John Boyer

John Boyer has a diverse range of work experience in the technology industry. John most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer at Bluink Ltd., where they were responsible for business and product strategy, operations, pricing, corporate governance, partnerships, contracts, bid preparation, hiring, and program management. John also provided technical direction for system, product, and operations architecture, customer requirements, product priorities, agile development process, and system security.

Prior to their role at Bluink Ltd., John worked as a Technology and Management Consultant. John worked independently and provided consulting services in this capacity.

Before that, they served as the Senior Director of Software Development at Oracle from 2014 to 2019. In this role, they were responsible for product strategy, development, and delivery of various Oracle software products and cloud services in the Cloud Security and Identity line of business. John managed multiple global engineering teams and led product development for Oracle Identity Cloud Service.

From 2012 to 2013, John served as the Vice President of Engineering at Bitzer Mobile, an enterprise mobile security startup. John was responsible for technology strategy, product architecture, development, customer delivery, and support. During their tenure, Bitzer Mobile was acquired by Oracle.

John also worked as a Senior Vice President of Worldwide Engineering at ActivIdentity, a public identity and access management software company, from 2008 to 2011. John played a key role in driving the company's successful turnaround and acquisition by HID Global. Additionally, they held roles at ActivIdentity as Director of Architecture and Chief Architect, Manager of Product Architecture, and Engineering Manager.

Earlier in their career, John worked at American Biometric Company as an Engineering Manager and Software Developer. Their responsibilities included smart card technology research, software development, and leading the development of a new smart card middleware platform.

In summary, John Boyer has extensive experience in technology strategy, product development, management, and consulting. Their roles have spanned various companies, including startups and major corporations like Oracle.

John Boyer completed their education in a chronological order. From 1995 to 1999, they attended Carleton University and earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Computer Systems Engineering. John then pursued further studies at Carleton University from 1999 to 2001 and obtained a Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) degree in Electrical Engineering. Finally, they continued their academic journey at Carleton University from 2001 to 2007, where they completed their Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.