YOU i Labs

About

Creators of the world's first intelligent software graphics processing unit ( isGPU). YOUiLabs brings together the experience and people from leading gaming, GUI development, and mobile service companies who have led in their space for over seven years. Together there are over 400 million devices running software developed by our team.

Our focus is on developing next-generation technology that enables smart phone and personal electronics manufacturers to differentiate themselves. The YOUiLabs platform provides industry-leading graphics performance while significantly reducing hardware costs and time to market.

YOUiLabs is a privately-funded company based in Ottawa, Canada, a recognized centre of technology innovation with one of the highest per-capita populations of software developers in the world. We have carefully brought together some of the best and brightest minds and a skilled executive team to lead them.

Who we are

Jason Flick: Co-founder and President

Jason Flick is Co-founder and President of YOUiLabs, a successful serial entrepreneur, and the product visionary in the company. Jason brings 18 years of technical and business leadership to the role of President. His most recent success was Flick Software, a mobile solutions and products venture whose customers included Intel, Rogers Wireless, U.S. military, and Sybase. Prior to founding Flick Software in 2002, he was co-founder and CTO at N-able Technologies, where he architected one of the most scalable IT systems in the world, built and managed the engineering team. Prior to N-able Technologies, Jason was Director, Systems Integration with Eftia, a leading OSS vendor, where he owned a $23M P&L business unit. His other roles and adventures have included COO, Canadian Health Systems and Vice President Engineering, TouchNet.


Andrew Emmons: Vice President, R&D

Andrew brings experience in releasing high-performance, high-quality software on a wide range of embedded devices. Most recently, he was Director of Engineering for the BitFlash division of Quickoffice. During his seven+ years at BitFlash, he was a key player in bringing SVG to constrained devices-from the world's first SVGT player on a feature phone to an eventual distribution of more than 300 million units. BitFlash clients include Qualcomm, Samsung, Symbian UIQ, Nokia S40, ARM, Sharp, and Garmin. During this time, he was also a leader in the W3C open standards community and is currently co-chair of the SVG Working Group. Prior to joining BitFlash, Andrew was Lead Programmer for five years at Sir-Tech Canada, a critically acclaimed PC game development company.

Stuart Russell: Co-founder and Chief Architect

A brilliant Software Innovator and co-founder, Stuart brings over 20 years of rocket science experience and product development success in embedded software development on an incomparable variety of platforms. He has pushed the outside edge of the performance envelope in mobile UI engine design for most of his career, having delivered bleeding-edge applications on leading hardware and OS platforms, including BREW, J2ME, Symbian, WinCE/Mo, Linux, and BlackBerry.

Luc Duquette: CFO

A Chartered Accountant with over 19 years of experience in accounting, finance and administration. His work experience in senior financial roles in the high technology and construction industries has provided him with the skills to operate and perform in fast paced, growing and ever changing environments. Mr. Duquette holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, with a specialty in accounting, from the University of Quebec. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1988.

Tyler Nelson: Co-founder and Board Member

An experienced and seasoned senior executive grounded in the mobile communications and systems marketplace. Private & Public company executive management experience. Currently CEO Silverback Media, previously VP Business Development & Marketing, Bridgewater Systems,and prior to that Vice President, Global Business Development, Research In Motion