The Future OS  

• Received his doctorate’s degree in Computer Science, University of Pisa, Italy, 1973, with a dissertation on his design and implementation of communication software connecting heterogeneous computers (IBM VM-CMS and HP).

• Joined the IBM Scientific Center in Pisa to be part of the R&D team that developed the RPCNET network in cooperation with the CNUCE institute of the Italian National Research Council. RPCNET connected for the first time the mainframe computers of four Italian universities.

• His work on the development of RPCNET on IBM MVS mainframes was published at the Conference on “Dissemination of Information” sponsored by the IEEE and the ACM (San Marino, 1976).

• Was member of first R&D team to develop a peer-to-peer, packet switching network (PISA), alternative to the ARPA network and precursor of the internet (IBM Italy, 1977).

• Was assistant professor of Computer Theory and Application at the faculty of Computer Science, University of Pisa, (1974-1978).

• Joined IBM Canada and designed and implemented X.25 packet switching software for IBM Series/1 mini-computers and for IBM 5251 Cluster Controllers using Intel microprocessors (IBM Canada Lab, 1978-1981).

• While with IBM Canada, Giuseppe developed:
     ◦ A system of memory optimization for I/O buffers, which was submitted for patent application.
     ◦ A system of macros to program the Intel 8080 microprocessor with the much more powerful instruction set of the Intel 8086. This was presented at the IBM technical innovation conference in Atlanta, GA.

• Joined Canada Systems Group and designed a model for a Distributed Information Bank: “A Connectivity and Integrity Protocol for a Distributed Information Bank” (Proceedings of Communication in Distributed Systems, Springer Informatik book series, Berlin, 1983).

• Joined GEAC Computers and developed the management software for the GEAC communication network. GEAC Computers, at the time was the only Canadian mainframe software and hardware manufacturer.

• Was selected as a voting member of the Technical Committee on Open Systems of the Canadian Standards Association.

• Represented Canada as a member of the Open System Interconnection Technical Committee of the International Standards Organization (ISO) in global meetings in Sidney, Tokyo, London, Seoul, Ottawa and Florence.

• Was chairman of the ISO Canadian Working Group on Open Distributed Processing - Systems Management, and represented Canada in global international meetings.

• Developed, sold and installed PC-Automation, an innovative, real time, memory based, intelligent software system using the C-language. One personal computer controlled the whole assembly line and replaced several low-level language PLC’s (1990).

• Was a Visiting Professor, teaching a graduate course on computer communication, at the Faculty of Computer Science, at Western University, London, Ontario.

• As a consultant to Bell Canada:
     ◦ Developed a Telecommunication Open System Architecture (TOSA);
     ◦ Troubleshooted their DIVA office automation software based on UNIX (Uniplex) and recommended DIVA’s cancellation.
     ◦ Traveled to Phoenix, AZ, to evaluate Hypercom, a router manufacturer, and contributed to Bell’s choice of Cisco as a router supplier.

• As a consultant to GN Navtel, designed the support software for their family of Sniffer devices, to be used with Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN).

• As a Consultant to Unitel (now AT&T Canada) Developed a test plan and a test lab for the encrypted network for the National Bank of Canada, including the management of encryption keys.

• Co-founder and CTO of INTR, a startup in Mississauga, ON, that developed a Point od Sale touch-screen terminal in partnership with NCR Canada (2001).

• Founder and CEO of Central Dynamics, a manufacturing company in the US, that produced and sold the only electronically controlled swimming treadmill on the market (2005).

• Was awarded the first prize in 2015 by Innocentive in an international competition for future technology, developing an energy saving and water saving clothes cleaning system.

• Designed the only distributed consensus protocol for blockchain networks (MARPLE). Current protocols, such as Paxos, PoW, PoS, etc. are lead-based: One node broadcasts the block to all other nodes. MARPLE involves all nodes and reaches consensus by majority agreement among randomly created and dynamic logical environs (2016).

