. The program reviewed various financial ratios to assess Balance Sheets, Income Statements and Cash Flow Statements while examining tactics to identify the drivers of financial performance. The program also provided an in depth review of various present value techniques (Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Cost of Capital) used to evaluate proposals relating to resource investments.

The Executive IT Management Program at Queen’s Business School examined new uses for information technology to better understand IT’s capacity to create competitive advantage and drive profitable growth in the organization. The program focused on the integration of the IT function across the organization, transform business models, reduce costs, drive real business value and create competitive advantage.