Ordino's Experience

Ordino Inc. was founded in 1993 to specialize in information technology, technology management and strategic planning. The projects undertaken include:

• Developed an assessment of technology transfer opportunities from an Canadian national information technology research institute to Alberta's information technology industry.
• Developed an assessment of economic impact of research institutes in Alberta, and a plan for how these institutes might enhance their value to the technology community in the province.
• Prepared initial technology evaluations, assistance in obtaining investment funding and ongoing monitoring of start up IT companies, including independent evaluations for companies wishing to list on Stock Exchanges.
• Designed, developed and edited a monograph on research activities at one of Canada's Defence R&D organizations.
• Developed case studies of technology transfer from NRC research institutes to private enterprises.
• Identified R&D partnership opportunities between a government laboratory and the private sector.
• Planned, briefed all participants and managed a meeting to help research organizations pool interests through a common problem identification approach.
• Participated in a Western Canada study of technology clusters and their relation to economic drivers. The work was done under the leadership of KPMG for the Western provincial governments, Western Diversification, Industry Canada and the NRC.
• Assessed the value of the NRC Canada IRAP program to one of the sponsoring organizations.
• Developed a methodology and tools to assess the maturity of organizations in their use of information technology. Data was collected from a number of clients for inclusion in a comparative database.
• Identified the extent and the business value of the information technology infrastructure of a research organization, and established the potential value of information to them.
• Reviewed the opportunities that technology offers to a utility company and provided tools to assess the technology strategy impact on the business, using both quantitative assessment and scenario analysis.
• Identified the potential partners in Alberta for a joint Canada-Israel partnership program, and brought them to a meeting in Edmonton to explore specific opportunities. For those organizations unable to attend the meeting identified actual requirements for potential partnerships with economic merit.
• Developed an Information Strategy for a major research organization, facilitating its focus on information collection, exploitation and decision making.
• Identified the potential role choices for a public research body, ensuring that there was no overlap with other similar bodies, that there was a demand for the capabilities of the organization and that there was no competition with the private sector.
• Evaluated technology proposals on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency determining the fit of the technologies proposed to the agency and also the viability of commercial exploitation.
• Developed a methodology for measuring the efficiency of research performance and used this as the basis of a comparative benchmark and study of a government research laboratory.
• Assessed the impact of the Worldwide Web on the Canadian software industry and identified the twelve key trends that affect the industry.
• Provided an assessment of the potential structure and impact of the interactive multimedia industry, the potential markets for this industry and the work required to accelerate the formation of the industry.
• Provided the framework for an assessment of the performance of Herzberg Institute for Astrophysics, for the National Research Council, Canada.
• Provided strategic direction and ongoing planning support to a nutraceutical start-up company.
• Invited Lecturer at the APEC R&D Management meeting, Seoul, Korea, June 1998, and April 2002.
• Experience in the area of assessing Canada Customs and Revenue Agency claims in the fields of information technology and communications for SR&ED tax credit.
• Developed a business plan for a startup software company and assisted in obtaining seed capital.
• Developed a business plan, valuation and Offering Memorandum for a novel display and advertising technology start-up company.
• Started an ebusiness company addressing the needs of the tourism industry and the promotion of adventure vacations. This also entailed the development of a prototype prediction tool for anticipating the needs of website visitors.
• Developed a business model for a community based technology start-up incubator. (Partly funded by the NRC IRAP program)
• Technology advisor to a start-up company planning to provide broadband wireless services. Work included setting strategy and meeting with various suppliers to assess their products and the potential role they could play in rolling out the network.
• Assessed the quality of research in scientific reports and established a methodology for determining the reliability of such work.

For Ordino's complete view see the paper "An Overview of Technology Management." found on the Papers page.