• Created a model for the addressability and unique identification of users, devices and nodes in a public, un-permissioned crypto-network without involving personal information (2017).

IBM Canada

• Experience in all aspects of Project Management and Quality Assurance for a wide range of computer products, most recently e-Commerce applications and Wireless LAN products.

• Led a team of up to 30 professionals responsible to test and release IBM Websphere Commerce Suite, a multi-platform application written in JAVA with several million lines of code.

• Developed and implemented software test strategies that were adopted by other IBM Labs including test automation tools.

• Panelist in international conferences on best testing methodologies and testing for the internet.

• Led teams that developed infrared wireless products and device drivers for both IBM and OEM products.

• Developed and released PCMCIA form factor Wireless Infrared LAN adapters and IRDA adapters

• Successfully managed introduction of IBM wireless technology in Sony digital cameras.

• Negotiated usage of radio technology from Apple

• Developed communication adapters for manufacturing automation

• Developed X.25 protocol Communication adapter for mid-frame computer

• Developed interface between Kanji keyboard and IBM machines

Collins Radio Company

• Developed digital tuner for military transceiver for Canadian and American Armed Forces

Achievements and Certifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

• Awarded two US and Canadian Patents

Education

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
B.A.Sc, Electrical Engineering
M.A.Sc, Electrical Engineering, Computer Group

Owner HNF Business Consultants

• On contract to the Royal Bank of Canada, designed and implemented the program for regulatory compliance and internal RBC Operational ERM Risk Management.

• Lead various international client assignments on ISO 31000, COSO ERM design and Implementation projects.

TMX Group Ltd - Director Enterprise Risk management (2014-2016)

• Designed and rolled out systems for ERM repository of its components. Ongoing ERM monitoring and compliance. Initiatives, projects and ‘effective challenges’. Responsible for TMX Group Insurance program.

• Designed and Implemented the TMX Group ERM program for the TMX Group of Companies ensuring consistency with Industry standards COSO and ISO31000 and ensuring compliance with Bank of Canada and OSC Recognition Orders.

• Second line of defence deep dive monitoring and challenges of IT developments and SDLC cycles governed by CoBIT, business processes and operational risks management.

• Supported TSX Trust risk and control requirements for OSFI licensing project and OSFI CAR assessment and monitoring, prepared responses and reports to support application. Interacted directly with OSFI staff. Conducted detailed analysis of TSX Trust functions to document Risk Control Self Assessments as interim Risk Officer.

Canadian Depositories for Securities – Director – Enterprise Risk Management (2007-2014)

• Provided thought leadership to continuously upgrading the design of the ERM frame work to ensure these meet foremost COSO Industry standards.

• Responsible for enhancements to the ICP quarterly process framework and on-going oversight of the internal control and control environment through the implementation of this program.

• Enhanced divisional processes for improvement of internal controls environment.

• Designed Key Enterprise Risk methodologies for assessing inherent and residual risks likelihood and impacts on identified operational risks using simulation methods, including montecarlo methods, and various qualitative analytics.

• Lead ERM projects CPSS/IOSCO initiatives.

• Introduced new techniques for monitoring Operational Risk, KER, and Policy Compliance. Periodically conducted detailed reviews of ICP processes of CDS divisions resulting in major improvements in identification of divisional risks and associated design of internal controls. Provided formal assessments of risks and controls of ICFR and DC&P environments to CEO/CFO to enable quarterly certifications.

• Managed Money Markets Project - designed new industry processes and standards for participants. Lead initiatives to successfully address regulatory recommendations.

Lannick Consulting – 2007

• On contract for the TD Bank and other clients, analyzed complex processes for identifying risks and internal controls.

TMX Group (2006-2007)

• As a Senior Manager at TMX Group, was responsible for Internal Audit. Made significant Internal audit recommendations of financial risk management processes for credit risk, replacement cost risk, payment risk and liquidity risk (2006-2007).

