David Allard

David Allard has over 10 years of experience in various leadership roles in the technology industry. David is currently the Vice President of Cloud Services at Kinaxis. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Software Engineering at Warner Bros. Discovery and WarnerMedia. David also served as the Director of Information Technology at You.i TV and Director of Projects and Technology at the Coaching Association of Canada. In addition, David has experience in the non-profit sector, working as the Director of IRE at the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators. David has also provided project management leadership at the Department of Justice Canada and held a director-level position at OnPath Business Solutions, where they implemented operational improvements. Earlier in their career, David served as the Director of Operations at SR Research Ltd, achieving significant cost savings and process improvements, and as the Quality Assurance Manager at Videotron, where they led a team and implemented project tracking improvements.

David Allard completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at McGill University from 1998 to 2001. David later pursued a Master of Science degree in Computer Science at McGill University from 2001 to 2004. David then furthered their education by obtaining an MBA with a specialization in Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship at Concordia University from 2008 to 2011. In addition to their formal education, they obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in September 2019, as well as the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon in June 2019.