Mr. Dysthe’s career dates back to the 1980s when he was the senior executive in charge of building a mobile data business in Europe for MDI Mobile Data International, a predecessor company to MDSI that got taken over by Motorola in 1988. In 1992, Mr. Dysthe negotiated the purchase from Motorola of the workforce management technology to establish MDSI. Over the next fifteen years, MDSI established itself as a leader in the mobile work-force management space supplying electric, gas and water utilities as well as telco and cable operators worldwide. Prior to joining MDI in 1984, Mr. Dysthe enjoyed a successful career in sales and marketing in the petrochemical business.

Mr. Dysthe currently serves on the board of DDS Digital Dispatch Systems Inc. (TSX “DD”), Optimal Geomatics Inc. (TSX-V “OPG”) and Pacific BioEnergy Corporation. 

Dr. Nate Kube is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, Inc. In is this role, Dr. Kube brings over than 10 years of extensive experience in network security and a proven talent and skill set to quickly convert technical ideas into marketable, commercially viable products. As CTO, Dr. Kube works closely with Wurldtech's Research, Engineering and Marketing teams to assure the successful implementation of advanced security technologies into SCADA and process automation environments.

Prior to starting Wurldtech™, Dr. Kube was a doctoral candidate at the University of Victoria where he taught graduate courses in network security and coding theory, as well as conducted research in embedded systems testing, multi threaded/data flow processor architecture, functional and declarative languages, and fault-tolerant computing. Further, he worked as a technical advisor to the Group for Advanced Information Technology (GAIT) at the British Columbia Institute of Technology where he designed a number of security technologies for the Industrial Automation Industry. Dr. Kube also created an innovative wireless solution that subsequently revolutionized its application domain and served as expert consultant to law enforcement agencies.

Dr. Kube has co-authored a number of best practices for the Industrial Cyber Security Industry and is a voting member of standards bodies such as ISA SP99. Dr. Kube’s research efforts have been heavily funded by the Canadian Government through IRAP and NERC programs and have produced papers and provisional patents in Network Test Automation. Dr. Kube has been the recipient of numerous prestigious accolades such as the Riddle Memorial Scholarship for Mathematics, Canadian Research Council Scholarship, and has accepted awards from the British Columbia Innovation Council. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, as well as a Doctoral Degree in Computer Science.

Prior to joining Wurldtech™, Ms. Tessarolo was the acting Vice-President of Finance for Pronghorn Controls, a full-service instrumentation and electrical products and services company based in Calgary, Alberta. Previous to that, she held divisional Controller roles at both Hazco Environmental Services and MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates (TSX:MDA). Ms. Tessarolo also held the position of Controller, North American Operations for NICE Systems (NASDAQ:NICE), a world-wide solutions provider to the enterprise and security markets.

Ms. Tessarolo is a Certified General Accountant. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Diploma of Financial Management from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Wedge is an internationally-recognized IP expert was recently named one of Canada’s Top Lawyers in the field of Technology Law. He is an active advisor and board member to many British Columbia technology companies and is a member of the UBC Faculty of Law Dean’s Advisory Council. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel by the British Columbia Cabinet in 2003.

Wedge holds a B.A. and LL.B. from the University of British Columbia.