• On contract to Scotia Capital Finance: Commercial Banking and credit risk for lending, delinquencies and provisioning.

• On contract as Internal Auditor for Sears Canada. Reviewed controls and processes for its Canadian operations.

• On contract as Internal Auditor for Noranda Falconbridge. Reviewed controls and processes for its Canadian operations.

4i Business Solutions

• Co-Founder of 4i Business Solutions and 4i Image Group (2002-2005)

Bank of Montreal – Manager Finance Division (2001-2002)

• Budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting and associated variance analysis of Head Office and Administration departments of the Bank of Montreal Wealth Management Group.

• Developed Allocation methodology of Head Office and Administration departments and applied this methodology for monthly allocation of costs to the business units.

• Administered Variable Compensation of Chairman and Board of Bank of Montreal Wealth Management Group.

Sumitomo Bank – Internal/IT Auditor – London, England (1999-2001)

• Detailed add value internal audit reviews and specific recommendations of lines of businesses processes including credit risk management functions including project analysis, lending criteria, syndication and commercial loans.

Citibank, Credit Structures division – London, England. (1996-1999)

• As Vice President of Citibank and Chief Operating Officer of Finance, Control and Operations, managed and reported the transaction and control processes in the middle and back office for offshore Special Purpose Vehicles. Undertook strategic planning and processes re-engineering including new systems enhancements and development and critical path resolution. Managed 8 staff (One RVP and 2 Managers) responsible for strategic financial guidance, Financial and Management

Morgan Grenfell Asset Management (Deutsche Bank) London, England (1994-1996)

• As Head of Custodian Services managed a team dealing with clearing house and settlement problems for settling bonds and securities in various world markets.

• Implemented and managed operational processes with nearly 50 custodian banks. High-level interaction with senior staff of these banks.

• Systems Development from the user specification phase right up to implementation and post implementation reviews of billing system and major bank wide initiative in Client /Server environment for trading to settlement system.

Friends Provident Life Office, Surrey, England. (1990-1994)

• As Senior Internal Auditor, performed risk and control environment assessment and add value reviews of all Insurance and wealth management retail funds.

• Developed detailed working model based on total risk model as follows TR=IRXPRXCRXSR

• Extensive use of CAATS on relational database extracts from mainframe. Systems Development and Projects reviews of major IT systems developments.

• Audited business and operations departments in accordance with the formal audit plan.

• Significant other add-value projects included Risk analysis, Fund manager performance, stock exchange compliance and internal controls; and custodian controls.

KPMG Peat Marwick, London (1986-1990)

• Qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Conducted audits of mostly multinationals companies including Lloyds of London syndicates, Unilever, ICI, Lonrho and Rank Organisation.

Qualifications and Education

Chartered Accountant ACA (England)
BSc Hons Physics, University of London. First Class Hons. Awarded Leo Pincherle Prize in the first and second year and second position in the University of London wide Grenville prize in the Hons year awarded to top graduate.

• Ray has exceptional systems analyst with 28 years of experience solving business and process issues through technology.

• Has deep knowledge of information systems and application development.

• Ray has a B. Sc. in Computer Science from McMaster University.

Cryptocurrency Experience:

• Owned and operated Bitcoin Miners since 2014.

• Developed an IOT device that would allow remote control of 8 Bitcoin miners. This device can remotely power cycle individual miners as reqiured.

• Developed a server based miner monitoring application that would periodically poll miners to obtain operational statistics. If miner was idle, an automatic command is sent to the IOT control device to remotely power-cycle that miner.

• Understand the cryptocurrency space, able to articulate and consult on different crypto currency systems.

Technical knowledge and skills:

• Proposed, designed and implemented several multi-client applications.

• Has knowledge and experience with large-scale applications and cloud based technologies.

• Has experience with relational databases, database migration and database mapping.

• Developed and deployed large cloud based applications servicing thousands of customers.

• Has experience with software tools, technologies and languages, Object Relational Mapping tools and Windows/Solaris operating environment.

• Re-designed document production process at leading Canadian retailer.

Project management skills:

• Worked in a multi-developer environment, to create n-tier webbased applications and used project management.

• Used Bitbucket, GitHub and GitHub Issues to manage other web-based, multi-developer projects.

• As the lead developer on a US lawyer web project, using Microsoft Project, managed and liased with other developers to coordinate thier efforts to complete critical milestones on time and in budget.

Analytical and problem solving skills:

• Used analytical and problem solving skills to identify and resolve existing and potential systems issues and perform threat and risk assessments and business impact analyses for various clients.

Communication and consultative skills:

• Over 10 years as a Xerox System Analyst, providing pre and post sales support for digital imaging sales force.
Gave demonstrations, presentations, lectures to clients.
Provided training to the same clients when they purchased the recommended solution.

• After receiving a Master of Science degree in Engineering (Science and Technology University of Tehran), John (Yahya) immigrated to Canada, where he worked for several software development companies, both as an employee and as a consultant, for the last twenty years.

• He is an experienced lead developer and supervised other team members. He contributed in a vast number of application development shops with varying team sizes and diversity of projects.

• He is skilled in developing high performance, high traffic, and high volume applications.

• He integrated in full life-cycle of applications and closely worked with project managers and team leads; Is able to communicate effectively and efficiently with customers or business partners.

• He has thorough knowledgeable of design patterns for object oriented programming; highly skilled in SDLC and Agile.

• John actively gathered requirements, documented use cases, performed software evaluations and proof of concepts. He participated and aided in related business requirement reviews, design and use cases examinations and code reviews.

• Implemented dynamic and adaptive processes to account for the special handling of various lines of business, including Commercial Auto, Boat and Yacht, Surety Bond and Uber.

• Used Agile software development to implement requirements and solutions evolving from the collaborative effort of cross-functional teams and customers.

• Implemented a new billing solution and decommissioned the company legacy billing applications. This application was designed, developed and integrated on the Guidewire billing center framework.

• Developed and implemented a group of operating modules for the CIBC retail banking application.

• Designed and developed a web base broker dashboard application for customizing technical analysis, market indicator and back testing strategies reporting a large number of historical stock market data.

• Designed and developed several Java Core, Spring Batch jobs for the analysis of stock Market data and for rendering the technical analysis reports.

• Designed and developed client notification mechanisms including email and instant messaging.

• Designed and developed a web-based Interact debit payment and credit score application on the ACH platform.

• Developed a custom JSP tag library to simplify the use of java scripts and complex HTML.

• Implemented new features for MFX insurance, for large properties policy submission and large properties underwriter applications.

• Developed an enterprise accident and health claim insurance application.

• As Senior Corporate Auditor for the Canada Revenue Agency, James Cappa was involved in the audit and enforcement of the Income Tax Act concerning Aggressive Tax Planning arrangements.

• Was responsible for implementing a review of Public Corporation elections filed across Canada and verifying that the documentation filed was in accordance with Income Tax Regulations.

• Documentation reviewed included "Offering memorandums"[OM], exempt status documentation, the election to be a Public Corporation and shareholder lists.

• In particular determined that the "OM" was filed with the securities commission together with pertinent documentation. The OM document was reviewed in depth with tax ruling authorities to confirm it is similar to a prospectus for the purpose of issuing shares to the public.

• Reviewed the Sedar filing system to confirm filings with respect to financings by such corporations.

• Aggressive tax planning schemes were reviewed concerning the usage of the aforementioned Public Shares and to determine the eligibility of the shares for deferred income plans [RRSP's, Pension plans].

• Issues reviewed concerned the valuation and manipulation of share value and the authenticity of the business venture itself.

• Shareholder lists were reviewed to determine that shareholders were "accredited investors".

• The review of the shares issued by Public Corporations for the purpose of raising funds at times involved contact with pertinent Securities Commissions across Canada.

Education University of Toronto, Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) science and mathematics
York University, B Sc Biology
Brock University, Accounting and Finance

• Graduated from McGill University (B.Eng.) and University of Toronto (M.A.Sc.); Member of the PEO and the IEEE

• Wrote a thesis on testing of sequential circuits using multiple-value logic; related paper was published by the IEEE

• Employed by CN Rail for the implementation of a train control system (TRACS)

• Developed software for peripheral testing for Datapoint minicomputers for CN Rail

• Employed by CIBC in management roles with responsibility for technical groups including networking, capacity planning, technology research and database administration

• Represented CIBC in the CBA Telecommunications Committee for several years (early 1980s)

• International subcommittee chair for ISO TC68/SC5 (Banking telecommunications Messages) in 1982-85 and defined a distributed banking systems architecture

• Beginning in 1974, a long-term technical participant and leader in ISO standards development for Data Communications, Open Systems Interconnection, Open Distributed Processing and, most recently, Cloud Computing (JTC1/SC38) and Blockchain (TC307)

• Co-author of an introductory book on the OSI standards in 1990 and frequent conference presenter on related topics

• IT consultant since 1985; presently owner of ConCon Management Services Corp. providing technology management advice to public and private sector clients in Canada

• Author of various training courses and seminars at both the technical and management levels

• Long term contractor for public sector organizations in Ontario providing procurement, IT service management and strategic management consulting; wrote multiple RFPs for systems acquisition

• Member of the Advisory Board for an Ontario education software company in 2016-2017

• Long term blogger for IT World Canada and winner of the Blogging Idol contest

• Author of multiple technical guides, whitepapers, blogs and webinars on various IT topics ranging from emerging technologies to cybersecurity to cloud migration; currently writing articles for InsightaaS

Unocoin Technologies, Chief Scientist and CTO (2016-2017)

● Designed the architecture for unocoin upcoming trading website and mobile applications for India and Canada.

● Designed and developed Ethereum and IPFS based POC application.

● Designed and developed hyperledger based Insurance Blockchain Application.

● Worked on a blockchain based peer-to-peer lending system with Axisbank.

● Was in discussion on supply chain projects with AirBus and Vodafone.

● Was developing a blockchain based energy grid system (POC)

● Partnered with Factom blockchain to provide active solutions for compliance, identity, transparent assets, and securities.

● Partnered with Ripple blockchain to provide global financial settlement solutions to enable the world to exchange value like it already exchanges information.

Excoflare Software Technologies, CEO and Founder (2008-2016)

● Responsible for complete lifecycle of IT Sales.

● Responsible for complete lifecycle of Software Development (SDLC), Application Architecture Design and Coding.

● Conceptualized strategic product marketing plans for a product or product line through market research, competitive analysis, pricing, customer engagement, and business planning.

● Technical Architecture Design of projects and preparation of Technical Document.

● Successfully developed:
     ◦ Many IOS, Android and Blackberry Applications;
     ◦ VOIP Application (Symbian/Windows Mobile C++ Platform) for a Canadian Company CATI.

CSC (ebay-PayPal), Chennai, Lead Developer (2007-2008)

● Worked in PayPal Merchant Services Features (Development in UNIX, C++)

Aztecsoft (acquired by Mindtree), Bengaluru, Lead Developer (2006-2007)

● Worked in Pervasive Database Engine Development (Windows C++) - 10 Months.

● Worked at Yahoo India for Yahoo India News (Perl) - 2 months

Software developer for several companies (2004-2006)

EDUCATION
2004 A Level ( Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications ) from National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology ( NIELIT). Assam Engineering Institute, Guwahati.
2002 B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry and Math) from Gauhati University. Biswanath College, Biswanath Chariali, Assam.